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Subject:RE: Linux at work (real world) + and at HOME From:MMcCallister -at- ontrack -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 20 Nov 2001 16:03:48 -0600
Ed Hawco wants to know: If I install Linux (such as RedHat) on my machine at
home, will it be able to work with my:
- Epson inkjet printer
- scanner
- digital camera
- ZIP drive
- CD R/RW
- DVD-ROM
- sound card
- Palm handheld
Odds are: Yes. My personal experience is that just about everything works right out of the box.
Additional observations: My SoundBlaster Live! card actually sounds better under Linux than Windows. My DVD-ROM works fine, though as is well known, one needs DeCSS to play DVD movies. FWIW, SuSE now installs from a single DVD (but still has the 6-7 CD-ROMs for those who need them). Zip drive works fine (there is a driver provided by Iomega). There are several Palm-Desktop-like wannabes that I haven't tried out.
The most tricky issue is likely to be the printer, and maybe the camera. I haven't gotten my Lexmark 1000 working under Linux yet, because the volunteer-created driver is a little flaky. Don't have a digital camera.
Anyway, since you mention Red Hat, here's the link to its Hardware Compatibility List:
hardware.redhat.com
It'll be good for just about any distribution you might lay your hands on.
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