Re: Which distro to use on a Toshiba Satellite M-30

From: hope (hope_at_isonly.way)
Date: 04/04/05 

Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 17:49:08 -0400

Dmitriy M wrote:

> I have a Toshiba Satellite M-30 (Pentium M 1.4Ghz, Inegrated WLAN), and
> I finally decided to put Linux on it, next to Windows XP Pro. The
> question now is - which distro?
>
> Which distribution offers the best hardware support for Toshiba
> laptops? I've heard good things about SUSE, and had good experiences
> with Slackware on laptops.
>
> Another question would be bootloaders, it would be good to have the
> distro set up the bootloader, to dual boot Linux and Windows, during
> the install.
>
> The three options I'm considering right now are:
>
> Slackware 10.1 - I just love Slack, simple and stable.
> Fedora Core 3 - Works good out of the box. Easy, automated updates.
> Will probably set up my bootloader.
> SUSE 9.2 Pro - Apparently it has good hardware support.
>
> Ideas? Experiences?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>

Try donwload BerryLinux. The fully functional LiveCD linux based on
Fedora3 core and Knoppix remaster into windowsxp feel alike distro.
It's nice to try on something without touching your HD before you decide
on which is best.

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