help on LINUX for LAPTOPS

[abracadabra]

members i need a help for a good linux for my newly brought laptop as did not have any preloaded oses. preferably do give me a good reliable one that has probably a good forum support

 

[praka123]

I think Ubuntu breezy is what fits ur need,perhaps simply mepis also will do...
if u want full distros(gnome+kde+...) try Fedora core 4 or Suse 9.3/opensuse 10.0

 

[rachitar]

Try Ubuntu
Fedora is too heavy on the system

 

[vignesh]

Breezy or Fedora is the best option....What laptop do you have by the way?

 

[mehulved]

Though I haven't used it I've heard a lot about Ubuntu and seems a great one.
Suse 10 is also great. I've used OpenSuse 10.0. Gives a good performance.
Also Fedora is good and easy.
I would say first choice Ubuntu.

 

[vignesh]

Ubuntu has a special version for Hp laptops too...

 

[pradeep_chauhan]

i would recommend gentoo. Its a bit difficult to load initially but works out beautfully at end. I use it on my tosiba tecra s2 no problems till date.

 

[vignesh]

Do you know how to install gentoo 4.2 on a pc..The compile instructions.I would likr to try it.

 

[cryptid]

Go in for Ubuntu its the best for ur needs and is very easy to setup and use and it dosent suck on the battery life of ur Laptop, where as on the other Gentoo is a bit hard to setup( atleast i think so coz i had some problem with it) but if u get running then it works just as good as ne other distro

 

[vignesh]

Ubuntu has a special edition for Hp laptops....