[TriLUG] Debian on a laptop

[John Riselvato]

"I have now put it on a Dell 8500 Inspiron but the application icons are
crappy looking and the mouse pointer has a weird shadow."

It sounds like you just need a new theme...
I wouldn't just go out and buy a whole new laptop just to install debian,
linux is great because it can virtually run on any computer.

On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 1:58 PM, Grawburg <grawburg at myglnc.com> wrote:

> Folks,
> I'm growing weary of trying to get Debian on a laptop. And remember, I
> MUST use Debian so as to keep me "in-sync" with the Raspberry Pi I have
> coming.
> I first tried my Thinkpad R30 and just got sick of the mouse movement
> being jerky.
> I have now put it on a Dell 8500 Inspiron but the application icons are
> crappy looking and the mouse pointer has a weird shadow.
>
> I need a recommendation for a used laptop that will take Debian without my
> having to do a whole lot.  I'm still too new to Unix-based systems  and I
> don't have the time to do what you guys do by second nature.
>
> Thanks,
> Brian Grawburg
>
>
>
>
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John

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