- Nov 12, 2006
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I've never used Linux, for the same reason most people haven't; it's SCARY. I want to try it though, and I realize that it's not really as bad as I imagine it to be (i.e., choosing the right distribution, correctly installing it, etc.) Most of these bad associations come from trying to install a hard-core flavor of Unix, sans GUI, on an old Dell machine. It was a nightmare.
But Ubuntu is a widely used OS, if I have heard correctly, and since I have this laptop that I had to get from school, I thought I'd experiment with Ubuntu.
--Will it work with a laptop, and do the things it's supposed to do? (such as go to sleep or turn off when I shut the lid
--Does it have energy options for running on battery?
--How do I know if it will work with this Laptop? (it's a Lenovo Thinkpad R61)
--Would it be unwise to dual-boot Ubuntu with WinXP on a 103GB harddrive?
--Also, the graphics on this laptop are... uninspiring. Doesn't Ubuntu have an aero-like desktop? I want to try it either way, I'm just wondering if I'm going to have to turn certain options off...
Thanks for the help, and tell me if I should just stay with Windows and forget I ever heard of Linux, because I'm thinking this might be a bad idea...
But Ubuntu is a widely used OS, if I have heard correctly, and since I have this laptop that I had to get from school, I thought I'd experiment with Ubuntu.
--Will it work with a laptop, and do the things it's supposed to do? (such as go to sleep or turn off when I shut the lid
--Does it have energy options for running on battery?
--How do I know if it will work with this Laptop? (it's a Lenovo Thinkpad R61)
--Would it be unwise to dual-boot Ubuntu with WinXP on a 103GB harddrive?
--Also, the graphics on this laptop are... uninspiring. Doesn't Ubuntu have an aero-like desktop? I want to try it either way, I'm just wondering if I'm going to have to turn certain options off...
Thanks for the help, and tell me if I should just stay with Windows and forget I ever heard of Linux, because I'm thinking this might be a bad idea...