The Toughbook doesn't seem to like Elive, which is odd - I eventually got the old-kernel live CD working, but it must have taken over twenty minutes to load up - then died (dropped to a command line shell) when I tried to open something in a new tab in Iceweasel.

Looks as if one has to pay for it on installation, too. Tricky one, that. I appreciate the value of financially supporting distros. On the other hand, it looks as if I'm going to have to be a little careful financially for the foreseeable future - resulting in serious stinginess in these matters. Even if I were gainfully employed in some reasonable-paying post, I'd soon go through a lot of moolah just trying different distros out - probably not the only one, either.

Still, may give the live CD another look on the morrow. Might boot faster without the aid of the operator's Friday night beverages! (Or on a slightly livelier machine.)