Subj : Re: Best distro for Laptop
To   : comp.os.linux
From : po
Date : Mon Aug 23 2004 11:16 am

> I have a Toshiba 2595XDVD laptop with a 30 GB drive.
> It currently runs Windows 98.  I use Fedora on my
> server but that might not be the best distro for the
> laptop.  The laptop is used for flight planning with
> Flitesoft, a Windoze program.
> 
> Which distros support WINE well?
> 
> Which distros support dual boot and mounted FAT file system well?
> 
> I could either go the WINE route or dual boot.
> 
> Which distros should I look at?

SuSE includes really well-configured Wine in its standard
installation. Xandros has CrossOver (a commersial extension of Wine),
but it is not free. Any modern Linux distro should recognize a windows
partition for dualboot.

Cheers
Peter O
http://www.dialore.com

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