We are joyed, we are done, we have Linux on the Sun...(actually a Toshiba)

May 18, 2009, 13:03 (0 Talkback[s])

"I chose SimplyMEPIS for its simplicity and the fact that this distribution was designed for use on today's desktops and laptops. There are drivers for many Wi-Fi and other network adapters as well as codecs that allow multimedia formats normally accessible to Windows and Mac OS-X to be usable on MEPIS.

"So far everything works "out of the box", that is, no extra configuration other than getting the software repositories configured was needed.

"Not only that, but SimplyMEPIS flies on this laptop."

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