[TriLUG] Debian on a laptop

[Alan Porter]

> I'm growing weary of trying to get Debian on a laptop.

If it's dragging you down, then don't do it.

You can run whatever OS you're comfortable with -- Ubuntu, MacOS, 
Windows, whatever.  Install Virtualbox, free from Oracle.  Then install 
Debian inside a virtual machine.

I do the same thing when I need to run a Windows-based tax program on my 
Mac, or if I need to run a Debian compiler on my Ubuntu laptop.  The 
host runs all your normal stuff, and the tools run on the guest.  That 
way, you're not having to dual boot or do without your normal tools just 
because your RasPi project needs a Debian environment.

And again, if it's just the desktop environment that's getting you down, 
just run a **Debian-based** distro that has a bit more polish than 
Debian itself.  Ubuntu is the obvious choice.

But your first instinct is correct... when you hit a snag, ask on this 
list.  You might get a variety of solutions, but surely one of them will 
work for you.

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# Alan Porter