EeeBuntu Linux has been one of the most popular independent Linux distributions for netbooks for the last few years. And when I say independent, as the name makes clear Eeebuntu started out as a modified version of Ubuntu Linux — which is maintained by a nice big institution called Canonical. But Eeebuntu releases typically pack a number of customizations that…

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Eeebuntu is a popular Linux distribution designed to play well with netbooks. It’s optimized for laptops with small screens and Intel Atom processors. And as you can probably guess from the name, it was originally designed as a custom version of Ubuntu Linux for Asus Eee PC netbooks. Today the Eeebuntu team launched the first public beta of Eeebuntu 4.0,…

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Eeebuntu is a custom Linux distribution based on Ubuntu that’s designed specifically for netbooks. It supports a the hardware found on most Asus Eee PC netbooks and a number of similar models from other companies, and it’s optimized for the Intel Atom processor and low resolution displays. A few days ago one of the members of the Eeebuntu Linux development…

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Over the past few years a number of custom Linux distributions for netbooks have popped up. And while some were designed from the ground up by large teams of developers with corporate backing, like Moblin Linux, Fedora Mini, or Linpus Linux Lite, others are maintained by just a handful of independent developers with a passion for Linux and netbooks. One…

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Eeebuntu is a custom version of Ubuntu Linux designed for netbooks. And the latest version, Eeebuntu 3.0 is based on the recently launched Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope, which means it has all the latest features included in a standard Ubuntu installation. While Canonical, the company that maintains Ubuntu, has built improved support for netbooks into Jaunty Jackalope, Eeebuntu 3.0 uses…

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The HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition features a unique interface that makes the mini-laptop user friendly for users who aren’t familiar with Linux, or even computers. I spoke with an official from HP yesterday, and he said the idea was to create an interface that’s intuitive and easy to use. When I asked why there’s no taskbar or gnome-panel along…

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Eeebuntu 8.10 is a custom Linux distribution designed for Asus Eee PC models. But while Eeebuntu is built specifically for the Eee PC, it also works with similar hardware like the Acer Aspire One. Gary Rennie of OSnews has written up a handy tutorial for installing Eeebuntu and running it on an Acer Aspire One netbook from an SDHC card….

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So you want to install Eeebuntu 2, the new custom version of Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex designed for Asus Eee PC mini-laptops that was released a few days ago. You’ve downloaded the disk image from the Eeebuntu homepage or BitTorrent. But now what? Eee PCs don’t have optical disc drives, so even if you burn the disk image to a…

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Want to install Ubuntu on an Asus Eee PC but don’t feel like making all the manual tweaks to make sure the operating system runs as smoothly as possible on your hardware? Eeebuntu is a custom version of Ubuntu Linux that supports the WiFi, graphics, touchpad, webcam, and sound drivers for most Eee PC models out of the box. Eeebuntu…

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