This guide is intended to provide you details on how well this laptop works with Linux and which drivers you need to configure. For details on how to actually install and configure the required drivers have a look at our guides section for distribution specific instructions.

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Introduction

This is a guide to running Linux with the Dell Latitude D610 laptop. The D610 is a successor to the Dell Latitude D600 with a slightly higher set of specifications. Like the D600, Linux support for the D610 is very good.

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Specifications

Name	Dell Latitude D610
Processor	Intel Pentium-M 2.0GHz
Screen	14.1" SXGA+
RAM	512MB
HDD	60GB
Optical Drive	DVD+-RW
Graphics	ATI Mobility Radeon x300
Network	10/100/1000 Ethernet, Intel 2200 802.11g Wireless
Other	4 x USB2.0

Linux Compatibility

Device	Compatibility	Comments
Processor	Yes
Screen	Yes
HDD	Yes
Optical Drive	Yes
Graphics	Yes
Sound	Yes	Use the snd-intel8x0 driver
Ethernet	Yes
Wireless	Yes	Use the ipw2200 driver
56K Modem	Not Tested
USB	Yes
PCMCIA	Not Tested

Notes

The ATI Mobility Radeon x300 graphics chip found in the Latitude D610 can either use the open source radeon driver or ATI's proprietary fglrx driver. Further installation information can be found on our Configuring an ATI graphics chip guide.

Related Resources

Preparing your laptop for Linux
Configuring an ATI graphics chip
Increasing battery life

Summary

Just the the D600, the Latitude D610 has excellent compatibility with Linux with no installation issues at all.


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