[ltp] Re: X30 linux installation

[Richard Neill]

Phil wrote:
> All interesting stuff Richard. As a long-time Fedora user who's 
> contemplating moving to Ubuntu is there anywhere that describes all this 
> stuff in one place. Things like the differences between rpm and debian 
> package etc etc.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwitchingToUbuntu/FromLinux


> The reason I'm tempted to go with Ubuntu is I'm fed up of finding all 
> the bits that are missing from Fedora due to Redhat's licencing policy. 
> Anyone got any comments about pros and cons of this approach?
> Thinkpad content - a clean install of Ubuntu on my T40p seemed less 
> painful than FC5 particularly in graphics device area - although I still 
> can't get twinhead working with the ATI card in my laptop - but I'm 
> planning to upgrade to a T60 and hopefully that will be resolved.
> 

Edgy works great on my T60p.  A nice feature of the LiveCD is that you 
can test all the awkward bits before you have to install!

Best wishes,

Richard