I would like to put together a Linux computer to practice with it in preparation for purchasing a 770. Is there a particular Linux distribution that is better tailored to the Nokia 770 than another?
If you could recommend a decent Internet browser to go along with it, I'd appreciate that too.
Well, I jumped straight to Ubuntu 6.06 and I have to say it's the best move I have made OS wise. If you can live without the latest version of flash (Linux flash support is stuck at version 7 at the moment). It's perfect for me for just about everything I want to do. I've been using it recently to do some Maemo application programing for the 770 and a lot of my other work on and I haven't had any problems with it yet.
As for web browsers, take your pick. I find Opera 9 to be the best in Ubuntu as it is a lot faster than Firefox.
Oh, and for all the new Ubuntu users out there, I just recently found an excellent scrolling space shooter game called Chromium. Great fun.
An intel system running linux will be quite different than using the 770. I am not sure what you want "to practice". But you should checkout maemo.org , and look what applications are available. This is embedded linux!
I started out with plain-jane Debian (I am a masochist ^_^).
It's a challenge for a beginner, but not too crazy. It's a good way to learn your way around Linux, if thats what you want.
It's also a quick and easy way to stand up a server without much fuss.
If you want instant (GUI) usability, then Ubuntu has already been suggested =]
But the package manager is rpm-based, while all debian-like distros use apt. IMHO, if you want to "practice" in order to move to the 770, a debian-like distro is the best choice.
Ubuntu + the 770 definately has me loving Debian GNU/Linux more and more every day. It's like returning to Heaven after working in the Hell that is Microsoft at work.
