Re: Laptop advice
On Sun, 18 Jan 2015 18:07:55 +0100
Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> wrote:
> Am Sonntag, 18. Januar 2015, 10:29:42 schrieb john@AgeingGracefully.ca:
> > I have never installed used nor installed linux on a laptop ($500 - $600),
> > however I have decided to buy one but before doing so I need some advice.
> > These are the questions that come to mind.
> >
> > 1. Graphics radeon or nvidia? I have nvidia on my desktop but have no
> > experience with radeon.
> In any case: Nvidia. Works like a charm.
>
> > 2. WiFi what to avoid?
> I would prefer Atheros. Some nice options, other wifi-cards do not possess.
>
> > 3. Dual boot? What problems should I expect?
>
> None, if you follow the standard hard-drive rules (only 4 primary partions,
> or 3primary + 1 extended partition parted as you wish).
>
> I suggest (if you want to keep windows), to shrink the windows partition with
> gparted (there is a live dvd available), then install debian on the
> unpartitioned space.
>
> Note: If you want encrypteds filesystems, you might get in trouble, when
> changing the size later with gparted. So I suggest, to make a plan, how much
> space you want to give for every partition. Hint: Make the partition, where
> /tmp resides a little bigger, so that there is about 10GB free. Some
> applications (like a DVD burner) uses it for temporary files. In this special
> case, and you want to burn a blue-ray or a 8,5GB-DVD, then thios will come in
> handy.
> >
> > I will install Jessie from a thumb drive and upgrade to testing when Jessie
> > becomes stable.
>
> That's fine.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Hans
Thank you and Hans. This is just the sort of advice I needed.
John
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