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==General Notes== | ==General Notes== | ||
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+ | If the boot sequence in your BIOS is set for boot first from CD drive then you can use the liveCD of following Linux distribution | ||
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+ | ''Ubuntu'' | ||
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+ | ''MEPIS'' | ||
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+ | ''DamnSmallLinux'' | ||
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+ | These liveCD starts the complete Linux environment including the GUI. It is found that most of the hardware work great even on the LiveCD. While using liveCD it is recommended that you have at least 256MB RAM. | ||
==Distro specific Instructions== | ==Distro specific Instructions== | ||
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+ | *[http://www.linlap.com/wiki/IBM-Lenovo+Thinkpad+R52 General Linux guide for the ThinkPad R52] | ||
*[http://burpo.altervista.org/thinkpad/ Slackware on a ThinkPad R52] | *[http://burpo.altervista.org/thinkpad/ Slackware on a ThinkPad R52] | ||
*[http://gsulinux.org/~distch/?open=documents&project=slackware%20linux%20on%20thinkpad%20r52 Another Slackware on a ThinkPad R52] | *[http://gsulinux.org/~distch/?open=documents&project=slackware%20linux%20on%20thinkpad%20r52 Another Slackware on a ThinkPad R52] | ||
*[http://desaiyn.tripod.com/laptop/Linux_on_laptop.html Mandrake on ThinkPad R52 Celeron] | *[http://desaiyn.tripod.com/laptop/Linux_on_laptop.html Mandrake on ThinkPad R52 Celeron] | ||
*[http://desaiyn.tripod.com/laptop/ubuntu_on_thinkpad_R52.html Ubuntu on Thinkpad R52 Celeron] | *[http://desaiyn.tripod.com/laptop/ubuntu_on_thinkpad_R52.html Ubuntu on Thinkpad R52 Celeron] | ||
+ | *[http://desaiyn.tripod.com/laptop/MEPIS_on_thinkpad_R52.html MEPIS on Thinkpad R52 Celeron] |
Latest revision as of 06:53, 2 March 2008
Specific installation notes for the ThinkPad R52.
General Notes
If the boot sequence in your BIOS is set for boot first from CD drive then you can use the liveCD of following Linux distribution
Ubuntu
MEPIS
DamnSmallLinux
These liveCD starts the complete Linux environment including the GUI. It is found that most of the hardware work great even on the LiveCD. While using liveCD it is recommended that you have at least 256MB RAM.
Distro specific Instructions
- Installation of Ubuntu on a ThinkPad R52