[ale] vFAQ: Good distributions on Dell D610 laptops

[bpitts at LearnLink.Emory.Edu (Brian D. Pitts)]

Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org> writes:
>I've used the live CD twice, both on my boyfriend's hardware.  Granted, 
>his desktop is old, but his laptop is relatively new.  Both times I 
>bailed around the "partition your hard drive" screen and burned
>an 
>alternate install CD instead because it was so horrible and slow. 
>
>On my own hardware, I've always used the alternate CD. 

The "integration" of gparted with the livecd installer annoyed me as well. The
transition is slow and far from seamless. Thankfully they're writing their own
frontend
https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/ubiquity-advanced-partitioner Aside
from the klugy partitioner, I feel it's faster because it asks fewer questions
(admittedly this has its downsides) and copies the livecd filesystem rather
than installing package by package (I think). Obviously, your mileage varies,
which is why it's great that they make both methods available.

-Brian

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