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    Compatible with Linux?

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by PurplePirate, Jun 3, 2009.

  1. PurplePirate

    PurplePirate Notebook Enthusiast

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    Will my 7 year old Alienware Area-51 be compatible with Linux? thanks.
     
    PurplePirate, Jun 3, 2009
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  2. Gintoki

    Gintoki Notebook Prophet

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    It should be compatible, if it isn't it'll probably just take some minor adjustments.
     
    Gintoki, Jun 3, 2009
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  3. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    What are the specs?
     
    Thomas, Jun 3, 2009
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  4. Ed. Yang

    Ed. Yang Notebook Deity

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    Alienware? Area51? 7yrs old?
    hmm... the only info that i can find is this...
    http://www.notebookcheck.net/Alienware-Area-51-m15x.8027.0.html
    which doesn't seems to be 7yrs old...

    anyway... you will have to list out the hardware specs...
    i believe that ubuntu can work with majority of cpus, but not some video gpu or wireless cards as well as some ethernet cards though...
     
    Ed. Yang, Jun 4, 2009
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  5. The Fire Snake

    The Fire Snake Notebook Virtuoso

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    Why not try one of the Live distros like Ubuntu? Go to Ubuntu's site and download the ISO image. Burn the image to a disc AS AN IMAGE and then you have a live CD. Put the Cd in and reboot the machine and make sure it boots from the CD. Then you can play with Ubuntu Linux without changing anything on your machine.
     
    The Fire Snake, Jun 4, 2009
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