ØLinux distribution will appear after the Linux kernel was first used
by other individual other than original Linux programmers. Linux programmers
are who were interested in developing the operation system that developing
application programs, user interface or convenient package.
ØLinux distribution is a family member of Unix-like operating systems
built on top of the Linux kernel. Distribution is operating system including a
large collection of the software application (such as word processor).
ØLinux distribution have taken a widely variety of forms because most
of the kernel and supporting packaged are free and open source (example,
server, notebook and so on).
The Linux doesn’t yet have all the hard
ware will support of by the other (operating system). Until the support is
fully there, it is the best interest to find out if the laptop we use want will
work under Linux and what level it works.We must find what level to support our laptop before we buy it,
otherwise will maybe end up with a paperweight (read; windows machine) on our
hand.
The
best way to search the Linux laptop page and see if the brand and model we want
is listed is there.Linux laptop page
(LLP) is where users have posted their experiences with Linux on their own
model laptops.
Linux
is the typically not fussy about hardware that indeed is the one of its most
endearing advantages. That some hardware is still doesn’t work well with Linux,
due primarily to a historical lack of the right drivers.
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üLaptop are highly specialised devices that containing non-generic
hardware usually built onto motherboard. Example; Dell has a Neomagic video
chipset, but it can be crashes the X windows system and requiring to reboot.
üWe must see if our purpose laptop has good Linux support of the
hardware in laptop prior to installation. If windows are installed, open
Control Panel and find out what windows thinks the hardware is.
üCompiling a Linux Kernel isn’t for the faint hearted. Distribution
may come with adequate support built in. we need to decide whether we want to
trim it down a little.
üMake sure always update BIOS to the latest version.
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ØFirst thing we must now which distribution of Linux we want to use (to
buy it preinstalled or to install by you).
ØChoosing a distribution (distro)is something that will depend on
interest, level of expertise and so forth. The best distros for laptops include
Ubuntu, openSUSE, Linux Mint and Fedora but also smaller-footprint ones such as
Puppy Linux and Damn Small Linux (DSL) for low-resources machines.
2.Processor
ØAmong the most commonly foundCPUstoday are the
Intel Atom N450; the Intel T4300, Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5 and quad-core
Core i7; and the AMD Athlon 64 Mobile and
Turion 64 X2.
ØThe more cores in our computer, more calculation it can handle at once.
That can make for better response times when you’re running multiple
applications. Dual core is good for most purpose today because, processor
speeds, meanwhile typically range 1.8GHz to 3GHz or more.
3.System Memory
ØRAM is particularly important if you plan to use
memory-intensive apps like virtualization, photo editing or video editing, or
if you plan to dual-boot.
Ø64-bit Linux distro or dual boot it is good idea to go for 4GB of RAM for
maximum flexibility. Other hand, 32-bit distros alone don’t typically need more
the 3 GB.
4.Graphics
ØFully supported low-end video cards for Linux include the
Intel GMA 4500MHD, 945GM, 950 GMA, and X3100 GMA as well as Nvidia's Quadro NVS
160M.
ØOn the higher end targeting video editing and 3D games there's
the Nvidia Quadro FX 880M, FX 2800M, NVS 3100M, GeForce 9300M GS and GeForce
9300M, as well as the Intel GMA X4500 HD, ATI FirePro M7740, ATI Radeon HD 3650
and ATI Mobility Radeon HD4650, to name a few.
Other
specification
ØWireless
·Linux distros is fully support
many common Broadcom wireless chips. Meanwhile Atheros and Intel are the two
wireless will chips brand best known for their Linux compatibility.
ØSound
·Most on-board sound
cards should work just fine with Linux, enabling users to play MP3, WAV, and
OGG files as well as ripping audio CDs and more.
ØOptical Disk
·Linux does not support DVDs and
other optical format, if we want to play Blu-ray movies, we need to get Blu-ray
optical driver that can read and write DVDs.
ØScreen, Hard Drive, Battery , and Keyboards.
