Dell Vostro 1500n with Centos/RHEL-5.1

[Ahmed Kamal]

I really appologize for asking this here, but here is as close as I could
get. Most people only regard rhel/centos as server OS, and most bloggers
will only install ubuntu on their laptops :)
I know the "if one Linux runs, others will probably run after it" rule.
Thing is, Gentoo is super bleeding edge, and Ubuntu with patches and
unofficial drivers is again bleeding edge, and that's not giving me a "cool
feeling" rhel5 (is it what, almost one year old already OMG) is probably
going to run!
Greatly appreciating any first hand impressions
PS: I will check my email every 12 hours or so, so throw whatever you've got
at me

Thanks guys and best regards

On Jan 6, 2008 11:52 PM, Gerold Kassube <gerold at lugd.org> wrote:

> Hi Ahmed,
>
> to be honest, why you ask on the FEDORA-LAPTOP list to run a Laptop on
> "connatural" Distribution and NOT on the lists owner?
>
> First, I have no experience with that laptop BUT if ONE linux runs on
> it, most of the also do so, too.
> If there is a Gentoo and/or Kubuntu works (with all kind of embemmed
> Hardware?!) then I'm pretty sure that a RHEL 5.1 (which is based on
> Fedora Core 6 afaik) will also run ...
>
> Just my five cents ...
>
> Gerold
>
> Am Sonntag, den 06.01.2008, 23:43 +0200 schrieb Ahmed Kamal:
>  > Hi List,
> > I would like to know any experience regarding installing
> > Centos/RHEL-5.1 on Dell Vostro 1500n. I am probably buying this laptop
> > soon, and I intend to run Linux on it (mainly RHEL/Centos) not fedora
> > because that's what my ISV supports :( I'm skeptical as to whether
> > this laptop will run Linux happily? Google only told me Gentoo and
> > recent Ubuntu can probably run, but can someone please share his
> > experience intalling/running centos/rhel on it.
> >
> > Would I be crazy to expect RHEL4 to run on it ?
> >
> > Appreciating the help
> > Regards
> >
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