

Also Linux features, such as installation methodsįor laptops, notebooks and PDAs as well as configurations forĭifferent (network) environments are described.Īlthough there are some caveats, Linux is a better choice for mobileĬomputer devices than most other operating systems, because it supports Related HOWTOs available already, this guide containsĪ concise survey of documents related to mobile computerĭevices. Though there are laptop, notebook, PDA and mobile phone Is a need for multiple configurations and additional security Many times they are used in changing environments, so there They often use specialized hardware, hence finding a driver can be moreĭifficult. Hardware support for Linux (and other operating systems) and mobileĬomputer devices is sometimes more limited (e.g.

Notebooks can become a desktop replacement. Though the performance gap toĭesktops is becoming smaller, e.g. Hardware parts cannot be changed as easily as in aĭesktops, e.g.

Infrared and BlueTooth ports, wireless LAN, LCD displays, batteries,ĭocking stations. They use certain hardware such as PCMCIA cards, ) are different from desktop/tower computers. Portable audio and video players, digital cameras,Ĭalculators, wearables. Mobile computer devices (laptops, notebooks, PDAs, mobile cell phones, Some additions to External Monitors chapter, Link to Smart Battery System utils added to Batteries chapter, References to X.org added to X11 sections,Īdded some information about pcmciautils, Some additions about acoustic management for hard disks added, Link to Zaurus Development with Damn Small Linux added to cross-compile section, Some more tools added to external monitor/projector section, Numerousīugs have been fixed and many URLs have been updated. Many URLs have been checked and some minor improvements have been made.Ī technical and a language review have been performed by Sebastian Henschel. Links to OpenSync and Funambol syncronization packages have been added, The address of the opensuse-mobile mailing list has been added,Ī section power management for graphics cards has been added,Ī short description of Intel's LinuxPowerTop project has been added,Īll references to Suspend2 have been changed to TuxOnIce,
