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Linux - Laptop and Netbook Having a problem installing or configuring Linux on your laptop? Need help running Linux on your netbook? This forum is for you. This forum is for any topics relating to Linux and either traditional laptops or netbooks (such as the Asus EEE PC, Everex CloudBook or MSI Wind).

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Old 04-25-2015, 03:36 PM   #16
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Lol, thanks for the objective answer. Yes, I am one of those that doesn't compromise. I want a fully functional system, not something done half- way that needs baby sitting all the damn time.
I kind of had my hopes high after applying an update and the battery indicator showed battery life on full charge almost as long as when booted into Windows, but that lasted till the first reboot. It's back to > 3hrs on full charge.
On the other hand, and not to be completely biased against CentOS, sound is SUPERIOR when booted in CentOS. Two- finger scrolling works better than in Windows. I can finally bookmark into my PDF's that were impossible to bookmark while in Windows. And so on...
To me you've made huge compromises and do not have a fully functional system.
 
Old 04-26-2015, 01:25 PM   #17
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If I understand correctly, you can only install Ubuntu on a Chromebook. You can install any distro you want on a system76 machine, although it may void the warranty, IDK.
 
Old 04-26-2015, 02:46 PM   #18
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You can install any distro you want on a system76 machine, although it may void the warranty
I am wondering about that. I will have to ask before buying.
 
Old 04-30-2015, 02:56 PM   #19
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If you can't, I've had good luck with the recent Dells with AMD chipsets (although Intel will probably work just as well). Had Manjaro running on one at Walmart...worked great! (Did have issues with the Radeon driver and the R7 graphics, but open source drivers worked like a charm.)

Also, if they're certified to work with Ubuntu, they should work with most anything.
http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/
 
  


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