Hi,
Is CentOS good for a desktop machine?
I have been using Fedora but the whole GNOME 3 debacle has me scrambling for something else. I have a few "minimal" CentOS servers but does anyone here use CentOS on their laptop?
Does wireless and suspend work ok?
Are there packages for the usual desktop stuff like libreoffice, sylpheed and so on?
Machine is Toshiba Portege R935. It's about a year old so it's properly "aged".
Mike
On 16.11.2013 17:23, Michael B Allen wrote:
Hi,
Is CentOS good for a desktop machine?
I have been using Fedora but the whole GNOME 3 debacle has me scrambling for something else. I have a few "minimal" CentOS servers but does anyone here use CentOS on their laptop?
Does wireless and suspend work ok?
Are there packages for the usual desktop stuff like libreoffice, sylpheed and so on?
Machine is Toshiba Portege R935. It's about a year old so it's properly "aged".
Mike
Hi Mike,
Many use CentOS on their laptops and it works fine, including wireless and suspend (some chipsets are better supported than others I imagine). The "vintage" aspect is more of a feature, than a bug. :-) If interested, I maintain a desktop oriented remix here: http://li.nux.ro/stella/
On Sat, 16 Nov 2013 12:23:42 -0500 Michael B Allen wrote:
Is CentOS good for a desktop machine?
It depends on what your needs are. I use Centos exclusively on my desktop, my laptop and my netbook; my wife uses it on her desktop and laptop as well. Centos does everything that we need it to do; neither of us use Windows or any other Linux distribution (outside of Android on our cell phones, that is).
Are there packages for the usual desktop stuff like libreoffice, sylpheed and so on?
Yes. I use both of those regularly.
On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 9:23 AM, Michael B Allen ioplex@gmail.com wrote:
Machine is Toshiba Portege R935. It's about a year old so it's properly "aged".
I have summarized info on my Toshiba Portege R935-P330 here:
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Laptops/Toshiba/PortegeR935-P330
Akemi
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