March 7, 2004

Linux on Notebook

We all know that Linux is coming on the desktop, but when it will be ready for the notebooks? Say, I've got this Dell Inspiron 8600 with optional TrueMobile 802.11b/g wireless card... The resource I found which covers installation of Linux on the notebook of this model:

Linux on Dell Inspiron 8600

Goes to great detail about what and how should be patched in kernel... And wha steps to take when something is not detected or not compiling... And that's what makes me feel uneasy... I'd just love to see Linux distro which would install on notebook as easily as Linux currently installs on main stream desktop hardware.

Posted by Vadim at March 7, 2004 1:13 PM
Comments

YellowDog Linux on a PowerBook was the easiest Linux installation I ever made including some desktop installation I made. A friend of mine had also bought a Dell laptop, and is very pleased with Suse Linux.

Posted by: Stephan Michels at March 8, 2004 3:49 AM

pochemu by tebe linux na tvoy krasny(zhelty) corvette ne postavit'?

Posted by: anka-pulemetchitsa at March 9, 2004 8:08 PM

Real consulters don't buy Dell :)

Look at Talin

http://www.tadpolecomputer.com/html/products/mobile/talin/

I'd love to get one of SPARCLEs.

Posted by: Argyn at March 11, 2004 11:26 PM

Hi

Thank you very much for suggessting me an idea !

Posted by: Gandalf at March 18, 2004 9:03 AM

HP's gonna come with Linux laptop later this year.

Posted by: Argyn at March 26, 2004 9:19 AM