[kwlug disc.] if you want something to do monday evening, KWLUG-wise ...

[Andrew Kohlsmith]

On Saturday 05 May 2007 11:53 am, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>   now that i have this buttload of laptops, it occurs to me that it
> would be useful to know how to install various distros on them, and
> the corresponding glitches that might occur for each distro.  so i was
> wondering if there was any interest (or if this was even feasible
> given the short notice) in my bringing a few of these things, and LUG
> members can bring their favourite distro, and take a crack at doing an
> install from scratch and see how well it works.
>
>   i'd supply you with a laptop and, in return, what i'd expect to get
> back is a short writeup of what it took to get your choice of distro
> up and running (minus the inevitable profanity).

This is interesting; I'd like to compare some of the more friendly distros 
against Slack, in realtime.  I've personally installed Kubuntu, Debian, SuSE 
and LFS in recent memory, but it's an unfair comparison, as I am *not* really 
familiar with any of these, and get quickly frustrated.

>   you could try just doing only the most basic install, or you could
> get ambitious and see how much of the following you could get
> functioning:
>
>   - full 1280x800 TrueColo[u]r resolution
>   - basic networking
>   - wireless networking
>   - bluetooth
>   - onboard CF and SD slots

Add to that S1/S3 sleep, I think this is a really neat idea.  With all these 
systems side-by-side it makes for easy comparisons.

>   as i said, it's ridiculously short notice but, if anyone wants to
> take a crack at it, i'm game.  i can arrange to bring the systems to
> the WC shortly after 6 to give you as much time as possible.  just
> post here what distro you're interesting in trying so i don't have
> everyone showing up ready to test-install ubuntu.

I can post back later tomorrow, as I'm not 100% sure I can make it this 
Monday.  I wanted to make sure I wrote to show my support for this idea, 
though.

-A.