Author: Tony Whitmore Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] mandrake 9.1 and ibm thinkpad x30 laptop
On Mon, 19 May 2008 07:30:25 +0100, Sean Gibbins <sean@???>
wrote: > m.nuttall@??? wrote:
>> I have picked up a second hand ibm thinkpad x30 laptop and would like to
>> install an appropriate linux distro on it. After googling it seems that
>> mandrake 9.1 would be a good choice. However with it being an old
> version i
>> cant find it for download.
>
> Just out of interest Martin, why not go for the latest version of
> Mandriva, if Madrake/Mandriva is your preference? Granted, I ghave
> absolutely no idea how they distribute it these days and as whether it
> is available FOC any more.
I believe there is a FOC version, but it doesn't contain useful things like
wireless firmware. I wouldn't install Mandrake 9.1 at all. It's unlikely to
still be supported for security updates either. I would suggest using the
latest supported version of Mandriva, or a "lightweight" distro designed to
run on old hardware like Damn Small Linux or Xubuntu.
