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Re: [LUG] Asus eeePC

 


john.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> Posted by "John Hansen" <john.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> I have just received my new Asus eeePC with which I am most impressed. It does all 
> I need for travel and has the software needed all for a fraction over £200 inc. 
> p+p etc. The Xandros Linux OS with modifications is excellent.
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> Good value IMHO.
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I agree with the above, but you should look at the wiki on 
eeepcuser.com. The basic interface can be changed to the xandros 
"advanced" one by adding a repository and then installing a .deb 
package. This gives you the xandros kde desktop designed for the eeepc. 
Also if you search eeepcuser you'll find eeexubuntu, a version of 
xubuntu for the eeepc. This has the wifi and ethernet drivers as native, 
but doesn't as yet support the webcam. The advantage is all the software 
you can install from the ubuntu repositories.

I switched back from eeexubuntu to the xandros kde desktop and was very 
happy with the way all the gizmo's devices worked, but then was 
frustrated by the difficulty of installing apps not in the xandros and 
community eeepc xandros repositories, things like codecs and libdvdcss, 
so have switched back to xubuntu.

Horses for courses I guess. A great gizmo anyways, really useful and you 
  can always stick an 8 gig SD card it.

Simon.

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