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| - | ====== Overview of Linux Distributions for the ASUS eeePC ====== | + | ====== Comparison of Linux Distributions for the ASUS Eee PC ====== |
| - | There are many Linux distributions that work on the ASUS eeePC. Below is a chart of their features. | + | There are many Linux distributions (distros) that work on the ASUS Eee PC. Below is a chart of some of their features. |
| - | ACPI #1 : Fn-F1, Fn-F2,..., Fn-F9 \\ | + | ACPI #1 : Fn-F1 through Fn-F9 \\ |
| - | ACPI #2 : Suspend and Hibernate \\ | + | ACPI #2 : Suspend and/or Hibernate \\ |
| - | ACPI #3 : Overclocking friendly \\ \\ | + | ACPI #3 : Overclocking Friendly \\ \\ |
| + | ===== Custom Eee PC Linux Distros ===== | ||
| + | ^ Distro Name ^ Eee PC\\ Model(s) ^ Release Date\\ (YY-MM-DD) ^ Version ^ Ethernet? ^ Wireless? ^ Camera? ^ ACPI 1? ^ ACPI 2? ^ ACPI 3? ^ Install Type ^ Custom\\ Partition\\ Needed? ^ Ease of Use ^ Desktop or\\ Window Type ^ Supporting Group(s) ^ Boot Time\\ (in sec.) ^ Memory\\ Used by\\ Install\\ (in MB) ^ Hard Drive\\ Used by\\ Install\\ (in MB) ^ Kernel Version ^ Resolution\\ Size(s) ^ Other Comments (including USB and SD cards) ^ | ||
| + | | ASUS\\ Xandros\\ Easy Mode\\ (System Default) | 700 series | 2007-10-13 | Support DVD\\ Rev. 1.3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Suspend | Yes | Pre-Installed\\ SSD | Yes | Very Easy | iceWM | ASUS &\\ EeeUser Community | 32 s | 305 MB | 2,391 MB | 2.6.21.4-eeepc | 800x480 | Most compatible as it is designed specifically for the Eee. | | ||
| + | | ASUS\\ Xandros\\ Advanced Mode | 700 series | 2007-10-13 | Support DVD\\ Rev. 1.3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Suspend | Yes | Pre-Installed\\ SSD\\ See Comments For Link | Yes | Easy | KDE | ASUS &\\ EeeUser Community | 40 s | 492 MB | 2,391 MB | 2.6.21.4-eeepc | 800x480 | http://wiki.eeeuser.com/howto:getkde\\ Very compatible, simple KDE desktop interface version of the Easy Mode setup. | | ||
| + | | Breeezy | 700 series | 2006-11-11 | Puppy 2.13 | No | Yes | Yes | Brightness Only | No | | SD Card\\ SSD\\ USB\\ USB Live | No | Easy | | Online Forums | 95 s | 90 MB | 147 MB | 2.6.18.1 | 800x480\\ 640x480 | Based on Puppy Linux, this is a very responsive kernel and very small, but the bootup hangs in the middle and ends up taking a long time to boot. Otherwise this kernel is very nice out of the box. | | ||
| + | | Cruncheee | 700 series\\ 900 series\\ 1000 series| 2008-10-16 | 8.10.02 | Yes | Yes | | All But\\ Volume\\ Control | Suspend | | LiveCD\\ USB\\ SSD | No | Medium | OpenBox | Online Forums | 60 s | 311 MB | 1,424 MB | 2.6.27-8-eeepc-lean | 800x480\\ 640x480\\ 720x400\\ 640x400\\ 640x350 | Very quick OS. Minimalistic, but very stable. | | ||
| + | | Easy Peasy | 700 series | 2008-11-16 | 1.1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Volume Up/Down (no mute), Screen Brightness, & Print Screen Only | No | | SSD\\ SD Card\\ USB\\ Live USB | No | Easy | Gnome | Online Forums | 65 s | 496 MB | 2,819 MB | 2.6.27-8-eeepc | 800x480\\ 640x480\\ 720x400\\ 640x400\\ 640x350 | Based on Ubuntu Netbook Remix, but much more responsive than Canonical's release. | | ||
| + | | Easy Peasy | 700 series | 2008-11-16 | 1.1 With 9.04 Upgrade | Yes | Yes | Yes | All But Wireless | No | | SSD| No | Easy | Gnome | Online Forums | 47 s | 311 MB | 2,848 MB | 2.6.27-8-eeepc | 800x480\\ 640x480\\ 720x400\\ 640x400\\ 640x350 | Same build as Easy Peasy shown above, but with the 9.04 version upgrade. It made the boot much faster, but as with the Ubuntu Netbook Remix desktop, this one is a little laggy (though not as bad as Canonical's release). Almost identical, but with the differences shown in the table. | | ||
