Re: Anyone using Debian on notebook?
On Dec 18, 2:50 pm, "Manu Hack" <manuh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 18, 2007 11:06 AM, Ivan Savcic <isav...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Dec 16, 2007 5:50 AM, js <ebgs...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Thank you all!
>
> > > Conclusion:
>
> > > Pros:
> > > - It's Debian!
> > > - It's Free!
> > > - Great environment for Programming (better than ssh to linux development style)
> > > - More open source softwares support
>
> > > Cons:
> > > - might harder to get your devices working. wifi, printer, dual
> > > display, iPod etc.
> > > - lost lots of OSX goodies (beautiful fonts, expose, widgets,
> > > spotlight, sleep mode etc.)
> > > - lost vendor's support
>
> > - not bleeding edge enough for desktop role (compare to Ubuntu)
>
> how much better is Ubuntu compared with Sid? Recently I have a hard
> time trying to install Debian-amd64 on a Toshiba A215-S7413 (cannot
> use the ATI driver to use X, need to use vesa instead, no sound with
> hours of googling, decided to stop and take a break before going on
> working on the wireless card, I couldn't even shutdown properly
> http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-ker...@lists.debian.org/msg31118.html).
> Before I have already installed Debian-i386 on two Toshiba without
> any major problems (I don't use hibernate or suspense so didn't bother
> to try).
>
> Is it because of the amd64 version or just because the combination of
> the wireless/sound/video card is not debian-friendly? I should have
> been more careful picking the right laptop though (maybe before having
> two easy experience on Toshiba laptops made me think all Toshiba
> laptops are easy with debian ... ).
>
> well, just want to share some experience ...
>
> Manu
>
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I'm using lenny on a macbook, and everything works perfectly but the
camera. I use s2ram to suspend and works fine most of the time ;-)
And just wait kde4 for the goodies...
Ivan
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