====== Overview of Linux Distributions for the ASUS eeePC ====== There are many Linux distributions that work on the ASUS eeePC. Below is a chart of their features. ACPI #1 : Fn-F1, Fn-F2,..., Fn-F9 \\ ACPI #2 : Suspend and Hibernate \\ ACPI #3 : Overclocking friendly \\ \\ ===== Custom eeePC Linux Distributions ===== ^ Distribution\\ Name ^ Model # ^ Status as of ^ Version ^ Ethernet ^ Wireless ^ Camera ^ ACPI #1 ^ ACPI #2 ^ ACPI #3 ^ Installation Type ^ Need Partition\\ Before Installation? ^ Ease of Use ^ Desktop Environment or\\ Window Manager ^ Support\\ by Distro ^ Bootup Speed ^ Memory used\\ by Install ^ Hard Drive\\ used by Install ^ Kernel Version ^ Window Scaling\\ for 800x480 ^ Other Comments (including USB and SD cards) ^ | ASUS\\ Xandros\\ Easy Mode | 700 series | 2008-03-23 | ??? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ??? | ??? | Pre-Installed | No | very easy | iceWM | is ASUS\\ supporting? | ~32 s | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | | ASUS\\ Xandros\\ Advanced Mode | 700 series | 2008-03-23 | ??? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ??? | ??? | easy to alter\\ see eee wiki | No | easy | KDE | is ASUS\\ supporting? | ~40 s | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | | Breezy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Debian EeeOS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | EeeDora | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | EeePCLinuxOS | 700 series | 2008-04-23 | Beta 3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | LiveCD | No | Easy | KDE 3.5 | [[http://EeePCLinuxOS.com/forum]] | ~60 s | ? | ~680 MB | 2.6.17.2 | ? | Compressed Filesystem, allows to put a 2GB System into a 680MB Image. Changes, installed applications etc. are stored separately, install to USB possible, easy to use utility which can enable an EasyMode overclocking or auto-login and also shows space remaining on drive | | eeeXubuntu | 700 series | 2008-04-04 | 7.10-r3 | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | LiveCD | Yes | Easy | Xfce | No | 2 mins | | | 2.6.22 | | | | [[http://freeeee.org/|FREEEEE]] | All models | 2008-10-06 | 200810060535 | Yes | Yes 701 & 900 (ath5k). No 701SD, 901, 1000 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Live USB/SD image | No | Easy | Openbox & Compiz | Yes | 30 secs | 400 megs (full-on multimedia) | 2.4G |2.6.26.5-43.libre1.rt9 | | Unique distro. Realtime kernel with jack, so audio performance is excellent. Only distro supporting wifi with free software ath5k driver for 701/900. No wifi in 901/1000. Many packages not available in other distros. Made by BLAG and dynebolic developers. | | [[http://fluxflux.net/|fluxflux-eee]] | 70x, 900/A, 901, 1000H | 2008-11 | en-2008-9 de-2008-11 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | USB-Stick or SD-Card in cardreader | Yes | No | Openbox | No PCLOS-DE-Forum | 70 s in livemode 35 s in real mode | Mem: 122356 | 2 GB installed | 2.6.22.15.tex3 | 800x480, 1024x600 | System available as ISO, ISO to boot off an external optical drive, you can create a bootable USB drive or SD(HC) out of the mounted ISO, very easy, in Linux or Windows | | PupEee | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Zeee | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx| \\ \\ ===== Linux Distributions (not custom-made for eeePC) ===== ^ Distribution\\ Name ^ Model # ^ Status as of ^ Version ^ Ethernet ^ Wireless ^ Camera ^ ACPI #1 ^ ACPI #2 ^ ACPI #3 ^ Installation Type ^ Need Partition\\ Before Installation? ^ Ease of Use ^ Desktop Environment or\\ Window Manager ^ Support\\ by Distro ^ Bootup Speed ^ Memory used\\ by Install ^ Hard Drive\\ used by Install ^ Kernel Version ^ Window Scaling\\ for 800x480 ^ Other Comments (including USB and SD cards) ^ | Arch Linux | 700 series | 2008-04-02 | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hard drive or SD card install | Not necessary | easy (but not for noobs) | All | custom kernel from dev + drivers| ~15s | ~90 | 2 - 3 Gb for complete desktop| 2.6.25 | Yes | Installed on SD card | | BackTrack | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Debian | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DSL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fedora | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gentoo | 700 series | 2008-09-21 | 2008.0 | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | SDD, SD, USB | No, but recommended | Advanced | Any | Excellent Wiki, Forum, Irc | Varies | Varies | Varies | 2.6.25 | Yes* | All hardware works, and system operates faster then the original distribution. This Distro is for advanced users, and users who are looking to expanded their knowledge of linux. * Denotes requires user to add manually, or tweak kernel | | GoboLinux | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | gOS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Kubuntu | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Linpus | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Linux Mint | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mandriva | 700 series | 2008-04-09 | 2008 Spring aka 2008.1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Easy to setup | Internal SSD or SD/SDHC card or USB key | No | easy but\\ not for noobs | KDE 3.5.9,\\ Gnome 2.22,\\ Xfce 4, IceWM,\\ Fluxbox, etc | Yes | 60s~75s | 300MB with:\\ Konqueror,\\ Firefox,\\ Konsole,\\ Amarok and\\ OOo Writer\\ running KDE | Min. 1.2GB\\ Max. 3.5GB | Laptop-optimized\\ 2.6.24.4 | Yes | See [[mandriva_2008.1_final_on_eee_pc|eeeuser Mandriva 2008.1 wiki pages]] | | MiniMe | 700 series | 2008-03-23 | 2008 | Yes but need\\ configuration | Mostly with\\ configuration | Waiting for\\ driver to be\\ repository | Partly with\\ Configuration | ??? | No | hard drive install | No | Easy after\\ "advanced" installing\\ softwares | KDE | No | 60 seconds | ? | don't know\\ exactly, but\\ less than 800M | 2.6.22.15.tex2 | Yes | Later Versions Will Not Need Configurations | | Puppy Linux | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sabayon | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Slackware | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | SuSe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ubuntu | 700 series | 2008-04-16 | 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) | Yes | No (*) | Yes | No (*) | No (*) | No (manual addition of kernel module required) | SSD, SDHC, USB, or Live USB / Persistent install | No | Easy after scriptpack | Gnome using metacity + compiz fusion by default; KDE, XFCE, Flux, Ice, etc, available (I have Ice working) | No | ~90 seconds | ~300MB | ~2-2.5GB | 2.6.22-14 generic | No, but can hotkey to fullscreen for some windows using compiz fusion | (*) Items addressed with the asterisk may all be activated using an automated scriptpack [[http://code.google.com/p/ubuntu-eee/]]. | | Ubuntu | | | 8.04 (Hardy Heron) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Wolvix Cub | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GeexBox | 700 series | 2008-07-15 | 1.1 | ?\\ (Possible with configuration) | No | No | No | No | No | Live CD,\\ SD-Card or\\ Hard Drive\\ (USB-Stick didn't work) | Yes | Very easy,\\ keyboard only\\ (type M for menu) | ? | [[http://geexbox.org/en/index.html|GeexBox.org]] | ? | <64Mo | ~8Mo | 2.6.21.3 | ? | The GeexBox is a tiny OS that turns the EEE into a media center. It works with a menu like DVD player. Time to boot is really short (tested on SD-Card) and time to shutdown is a few seconds.\\ I noticed that the EEE not really shuts down, the power light keeps on. So shut it down with the power button. | |xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx| \\ \\ Please note that there is a table of boot times for different distros and models at:\\ http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pTAhbuCz8YBRHsoS7P4S6Ow&hl=en_GB\\ For additions/ comments visit: http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?pid=456733#p456733 ====== Inserting information into the table ====== ===== How to correctly update the table ===== If you are already using another distribution, please help keep the above charts current. * Please update the status date if you modify anything (Please use some international standard format, e.g. 2008-03-25 rather than the US format which will be misinterpreted in many other countries.) * Leave a question mark if you can't figure out what to say. * Include information about the support by the distribution. If needed, include the size informations. * ACPI = Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. - Test Fn-F1, Fn-F2,..., Fn-F9. - Test if sleep (suspend to ram) and hibernate (suspend-to-disk) work. - Is the eee.ko module available or easy to compile for your distribution. * Bootup Time = time between booting the machine to the login screen. Turn off auto-login if needed. * To find out memory usage, type "free" (immediately after installation). * To find the disk usage, type "df" (immediately after installation). * To find the kernel version, type "uname -a". * To find what window scaling is being used, type "xrandr". ===== How to start editing this page ===== It is easy to enter the informations into the wiki. You do NOT need to understand DokuWiki, just leave the chart pattern alone and add a few words next to the distribution you are using. * Go [[http://wiki.eeeuser.com/?do=register|register]] and/or [[http://wiki.eeeuser.com/?do=login|login]]. * On this page, click "edit this page" (top left). * Find the name of your distribution. You'll see "| distribution_name |" which is the 1st column. * Enter text for 2nd column (which is today date), then a | . * Enter text for 3rd column and another | . Repeat until you fill in the last column (which is "Other Comments"). For line breaks, use a pair of backslashes. * Click "save" to see the results. If you want to understand the table syntax for DokuWiki, see the [[wiki:syntax#tables|Tables Section]] of [[wiki:syntax]]. FIXME If you are an expert on Dokuwiki, please modify the table (take out the last line and define the table width). And remove this line.