On Saturday 26 November 2005 10:15, Josef Lowder wrote:
> Thanks, Josh ...
>
> The laptop on which I want to install Linux is an hp pavilion
> model #zv6201cl from Costco. Of course, it is returnable if it
> doesn't turn out to be satisfactory with Linux ;))
Linux on Laptops shows the ZV6000 is supported. You may have to use NDIS
wrappers for the wifi if you have a Broadcom chip.
<SNIP>
>
> My objective is to have Linux as my main operating system with Win4Lin
> so I can run win98 as a task under Linux for the few win apps that I still
> use until I can get up to speed on Linux alternatives -- mainly Pagemaker
> and Paint Shop Pro.
Well, you can replace PageMaker with either OpenOffice or Scribus right now
and GIMP will easily replace Paint Shop Pro.
> Since it came with Win XP (which I do not really want), I'll probably
> set it up as a dual (or multiple) boot rather than just reformatting to
> eliminate XP entirely.
Any of the distros you mentions should resize the WinXP partition with no
problem.
<SNIP>.
>
> I just do not want something that I'll have to endlessly update or
> continuously tinker with.
Well, you will be constantly updating any distro you install with security
patches, etc. SUSE with YOU (Yast Online Update) makes this very easy.
Dennisk
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