[PD-ot] [PD] Linux - which distribution to use?

[Frank Barknecht]

Hallo,

moving this to pd-ot now.

David Powers hat gesagt: // David Powers wrote:

> 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.

Currently would be a good time installing Debian, as a new "stable" is
just out. It comes with a current kernel, and as with every new
kernel, this will support more hardware than older ones and run much
smoother. 

USB-WLAN often is a problem, as not many hardware has open source
drivers. This affects all distributions alike, as they all basically
run the same kernel and Ubuntu also doesn't include non-free drivers
out of the box. If you stick isn't supported well, I'd try to find a
better supported one or may a pc-card for wireless.

Ciao
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