linux distro for laptop

[RtX]

As I'm sure you all know, MS Vista is coming out soon and has "all the
buzz" on the internet. If you have run any of the Vista Beta's (or
RC's) then you know what kind of GUI they are pushing called "Aero
Glass."

So, while tooling around the Linux stuff I ran across a distro called
Sabayon Linux. This distro runs "Beryl" which is like an X overlay
that gives your window manager some very cool eye candy that would
certainly compete with "Aero Glass." I'm currently running the 64-bit
version on my laptop and I must say, "it's slick!" I'm sure that if
people saw this it would "wow" them considerably. There is a downside
to this distro however in that it is Gentoo Linux, not one of the more
"n00by-friendly" distros out there.

There's still time. If someone has a decent (hardware) machine to
install and run Sabayon, it would be an eye-catcher at the show! Check
it out at: http://www.sabayon.org/.

There is a video showing off this great distro on YouTube. Go to
YouTube and search for Sabayon.

On 10/22/06, Leo Mauler <webgiant at yahoo.com> wrote:
> While it is a genetic mutation of Debian, the new
> "Freespire" distribution shows a little promise for
> weirdo hardware.  The main difference between
> Freespire and real Debian is that Freespire
> deliberately includes proprietary (i.e., "non-free")
> software, drivers, and codecs in its regular packages;
> whereas Debian adopts a much more stringent
> "free-only" approach to its packages, requiring you to
> take additional steps to gain access to "non-free"
> sections of Debian servers.
>
> In other words, you are much more likely to find
> weirdo hardware drivers in the "non-free" section than
> in the "free" section.  Coincidentally, you are more
> likely to find weirdo hardware on laptops, and be less
> likely, if not unable, to swap out the weirdo hardware
> for something Linux-compatible.
>
> http://freespire.org/
>
> --- steve trog <scuba_steve660022 at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > hey all long time member but i never post
> > anything i just read it all. anyway i got a
> > toshiba satalite A105-S4054 and im tired of
> > using windows xp on every thing (i keep it
> > on my main comp b/c i play alot of games)
> > and i want linux oin my laptop because i
> > love the freedome and all the stuff i can
> > do and change on linux. is athere a good
> > distro to put on a laptop computer or is
> > any distro good? please tell me something
> > good im looking forward to hearing from
> > ya'll.
>
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