Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!us.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.fsmpi.rwth-aachen.de!newsfeed.straub-nv.de!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: mick Newsgroups: alt.windows7.general,comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: The Best Linux Distros for First Time Switchers from Windows and Mac Followup-To: alt.windows7.general Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2015 20:57:02 +0100 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 35 Message-ID: References: <2a5d5$553a0827$43da7656$15943@nntpswitch.blueworldhosting.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Info: mx02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="ab44047f109568ec5b79ec20402e9f82"; logging-data="7653"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+D4d3kWtYrPW7B0Cp+tJwf" X-Newsreader: MesNews/1.08.05.00-gb Cancel-Lock: sha1:Y0js/hDJV+ah28DXAlkNGv58lYw= X-ICQ: 543516788 Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.apps:29445 On 24/04/2015 17:26:27, Jesper Kaas wrote: > On Fri, 24 Apr 2015 04:08:55 -0500, Crosby Livingston > wrote: > >> Interesting article for the best distros to switch to if you're on >> Windows & Mac, especially if you're still on WinXP like I am. >> >> http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-linux-distro-first-time-switchers-windows-mac/ > > Is it easy to install Linux to a laptop? I am thinking if drivers for > touchpad, screen and whatever is special for a laptop could be a > problem. > I have an old Asus Aspire 7720 Vith Vista in the attic. It might be > an idea to instll Linux Zorin on it, and use it for simple things. > The boot time hopefully wil be much shorter than with an old Vista > install. You don't have to install Linux to try it. Once you have created the DVD with the Linux iso file you can run it from the DVD. I recently tried these three Linux distributions - in the order of my preference - on an old year 2003 HP Pavilion ex-windows xp laptop with 2MB of memeory: Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca with Cinnamon desktop http://www.linuxmint.com/download.php Zorin 9 Core http://zorin-os.com/free.html Chalet OS https://sites.google.com/site/chaletoslinux/home -- mick