On 3 November 2016 at 17:58, Peter Alefounder via Hampshire <
hampshire@???> wrote:
> What is the best way to acquire a laptop running Linux these
> days? Various web searches haven't helped me much. Some sites say
> it's better to get one running Windows, then install Linux.
> However, I get the impression that it can be difficult to have
> all the hardware working properly, because of a lack of Linux
> drivers. Other web sites list various laptops with Linux, but
> they turn out to be either extremely expensive, or very low-end,
> or currently out of stock. It appears that building one is not
> feasible as, unlike desktop machines, hardware is not standard.
>
> I understand that people do have laptops running Linux, so how is
> it done? I would be grateful for any advice.
>
> Peter Alefounder.
>
Pretty much everything works in Linux now days, so the problems with
drivers should have mostly disappeared now.
If you are really caucious, get a USB stick or CD with the latest Ubuntu on
it.
Find a friend or a shop with the Laptop your are interestest in, that will
let you boot the USB Stick or CD into Ubuntu, see it actually working.
Things to check are:
1) Does it boot up and display the desktop.
2) Does the wifi work and does it see access points.
3) Note the output (take a pic of the screen with your phone) of "lspci -n"
and "lspci" and then google to check all the devices are supported.
Some manufactures do actually sell laptops with Linux on them, I think Dell
sell some, but in general, get any laptop, and then install Linux over the
top of Windows. (I removed the HDD with windows on it, and replaced it with
an SSD with Linux on for my laptop)
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