A while ago I bought a Linux and Open Source Genius Guide.
I didn't find a genius, but the coverdisc had Moblin 2.1 Beta; Google Chrome OS; Fedora 13 Alpha; Absolute Linux 13 and Ubantu 10.04 Apha 3.
I don't intend investigating Google Chrome or Fedora, but are any of the others useful, especially as a replacement for Xandros on the Eee?
(I run Debian on the flaptop and the big box...)
On 7 January 2011 12:24, Anthony Anson tony.anson@girolle.co.uk wrote:
I don't intend investigating Google Chrome or Fedora, but are any of the others useful, especially as a replacement for Xandros on the Eee?
I would recommend "Jolicloud" or "Crunchbang" on your Eee. If it's the default Xandros install, I found it rubbish and wiped it after probably 1 hour. If you're used to Debian already, get a proper OS on there!!
Cheers, Simon
On 7 January 2011 12:24, Anthony Anson tony.anson@girolle.co.uk wrote:
I don't intend investigating Google Chrome or Fedora, but are any of the others useful, especially as a replacement for Xandros on the Eee?
I would recommend "Jolicloud" or "Crunchbang" on your Eee. If it's the default Xandros install, I found it rubbish and wiped it after probably 1 hour. If you're used to Debian already, get a proper OS on there!!
Cheers, Simon
p.s. Sorry list admin, I forgot about the HTML rule... :(
Simon Elliott wrote:
On 7 January 2011 12:24, Anthony Anson tony.anson@girolle.co.uk wrote:
I don't intend investigating Google Chrome or Fedora, but are any of the others useful, especially as a replacement for Xandros on the Eee?
I would recommend "Jolicloud" or "Crunchbang" on your Eee.
Coo! Not heard of either! (And my first penguin distro was FT, from which SuSE was developed...)
If it's the default Xandros install, I found it rubbish and wiped it after probably 1 hour.
It is. It works, after a fashion, but requires a lot of humouring, especially the direction in the handbook that 'one may not remove programs' OWTTE
If you're used to Debian already, get a proper OS on there!!
This is the general feeling - and that of being patronised, along with the Mañana Syndrome.
Simon Elliott wrote:
On 7 January 2011 12:24, Anthony Anson tony.anson@girolle.co.uk wrote:
I don't intend investigating Google Chrome or Fedora, but are any of the others useful, especially as a replacement for Xandros on the Eee?
I would recommend "Jolicloud" or "Crunchbang" on your Eee. If it's the default Xandros install, I found it rubbish and wiped it after probably 1 hour. If you're used to Debian already, get a proper OS on there!!
Joliecloud looks like a browser of sorts rather than a Linux distro, but Crunchbang looks interesting as a basis.
Shall download Crunhbang next time I'm near a wap - in the meantime, should I read-up on cloud computing with a view to looking-up Joliecloud?
And another thing - using the Eee under Xan dross, I can't use a card in the integral slot, or card reader or USB memory *and* the internet dongle at the same time - if using the memory, I have to unmount it before plugging-in the dongle.
If using the dongle, I have to remove it and reboot before any external memory will work. Is this Xan dross or the Eee?
On 7 January 2011 12:24, Anthony Anson tony.anson@girolle.co.uk wrote:
A while ago I bought a Linux and Open Source Genius Guide.
I didn't find a genius, but the coverdisc had Moblin 2.1 Beta; Google Chrome OS; Fedora 13 Alpha; Absolute Linux 13 and Ubantu 10.04 Apha 3.
I don't intend investigating Google Chrome or Fedora, but are any of the others useful, especially as a replacement for Xandros on the Eee?
Ubuntu 10.04 Alpha 3 dates the disc to about 12 months ago. Which means about 12 months of security updates to download after installing. I doubt you'll get many takers.
Tim.
Tim Green wrote:
On 7 January 2011 12:24, Anthony Anson tony.anson@girolle.co.uk wrote:
A while ago I bought a Linux and Open Source Genius Guide.
I didn't find a genius, but the coverdisc had Moblin 2.1 Beta; Google Chrome OS; Fedora 13 Alpha; Absolute Linux 13 and Ubantu 10.04 Apha 3.
I don't intend investigating Google Chrome or Fedora, but are any of the others useful, especially as a replacement for Xandros on the Eee?
Ubuntu 10.04 Alpha 3 dates the disc to about 12 months ago. Which means about 12 months of security updates to download after installing. I doubt you'll get many takers.
Tim.
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