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Ubuntu Asus Eee 1008HA Netbook

Asked by TASSOS PANAGIOTOPOULOS

Hello.

I own an Asus Eee 1008 HA netbook running Windows XP.

I am thinking of turning it into dual boot with Ubuntu.

Which version of Ubuntu do you suggest? Should I expect any problems? Are there netbook/eee specific ubuntu builds?

Thank you

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mycae (mycae) said : 		#1

The EEE series is well supported under ubuntu, thanks to the efforts of the debian EEE project.
http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEeePC

Everything should pretty much work. The only problem is that the intel GMA 950 is pretty slow. You may wish to install a desktop other than Unity, or Gnome3, if using a recent ubuntu release (ie anything but the LTS). This way you avoid desktop effects which can be very slow under low-end graphics processors (your mileage, and personal tolerance for slow may vary).

You can try a stock ubuntu or xubuntu install, then if you go with ubuntu, and don't like the default session, you can always use the package manager to install a different one.

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TASSOS PANAGIOTOPOULOS (supertp) said : 		#2

Thanks a lot for the info mycae.

Just one more question.

I have installed ubuntu 11.10. In case I want to downgrade to 11.04 do I just install on the previous installation?

(I'm a linux-rookie)... :)

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mycae (mycae) said : 		#3

Yes, you can simply overwrite your previous install. Note that any data you have might be lost, so you should back it up.

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TASSOS PANAGIOTOPOULOS (supertp) said : 		#4

Thanks a lot!!!