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Old 05-02-2003, 01:59 PM   #1
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Question linux on a toshiba satellite 1130-Z23 notebook


hi there!

i am thinking about buying a

TOSHIBA SATELLITE 1130-Z23

notebook. is there anybody who has experiences with running linux on such hardware and can tell whether this is possible at all?

thanks a lot!
 
Old 05-02-2003, 02:03 PM   #2
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It's possible to run Linux on just about anything from a 386 on up. What kind of CPU/RAM/HDD does it have?

If it's an older laptop (486 or early Pentium), there are a number of good minimal Linux distros you could try, such as Vector Linux or MuLinux. If it's a Pentium/AMD 200Mhz or greater with a fair amount of RAM (32+), you could put just about any distro on it. It kind of depends what you want to use it for.
 
Old 05-04-2003, 10:34 PM   #3
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I've been running Debian for years on a Toshiba Satellite 2670DVD - quite a bit older and slower than the 1130-Z23, so you shouldn't have any problems. Definitely have a look at www.linux-laptop.net for any info, particularly XF86Config files (I don't think your model is there, but a related one would probably help).

Cheers,

Mike
 
Old 03-29-2020, 07:48 PM   #4
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I've been running Debian for years on a Toshiba Satellite 2670DVD - quite a bit older and slower than the 1130-Z23, so you shouldn't have any problems.

Cheers,

Mike
hi Mike, do you remember which version of debian was?

Martin
 
Old 03-30-2020, 08:11 AM   #5
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Thread is from 2004. So current debian version for that year is what you are looking for. Not a good idea by the way. You want something current.

Edit: thinking of another thread. Deleted sentence.

https://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/

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