So, I got a new laptop, an ACER TravelMate 6292.
I could order it with pre-installed Linpus Linux,
which also saved 90 ?. So I did, of course.
I got that thing and wanted to check the Linpus (my plan was
to wipe that, but a look doesn't hurt ...)
And here it is:
The Acer engineers have done a great job to sqeeze the linpus
linux in less than 200 MB of disk space, by ommitting useless SW
like X11, WLAN firmware and so on.
That really sucks!!!
I don't care too muchin my case, I didn't want to use Linpus,
but assume sbdy will by this NB 'cause he needs a NB for surfing,
etc. and wants to save these 90 ? (The NB was 479?, so winblows would add 20%).
Than he sees that. He will either return the NB and get the Win NB,
or buy/pirate win and will always say things like: linux sucks.
The bad thing is that the NB really is a Centrino with GMX X3100 and
ilw4965agn, so the shit should run OOTB if you just install ubuntu or
something.
Why r the suckers doing that ??? They'd be better off selling it
w/o OS.
I could order it with pre-installed Linpus Linux,
which also saved 90 ?. So I did, of course.
I got that thing and wanted to check the Linpus (my plan was
to wipe that, but a look doesn't hurt ...)
And here it is:
The Acer engineers have done a great job to sqeeze the linpus
linux in less than 200 MB of disk space, by ommitting useless SW
like X11, WLAN firmware and so on.
That really sucks!!!
I don't care too muchin my case, I didn't want to use Linpus,
but assume sbdy will by this NB 'cause he needs a NB for surfing,
etc. and wants to save these 90 ? (The NB was 479?, so winblows would add 20%).
Than he sees that. He will either return the NB and get the Win NB,
or buy/pirate win and will always say things like: linux sucks.
The bad thing is that the NB really is a Centrino with GMX X3100 and
ilw4965agn, so the shit should run OOTB if you just install ubuntu or
something.
Why r the suckers doing that ??? They'd be better off selling it
w/o OS.
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