My friends have finally persuaded me to try the new Linux distributions. They were telling me that Linux offers everything Windows does and then some. Well, I’ve got to see that and when the conditions matured for me (like having appropriate hardware) I have installed Fedora 10 (Cambridge).
I couldn’t believe how improved the Linux system is compared to my trials at university, approximately 6 years ago. Almost all of the devices on the laptop where I installed Fedora were automatically identified and running after the initial install. The most outstanding issues, from easiest solved to the hardest, were related to the audio codec, the fingerprint reader, and the bluetooth mouse. Obviously, this article is about my findings on how to connect the bluetooth mouse to a Fedora 10 powered laptop whose built-in bluetooth dongle is installed properly. Read more…
