From: Simon Royal Sent: 09 March 2006 14:52
Hi
I have posted a few posting for opinions on some distributions of Linux and have still not come to any conclusions.
What is the best Linux out there in terms of user interface, compatibility with 3 party hardware and general range of software available.
I know more and more software developers and producing linux versions of their software but I want to run Linux on a laptop with wireless internet, any suggestions please.
My personal favourite is the latest release of Ubuntu (5.10 - Breezy Badger). I've found that it seems to support everything pretty much out of the box and seems to be good at recognising laptop h/w.
See http://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportMachinesLaptops?highlight=%28lapt op%29 for more info.
Being based on Debian using Synaptic to keep the system up to date is a doddle.
I haven't tried the next release (6.04 Dapper Drake) so can't say how much improvement there's been between it and 5.10, but I found 5.10 to be a lot better then the previous Warty Warthog release and, hopefully, Dapper will improve on 5.10 as much.
Try going over to the Ubuntu wiki site http://wiki.ubuntu.com and searching for pages with Dapper, Laptop or Wireless in their titles. Lots of info.
Regards,
Keith ____________ The natural order of things includes us, and its laws are our laws. We are an endless moving stream in an endless moving stream. - Jisho Warner