Laptops with Slackware/Salix
Posted: 8. May 2017, 11:03
I have tried Linux distributions like CentOS, Xubuntu, openSUSE, ... and recently bought a new Dell Inspiron 5559 offered on Bulgarian market. As expected these machines when pre-installed with Linux are shipped with Ubuntu Linux (Unity desktop). That environment is not very popular/loved in BG. Particular laptop has parameters like:
15,6 inch FullHD mate display, dual core Intel Core i7-6500U 2,5GHz, AMD Radeon R5 M335, 2TB 5400 rpm HDD, 16GB RAM, ...
I downloaded Live DVD with Salix 14.2 x86_64 with Xfce. Tried it out and was surprised to find out that my lan and wlan components was recognized (as far as I remember they are Realtek). I installed the live distribution and I am very happy with the programs packed with this release (LibreOffice, Firefox, Transmission, ...). Gslap and Sorcery are working as expected - I even found and installed pdf-reader with form-filling capabilities - the excellent MasterPDF. Repositories are full with useful software.
And Xfce is very nice - I tuned it to look like Windows 95/98 classic interface.
I didn't believe that it could be possible to install this wonderful distro on a brand new Dell shipped with Unity preinstalled Ubuntu Linux.
Guys, you should contact with Dell - I think their laptops could be offered with Salix 14.2 on the European market, at least.
--Sofia, Bulgaria, EU.
15,6 inch FullHD mate display, dual core Intel Core i7-6500U 2,5GHz, AMD Radeon R5 M335, 2TB 5400 rpm HDD, 16GB RAM, ...
I downloaded Live DVD with Salix 14.2 x86_64 with Xfce. Tried it out and was surprised to find out that my lan and wlan components was recognized (as far as I remember they are Realtek). I installed the live distribution and I am very happy with the programs packed with this release (LibreOffice, Firefox, Transmission, ...). Gslap and Sorcery are working as expected - I even found and installed pdf-reader with form-filling capabilities - the excellent MasterPDF. Repositories are full with useful software.
And Xfce is very nice - I tuned it to look like Windows 95/98 classic interface.
I didn't believe that it could be possible to install this wonderful distro on a brand new Dell shipped with Unity preinstalled Ubuntu Linux.
Guys, you should contact with Dell - I think their laptops could be offered with Salix 14.2 on the European market, at least.
--Sofia, Bulgaria, EU.