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yester64
February 1st, 2010, 09:29 PM
Hi,
there are a couple of touchscreen pc's which are mostly (the ones i have seen) are all-in-one pc's.
Now all of them come with Windows7, but i am really really curious if and how good it will run Linux.
Will you be able to do all ordinary task by simply pressing your thumb on the screen. Does it require a different kind of desktop?
Does someone has one of these pc's at home running Linux?

I do fancy with the idea to perhaps buy one. The idea is so appealing to just open my email with my finger on the screen and not use any mouse.

The market is fairly small, so i don't think there is a big demand but an option nevertheless.

LowSky
February 1st, 2010, 09:32 PM
yes touchscreen s wll work on Ubuntu, I believe Youtbe.com has plenty of videos showing people who modded their laptops to use a touchscreen

wsonar
February 1st, 2010, 09:38 PM
my buddy has one of the older touch hp convertible he say's it works great has to use the pen on that model

xpod
February 1st, 2010, 09:45 PM
I redid a friends Vista installation on one of those older HP Touchsmarts about a year ago and the touchscreen worked just fine on trying out an Ubuntu cd.