| + | | EeeOS | 700 series | 2007-11-12 | Beta 2 | | Yes | | No Volume | | | Live USB | No | Medium | Xfce | Online Forums | 60 s | 221 MB | 462 MB | 2.6.22-3-686 | 800x480\\ 640x480\\ 720x400\\ 640x400\\ 640x350 | No "easy install" feature. Response and good boot time. Very basic, however, so you need some Linux experience to use and isntall it. Initial login as "root" user with no password. | | ||
| + | | EeePCLinuxOS | 700 series | 2008-04-23 | Beta 3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | LiveCD\\ USB | No | Easy | KDE 3.5 | [[http://EeePCLinuxOS.com/forum|Online Forums]] | 60 s | | 680 MB | 2.6.17.2 | | Compressed filesystem allows you to put a 2 GB System into a 680 MB Image. Changes, installed applications etc. are stored separately. Easy to use utility which can enable an Easy Mode overclocking or auto-login and also shows you to see remaining space on drive. As of 26 APR 2009, video drivers are incompatible with 701. | | ||
| + | | eeebuntu Base | 700 series | 2008-11-16 | 2.0 Base | Yes | Yes | | No Wireless On/Off | Suspend | | USB\\ Live USB\\ SSD\\ SD Card | No | Easy | Gnome | Online Forums | 70 s | 392 MB | 1,558 MB | 2.6.27-8-eeepc | 800x480\\ 640x480\\ 720x400\\ 640x400\\ 640x350 | Small & quick, but the defaults set for Firefox fonts are insanely small. I think they're 5-pt. All other system fonts are also quite small. | | ||
| + | | eeebuntu Base | 700 series | 2008-11-16 | 2.0 Base with 9.04 upgrade | Yes | Yes | | No Wireless On/Off | Suspend | | USB\\ Live USB\\ SSD\\ SD Card | No | Easy | Gnome | Online Forums | 50 s | 341 MB | 2,042 MB | 2.6.27-8-eeepc | 800x480\\ 640x480\\ 720x400\\ 640x400\\ 640x350 | Same as above entry, but with the 9.04 version upgrade. See chart for details. Small & quick, but the defaults set for Firefox fonts are insanely small. I think they're 5-pt. All other system fonts are also quite small. | | ||
| + | | eeebuntu Netbook Remix | 700 series | 2008-11-16 | 2.0 Netbook Remix | Yes | Yes | | No Wireless | Suspend | | Live USB\\ SSD\\ SD Card | No | Easy | Gnome | Online Forums | 70 s | 411 MB | 2,415 MB | 2.6.27-8-eeepc | 800x480\\ 640x480\\ 720x400\\ 640x400\\ 640x350 | Responsive, fast, good font size, everything works out of the box. | | ||
| + | | eeebuntu Netbook Remix | 700 series | 2008-11-16 | 2.0 Netbook Remix with 9.04 upgrade | Yes | Yes | | No Wireless | Suspend | | Live USB\\ SSD\\ SD Card | No | Easy | Gnome | Online Forums | 65 s | 361 MB | 3,108 MB | 2.6.27-8-eeepc | 800x480\\ 640x480\\ 720x400\\ 640x400\\ 640x350 | This is the same as the above entry, but with the 9.04 version upgrade. See chart for details. Netbook Remix desktop page is slow and laggy. Unless you have a serious reason to upgrade, the performance hit isn't worth it. | | ||
| + | | eeebuntu Standard | 700 series | 2008-11-16 | 2.0 Standard | Yes | Yes | | No Wireless | Suspend | | Live USB\\ SSD\\ SD Card | No | Easy | Gnome | Online Forums | 80 s | 410 MB | 2,439 MB | 2.6.27-8-eeepc | 800x480\\ 640x480\\ 720x400\\ 640x400\\ 640x350 | Normal Ubuntu-style desktop with an additional mac-style application dock at the bottom of the screen. Quick and responsive, with more software than the Netbook Remix. | | ||
