[ltp] Beginner: best starter config

[Bernard Tremblay]

Davide Eletto a écrit :

> Dear All,
> Can anyone of you give me a suggestion for the best linux distribution 
> for my Thinkpad T21?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Davide


I had a T21 with Mandrake 10.0 on it.  It worked very well.  Mandriva 
(previously mandrake) is a great distribution for the desktop in 
particular. I'm writing this from a TP A21P wich is very similar to the 
T21 but with a wider screen.  I have Mandriva LE 2005 installed and most 
of the stuff works very well. The modem is a winmodem and you'll have 
probably to compile and install  the Lucent/Agere linmodem (depending on 
the type of modem you have on you particular TP).    I have to read more 
HOWTOs to get the ACPI working correctly, but I use my TP at home 
plugged with the power supply.  So it's not my priority for now.

I have tried other distribution (RedHat, Debian) but I keep coming back 
to Mandriva.  It's not perfect but I'm totally happy with it. It feels 
confortable like old pants.  The only thing that is an annoyance, on my 
point of view, is that Mandriva has a tendency to push new distributions 
or packages too fast in production.  If you avoid the .0 versions and 
wait a few weeks before upgrading you'll get over 90% of the problems 
that you get with the new stuff.


regards,

    BT