There’s been a lot of talk over the last few months about the future of Linux on netbooks. When the OLPC Foundation, Asus, and other early netbook makers decided to preload various Linux distributions instead of Windows on the earliest netbooks, there were a few goals. The OLPC Foundation wanted to embrace open source ideals […]
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MSI, Canonical: Linux-based netbooks returned more often
The other day MSI’s Andy Tung told Laptop Magazine that netbooks running Linux were returned 4 times more often than netbooks running Windows. I took that admission with a grain of salt, because MSI is just one of a number of companies pushing Linux-based netbooks. And MSI is loading SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop on its […]
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How to install Ubuntu Eee on the Eee PC 1000H
My Asus Eee PC 1000H shipped with Windows XP, and it runs pretty well. But what’s the point in having an 80GB hard drive if you don’t partition it and try installing an alternate operating system every now and again? There are several Linux distributions that reportedly run well on netbooks like the 1000H with […]
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Ubuntu Netbook Remix will NOT boot in 5-10 seconds
Earlier this month, Canonical’s Gerry Car indicated that Ubuntu Netbook Remix would be able to boot in as little as 5-10 seconds. It turns out that isn’t true.UNR is basically a custom version of Ubuntu Linux designed for low-power laptops with small screens and Intel Atom CPUs. At its core, it’s pretty much the same […]