I can only speak from my experience but once I figured out how to install FTM on my Linux system I am very happy with it. This is the third computer that I have installed this setup on and it has always worked for me.
As I posted in my other two post, I have been using FTM ver.#11 on Linux systems since 2010 with no problems.I have been using Ubuntu since Version 10.04, now running ver. 12.10. I tested FTM out on several other Linux system before I went with Ubuntu and I was able to get it to run OK on most of the other Linux systems that I tested.
I have always used WINE and have not had any problems, "so far".
Hope you are able to get your FTM working on you laptop.
As I posted in my other two post, I have been using FTM ver.#11 on Linux systems since 2010 with no problems.I have been using Ubuntu since Version 10.04, now running ver. 12.10. I tested FTM out on several other Linux system before I went with Ubuntu and I was able to get it to run OK on most of the other Linux systems that I tested.
I have always used WINE and have not had any problems, "so far".
Hope you are able to get your FTM working on you laptop.