Ubuntu Eee: A Better Ubuntu For Your Eee

Reader Rico gave us a tip the other day regarding Ubuntu Eee. According to the Wiki,

Ubuntu Eee is not only Ubuntu optimized for the Asus Eee PC. It’s an operating system, using the Netbook Remix interface, which favors the best software available instead of open source alternatives (ie. Skype instead of Ekiga).

Sounds good. I tried eeeXubuntu back when I was experimenting with Linux, and I was a bit satisfied; however it was lacking quite a few features (even after lots of modding and hacking). I eventually switched to XP, but if I ever get tired of XP I will definitely use Ubuntu Eee. It is nice to see the Linux community create netbook-specific OS’s and if Microsoft doesn’t step up, they will definitely lose to Linux in this category.

October 13, 2008 · Filed by Ade under Software

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2 Responses to “Ubuntu Eee: A Better Ubuntu For Your Eee”

  1. Ed Taekema on October 14th, 2008 9:05 am

    I’ve recently switched to Ubuntu eee from the default Xandros linux my eee 900 came with. It runs smoother, has new apps and everything just works. The netbook remix interface is really very useful for small screen netbooks. You dont have to constantly fiddle with screen sizes. Highly recommended. I wrote about my switch also over here: http://www.fishandcross.com/blog/?p=659.

  2. Markus Ulfberg on October 14th, 2008 6:00 pm

    I installed Ubuntu eee on my 900 a couple of days ago and so far I’m very pleased with it. I did have some trouble initially with sound. From what I read the torrent file isn’t really your best option when downloading the installation iso, go for the direct download instead.
    However there are some parts I find a bit sluggish but since I have a freedom of choice it’s simply a matter of choosing what I want to run.

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