| + | | eeeXubuntu | 700 series | 2007-10-14 | 7.10.3\\ Desktop | Yes | Yes | No | All But\\ Volume | Suspend | | LiveCD\\ USB\\ Live USB\\ SSD\\ SD Card | No | Easy | Xfce | Ubuntu Forums | 50 s | 286 MB | 1,357 MB | 2.6.22-14-generic | 800x480\\ 640x480\\ 720x400\\ 640x400\\ 640x350 | Responsive and has the advantages of Ubuntu software, but in a small package. | | ||
| + | | FREEEEE | 700 series\\ 900 series\\ 1000 series | 2008-10-06 | 20081006 | Yes | 701 &\\ 900 Only | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | SD Card\\ USB Drive | No | Easy | Openbox\\ & Compiz | Yes | 30 s | 400 MB | 2,400 MB |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. Dead links as of 2009-04-23 | | ||
| + | | FluxFlux-Eee | 700 series\\ 900/A\\ 901\\ 1000H | 2008-11 | de-2008-11 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | USB Drive\\ SD Card\\ SSD\\ Live USB | Yes | Medium | Openbox | http://forum.eeeuser.com http://pclinuxos.com | 70 s | 559 MB | 2,000 MB | 2.6.22.15.tex3 | 800x480\\ 640x480\\ 720x400\\ 640x400\\ 640x350 | With a mac-style app bar, this desktop is a lot different than other Linux mixes. BUT, the default install is in German, so that proved an issue since I had to navigate by icon. See next entry for English version. | | ||
| + | | FluxFlux-Eee | 700 series | 2008-9 | en-2008-9 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, with additional shortcuts | Yes | Yes | USB Drive\\ SD Card\\ SSD\\ Live USB | Yes | Medium | Openbox | http://forum.eeeuser.com http://pclinuxos.com | 65 s | 211 MB | 1,500 MB | 2.6.22.15.tex3 | 800x480\\ 640x480\\ 720x400\\ 640x400\\ 640x350 | With a mac-style app bar, this desktop is a lot different than other Linux mixes, but very responsive and fully functional out of the box. | | ||
| + | | Puppy | 700 series | 2008-08-10 | 4.2 | Yes | No | No | Wireless,\\ Brightness,\\ Suspend\\ Only | Suspend | | SSD\\ USB Drive\\ Live USB | No | Easy | | | 70 s | 493 MB | 1,810 MB | 2.6.25.16 | 800x480\\ 640x480\\ 720x400\\ 640x400\\ 640x350 | Booted quicker from USB than from SSD. Very responsive, but needs a little hardware tweaking to work completely. | | ||
| + | | xxxDistroxNamexxx | xxxEeePCxxx\\ Model(s) | xReleasexDatex | xxVersionxx | Ethernet? | Wireless? | Camera? | ACPIxx1? | ACPIxx2? | ACPIxx3? | InstallxType | Custom\\ Partition\\ Needed? | xEasexofxUsex | xxDesktopxorxx\\ Window Type | xSupportingxGroup(s)x | xBootxTimex | Memory\\ Usedxby\\ Install | xHardxDrivex\\ Used by\\ Install | xKernelxVersionx | Resolution\\ Size(s) | xxOtherxCommentsx(includingxUSBxandxSDxcards)xx | | ||
| + | \\ \\ | ||
| - | ===== Custom eeePC Linux Distributions ===== | ||
| - | ^ Distribution\\ Name ^ 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 | 2008-03-23 | ??? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ??? | ??? | Pre-Installed | No | very easy | iceWM | is ASUS\\ supporting? | ~32 s | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | | ||
| - | | ASUS\\ Xandros\\ Advanced Mode | 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 | 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 | 2008-04-04 | 7.10-r3 | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | LiveCD | Yes | Easy | Xfce | No | 2 mins | | | 2.6.22 | | | | ||
