Hi Luke, On Thu, 12 Sep 2002 22:00:01 -0400 (EDT), Luke wrote: > I am abot to be installing Slackware or Debian on an > IBM Thinkpad 600. > > Is there anything I might need to know, before attempting > my first laptop install? For general information, please check out the following web page: http://www.linux-laptop.net At last count, they had 19 people who installed Linux successfully on an IBM Thinkpad 600/600E/600X. The information these people supplied to Linux Laptops can be very, very important when you try to install Linux. (regardless of which distro you choose). Also, you should check: http://tpctl.sourceforge.net http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/tpb/ As these are additionnal software, specifically written to use Thinkpad features under Linux. Next, to be more specific: Unless you have a very, very fast Internet connection, use Slackware 8.1 for this installation. I recently installed this version of Slackware on my laptop and everything worked very well. I do not recommend Debian, in general, because installation seems harder than Slackware. On the other hand, updating Debian once it is installed is muche easier *if* you have a high-speed connection to the Internet. A colleague of mine has, at work, a complete and up-to-date mirror of Debian and he uses to update all his machines -- most can be updated with a single command and a few minutes. Slackware, on the other hand, offers less functionality when it comes to updating, but is (to me) easier to install and a very, very stable platform indeed. The one thing to remember with Slackware is to configure the different modules (in /etc/rc.d/) that will be needed to support all the hardware of your laptop. The rest is easy. Hope this helps! -- Gil Andre ___ Technical writer ___ Arkeia Corporation email: gandre@arkeia.com | web: http://www.arkeia.com _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list