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Top 5 Tips For Configuring Hardware In Linux

Gnomie Bryan Tidwell writes:

  1. Use Ubuntu. Debian is too hard, especially for a beginner (take it from me)! If you’re not afraid to install codecs, you are golden.
  2. Use forums — they are there for your benefit! Don’t be afraid to post multiple threads — if anything, this just puts more documentation out there for other people.
  3. Upgrade, upgrade, upgrade. If you have a kernel prior to 2.6 and an old version of ALSA, your day will be terrible.
  4. Keep an open mind. Don’t be afraid to install (or uninstall) various packages. there are many failsafe commands, and if you go bleeding edge, keep your files on a different partition
  5. Keep trying. I just finished trying for about a month to get a sound card working. I tried the front port, and it turns out ALSA recognizes an out port in the back of my HP Pavilion — silly me!

One Comment

I agree, although perhaps number 2 should be specifically, “use the search tool on forums!”, the answer is nearly always there.

That’s actually why I like Ubuntu, it’s so common, someone else is bound to have the same hardware as you, even if it’s something unusual and issues can be shared on a friendly forum. Try that with Microsoft!

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