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    AIO With Touchscreen-Will Linux Work?

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by ben2go, Oct 19, 2010.

  1. ben2go

    ben2go Notebook Consultant

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    For my next trick,I am planning to buy an all in one desk top with touch screen.Will Linux work with the touch screen feature?Is there a certain distro I should consider?I am starting to experience Ubuntu.I am downloading 10.10 to run from a flash drive on my Acer Aspire 5732Z.Any advice or suggestions?
     
    ben2go, Oct 19, 2010
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  2. debguy

    debguy rip dmr

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    It depends on the touchscreen. Most of them are Wacom's which work pretty fine with Linux, but there are also some exotics that don't work well or not reasonable at all.
     
    debguy, Oct 19, 2010
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  3. ben2go

    ben2go Notebook Consultant

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    Any recommendations on what manufacture I should look into?I may run dual boot after I get use to Linux on my notebook.
     
    ben2go, Oct 19, 2010
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    ChivalricRonin Notebook Evangelist

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    As debguy said, Wacom devices are well supported. I'd do some research on who is the vendor of the touchscreen interface itself on whatever you want to buy and its properties. Is it a digitizer made for pen/stylus use? Resistive? Capacitive? Does it have Multitouch capability? All these can be important depending on what you want to do.

    There was a recent article linked on Slashdot that spoke of how Ubuntu has a newly developed "Unity" interface option that is multitouch compliant, so I'd look to Ubuntu first. Mint may also include the same tech and options but I'm unsure. Arch Linux takes a lot of setup/customization especially for novices, but its rolling release style means you'll always have the newest versions and the AUR has tons of user-maintained packages/buildscripts in addition to comprehensive official repos.

    Especially as a new user, I'd stick to Ubuntu for the time being unless you want to spend a lot of time learning the inner workings of Linux. ?Unity and uTouch Canonical Blog is the link about Unity and uTouch with Ubuntu.
     
    ChivalricRonin, Oct 24, 2010
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  5. Primes

    Primes Notebook Deity

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    The new unity is looking pretty damn sweet on touchscreen:

    YouTube - Ubuntu-uTouchOnUnity

    I like the "window snaps" ala windows7 lol.
     
    Primes, Oct 25, 2010
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  6. ben2go

    ben2go Notebook Consultant

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    Sweet.I'll have to try Ubuntu 10.10 and Mint RC10.
     
    ben2go, Oct 25, 2010
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