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Re: [LUG] Best Linux distro for Nvidia cards

 

On 04/03/14 16:59, damian brown wrote:
> hey guys
>
> i having issues installing linux on my msi cr700 laptop.
>
> so far i have tried crunchbang, linux mint, openSUSE (my custom
> version). i know i have had problems in the past with ubuntu so im not
> gonna try that, also not willing to try Debian because since ubuntu is
> based on it i think it would have the same issues.
>
> laptop specs are
>
> Intel celeron dual core t3300 @ 2.00GHz
> 4GB DDRII Ram
> Nvidia GeForce 8200M G
>
> distro must be light-weight (as i plan to use it to build android on
> it), have wine compatibility and either KDE or Gnome environment
> (gnome perfered)
>
> cheers and thanks for reading/helping
>
> damian
>
Just installed xubuntu, and got it to install extra bits during the
install,  got everything working,  including the wifi stuff I was having
so much trouble with using Debian.   I think being based on ubuntu the
software update software has additional drivers which allows you to
enable / disable drivers easily.

Unfortunately it Just works,  I say that as I would much rather have
Debian and go back to root / normal user and be able to boot in to a
console , and use startx to start the gui if needed.

So there is a trade off with having things work.

Paul

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