Linux/Ubuntu Questions
August 24th, 2013
I wanted to know if it would be compatiable with these specs.
also, i have a uncle who has linux on his 15’4 laptop or 14” laptop and he told me that his resolution screen was the highest at 1920×1200? at what resolution does linux come with because i do pefer to 1920×1200 resolution if possible.
Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 CPU – T5500 @ 1.66GHz – 1.67GHz
2.00 GB of RAM
32-bit operating system
Dell Latitude D620.
A little over 50+ gb of hardrive not exact
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=ubuntu+system+requirements
You be fine man, but you can look it up on your own ^^
Differences between 10.04 and 11.10:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/81488/differences-between-10-04-and-11-10
If I were you, I’d wait for 12.04 LTS. The Unity interface ought to be more refined by then.
And about the resolution, GNU/Linux supports the resolutions your monitor and video card supports. Well, you could force a resolution but that would skew the entire output making it horribly compressed and blurred.
For the minimum system requirements:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements
Further reading:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/OneiricOcelot/ReleaseNotes
Oh okay thanks. Im looking for the linux/ubunut that has the 1920×1200 resolution. im not sure which to install :S
Almond Joy replied: Oh okay thanks. Im looking for the linux/ubunut that has the 1920x1200 resolution. im not sure which to install :S
You can set whatever resolution you want on it as long as your video card supports it. One size fits all
tawny_owl replied: Almond Joy replied: Oh okay thanks. Im looking for the linux/ubunut that has the 1920x1200 resolution. im not sure which to install :S
You can set whatever resolution you want on it as long as your video card supports it. One size fits all
Oh snap! thats cool.
Is there a way to check if my video card supports it?
Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Family
Intel(R) GMA 950
Internal
1440×900 32 bit 60Hz
Generic PnP Monitor
Well, can you display 1920×1200 with your current os? If so, linux should be no different. Sorry, cannot really go into too much depth here as I don’t know a lot about the topic myself
From what you’ve typed, you have a 1440×900 resolution fixed display monitor (that’s 1440 pixels horizontal and 900 pixels vertical). To get the best display acuity, it’s best to keep the resolution at the same as forcing it to 1920×1200 can lead to artefacts (as the monitor tries to display 1920 horizontal pixels when only 1440 pixels are available and 1200 pixels for the vertical while only 900 are available). This lack of pixels causes the display to drop some pixels to fit onto the screen leading to display noise.
The Intel GMA 950 supports resolutions up to 2048×1536 at 75Hz, so if you were to get a secondary display monitor which supports higher resolutions than your laptop’s inbuilt 1440×900 display, I’m pretty sure it will scale well.
tawny_owl replied: Well, can you display 1920x1200 with your current os? If so, linux should be no different. Sorry, cannot really go into too much depth here as I don't know a lot about the topic myself
No I can’t. I dont really know. on 1440×900 resolution but i have an uncle with the same laptop telling me his resolution screen was at 1900×1200 but he was just visiting
I absolutely hate both Gnome 3 and Unity and I find them incredibly counter productive. They are also pretty heavy on resources. If you want a no bs UI you need to look at something else.
Ubuntu doesn’t foce Unity upon you. In the login screen, you can select which UI you want and it will remember the setting next time.
As for the resolution: Maybe he has an external monitor. 1440*900 is a common resolution for 14″ notebooks. Trust me, you don’t want to have 1900*1200 at that size, it’s tiny.
Just forget about it and let Ubuntu figure out the proper resolution. Unless the picture looks blurry, you’re most likely using your screen’s native resolution.
No I can't
That explains it then. Your monitor doesn’t support it.
Isn’t linux/ubuntu the only operating system that supports high resolution for example 1920×1200 resolution?
No, I don’t think so. I’m using 1920×1080 on Windows.
Almond Joy replied: Isn't linux/ubuntu the only operating system that supports high resolution for example 1920x1200 resolution?
Nope its not the only one. Windows and OSX support high resolution displays as well, besides Linux, BSD and Solaris or mostly any other OS for that matter.
The resolution being output comes down to your video card and display monitor capabilities and specifications.
Yeah but somewhat i’m trying to get 1920×1200 resolution on 14” laptop screen
As said previously:
Zedd. replied: From what you've typed, you have a 1440x900 resolution fixed display monitor (that's 1440 pixels horizontal and 900 pixels vertical). To get the best display acuity, it's best to keep the resolution at the same as forcing it to 1920x1200 can lead to artefacts (as the monitor tries to display 1920 horizontal pixels when only 1440 pixels are available and 1200 pixels for the vertical while only 900 are available). This lack of pixels causes the display to drop some pixels to fit onto the screen leading to display noise and lack of image sharpness.
The Intel GMA 950 supports resolutions up to 2048x1536 at 75Hz, so if you were to get a secondary display monitor which supports higher resolutions than your laptop's inbuilt 1440x900 display, I'm pretty sure it will scale well.
Do you even know what the resolution stands for?
I’m beginning to suspect that you have no idea what it is.