eeeXubuntu: Ubuntu for Your ASUS Eee PC
by John Little on 13/12/2007
A ton of Ubuntu users have snapped up ASUS’ awesome Eee PC so it was just a matter of time before someone created a custome distro. Behold eeeXubuntu:
eeeXubuntu is a custom version of the Xubuntu 7.10 Live CD with fully-integrated hardware support, including native wireless drivers, functioning Ethernet support, tweaks for low-resolution desktop environments, and other miscellaneous fixes. Wherever possible, these changes are incorporated using custom .deb packages rather than spewing assorted files all over post-install. (”./configure; make; make install”? yuck!)
The goal of this project is to maintain a easy-to-install Xubuntu Live CD image for the eeePC, allowing for a reliable base Xubuntu install. The hardware is all the same… this should be easy.
… because life is too short to spend all day looking for help in a forum.
You can get more information and download a free copy on the EeeUser Wiki. I’ll probably give it a try, and report my findings, this weekend.
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