[PD] Linux - which distribution to use?

[David Merrill]

I happily use Ubuntu Edgy, with a pd-extended install. Also, I've found the
following USB WiFi adapter to work out-of-the-box, if you don't have
built-in WiFi.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127151
The driver is already present as a module, so you just have to update your
/etc/network/interfaces file.
best,
-David M.

On 4/19/07, David Powers < cyborgk at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Question: I'm considering a dual boot because my old laptop with
> Debian died, and I got a new one, currently with XP (running blackbox
> for windows though, thanks Frank!). However, one thing I recall is
> that on my old laptop, the system was freezing until the kernel was
> patched. Having to patch the kernel before anything works.
>
> I also could never get that computer on the internet through USB
> wireless (it had no built in wireless card), and these days I pretty
> much depend on some sort of wireless connection to get on the
> internet, I'm mostly working away from home. I found that Debian was
> impossible to use without an internet connection, and it was quite a
> catch22 trying to fix anything, when I couldn't search for info and
> apt-get things to try to solve the problem.
>
> So, what I'm saying is, I WANT to intall Debian, but I'm very afraid
> to do so and have the same kind of probems. My newer computer (used
> one year) though, is a Dell Inspiron 630m, which my old employer let
> me keep when I left, while the old one was some PIII Toshiba. Can I
> expect an easier time with the install of Debian on a newer laptop? My
> friend led me to believe the problems were related to having an older
> laptop.
>
> Or should I try Ubuntu first if I'm doing it myself, and wait for 6
> months for the Debian until I'm more comfortable with it all? I guess
> it's the hardware/wireless config + kernel recompiling that I'm
> worried about.
>
> ~David
>
> On 4/18/07, Frank Barknecht <fbar at footils.org> wrote:
> > Hallo,
> > Roman Haefeli hat gesagt: // Roman Haefeli wrote:
> >
> > > On Wed, 2007-04-18 at 17:01 +0200, Frank Barknecht wrote:
> > > > Me, too. Debian rules. Other than that pure:dyne rules as well.
> > >
> > > i agree, though ubuntu is also a debian derivative, but sometimes much
> > > easier to use than debian and from my experience comes with better
> > > maintained repos. as a beginner, i'd still vote for ubuntu.
> >
>
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