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Depends on your demands for OS.<br />
What you need it for? What kind of desktop you like / prefer (KDE, FluxBox, ICE, GNOME)<br />
Check out <a href="http://distrowatch.com/" rel="ugc">http://distrowatch.com/</a>&nbsp;for linux distributions ratings
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Depends on your demands for OS.
What you need it for? What kind of desktop you like / prefer (KDE, FluxBox, ICE, GNOME)
Check out http://distrowatch.com/ [http://distrowatch.com/] for linux distributions ratings

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You will probably need a 64 bit distribution. Those are on top capable of that.
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You will probably need a 64 bit distribution. Those are on top capable of that.

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I am a multimedia &amp;&nbsp;graphics enthusiast...so would prefer GNOME. Ubuntu 8.10 has been tested on Dell Studio 1537 but with driver problems. Would like to know if someone has tested anything which has most of the drivers for Dell Studio 1555?
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I am a multimedia & graphics enthusiast...so would prefer GNOME. Ubuntu 8.10 has been tested on Dell Studio 1537 but with driver problems. Would like to know if someone has tested anything which has most of the drivers for Dell Studio 1555?

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Hi Torimar,<br />
Thanks for the response. In fact I have already started downloading Ubuntu Studio 9.04. The download is expected to be completed in next couple of hours. I am just waiting to see how the OS behaves on my machine. 
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Hi Torimar,
Thanks for the response. In fact I have already started downloading Ubuntu Studio 9.04. The download is expected to be completed in next couple of hours. I am just waiting to see how the OS behaves on my machine.

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I have a Dell Studio laptop with the following configuration:<br />
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Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8600 @ 2.40GHz<br />
Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB<br />
Graphics ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 <br />
Gaming graphics 1789 MB Total available graphics memory <br />
Primary hard disk 142GB Free (223GB Total) <br />
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I want to install linux after partitioning the HDD. Can anyone tell me which distribution of Linux would be the best for this hardware?<br />

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I have a Dell Studio laptop with the following configuration:

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8600 @ 2.40GHz
Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB
Graphics ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 
Gaming graphics 1789 MB Total available graphics memory 
Primary hard disk 142GB Free (223GB Total) 

I want to install linux after partitioning the HDD. Can anyone tell me which distribution of Linux would be the best for this hardware?


What is the best distribution of linux for the new Dell Studio 1555?

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