Getting started with the Asus Eee PC can be a challenge if you're not Linux user. This is one user's journey (or at least, the start of the journey) as he tries to get started with the Eee PC and Linux.
After a couple of days of use I was totally frustrated - enough to use my soapbox at Hydrapinion for a rant titled “Eee PC proves why Linux blows”. You see, installing extra applications to the Eee PC is a pain and, if you manage to…
A GPL python program to install the fixes for running Ubuntu Hardy on the Asus EEEPC
sudo apt-get install bzr bzr branch lp:ubuntu-eeepc/0.1 ubuntu-eeepc-0.1 cd ubuntu-eeepc-0.1 For gnome small screen fixes: ./ubuntu_eeepc.py -g For hardware fixes: sudo ./ubuntu_eeepc.py -i The project is hosted at…
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After months of rumour, here’s the first full review of the new 8.9″ Asus Eee PC 900. This is the notebook that many of us have been waiting for, and it sounds like it’s everything we hoped it would be. With a higher resolution screen, multitouch trakpad, 20GB of storage and affordable price, Asus could have another stock shortage on its hands.
What Psion got right with its machines was a balance of essential functionality, small form factor and great battery life. As time moved on, though, fully fledged notebooks became smaller and lighter and end users wanted to run feature rich…
The Asus Eee PC ultraportable comes bundled with a version of Xandros as its operating system. If you would like to try a different Linux distro on your Eee, there are plenty of options to choose from, including eeeXubuntu, EeeDora, ZenEee, EeePCLinuxOS, and Puppeee.
When it comes to installing Puppeee on your Eee PC, you have several options. If you have an external CD/DVD drive, you can boot the Eee PC from the Pupeee CD and use the excellent Puppy Universal Installer wizard to install the system on your…
Although the Asus Eee PC has everything you need to be productive right from the start, a few simple software tweaks can help you to get more out of your tiny companion.
sudo ln -s /opt/openoffice.org2.3/program/swriter /usr/bin/ sudo ln -s /opt/openoffice.org2.3/program/scalc /usr/bin/ sudo ln -s /opt/openoffice.org2.3/program/simpress /usr/bin/ sudo ln -s /opt/openoffice.org2.3/program/sbase…
the lowdown on installing ubuntu on the Asus EeePC. If you haven’t checked out these mini-laptops you’re missing out
#/etc/X11/xorg.conf - copied from the same file of the original OS and adjusted for Gutsy. Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Xandros" Screen 0 "Screen1" InputDevice…
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