Re: [Gumstix-users] Recomend a distribution

[Heilpern, M. <mar...@au...>]

I think you mean OS (operating system), not SO.

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Linux drivers used to be difficult to find but that's less true today,
especially if you're nor using cutting-edge hardware.

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I would suggest you look into "Wubi", which is a Windows-hosted Ubuntu
distribution (though I don't know its Vista status). What Wubi does is
assign a large file on your Windows system to become virtual Linux hard
disk space, and it adds an Ubunto boot option to the Windows boot
program; then you can choose at boot time to boot into Ubuntu or
Windows.

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Wubi is not intended to be used for long term purposes (which, as far as
I can tell, mainly means upgrading the Ubuntu it hosts could end up
breaking your system; this happened to me going from 7.04 to 7.10 and it
was a pain to recover from), however it would be a very easy (read:
non-destructive) way for you to determine if a regular Ubuntu
distribution's drivers would be adequate for your system. Then, if you
feel its drivers will work for you, you could consider installing a
normal Ubuntu, blowing away your Windows data.

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http://wubi-installer.org/

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From: gum...@li...
[mailto:gum...@li...] On Behalf Of
Agustin Huacuz
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 12:44 PM
To: General mailing list for gumstix users.
Subject: [Gumstix-users] Recomend a distribution

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Hi everybody

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Some days ago i recived a new computer working with windows vista, but i
want to change the SO but i have heard that is quite difficult find the
drivers in order to run Linux Distribution. If someone knows a good
place to start my task let me know. When i was in the store i didnt have
the choice my SO, some days after i found a good place to buy computer
with Linux SO but was late....=20

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Im apreciate your help

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