Re: [Hampshire] Notebook remix Linux distro
On 7 November 2010 21:18, Vic l...@beer.org.uk wrote: So this is still fedora but with LXDE window manager included instead of KDE or gnome? I can only find brief information which seems to indicate it is the latest fedora with the latest LXDE WM and no further optimisations. Fedora seems quite happy in limited RAM. I'm running it on a Latitude C510 laptop - that's an 850MHz P3 with 256MB. It's not fabulous, but it's certainly usable. 256MB is a bit stingy... I'll echo what Vic said. It's just got LXDE as the default WM, and it's a minimal install. To be honest it's not that minimal! You've still got access to all the Fedora repositories, so extra software is just a click away. However, beware of gnome apps dragging in loads of dependencies. These will eat up disk space. To free up some space I did play a bit with partitioning. The installer refuses to proceed unless you have a swap partition. I subsequently deleted it and extended the filesystem. It now runs better as there is more free space on the 4GB flash and upgrades/updates don't fail due to inadequate space. I did install Chromium which isn't in Fedora due to licensing/copyright. It's a better bet for small screens than Firefox as it has less decoration. Firefox may well be configurable to allow maximum use of screen real estate, but Chromium did it out of the box. I use it for web-browsing so a browser is all I need. Anything else is a nice extra! Graeme -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Notebook remix Linux distro
On Sat, 6 Nov 2010 17:11:23 + Clive Woodfine clivewoodf...@gmail.com wrote: I think it is deb based but it has it's own package unique manager with limited software. You can try it by booting it off a memory stick/card first to see how you like or hate it. Nobody has mentioned that Debian support the Asus Eeepc with a customised version, see this page. http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEeePC I replaced the 'newbie friendly' linux that came on my Asus 900 with DebianEeePC within ten minutes of getting it home. It has the default gnome interface and I'd not change it for any other distro. Like someone else said I too got it to carry around to pick up wifi connections in pubs and the like, the wifi just worked 'outta da box'. I also use as a portable geneweb server for when I go to genealogical meetings instead of the much heavier Sony Vario I used to use. -- John Lewis using Debian sid -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Notebook remix Linux distro
On 6 November 2010 16:59, trotter m.nutt...@ukonline.co.uk wrote: Surprisingly a on-line Linux questionnaire recommended SuSE or fedora but i thought they were heavy distros. Fedora have an LXDE based spin: http://spins.fedoraproject.org/lxde/ http://spins.fedoraproject.org/lxde/I run this on my EeePC 701. Graeme -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Notebook remix Linux distro
On Sunday 07 November 2010 08:43:06 john lewis wrote: On Sat, 6 Nov 2010 17:11:23 + Clive Woodfine clivewoodf...@gmail.com wrote: I think it is deb based but it has it's own package unique manager with limited software. You can try it by booting it off a memory stick/card first to see how you like or hate it. Nobody has mentioned that Debian support the Asus Eeepc with a customised version, see this page. http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEeePC I replaced the 'newbie friendly' linux that came on my Asus 900 with DebianEeePC within ten minutes of getting it home. It has the default gnome interface and I'd not change it for any other distro. Like someone else said I too got it to carry around to pick up wifi connections in pubs and the like, the wifi just worked 'outta da box'. I also use as a portable geneweb server for when I go to genealogical meetings instead of the much heavier Sony Vario I used to use. I have Debian installed on my Acer Aspire One, and it is great! Because I insist on Lenny and KDE 3 for as long as I can (and by the time that I can't I hope that Trinity will be up to speed) I had to install a couple of backports (a newer kernel and a newer wicd). But otherwise just out of the box. The day I actually wiped Linspire off the disk was delighful. I used to wonder how any Linux distro could be that bad. Now I know! Lisi -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Notebook remix Linux distro
At 18:34 07/11/2010, you wrote: On 6 November 2010 16:59, trotter mailto:m.nutt...@ukonline.co.ukm.nutt...@ukonline.co.uk wrote: Surprisingly a on-line Linux questionnaire recommended SuSE or fedora but i thought they were heavy distros. Fedora have an LXDE based spin: http://spins.fedoraproject.org/lxde/http://spins.fedoraproject.org/lxde/ I run this on my EeePC 701. So this is still fedora but with LXDE window manager included instead of KDE or gnome? I can only find brief information which seems to indicate it is the latest fedora with the latest LXDE WM and no further optimisations. Thanks for the information it would better for me to have a rpm based distro if possible. Martin N Running MorphOS v2.4 on Mac Mini, Moderator of MiniDisc,amithlonopen,bwfc Yahoogroups -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Notebook remix Linux distro
