Wednesday, March 20, 2013

HP Pavilion DV6000 Wifi not working with Crunchbang Linux?

Q. Just installed crunchbang on my hp pavilion dv6000 and wifi is not working but ethernet is. What packages do i need to download?

A. I think you need the b43-fwcutter package.

Im scared to by a laptop because of windows. How do i return windows and us linux instead?
Q. Ive been told it's a difficult thing to do - return windows. Does anyone have experience with this issue?

A. These people are wrong. It is illegal to use Windows if you can't read, understand, and agree to the EULA. If you don't agree to the EULA (you have to agree to the licence, to have your operating system on loan and not own it, grant Microsoft the right to have backdoors into your private system etc) - then you are not legally allowed to use it. People are ignorant, they ignore this and just think it's okay to use it anyway. Stupid people! So if you refuse the EULA, you're entitled to a refund BUT the vendor will charge you more to remove it than you'll save.... (source - German friend who bought from Dell, he paid $75 extra)

You can try to order your laptop - depending on where you live. Some friends of mine (one in Germany, the other in UK) bought Dell xps1330 computers with linux installed.

It wasn't cheaper, but they were happy that Microsoft didn't manage to force them to pay a tax!!! That's right, even if you delete Windows after buying it, you still paid Microsoft!!!

You cn try to buy a laptop with NO operating system (freedos or whatever) but in the end, you're better off playing around.

If you get some experience, then you can install something like 'crunchbang' linux, which is so light on resources - it would make your computer work ten times better than with XP. So fast it makes your nose bleed!

If you want features, then I'd recommend Ubuntu. There's a 'eeepc remix' which can install from USB with some skill...

but basically, install Ubuntu yourself isn't too hard - just check forums for problems with certain laptops - or just call up Dell and tell them you want Ubuntu preinstalled, and ask what models they're offering (easy in USA I think - strange how USA doesn't force Microsoft on their customers - but I know that DELL UK are very arsey about it, and can be rather abrupt on the phone!)

Go for it - my ubuntu desktop has been getting faster all year long - ready to upgrade to Jaunty very soon, exciting ;) but I do keep XP installed, as I have a good graphics card and run windows games. (I disabled internet for XP and it has a 40GB space on the drive - the rest of the 320GB drive is for linux - the filesystem never let me down).

Good luck, enjoy ;) any problems, buzz me or just get down to ubuntuforums

click the link and make an account ;) keep in touch

What operating system should i run on my netbook?
Q. I have a Samsung NC110 Netbook, 2GB ram, Item atom dual core processor, 320gb hard drive with win 7 starter and its just too slow. SO WHAT IS THE FASTEST OPERATING SYSTEM FOR A NETBOOK. PREFERABLY LINUX...PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!

A. crunchbang or bohdi are fast.



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