[SWLUG] Laptop

[Peter Bradley]

Ysgrifennodd Mark Summerfield:
> Yes, but it can be a nerve-wracking process!
>   
That's why I'm picking brains before I start!
> The best advice I got was to try using LiveCDs (or LiveDVDs) because
> then you could test all the stuff you really care about, and only if
> you're happy install the thing. (Make sure your network cable is
> connected if you have one otherwise you might not realise that not every
> distro will find the network card--FC5 doesn't for my machine for
> example.)
>   
Good thinking.  I have quite a collection by now of ones I've had from 
magazines.
> Also, in the case of Kubuntu/Ubuntu, lots of people have reported
> results of Linux installations:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam
> The other site I tried was:
> http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/
>   
Yes it seems to be a well supported distribution in that way.  They seem 
to have managed to create quite an active community.

Many thanks, again, Mark.


Peter