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Re: [LUG] Asus eeePC

 

On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:37:20 +0000
Simon Robert wrote:
> 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.

If eeeXandros is Debian based, could you not simply whack the
appropriate repositories into your sources.list and have things like
codecs etc at your fingertips?

(Note that I've never tried cross-pollinating different Debian-based
distros.)

Grant.

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