Xandros on T42

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#1 Post by **Kyocera** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 4:33 pm

Thinking about putting Xandros to dual boot from my t42, this is a clean drive that I have taken off the service partition so I am not concerned with the recovery program. Does this work pretty well with IBM? Drivers and what not

#2 Post by **Kyocera** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 7:01 pm

Well I picked up a 20gig HD and loaded Xandros 3.0.2 on my t30 and so far it is working alright, the track point is a little less smooth, the touch pad is actually better, the wireless is working great. The HD was free so this is a win win situation.

#3 Post by **carbon_unit** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 9:21 pm

It's good to see some one actually try Xandros. I think it is one of the more "finished" distros out there. It is not "bleeding edge" but more professional, kind of like Thinkpads.
They will probably be releasing Xandros 4 next month but in the mean time if you want to try the free version click here and pick the bittorrent download.
The free version has a reduced cd burning speed. Other than that it is identical to the standard version.

#4 Post by **Kyocera** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 8:47 am

Downloading right now, think I'll try it on my desktop and see how it feels compared to 3. Could it be better? Sure am liking 3 so far. Beats paying big bucks for Windows. Not to mention there are a lot of great apps bundled with it. Wish the crossover was free, have not tried it yet but want to install some windows apps to set up my home network.

#5 Post by **carbon_unit** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 4:01 pm

If you contact Codeweavers and ask nicely they might provide you with a limited time evaluation copy of Crossover Office.

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