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  • Hardware drivers in Linux are generally provided in the form of kernel modules. These modules are usually distribution-independent, so nearly any current version should include them. My advice is to try a distribution that runs from a CD or a USB drive first, and peruse the output of these commands: dmesg lspci lsusb This will provide information about the hardware detected by the kernel. Also try: lsmod -a which lists all loaded kernel modules. As far as a specific distribution to try, I recommend Ubuntu Netbook Remix. I have not tried it myself but it's intended for netbooks and Ubuntu is a good distro particularly for newcomers to Linux.

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