On Sun, 18 Jan 2015 18:07:55 +0100 Hans <hans.ullr...@loop.de> wrote:
> Am Sonntag, 18. Januar 2015, 10:29:42 schrieb j...@ageinggracefully.ca: > > I have never installed used nor installed linux on a laptop ($500 - $600), > > however I have decided to buy one but before doing so I need some advice. > > These are the questions that come to mind. > > > > 1. Graphics radeon or nvidia? I have nvidia on my desktop but have no > > experience with radeon. > In any case: Nvidia. Works like a charm. > > > 2. WiFi what to avoid? > I would prefer Atheros. Some nice options, other wifi-cards do not possess. > > > 3. Dual boot? What problems should I expect? > > None, if you follow the standard hard-drive rules (only 4 primary partions, > or 3primary + 1 extended partition parted as you wish). > > I suggest (if you want to keep windows), to shrink the windows partition with > gparted (there is a live dvd available), then install debian on the > unpartitioned space. > > Note: If you want encrypteds filesystems, you might get in trouble, when > changing the size later with gparted. So I suggest, to make a plan, how much > space you want to give for every partition. Hint: Make the partition, where > /tmp resides a little bigger, so that there is about 10GB free. Some > applications (like a DVD burner) uses it for temporary files. In this special > case, and you want to burn a blue-ray or a 8,5GB-DVD, then thios will come in > handy. > > > > I will install Jessie from a thumb drive and upgrade to testing when Jessie > > becomes stable. > > That's fine. > > Good luck! > > Hans Thank you and Hans. This is just the sort of advice I needed. John > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: https://lists.debian.org/1520949.B3ysHy109s@protheus2 > -- John Song - via Penguin Powered Desktop. Key fingerprint: 0x740F4A705AF2C0B6 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150118123810.ae78746a4eed5b5fb7481...@ageinggracefully.ca
