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Which distro should I use
Name: EM386N Date: July 22, 2005 at 16:28:56 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: Intel Celeron
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I have a e-Machines Laptop, at the moment I am running windows XP. It keeps crashing so I am looking for an alternative Opsys
Will linux work with the phillips HDD 070/05 MP3 Player, also will my digital camera work on linux?
Name: pwrberjmh14 Date: July 23, 2005 at 21:00:44 Pacific
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I would use Red Hat simply because it is easy to install and use. You could also try Mandrake Linux it works really great to. Each of these disto has a hardware compatibilty page on their homepages so I would check that out about your hardware.
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Response Number 2
Name: totty (by allan_totty) Date: July 25, 2005 at 01:28:56 Pacific
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It's really a matter of personal preference. My choice would be MEPIS. You could down load it and run it as a live CD to find out if it works with your hardware.
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Response Number 3
Name: 3Dave Date: July 25, 2005 at 01:50:57 Pacific
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I have used a number of USB mass storage devices under GNU/Linux (memory sticks, digital cameras etc) and have only come across one thumb drive that I coudn't use. All I could see on it was a small partition containing what looked like windoze drivers for accessing the rest of the drive. All the others just mounted fine without the need for additional drivers or software.
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Response Number 4
Name: Chxta Date: August 2, 2005 at 16:04:44 Pacific
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I always ecommend Ubuntu. Since I started with it I have not had a cause for complaints...
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