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Old 07-29-2014, 06:53 PM   #1
manolakis
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Touchscreen desktop and linux


Dear all,

I about to buy a touchscreen desktop computer, and I would like from someone with a touchscreen to suggest any good distribution for my new computer.

I would more like to install Ubuntu for many reasons, but to be honest with you I am not quiet sure if I find any driver problems especially with the touchscreen.

Finally, I would also like to ask for any good desktop manager which could be similar to Android's where you can slide applications, and windows. Some extra effects would also be acceptable.

Thank you.
 
Old 07-29-2014, 07:04 PM   #2
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Gnome 3 is nearly tailored for touchscreen; Fedora or RHEL7 seems an obvious choice there.

KDE has a mode designed for touch and small screens, although one you are IN the application it can get a little dicey. Gnome, from what I can tell, keeps everything pretty big and roomy, as if expecting fatfingers to be the main manoeuvre mode.
 
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Old 07-29-2014, 07:50 PM   #3
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Drivers for touchscreens are in the Linux kernel. I have a Lenovo ThinkSystem desktop tablet with a touchscreen (which I don't use very often), and every distro I've put on it has recognized the touchscreen.

The Arch Wiki has a good article on touchscreens. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/touchscreen

Last edited by frankbell; 07-29-2014 at 08:34 PM.
 
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Old 08-06-2014, 10:19 AM   #4
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OpenSUSE Gnome or Korora Gnome!

If your a newbie to Linux, then Korora Gnome because it is based off Fedora, but it is a lot more stable.

If your a intermediate to advance user, then OpenSUSE Gnome because its stable and awesome!!
 
  


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