Working on a Dell

[gwatson117]

Okay, I am not that technically savvy. Well, when I had Ubuntu loaded on my Dell laptop, I wasn't able to use my wireless card. And I am wanting to load Mint 13 on my computer but I do not want to worry about software working with hardware. When I load Mint, will I have to worry about this?

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Please answer

[proxima_centauri]

There's not much to say since you provide no specifics on your wireless card.

Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu therefore I imagine your wireless card should work the same.

[ventusignis]

Hello gwatson117,
You can always try booting off a live CD to see if Linux Mint 13 supports your Dell wireless card. When I first got my inspiron 1720, using the wireless would cause a kernel panic. Now, 4 years later, it works flawlessly with the Linux Mint 13 I installed on it. If you tell us the model number/name of your Dell device, we can help you, but it would be even better if you mentioned the actual wireless card it uses.
Thank you.

[exit885]

Hello gwatson117,

I have a Dell XPS, Dell 6400 Inspiron and a Dell 1505 Inspiron, works fine with Debian, Ubuntu and Mint, no problems at all.