Linux for laptops - Re: [Triumf-linux-managers] TRIUMF installation CDs for Scientific Linux 5.1

[Konstantin Olchanski]

On Fri, Feb 08, 2008 at 04:05:21PM -0800, Kelvin Raywood wrote:
> http://mirror.triumf.ca/triumf/kickstart/5.1/i386/triumf-ks-boot.iso
> http://mirror.triumf.ca/triumf/kickstart/5.1/x86_64/triumf-ks-boot.iso
> 
> These CDs are _not_ suitable for installing Scientific Linux on a laptop.

There are many problems with SL on laptops - usually with support
for funny laptop hardware and with wireless networking. In the nutshell,
the whole point of RHEL/SL is "stability", fundamentally incompatible
with "let's support the latest and greatest laptop hardware".

My usual answer to people with laptops is "install the latest Fedora".

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Konstantin Olchanski
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Email: olchansk-at-triumf-dot-ca
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