Comments on: The Evolution of an Ubuntu EeePC http://fuzzz.gaulin.ca/2008/02/03/the-evolution-of-an-ubuntu-eeepc/ Photos, videos, commentary, and other oddities Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:23:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: orwellophile http://fuzzz.gaulin.ca/2008/02/03/the-evolution-of-an-ubuntu-eeepc/comment-page-1/#comment-58032 orwellophile Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:20:14 +0000 http://fuzzz.gaulin.ca/2008/02/03/the-evolution-of-an-ubuntu-eeepc/#comment-58032 That background is indeed mind bottling. I'm having trouble picking which Distro to install on my little baby. There are so many choices... all of them Debian :-p .. and none of them perfect... That background is indeed mind bottling.

I’m having trouble picking which Distro to install on my little baby. There are so many choices… all of them Debian :-p .. and none of them perfect…

]]> By: Sriram http://fuzzz.gaulin.ca/2008/02/03/the-evolution-of-an-ubuntu-eeepc/comment-page-1/#comment-58028 Sriram Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:14:31 +0000 http://fuzzz.gaulin.ca/2008/02/03/the-evolution-of-an-ubuntu-eeepc/#comment-58028 Nice review.. as you said, it's a great micro laptop, and the fact that it runs *buntu makes it even more lovable :) Nice review.. as you said, it’s a great micro laptop, and the fact that it runs *buntu makes it even more lovable :)

]]> By: andreg http://fuzzz.gaulin.ca/2008/02/03/the-evolution-of-an-ubuntu-eeepc/comment-page-1/#comment-57787 andreg Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:08:04 +0000 http://fuzzz.gaulin.ca/2008/02/03/the-evolution-of-an-ubuntu-eeepc/#comment-57787 Yeah I read a few reviews that said it was pretty underwhelming when you got it installed... Yeah I read a few reviews that said it was pretty underwhelming when you got it installed…

]]> By: Dmitriy Kropivnitskiy http://fuzzz.gaulin.ca/2008/02/03/the-evolution-of-an-ubuntu-eeepc/comment-page-1/#comment-57786 Dmitriy Kropivnitskiy Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:37:28 +0000 http://fuzzz.gaulin.ca/2008/02/03/the-evolution-of-an-ubuntu-eeepc/#comment-57786 I am considering trying gOS + ubuntu-eee combo. gOS 2.0.1beta is a little rough around the edges, but much faster on startup and much more responsive. I am considering trying gOS + ubuntu-eee combo. gOS 2.0.1beta is a little rough around the edges, but much faster on startup and much more responsive.

]]> By: Dmitriy Kropivnitskiy http://fuzzz.gaulin.ca/2008/02/03/the-evolution-of-an-ubuntu-eeepc/comment-page-1/#comment-57785 Dmitriy Kropivnitskiy Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:51:43 +0000 http://fuzzz.gaulin.ca/2008/02/03/the-evolution-of-an-ubuntu-eeepc/#comment-57785 Ah! Cool. Didn't recognize the panel, since by default you would have taskbar on the bottom and launchers on top. After I deleted the original atl2 module everything seems fine. The boot takes quite some time compared to the original OS. I guess the original modified Xandros doesn't start many of the services Ubuntu starts. I did the tmpfs and profiling tricks, now I need to cut out some of the services from the startup. One annoying thing I noticed is that a lot of stuff that may non be strictly necessary is a dependence of ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-minimal or one of the other ubuntu-* packages. And it seems like Ubuntu devs depend on those packages when they want to introduce new packages into the system. Ah! Cool. Didn’t recognize the panel, since by default you would have taskbar on the bottom and launchers on top. After I deleted the original atl2 module everything seems fine. The boot takes quite some time compared to the original OS. I guess the original modified Xandros doesn’t start many of the services Ubuntu starts. I did the tmpfs and profiling tricks, now I need to cut out some of the services from the startup. One annoying thing I noticed is that a lot of stuff that may non be strictly necessary is a dependence of ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-minimal or one of the other ubuntu-* packages. And it seems like Ubuntu devs depend on those packages when they want to introduce new packages into the system.

