The IT lady just gave me a laptop to keep!
IT女士刚给我一台笔记本电脑!
I've always wanted to have Linux install to play with so the first thing I did is search * for Linux Distro suggestions and found it here. However they also mention that you should search around to see if anyone's had any problems with your drivers and that distro. Now all I know is that this is a Toshiba Tecra A5 - I havent' even booted it up yet but when I do how should I go about researching whether the drivers are compatible with Ubuntu or whatever I choose to use? Should I just be googling Ubunto+DriverName or are there better resources?
我一直想要安装Linux,所以我做的第一件事是搜索Linux Distro建议的*并在此处找到它。然而,他们还提到你应该四处搜索,看看是否有人对你的司机和发行版有任何问题。现在我所知道的是这是一款东芝Tecra A5 - 我还没有启动它但是当我做的时候我应该如何研究驱动程序是否兼容Ubuntu或我选择使用什么?我应该只是谷歌搜索Ubunto + DriverName还是有更好的资源?
6 个解决方案
#1
4
You can try Linux-On-Laptops. A quick search shows this Tecra A5.
您可以尝试Linux-On-Laptops。快速搜索显示了这个Tecra A5。
You can also download a LiveCD version, that will tell you if you can get most of your hardware working easily. If the LiveCD works, you're good. If it doesn't, you can just pop it out of the cd-rom drive. No harm done, and you can look at other options.
您还可以下载LiveCD版本,它将告诉您是否可以轻松地使用大部分硬件。如果LiveCD有效,那你很好。如果没有,您可以将其从CD-ROM驱动器中弹出。没有伤害,你可以看看其他选择。
#2
5
Many distros, Ubuntu included, have a "live" mode. You download the .iso image, burn the CD, and then boot from the CD. The OS will run directly off the CD without installing anything. It will run slowly, because it's reading from the CD, but it should give you the opportunity to test your hardware.
包括Ubuntu在内的许多发行版都采用“实时”模式。您下载.iso映像,刻录CD,然后从CD启动。操作系统将直接从CD运行而无需安装任何东西。它会慢慢运行,因为它是从CD读取的,但它应该让你有机会测试你的硬件。
#3
1
Personally, I wouldn't worry about it... if you do dual boot (which I recommend), then you can easily fall back to Windows (or whatever is installed).
就个人而言,我不担心它...如果你做双启动(我推荐),那么你可以很容易地回到Windows(或安装的任何东西)。
I have set up 3 laptops with linux, 2 Ubuntu and 1 Fedora 8. 2 of them had issues with the wireless network card, and 2 had issues with the video card (1 was easier problem to fix). In both cases, I was able to solve the problem with enough googling... the Ubuntu forums are particularly good at having resolutions to problems you may face.
我已经设置了3台带有linux,2台Ubuntu和1台Fedora 8的笔记本电脑。其中2台有无线网卡问题,2台有视频卡问题(1个问题更容易修复)。在这两种情况下,我都能够通过足够的谷歌搜索来解决问题... Ubuntu论坛特别擅长解决您可能遇到的问题。
So... it may be some work to resolve issues you have, but with enough effort, you should be able to overcome the problems (sometimes the effort may be high by the way... it took me about a week of idle attempts to solve the first wireless card issue).
所以...解决你所遇到的问题可能有些工作,但是如果付出足够的努力,你应该能够克服这些问题(顺便说一句,努力可能很高......我花了大约一周的空闲时间解决第一个无线网卡问题)。
#4
1
I like Linux on Laptops you pick a notebook, and they recommend the best distro for it. The data is sometimes slightly dated, so I recommend getting the newest distro of the brand they recommend. For your notebook they recommend Ubuntu. The other option is just to try a live CD. Many distros have them, including Ubuntu.
我喜欢笔记本电脑上的Linux你选择一个笔记本,他们推荐最好的发行版。数据有时会略显过时,因此我建议您购买他们推荐的最新品牌发布。对于你的笔记本,他们推荐Ubuntu。另一种选择就是尝试现场CD。许多发行版都有它们,包括Ubuntu。
#5
0
I would look in (at least) these two places:
我会(至少)看到这两个地方:
#6
0
Most Linux distros have Live CDs that let you run the OS before actually installing it. That is how I found the Linux distribution that would run on my laptop (Ubuntu). If your laptop is older and your afraid it won't be able to handle a modern Linux desktop, look to distro's like Xubuntu, Slax, Damn Small Linux, Puppy Linux, etc. as they ship with desktops that aren't as resource intensive.
