> > Thanks Nicholas and Phill ! > > > > Forgot this in my sig: https://launchpad.net/~barney-holmes > > > > In my experience a lightweight browser does not provide the kind of > > embedded "internet OS" which Firefox is now if you think about it. > > People use Firefox as an entire system that they use between various > > devices (using the sync). I've seen it criticised as bloatware or a > > memory hog but that's just because it's "internet OS" nature. With a > > stripped down linux it fits fine into the Eee 701 memory unless you have > > too many tabs open or too much flash running. Of course that can be > > stopped by using the noflash add on. Only other problem was update > > manager popping up and maxing out the memory and SSD at bad moments > > (this had me tearing my hair out a couple of times). > > > > I'll test and see if alternate server edition uses less memory than > > lubuntu alternate. At least a clear guide could be written for > > installation for the Eee PC 701. There seem to be quite a few > > enthusiastic 701 users out there ... eg. > > http://www.delicious.com/redirect?url=http% > > 3A//www.jkkmobile.com/2008/06/easy-to-add-touch-screen-kit-for-asus.html > > Of course the guide would be applicable to other low spec notebooks. > > What is good about Ubuntu, at least last time I checked, is the support > > for the Eee 701 keyboard as well as the CPU scaling and laptop power > > management, although I think there has been a problem recently with > > cpufreq not addressing the 701 processor properly (it only has two > > speeds). > > > > If necessary, would it be appropriate to create a special package for > > the 701 that installs a lightweight window manager and some other basics > > after the alternate install ? Not sure what the Ubuntu way is there. > > > > DJ Barney > > > > https://launchpad.net/~barney-holmes > > > > On Thu, 2012-01-12 at 15:35 +0100, Nicholas Skaggs wrote: > > > >> > Welcome! I also had an underpowered laptop for a long time. Not to > >> > make this into a support thread, but I would offer using the alternate > >> > install cd and installing the server edition. Then install something > >> > like flubox or jwm or enlightenment, etc.. really any other > >> > lightweight window manger should work. This should allow your system > >> > to perform nicely. In addition, you can try using a lightweight > >> > browser. > >> > > >> > ISO Testing to make sure the installer works and installs properly is > >> > part of our on-going tasks. > >> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/TasksPrecise Since the eeePC would have > >> > to be booted and installed using usb this would make an interesting > >> > test case for our generated isos. Cheers, > >> > > >> > Nicholas > >> > > >> > On 01/12/2012 02:36 PM, Phill Whiteside wrote: > >> > > >> >> > Hi, > >> >> > > >> >> > welcome to QA. > >> >> > > >> >> > Hmm, if lubuntu is still too big for you I can only suggest you try > >> >> > lubuntu-core (not lubuntu-desktop) which is the really stripped down > >> >> > version of lubuntu. Details of the 11.10 series of this can be found > >> >> > at > >> >> > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation/MinimalInstall > >> >> > I am asking our head of dev to find out if the lubuntu-core option > >> >> > is available for 12.04 yet. > >> >> > > >> >> > @Julien, is lubuntu-core available for 12.04 yet? > >> >> > > >> >> > Regards, > >> >> > > >> >> > Phill. > >> >> > > >> >> > On 12 January 2012 11:33, Xelsior <xelsio...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> > Hello, > >> >> > > >> >> > Just joined the group. I've been a Linux user since the late > >> >> > 90's and > >> >> > an Ubuntu user since 07. I've contributed to some bug > >> >> > reporting and > >> >> > pages on the help wiki. > >> >> > > >> >> > At the moment I have AntiX on my Asus EeePC simply because > >> >> > Ubuntu was > >> >> > using too much memory. I had problems with Firefox maxing > >> >> > out the > >> >> > memory and hitting the swap very hard. Swap access is just > >> >> > way too > >> >> > slow on an Eee 701 with a slow SSD and 512mb of memory. > >> >> > Actually > >> >> > everything else seems to run fine with an Ubuntu > >> >> > installation ... > >> >> > except for the memory problem. I tried the other Ubuntu > >> >> > distro's like > >> >> > Lubuntu but they have the same problem (they are aimed more > >> >> > at the > >> >> > later Eee's). The general advice is to use a distro like > >> >> > AntiX, but I > >> >> > don't see why Ubuntu could not have a repository package > >> >> > that strips > >> >> > everything down - removes unnecessary kernel modules and > >> >> > other memory > >> >> > and space saving tactics. Don't know if I'm in the right > >> >> > place for > >> >> > that kind of development but I can do testing (boot on a > >> >> > live Ubuntu > >> >> > SSD?) and I can help in many other ways. > >> >> > > >> >> > Barney > >> >> > > >> >> > -- > >> >> > Ubuntu-qa mailing list > >> >> > Ubuntu-qa@lists.ubuntu.com > >> >> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > >> >> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-qa > >> >> > > >> >> > -- > >> >> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw > > > > -- > > Ubuntu-qa mailing list > > Ubuntu-qa@lists.ubuntu.com > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-qa
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