Way back in the early days when Slackware ruled the Linux roost things were very different. We compiled all of our programs. We managed our own dependencies. Canon Pc1732 User Manual. And, dammit, we wrote our own drivers. We've come a long way, baby.
A modern Ubuntu install is typically not that much more difficult than a Windows installation - pretty much everything just works. However a fear of polluting the 'purity' of Linux by avoiding proprietary drivers and a lack of hardware vendor support does still throw a few wrinkles in. Sometimes you need to find the odd wireless driver or enable the far superior Nvidia proprietary driver to get things running smoothly. Luckily there are frequently pages describing exactly what to do, but this isn't quite the case for the HP TouchSmart 600. An out-of-the-box installation will still yield good results. Video, keyboard/mouse, wired networking all come up the way they should (except for needing to enable the Nvidia driver, but that's acceptable and easy). However there are three broken features.
How to install Ubuntu Linux on an HP TouchPad at 12:09 PM by Brad Linder 33 Comments The HP TouchPad is a tablet with a 9.7 inch, 1024 x 768. Install Ubuntu On Hp Touchsmart Tm2 Tablet Pc. Price protection, price matching or price guarantees do not apply to Intra- day, Daily Deals or limited- time.
Wireless The wireless interface driver is not included. Aplikasi Facebook Yang Bagus Dipakai Di Hp Symbian. From my perspective this is a desktop and therefore should be wired, but not everyone has the benefit of an unfinished basement that makes it easy to run a Cat5e cable to a GbE switch. Sound At first blush, the sound is broken.
Plug something into the headphone jack and, presto!, you've got audio. This is a more major headache, but luckily one I can live with since I prefer to keep headphones on anyway (my wife's computer is next to mine so it helps to isolate the sound). Touch Screen OK, this one is a little more major. After all, you bought a TouchSmart most likely because it has a touch screen. If you've been using Linux as long as I have you'd be impressed that it works at all, but for the typical user it's still a little disappointing. Luckily I'm out to fix these issues for you.