So this is still fedora but with LXDE window manager included instead of KDE or gnome? I can only find brief information which seems to indicate it is the latest fedora with the latest LXDE WM and no further optimisations. Fedora seems quite happy in limited RAM. I'm running it on a Latitude C510 laptop - that's an 850MHz P3 with 256MB. It's not fabulous, but it's certainly usable. 256MB is a bit stingy... Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Notebook remix Linux distro
http://www.linux.com/news/embedded-mobile/netbooks/308465-five-best-linux-netbook-oses-for-now They mention Puppy in there, which is a great OS but a bit of an acquired taste. However, depending on what hardware you are thinking of installing on, there is also Pupeee, a version of Pupeee tailored toward EeePCs. Sean I have found Pupeee works best on my eeePC 701. It very fast as it runs in memory but as Sean says it is an aquired taste. Clive Woodfine -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Notebook remix Linux distro
At 13:37 06/11/2010, you wrote: http://www.linux.com/news/embedded-mobile/netbooks/308465-five-best-linux-netbook-oses-for-now They mention Puppy in there, which is a great OS but a bit of an acquired taste. However, depending on what hardware you are thinking of installing on, there is also Pupeee, a version of Pupeee tailored toward EeePCs. Sean I have found Pupeee works best on my eeePC 701. It very fast as it runs in memory but as Sean says it is an aquired taste. Is it a rpm or deb based distro i couldn't find much info on the site. Surprisingly a on-line Linux questionnaire recommended SuSE or fedora but i thought they were heavy distros. Martin N Running MorphOS v2.4 on Mac Mini, Moderator of MiniDisc,amithlonopen,bwfc Yahoogroups -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Notebook remix Linux distro
Is it a rpm or deb based distro i couldn't find much info on the site. Surprisingly a on-line Linux questionnaire recommended SuSE or fedora but i thought they were heavy distros. Martin N I think it is deb based but it has it's own package unique manager with limited software. You can try it by booting it off a memory stick/card first to see how you like or hate it. Clive Woodfine -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Notebook remix Linux distro
I'm currently running openSUSE 11.2 on an Acer Aspire One D150-Bw 10.1-inch Netbook, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD and it's fine, everything works I don't find it slow. I'll be putting 11.3 on there soon. Guess it'll depend on the spec of the machine you're putting it on. David On Saturday 06 Nov 2010, trotter wrote: At 13:37 06/11/2010, you wrote: http://www.linux.com/news/embedded-mobile/netbooks/308465-five-best-linux -netbook-oses-for-now They mention Puppy in there, which is a great OS but a bit of an acquired taste. However, depending on what hardware you are thinking of installing on, there is also Pupeee, a version of Pupeee tailored toward EeePCs. Sean I have found Pupeee works best on my eeePC 701. It very fast as it runs in memory but as Sean says it is an aquired taste. Is it a rpm or deb based distro i couldn't find much info on the site. Surprisingly a on-line Linux questionnaire recommended SuSE or fedora but i thought they were heavy distros. Martin N Running MorphOS v2.4 on Mac Mini, Moderator of MiniDisc,amithlonopen,bwfc Yahoogroups -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk -- -- We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn't want to meet. - Stephen Hawking FLOSS - Not just for your teeth - Free Linux Open Source Software -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Notebook remix Linux distro
Lo, At 17:13 06/11/2010, you wrote: I'm currently running openSUSE 11.2 on an Acer Aspire One D150-Bw 10.1-inch Netbook, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD and it's fine, everything works I don't find it slow. I'll be putting 11.3 on there soon. Guess it'll depend on the spec of the machine you're putting it on. What sort of processor does it have? I have a 1ghz single core processor and 512meg of ram. Martin N On Saturday 06 Nov 2010, trotter wrote: At 13:37 06/11/2010, you wrote: http://www.linux.com/news/embedded-mobile/netbooks/308465-five-best-linux -netbook-oses-for-now They mention Puppy in there, which is a great OS but a bit of an acquired taste. However, depending on what hardware you are thinking of installing on, there is also Pupeee, a version of Pupeee tailored toward EeePCs. Sean I have found Pupeee works best on my eeePC 701. It very fast as it runs in memory but as Sean says it is an aquired taste. Is it a rpm or deb based distro i couldn't find much info on the site. Surprisingly a on-line Linux questionnaire recommended SuSE or fedora but i thought they were heavy distros. Martin N Running MorphOS v2.4 on Mac Mini, Moderator of MiniDisc,amithlonopen,bwfc Yahoogroups -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk -- -- We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn't want to meet. - Stephen Hawking FLOSS - Not just for your teeth - Free Linux Open Source Software -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk -- Running MorphOS v2.4 on Mac Mini, Moderator of MiniDisc,amithlonopen,bwfc Yahoogroups -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Notebook remix Linux distro
