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07-29-2014, 06:53 PM
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Registered: Nov 2006
Distribution: xubuntu
Posts: 464
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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.
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07-29-2014, 07:04 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Sep 2010
Location: Lawrence, New Zealand
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 1,077
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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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07-29-2014, 07:50 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Jan 2006
Location: Virginia, USA
Distribution: Slackware, Ubuntu MATE, Mageia, and whatever VMs I happen to be playing with
Posts: 19,938
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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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08-06-2014, 10:19 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Aug 2014
Posts: 8
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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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