]]> By: Chris http://fuzzz.gaulin.ca/2008/02/03/the-evolution-of-an-ubuntu-eeepc/comment-page-1/#comment-57779 Chris Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:35:08 +0000 http://fuzzz.gaulin.ca/2008/02/03/the-evolution-of-an-ubuntu-eeepc/#comment-57779 Man it's weird seeing that background on there... discombobulating in fact :) I was also about to correct you for "...and Filezilla...", I was so used to thinking it was a PC-only app. Then I checked. Thanks for pointing out that my favourite non-Transmit FTP app is available for Linux - I had no idea. Good FTP times ahead (I hate you gFTP). Man it’s weird seeing that background on there… discombobulating in fact :)

I was also about to correct you for “…and Filezilla…”, I was so used to thinking it was a PC-only app. Then I checked. Thanks for pointing out that my favourite non-Transmit FTP app is available for Linux – I had no idea.

Good FTP times ahead (I hate you gFTP).

]]> By: andreg http://fuzzz.gaulin.ca/2008/02/03/the-evolution-of-an-ubuntu-eeepc/comment-page-1/#comment-57778 andreg Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:43:52 +0000 http://fuzzz.gaulin.ca/2008/02/03/the-evolution-of-an-ubuntu-eeepc/#comment-57778 I didn't to anything too special. I added the lower panel and did not tell it to auto expand to the full width of the screen. I then cranked down the opacity. I didn’t to anything too special. I added the lower panel and did not tell it to auto expand to the full width of the screen. I then cranked down the opacity.

]]> By: Dmitriy Kropivnitskiy http://fuzzz.gaulin.ca/2008/02/03/the-evolution-of-an-ubuntu-eeepc/comment-page-1/#comment-57777 Dmitriy Kropivnitskiy Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:31:54 +0000 http://fuzzz.gaulin.ca/2008/02/03/the-evolution-of-an-ubuntu-eeepc/#comment-57777 BTW, what is that nice panel you have at the bottom of the screen? BTW, what is that nice panel you have at the bottom of the screen?

]]> By: Dmitriy Kropivnitskiy http://fuzzz.gaulin.ca/2008/02/03/the-evolution-of-an-ubuntu-eeepc/comment-page-1/#comment-57776 Dmitriy Kropivnitskiy Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:19:56 +0000 http://fuzzz.gaulin.ca/2008/02/03/the-evolution-of-an-ubuntu-eeepc/#comment-57776 I have tried installing eeeXubuntu and it works fine, except that I don't particularly like XFCE. So, after reading your post I went off the deep edge and installed Ubuntu and ubuntu-eee. So far the only bug I found was dead wired network. It seems that the script doesn't replace the atl2 module, so there is a conflict. I have tried installing eeeXubuntu and it works fine, except that I don’t particularly like XFCE. So, after reading your post I went off the deep edge and installed Ubuntu and ubuntu-eee. So far the only bug I found was dead wired network. It seems that the script doesn’t replace the atl2 module, so there is a conflict.

]]> By: andreg http://fuzzz.gaulin.ca/2008/02/03/the-evolution-of-an-ubuntu-eeepc/comment-page-1/#comment-57775 andreg Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:05:54 +0000 http://fuzzz.gaulin.ca/2008/02/03/the-evolution-of-an-ubuntu-eeepc/#comment-57775 I just noticed another novel concept with the Ubuntu-eee. Thanks to the special features enabled by the ubuntu-eee script it is possible to turn overclocking of the cpu on and off as desired. At the normal clock speed of 630-ish Mhz you'll notice web pages load ok but are not particularly snappy. A quick click of Fn-F6 and the processor jumps to a full 900mhz which adds significant speed and snappiness. Unfortunately overclocking heats the mini laptop up a bit and consumes a lot or extra battery power. For now, underclock when on battery and overclock when on AC. I just noticed another novel concept with the Ubuntu-eee. Thanks to the special features enabled by the ubuntu-eee script it is possible to turn overclocking of the cpu on and off as desired. At the normal clock speed of 630-ish Mhz you’ll notice web pages load ok but are not particularly snappy. A quick click of Fn-F6 and the processor jumps to a full 900mhz which adds significant speed and snappiness. Unfortunately overclocking heats the mini laptop up a bit and consumes a lot or extra battery power. For now, underclock when on battery and overclock when on AC.

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