Journal corsec67's Journal: Ubuntu Rocks 1
I have a HP dv2000t that I got for running Linux. I made sure all of the hardware was supported in Linux easily, with the Intel wifi card, Intel integrated graphics, etc...
I originally installed Gentoo, and after the 3 days of compiling my system, it worked fairly well. Getting wifi and the 1280x800 screen to work took a bit of configuration, but no big problems.
One year later, I accidentally upgraded libexpat while trying to compile Wine, and promptly broke almost everything that was installed.
I tried to fix it, and then decided to install Ubuntu. Aside from some problems burning the CDs, it booted up quickly and recognized everything I needed, including the screen resolution, wifi, the trackpad and scrolling zone, etc... Plus, no need to spend a week compiling everything and then configuring and installing the kernel.
One thing I always do when I set up a Linux box is to make
Gentoo is good if your goal is to learn Linux, Ubuntu is good if your goal is to use Linux.
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