On Saturday 06 Nov 2010, trotter wrote: Lo, At 17:13 06/11/2010, you wrote: I'm currently running openSUSE 11.2 on an Acer Aspire One D150-Bw 10.1-inch Netbook, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD and it's fine, everything works I don't find it slow. I'll be putting 11.3 on there soon. Guess it'll depend on the spec of the machine you're putting it on. What sort of processor does it have? I have a 1ghz single core processor and 512meg of ram. Martin N HI It's got an Intel Atom N280 1.66GHz single core processor. This is the Hardware requirements page for openSUSE 11.3 [1] David [1] http://en.opensuse.org/Hardware_requirements -- We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn't want to meet. - Stephen Hawking FLOSS - Not just for your teeth - Free Linux Open Source Software -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Notebook remix Linux distro
On 06/11/10 17:20, trotter wrote: Lo, At 17:13 06/11/2010, you wrote: I'm currently running openSUSE 11.2 on an Acer Aspire One D150-Bw 10.1-inch Netbook, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD and it's fine, everything works I don't find it slow. I'll be putting 11.3 on there soon. Guess it'll depend on the spec of the machine you're putting it on. What sort of processor does it have? I have a 1ghz single core processor and 512meg of ram. Sounds like ideal Puppy/Pupeee material to me. I'd suggest downloading it, putting it on a USB stick and giving it a go. It's tiny by comparison to fully fledged distros (~120MB) and is designed for machines with slower processors and less RAM. What sort of machine are we discussing here? Sean -- music, film, comics, books, rants and drivel: www.funkygibbins.me.uk -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Notebook remix Linux distro
Lo, At 19:02 06/11/2010, you wrote: On 06/11/10 17:20, trotter wrote: Lo, At 17:13 06/11/2010, you wrote: I'm currently running openSUSE 11.2 on an Acer Aspire One D150-Bw 10.1-inch Netbook, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD and it's fine, everything works I don't find it slow. I'll be putting 11.3 on there soon. Guess it'll depend on the spec of the machine you're putting it on. What sort of processor does it have? I have a 1ghz single core processor and 512meg of ram. Sounds like ideal Puppy/Pupeee material to me. I'd suggest downloading it, putting it on a USB stick and giving it a go. It's tiny by comparison to fully fledged distros (~120MB) and is designed for machines with slower processors and less RAM. I am more familiar with rpm and would rather stick with it but puppy is starting to look like a Hobsons choice option if I want something thats reasonably responsive What sort of machine are we discussing here? Old Thinkpad, so its not a netbook and doesn't have a crippled CPU. Martin N Mac Mini, Moderator of MiniDisc,amithlonopen,bwfc Yahoogroups -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Notebook remix Linux distro
On 6 November 2010 19:02, Sean Gibbins s...@funkygibbins.me.uk wrote: Sounds like ideal Puppy/Pupeee material to me. I'd suggest downloading it, putting it on a USB stick and giving it a go. It's tiny by comparison to fully fledged distros (~120MB) and is designed for machines with slower processors and less RAM. What sort of machine are we discussing here? Sean I have written this from Jolicloud running on a USB stick on my eeePC SD 701. This is the first time I have tried it. It uses the Chromium browser. All OK so far. Wireless. OK. The only problem was getting the USB installer to work. It complained it could not unmount the USB stick before installing so I did it from a terminal. You have to create an account or use your Facebook account if you have one. I think it is a useful portable Distro but I will stick with Pupee' jolicloud.com Clive Woodfine -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Notebook remix Linux distro
On 06/11/10 21:19, trotter wrote: Old Thinkpad, so its not a netbook and doesn't have a crippled CPU. Sounds like you'll need to burn it to CD then as I doubt the Thinkpad will boot from a usb disk. Either way it doesn't require a massive investment of time or effort to run up the live disc and get a feel for it. Sean -- music, film, comics, books, rants and drivel: www.funkygibbins.me.uk -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Notebook remix Linux distro
On 05/11/10 21:59, trotter wrote: Lo, Are there any other notebook remix editions of any Linux distro other than ubuntu? A quick google just shows ubuntu. And behold! ;-) http://www.linux.com/news/embedded-mobile/netbooks/308465-five-best-linux-netbook-oses-for-now They mention Puppy in there, which is a great OS but a bit of an acquired taste. However, depending on what hardware you are thinking of installing on, there is also Pupeee, a version of Pupeee tailored toward EeePCs. Sean -- music, film, comics, books, rants and drivel: www.funkygibbins.me.uk -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
