Re: Trying Debian?
When I tried the kubuntu 5.10, the disk partitioner didn't start up, it
hanged on the pcmcia, etc... so in the end i got a bit discouraged and
went (again) to centOS.
But I got the 1280x800 resolution working!!! :-) At least, i think it
is the right resolution since my letters are now much more crispy and
clear looking.
Is there really a world of difference between cent OS and kubuntu? I've
now subscribed to both debian-laptop and kubuntu mailinglists... and
wondered if i can still get help from these lists.
Anyway, thanks for the kind help and suggestions,
Cheers,
Johan
On 11/23/05, Johan van der Meer <johanvandermeer@gmail.com> wrote:
I´m now downing Kubuntu 5.10. (i386, DVD), to try that one out on my laptop.
I can translate the spanish ubuntu-on-acer guide on linux on laptops
with babelfish, and go from there. Probably i need to recompile the
kernel once or twice, and figure out the filesystem, but I probably
need to do that anyways to get any linux distribution working.
I'll let you know how kububtu works out.
Johan
On 11/23/05, David Koski <david@kosmosisland.com
> wrote:
On Wednesday 23 November 2005 10:49 am, marc wrote:
> Nate Bargmann said...
<snip>
> Which is quite an adventure for someone "fairly new to Linux".
Although I am not new to Linux, installing Debian on my laptop was one of the
most challenging things I have done. Although I tried other flavors of Linux
just to be sure it was not about Debian. Issues I ran into with various
distros: no display, touch pad not working, keyboard not working. Of course
these problems prevent the install altogether. Forget Sarge/stable if you
have a newer laptop. However, you will probably be able to install Ubuntu
with the least problems. In fact, because my Debian install still has
glitches (such as lo will not come up on boot) I am probably going to do the
same.
David
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