2009/9/12 lesl...@ozemail.com.au <lesl...@ozemail.com.au>: > A friend who had one of the above, but thought it unsuitable, gave it to me. I > find it very suitable for certain things and want to continue using it. > However, > it came with Windows XP and I'd prefer to run Linux on it. At the same time, I > don't want to wipe XP and then find the computer doesn't work properly with > Linux. I solved that problem on a laptop I use by using Wubi to install > Ubuntu. I > looked for a way to install Ubuntu Netbook Remix on the Eee by using Wubi, but > there doesn't seem to be one. > > Are people running versions of Linux on this or similar computers that they've > been able to install easily while keeping Windows?
I haven't tried Wubi, but my understanding is that once it's been set up and booted into, it behaves just like a normal Ubuntu installation. In that case, you can install Ubuntu first and then set up Netbook Remix, which is what I did on my Eee 901. If you think you might want Windows back, you could create images of the filesystems using a tool like dd or clonezilla. -- Bring choice back to your computer. http://www.linux.org.au/linux -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
