for questions about running Linux on laptops.
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Ideal Hardware for GNU/Linux Laptop
What's the best way to find a laptop with hardware that is amenable to installing and running GNU/Linux? I'm looking for something that will ideally work with GPL'd drivers and/or firmware.
I took a ...
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How to use three monitors on a laptop?
I have a laptop running Ubuntu 9.04 with a dual-head setup: laptop panel + external monitor. I'd like to add another monitor but the laptop has a single VGA port, so my question is:
what are my ...
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Grub error 21 unless both sd card and live-usb are present
I'm not sure exactly how my EEE PC got to this point, but I have Backtrack (an Ubuntu-based distro) on the SD card, and a few different Ubuntu LiveUSB distros on different USB memory sticks. If both ...
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What is the Linux equivalent of the Windows registry?
I have a DVD+-RW drive that has quit working. Apparently many users of this laptop model experience the same problem under windows and are required to edit the registry to correct the problem. So ...
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What distributions work out of the box with tablet computers?
I recently got my hands on a tablet computer. I tend to at least dual boot my systems. While doing some research about tablet computing and *nix most of the information was from the 2004-2008 era ...
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Advice on running a headless laptop
My current laptop is falling apart, specifically the screen hinges. Once (or ideally before) they break, I'd like to run the machine as a storage device. I strongly prefer using GUIs over CLI.
Any ...
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Which laptop is most compatible with Linux?
I've always been unlucky with regards to choosing a laptop that I can install Linux on. If it's not the wireless card that's not working out of the box, it's the video card. Also, I'm still not able ...
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Looking for ARM- or MIPS-based computer (netbook or similar size) to play with
I am bored and want to play with a netbook or other small computer. Can anyone recommend something?
Requirements:
ARM or MIPS CPU
Can run Windows CE 6 and/or Linux (preferably dual-boot)
Linux ...
