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Old 04-11-2008, 11:15 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I need a linux distro for a laptop. Everything I have tried recently hasn't worked.
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what have you tried and what are the laptops specs?
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Try taking the Linux Distro Chooser.
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Try taking the Linux Distro Chooser.
Thanks, I'll try a few from this.
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