On Mon, 2009-05-25 at 13:02 -0400, Robert Heller wrote: > At Mon, 25 May 2009 12:35:02 -0400 CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> wrote: > > > > > > > On Mon, 2009-05-25 at 15:02 +0200, Sorin Srbu wrote: > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > >From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On > > > Behalf > > > >Of William L. Maltby > > > >Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 2:24 PM > > > >To: CentOS mailing list > > > >Subject: Re: [CentOS] Auto-installing security updates? > > > > > > > >> >Probably not the best distro for Laptops, > > > >> >but many people on this list are using CentOS on their laptops. > > > >> > > > >> So what's considered to be the "best" choice for laptops? I understand > > > >> mileage may vary and so on, but I think there might maybe be a general > > > >> consensus at least? > > > > ^^^^^^^^^ > > > > > > > >Not likely on this list. More likely, a "preponderance", maybe even a > > > >"majority", but I wouldn't be surprised if even those aren't achieved. > > > >BTW, "general" is redundant with "consensus". > > > > > > I'm sorry. I'm not a native English speaker or writer. > > > > > > Ok, so what would you guys suggest using on a laptop, if CentOS was not an > > > option? I read in an earlier post where somebody suggested chosing distro > > > based on the hardware. Suppose this hardware is a Dell Latitude a few years > > > old, with no built-in wifi, but rather either a Dlink DFE-680TXD or a 3com > > > 3CRWE154G72. > > --- > > What do you mean a few years old? I have 2 Dell Latitude LS's that work > > work fine out of the box with CentOS 4.7 and 5.3. They barely meet the > > i686 cutoff date. > > What is the 'i686 cutoff date'? --- Hmm P2 450MHz is what is on my 2 laptops. So I think Pentium Pro and above for Intel and the Original Athlon and above for Athlon. JohnStanley