Considerations on
these should be much the same as fornon-Linux laptops:
For the power of a large system (Core i7,
8GB, 7200rpm drives) without sacrificing portability, the ThinkPad-basedToucan T520
and W520Linux
laptops are hard to beat.
Our Dell-basedRhino M4600system is
the fastest, highest resolution Linux laptop available. It pairs high
performance 3-D with 1920x1080 Full-HD LCDs, and 16GB RAM. TheRhino M6600,
with 32GB RAM, Quad-core CPU, dual 750GB drives, a 17.3" FHD LED
screen, and nVidia 4000M (320 Cuda cores) is also available.
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1. Get into the BIOS of your laptop and change
the boot order.
2. Depending on distro, you may see a text
based setup screen (e.g., Debian), or a full graphical display (e.g.,
Mandrake).
3. You may choose your keyboard, mouse and
video card.
4. The
only tricky part of an installation you will have is partitioning the hard
drive.
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Gaming
1. To get started in the world of Linux gaming, we
recommend a trip to http://live.linux-gamers.net
2. The concept behind the distribution is boot and
play - just pop a USB drive, CD or DVD into your laptop, the distro will boot
and you can start gaming
3. The distro also goes some way to curing a major Linux
bugbear : graphics drivers
4. Moving on, you should also check out Fedora Games
Spin, which has over 100 games built-in
5. Finally, there's the Ubuntu based Ultimate
Edition for Gamers, which includes Wine and the PlayOnLinux app for playing
Windows games on Linux
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Making movies
1. To
transform your hotel room into a movie-editing suite, you should grab a copy of
Ubuntu Studio for audio, video and graphic enthusiasts.
2. It's
also well worth checking out 64 Studio.
3. Alternatively,
ArtistX includes a huge range of video and audio editing tools.
Office work
1. OpenSUSE
looks professional, and is well integrated with the OpenOffice.org suite and
Evolution email client. It's available in two installable live CD flavour, as
well as a 4.7GB DVD image with lots of software.
2. You
also have access to a large collection of proprietary software on the mirrors
or via the non-OSS add-on CD.
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To select a distribution, you
have to understand the purpose of use or the policy at which the distribution
aims at. Here, I will show you the differences of the distributions I found
after using them.
RedHat
Linux
Practically all of the Linux of RedHat series are based on this
distribution, so the introduction of a new kernel is earlier than in other
distributions. However, it might have more trouble in the first version
(version *.0) than other distributions of the RedHat series. For neophilia, I recommend version *.1 or later.
Turbo
Linux
It is moderately good for use in companies. There are various types,
such as for servers in Turbo Linux.
LASER5
Linux
This distribution allows for the easy use of Japanese, developed on the
basis of RedHat Linux. (Note that RedHat can be used in Japanese as well.) Most of the software for RedHat Linux can be used.
Kondara
MNU/Linux
Based on RedHat Linux, this distribution has introduced new useful
software. Therefore, it has different parts from other distributions of RedHat
series. For anyone liking novelties.
Vine
Linux
A Distribution with emphasis on the stability and enhancement of
Japanese environments, Based on RedHat Linux. There are fewer version upgrades
than other distributions of RedHat series.
For anyone wanting to use Japanese in plenty.
Slackware
The oldest distribution of Linux.
Considerable knowledge is required for package management. It is also necessary
to personally set up the Japanese environment.
For professionals or anyone wanting to understand the system "with a
will".
Plamo
Linux
Distribution which supports Japanese, based on Slackware. Although it supports Japanese, considerable
knowledge is required, as in the case of Slackware.
Debian
GNU/Linux
Distribution with enhanced
package management. It was developed mainly by users.
For anyone wanting to engage in the development of distribution (I suppose).
As shown above, there is a great variety of
distributions. Since their software can be installed and deleted individually
after installation, it is possible to make similar environments whichever you
select. If you want to try using Linux for the first time,
I would recommend RedHat Linux or the highly compatible LASER5 Linux, from the
viewpoints of the easy installation, large collections of information and the
handling of bugs and security holes.