Ubuntu Linux

[kappage]

Ok, ive decided using my touchscreen im going to make a juke box and since the only spare computer i can get my hands on is a p3 im going to use linux, any chance you guys could give me a few pointers of what i will need installed?

[kenc51]

I never used a touch screen, so I can only rely on Google
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=158666

[kappage]

yea i had that covered http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.ws ... -8&lang=en

Will i need anything else for the sound ETC?

[kenc51]

yea i had that covered [urlhttp://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=219&dc=D400&q1=DWN4820-42T&uid=pos1R4000143&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&lang=en[/url]

Will i need anything else for the sound ETC?

Ubuntu is based on the latest Linux kernel, so I doubt you'll have problems with your sound card, the only issue might be wireless.

[kappage]

Well im think the P3 im getting has 256mb of ram will that be a problem?

[kenc51]

Well im think the P3 im getting has 256mb of ram will that be a problem?

Should be ok, but you could install xubuntu instead. It uses less resources.

[dgood]

if you use ubuntu 7.04 or newer ubuntu has a very userfriendly ndiswrapper called windows wireless drivers. you just install it via the add/remove and then open it and pick a windows .inf and it should work. honestly the most problems I've had with them and wireless is for cards it thinks it recognizes and can't seem to free it of the driver it defaults to. p3 256mb is fine. It needs 256mb to run the graphical installer. it will run great. as long as you have a processor faster than 500mhz I think. 400 is bare minimum and it doesn't run so well.