[ubuntu-in] How safe it is to install (*)ubuntu on a laptop

[mallikarjun arjun]

As of my knowledge there is no such bug.
 I am not sure.

On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 1:21 AM, Arpan Patelia <arpanfoross at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello friends,
> I bought a new Dell XPS laptop a month back and I want to intall Ubuntu on
> it. However I've read on internet that there is one bug present in Ubuntu
> kills your laptop hard-drive in very short period of time(this bug does not
> affect desktops, it is present in one of the modules for laptop).  It is not
> fixed yet as per Launchpad.
>
> The bug:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/acpi-support/+bug/59695
>
>
> Did anyone install Hardy on laptop and was successful with workaround?
>
> Is it safe to install (*)ubuntu on laptop ignoring the existance of that
> bug?
>
>
>
> Also, I am interested in knowing if there is any LUG in/near Gandhinagar,
> Gujarat.
>
>
> Thanks for any help and guidance.
> Arp at n
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