Older Computers

[Markus Schönhaber]

Pete Holsberg schrieb:

> I'm thinking about trying to convince the people in my over-55 community 
> to think of Linux when they buy their next computer.
> 
> Is it safe to say that all 2007 desktop computers with wired Ethernet 
> will have no problems with (K)Ubuntu?

No, I don't think there's any guarantee that everything will work on 
*all* ... computers. Nevertheless I'd guess, chances are pretty good 
that one doesn't encounter problems.

> Is it safe to say that even older ones with wired Ethernet will have no 
> problems?

As a rule of thumb, I'd say the older the hardware the better the 
chances that it's supported by Linux/Ubuntu.

Anyway: I don't get the point in trying to say that *all* ... computers 
will have no problems, since it's a simply matter of starting the Live 
CD on the specific computer you're interested in and trying whether 
everything works.

Regards
   mks