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The Future of Linux on Laptops

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the penguins-on-the-move dept.

katie_york writes "CoolTechZone discusses the future of Linux on laptops after HP and Ubuntu's recent announcement. 'What would be even more exciting for Linux is if other OEMs, similar to HP, took the same approach by partnering with selected distributions of consumer friendly Linux and started offering an alternative not only in third world regions, but also in the United States. In addition to that, support for Linux on the desktop side of things would be just as welcomed.'"

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  1. Re:Europe the new third world by gowen · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I've been to Birmingham, West Midlands and Birmingham, Alabama, and I know which one reminds me of a backwards, third world, culture.

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  2. Re:Why laptops? by gowen · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    the difference between a laptop and a notebook.
    Which is .... marketing.

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  3. Re:Oh, the irony! by Slashcrap · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I just got an HP ZV6000 series laptop, featuring an AMD 64 processor. I got it with all the intention of installing Ubuntu for AMD 64 on it.

    There are no drivers for the video card, you can get X.org sort of working with the vesa driver.

    Let me guess - ATI chipset?

    Another question - are you comparing with the 64bit version of XP? You're not are you?

    Have you tried 32bit Linux on it? I would put money on it working a lot better.

    I mean for God's sake, what advantage are you expecting from 64bit support on a laptop?

    Planning on installing more than 4GB of RAM are you?

    Try comparing like for like. And seek help for your masochist tendencies.

  4. Re:Europe the new third world by gowen · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Hey, I was talking about Alabama. I live in Staffordshire, and visit Brum and the Black Country quite often.

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