I have a MSI wind Netbook U100, and I want to get rid of windows XP and put on Linux, I have used Ubuntu 10.10 on it before but I had a few issues last time with a flickering screen and stuff, I will mainly be using it for college work, so opening .doc files and listening to music, I am quite experianced with Linux so that isn't an issue.
[editline]27th January 2011[/editline]
I'm attempting to install Lucid Lynx netbook edition.
Avoid netbook remix... It will consume screen space, almost as much as it consumes resources. Do you want to be able to open doc files out of the box? Or do you not mind installing openoffice yourself?
Yea, I'd say that the netbook remix is probably smart.
I've heard it can be a pain, but I think that it will be vastly improved in the coming releases.
Fedora, whatever is the newest version
Netbook remixes look like they belong with a touch screen.
[QUOTE=ButtsexV2;27693236]Fedora, whatever is the newest version[/QUOTE]
If I recall correctly, the latest is 14, with the code name Laughlin.
I have Msi Wind u120, and use Arch with openbox everyday. While I had some problems with brightness too, I managed to hotfix that up by not using gnome-power manager (also acpi_backlight=vendor in linux grub line does the trick)
So I suggest Arch as it works almost flawlessly and you get full customization (as well as pacman :D)
Android.
I used Arch on my netbook. It worked pretty well. But Fedora worked alright too.
I did some research and I found something called easypeasy, It works out the box, wifi, camera just everything works, I am going to stick with this, thanks guys.
I personally use arch on my netbook, runs brilliantly.
I use Arch on my Wind.
I use Mint 10, but after installation, I open up Synaptic, and strip the shit out of it until I'm left with only what I need. I'm going to Remastersys Mint 11 when it's released to trim the fat from Mint.
Oh god there's a mint 10 now? I'm still at mint 8
Lets just slap Arch on everything.
You could use Jolicloud. But, it's only good if all you want to do is be on the internet.
[QUOTE=supersnail11;27804800]Oh god there's a mint 10 now? I'm still at mint 8[/QUOTE]
After Ubuntu releases their new version every 6 months, the Mint team releases a Mint version about a month later. I'm on Mint 10, and it's pretty sweet. Let's hope they don't include Unity in Mint 11. :D
[QUOTE=Zellezra;27848499]After Ubuntu releases their new version every 6 months, the Mint team releases a Mint version about a month later. I'm on Mint 10, and it's pretty sweet. Let's hope they don't include Unity in Mint 11. :D[/QUOTE]
Mint is all about usability and consistency, they won't switch to unity if they want to keep their userbase.
Arch if you don't mind getting your hands dirty and configging stuff yourself (not that hard if you follow wiki pages and don't mind reading some docs)
CrunchBang is a new favorite of mine for a fully features out of the box distro, installing it on my new eeePC right now
Google needs to hurry their asses with that OS of theirs.
[QUOTE=n0cturni;27882886]Google needs to hurry their asses with that OS of theirs.[/QUOTE]
You can get it if you don't mind compiling it.
Crunchbang Linux is amazing with RAM usage and at being useful.
Openbox version takes like 30mb-40mb of RAM after boot and it's really nice. There's a nice setup script after you install it that goes through some stuff, like if you want to install OpenOffice, it's there, or if you need printer support, it does that too etc.
[QUOTE=nikomo;27977146]Crunchbang Linux is amazing with RAM usage and at being useful.
Openbox version takes like 30mb-40mb of RAM after boot and it's really nice. There's a nice setup script after you install it that goes through some stuff, like if you want to install OpenOffice, it's there, or if you need printer support, it does that too etc.[/QUOTE]
I tried Crunchbang yesterday for the first time. I love it. :3:
Ubuntu.
[QUOTE=ViciousRaptor;28005374]Ubuntu.[/QUOTE]
What's the best way to get in shape and fast? Get cancer.
That's how I view your answer. Ubuntu's way too heavy for a netbook.
Lubuntu might work, though. Used it myself on a netbook a long time ago. (Lubuntu = Ubuntu + LXDE instead of GNOME).
If you're going for LXDE you can use CrunchBang Linux, I've used it on my laptop for a while before I switched to arch. It's really easy to use.
[url]http://archbang.org/[/url]
Arch in easymode
[QUOTE=Boris-B;28009212]If you're going for LXDE you can use CrunchBang Linux, I've used it on my laptop for a while before I switched to arch. It's really easy to use.[/QUOTE]
I tried Crunchbang Linux with LXDE.
It's the same thing as the Openbox version, except it uses about 60mb more RAM.
My suggestion would be Arch and awesome. I have that running on my laptop, boots quickly and only uses 43Mb of ram base.
Going to be original and say Debian.
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