大多数Linux发行版都有Live CD,可让您在实际安装之前运行操作系统。这就是我发现可以在笔记本电脑上运行的Linux发行版(Ubuntu)的方法。如果您的笔记本电脑比较老,而且您担心它无法处理现代Linux桌面,请查看Xubuntu,Slax,Damn Small Linux,Puppy Linux等发行版,因为它们附带的资源不是非常耗费资源的台式机。
#1
4
You can try Linux-On-Laptops. A quick search shows this Tecra A5.
您可以尝试Linux-On-Laptops。快速搜索显示了这个Tecra A5。
You can also download a LiveCD version, that will tell you if you can get most of your hardware working easily. If the LiveCD works, you're good. If it doesn't, you can just pop it out of the cd-rom drive. No harm done, and you can look at other options.
您还可以下载LiveCD版本,它将告诉您是否可以轻松地使用大部分硬件。如果LiveCD有效,那你很好。如果没有,您可以将其从CD-ROM驱动器中弹出。没有伤害,你可以看看其他选择。
#2
5
Many distros, Ubuntu included, have a "live" mode. You download the .iso image, burn the CD, and then boot from the CD. The OS will run directly off the CD without installing anything. It will run slowly, because it's reading from the CD, but it should give you the opportunity to test your hardware.
包括Ubuntu在内的许多发行版都采用“实时”模式。您下载.iso映像,刻录CD,然后从CD启动。操作系统将直接从CD运行而无需安装任何东西。它会慢慢运行,因为它是从CD读取的,但它应该让你有机会测试你的硬件。
#3
1
Personally, I wouldn't worry about it... if you do dual boot (which I recommend), then you can easily fall back to Windows (or whatever is installed).
就个人而言,我不担心它...如果你做双启动(我推荐),那么你可以很容易地回到Windows(或安装的任何东西)。
I have set up 3 laptops with linux, 2 Ubuntu and 1 Fedora 8. 2 of them had issues with the wireless network card, and 2 had issues with the video card (1 was easier problem to fix). In both cases, I was able to solve the problem with enough googling... the Ubuntu forums are particularly good at having resolutions to problems you may face.
我已经设置了3台带有linux,2台Ubuntu和1台Fedora 8的笔记本电脑。其中2台有无线网卡问题,2台有视频卡问题(1个问题更容易修复)。在这两种情况下,我都能够通过足够的谷歌搜索来解决问题... Ubuntu论坛特别擅长解决您可能遇到的问题。
So... it may be some work to resolve issues you have, but with enough effort, you should be able to overcome the problems (sometimes the effort may be high by the way... it took me about a week of idle attempts to solve the first wireless card issue).
所以...解决你所遇到的问题可能有些工作,但是如果付出足够的努力,你应该能够克服这些问题(顺便说一句,努力可能很高......我花了大约一周的空闲时间解决第一个无线网卡问题)。
#4
1
I like Linux on Laptops you pick a notebook, and they recommend the best distro for it. The data is sometimes slightly dated, so I recommend getting the newest distro of the brand they recommend. For your notebook they recommend Ubuntu. The other option is just to try a live CD. Many distros have them, including Ubuntu.
我喜欢笔记本电脑上的Linux你选择一个笔记本,他们推荐最好的发行版。数据有时会略显过时,因此我建议您购买他们推荐的最新品牌发布。对于你的笔记本,他们推荐Ubuntu。另一种选择就是尝试现场CD。许多发行版都有它们,包括Ubuntu。
#5
0
I would look in (at least) these two places:
我会(至少)看到这两个地方:
#6
0
Most Linux distros have Live CDs that let you run the OS before actually installing it. That is how I found the Linux distribution that would run on my laptop (Ubuntu). If your laptop is older and your afraid it won't be able to handle a modern Linux desktop, look to distro's like Xubuntu, Slax, Damn Small Linux, Puppy Linux, etc. as they ship with desktops that aren't as resource intensive.
大多数Linux发行版都有Live CD,可让您在实际安装之前运行操作系统。这就是我发现可以在笔记本电脑上运行的Linux发行版(Ubuntu)的方法。如果您的笔记本电脑比较老,而且您担心它无法处理现代Linux桌面,请查看Xubuntu,Slax,Damn Small Linux,Puppy Linux等发行版,因为它们附带的资源不是非常耗费资源的台式机。