🚀 go-pugleaf

* It may have been the liquor talking, but 
Geoff Muldoon <geoff.muldoon@trap.gmail.com> wrote:

> jjbruce@gmail.com says...
>
>> I have had no luck with Fedroa or what ever its called now or ubuntu.
>
>> Would like to run Gnome,but Xfce will do,to cut out Gnome bugs
>
> Have you tried the lighter-weight Xfce-based Xubuntu?
>
> I run it as a VirtualBox (along with a couple of other different 
> Linuxes) appliance on my HP EliteBook and it's fully functional and been 
> stable.
>
> GM

I use Gentoo. What's special about it is that you can enable whatever
drivers in the kernel you need. This is done by a program called menuconfig,
which you run in the process of making your kernel. There are many people in
#gentoo on freenode who will guide you into enabling the drivers you need
for your particular h/w. Gentoo is not only very well maintained, it has the
best documentation and knowledgeable user base of any distro out there.

In particular the official Manual for installing Gentoo and configuring it
is superb. Even a noob like myself was able to do it with minimal support.
If you are having trouble with h/w support, Gentoo is the way to go, IMHO.

You can get started by going here: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook.
Scroll down and hit the link for the architecture of your laptop. Follow the
handbook exactly, slowly, carefully and you'll be up and running in no time.
NO SHORTCUTS! Just follow the instructions exactly as they're written, and
you're golden. Don't skip the background and explanatory material. It will
help you understand why you are doing what you're doing, and will educate
you about your new Gentoo system.

By the time you finish with your installation, you will know more about
Linux than most people, and you will be able to fix it yourself, because you
will know exactly how it goes together. Don't forget #gentoo if you need
assistance - over 500 members and lots of geniuses. Good luck!

Terry
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"For I would ride with you upon the wind,    |/    
Run on the top of the dishevelled tide,      |/    Gentoo Linux
And dance upon the mountains like a flame."  |/
    -Yeats                                   |/