Will this laptop be compatible with Ubuntu?

Dotan Cohen dotancohen at gmail.com
Thu Jan 14 21:06:07 UTC 2010


>> i think the best thing is to run ubuntu on virtual software like
>> virtualbox, vmware, etc on ur windows.
>> if not, u can try wubi (windows ubuntu installer), no need reformat ur
>> hdd onto ext3 system, u can remove it on add / remove program
>> or u can try ubuntu portable, it run on windows, no need to reformat ur
>> hdd, u can remove it by delete the folder
>> pls let me know if u meet any problem
>> have a nice day
>>
> This sort of advice always disturbs me. Just run Ubuntu natively.  If
> problems occur, is it windows, the VM. what? With all the anti-virus,
> anti-malware software running in Windows and a VM on top you aren’t
> getting the full advantage of the hardware either.
>

Seriously. I actually STFA for this poster to see where this advice
was coming from. His other posts seem informative, I don't know where
this came from.


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