[vox] Running Debian on a Laptop

jim stockford jim at well.com
Sun Mar 19 12:59:54 PST 2006


I ran across a guy who likes ThinkPad's--
they're available on the used market,
caveat emptor.

On Mar 19, 2006, at 11:55 AM, Rod Roark wrote:

> On Sunday 19 March 2006 11:45 am, Bob Scofield wrote:
> ...
>> 1)  Are there any Debian fans on this list who have given up trying 
>> to install
>> Debian on a laptop, and have instead installed a commercial distro 
>> with more
>> drivers?
>
> I think you would find Ubuntu/Kubuntu to be more laptop-friendly, and
> with more recent kernels.  And of course it's Debian-based.
>
>> 2)  Are there laptop brands that are better for Linux and Debian?
>
> The situation constantly changes.  See tuxmobil.org if you have not
> already.  I've had good luck with some Dell laptops, which are
> popular and cheap.
>
> -- Rod
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