Quoting Tony Whitmore <tony@???>:
>
> 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.
That is a potential problem but at least it will be more secure than xp or 2k :)
>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.
Mandriva may be too heavy.
I dont know how much of the hardware is detected with the lightweight distros
since they are not in the tested/documented on the site i found.
Martin N
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