Comments on: Giving Ubuntu a Look http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2004/09/30/giving-ubuntu-a-look/ because technology is just another ecosystem Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:19:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sogrady http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2004/09/30/giving-ubuntu-a-look/comment-page-1/#comment-87 sogrady Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:24:05 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/wp/?p=102#comment-87 Hey Joe: No, actually my Thinkpad is currently occupied by XP and Gentoo partitions, with the latter being my primary OS. I have Ubuntu instead running on an old Dell test laptop here. Fortunately, the hardware support that my Thinkpad enjoys is not unique to Gentoo - Ubuntu would I think run at least as well as Gentoo. The trackball, etc are supported. The one hardware problem you may have - it depends - is the modem. I had to hunt a while before I found a Linux driver for my Lucent AMR Softmodem, but I did eventually. Overall, I'd recommend hunting around Ubuntu's forums or Googling for your Thinkpad model number and Linux and like as not you'll find somebody's who's been through the install before. As for whether Ubuntu's right for you, it depends on what you need, but I like the combination of Debian stability and package support and Gnome 2.8/HAL hardware support which is very good. I still prefer Gentoo, but that's a matter of personal preference. Hope that helps. Hey Joe:

No, actually my Thinkpad is currently occupied by XP and Gentoo partitions, with the latter being my primary OS. I have Ubuntu instead running on an old Dell test laptop here.

Fortunately, the hardware support that my Thinkpad enjoys is not unique to Gentoo – Ubuntu would I think run at least as well as Gentoo. The trackball, etc are supported. The one hardware problem you may have – it depends – is the modem. I had to hunt a while before I found a Linux driver for my Lucent AMR Softmodem, but I did eventually.

Overall, I'd recommend hunting around Ubuntu's forums or Googling for your Thinkpad model number and Linux and like as not you'll find somebody's who's been through the install before.

As for whether Ubuntu's right for you, it depends on what you need, but I like the combination of Debian stability and package support and Gnome 2.8/HAL hardware support which is very good. I still prefer Gentoo, but that's a matter of personal preference.

Hope that helps.

]]> By: Joe http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2004/09/30/giving-ubuntu-a-look/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Joe Tue, 18 Jan 2005 01:32:29 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/wp/?p=102#comment-86 Did I read somewhere that you put Ubuntu on a ThinkPad? How'd it work out with the hardware? I have a ThinkPad and I'm considering putting Linux on it in a dual-boot with XP. I use Gentoo on my desktop. Do you think Ubuntu would be a good choice for me? Thanks! Joe Did I read somewhere that you put Ubuntu on a ThinkPad? How'd it work out with the hardware? I have a ThinkPad and I'm considering putting Linux on it in a dual-boot with XP. I use Gentoo on my desktop. Do you think Ubuntu would be a good choice for me?

Thanks!
Joe

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