| - | | fluxflux-eee | 2008-06 | en-2008-6 de-2008-6 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | USB-Stick or SD-Card in cardreader | Yes | No | Open-/Fluxbox | No PCLOS-DE-Forum | 70 s in livemode 35 s in real mode | Mem: 122356 | 2 GB installed | 2.6.22.15.tex3 | 800x480 57.6 | System available as ISO and tar.gz, ISO to boot off an external optical drive, tar.gz easy to untar to USB-Stick, SD-Card, bootinst.sh makes device bootable for livesystem, can be used with cheatcode changes= to store changes for a reboot in livesystem, installer for SSD/SD installation as real linux, via synaptic updateable with any PCLinuxOS mirror, fast and full featured live and real system | | ||
| - | | PupEee | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| - | | Zeee | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
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| - | ===== Linux Distributions (not custom-made for eeePC) ===== | + | ===== Other Linux Distros (Not Custom-made For Eee PC) ===== |
| - | ^ Distribution\\ Name ^ 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) ^ | + | ^ Distro Name ^ Eee PC\\ Model(s) ^ Release Date\\ (YY-MM-DD) ^ Version ^ Ethernet? ^ Wireless? ^ Camera? ^ ACPI 1? ^ ACPI 2? ^ ACPI 3? ^ Install Type ^ Custom\\ Partition\\ Needed? ^ Ease of Use ^ Desktop or\\ Window Type ^ Supporting Group(s) ^ Boot Time\\ (in sec.) ^ Memory\\ Used by\\ Install\\ (in MB) ^ Hard Drive\\ Used by\\ Install\\ (in MB) ^ Kernel Version ^ Resolution\\ Size(s) ^ Other Comments (including USB and SD cards) ^ |
| - | | Arch Linux | 2008-04-02 | N/A | Yes \\ (manual compile) | Yes \\ (manual compile) | Yes \\ (manual compile) | ??? | ??? | ??? | Hard drive or SD card install | Not necessary | hard | Tried: \\ XFCE4, KDE | no | ~60s | ? | 2 - 3 Gb for complete desktop| 2.6.24 | Yes | Installed on SD card | | + | | Arch Linux | 700 series | 2008-04-02 | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | SSD\\ SD Card | No | Medium | All | | 15 s | 90 s | 2-3 GB | 2.6.25 | Yes | Custom kernel compilation needed. | |
| - | | BackTrack | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | + | | GeexBox | 700 series | 2008-07-15 | 1.1 | | No | No | No | No | No | Live CD\\ SD Card\\ SSD | Yes | Very Easy\\ (Keyboard Only) | | [[http://geexbox.org/en/index.html|GeexBox.org]] | | 64 MB | 8 MB | 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, on a SD-Card, and time to shutdown is a few seconds. Shut down does not work, however. | |
| - | | Debian | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | + | | Gentoo | 700 series | 2008-09-21 | 2008.0 | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | Yes* | SSD\\ SD Card\\ USB Drive | No | Advanced | Any | Online Wiki, Forum, & Irc | | | | 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 expand their knowledge of Linux. *Requires user to tweak kernel | |
| - | | DSL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | + | | Mandriva | 700 series | 2008-04-09 | 2008.1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | SSD\\ SD Card\\ USB Drive | No | Medium | KDE 3.5.9,\\ Gnome 2.22,\\ Xfce 4,\\ IceWM,\\ Fluxbox,\\ etc. | | 75 s | 300 MB | 1.2 - 3.5 GB | Laptop-optimized\\ 2.6.24.4 | | See [[mandriva_2008.1_final_on_eee_pc|Mandriva 2008.1 Wiki Pages]] | |
| - | | Fedora | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | + | | MiniMe | 700 series | 2008-03-23 | 2008 | No | No | No | No | | No | SSD | No | Advanced | KDE | No | 60 s | | 800 MB | 2.6.22.15.tex2 | Yes | Current version needs advanced configuration for hardware operation | |
| - | | Gentoo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | + | | Pupeee | 700 series | 2008-08-10 | 4.2 | Yes | No | No | Wireless,\\ Brightness,\\ Suspend\\ Only | Suspend | | SSD\\ USB Drive\\ Live USB | No | Easy | | | 70 s | 493 MB | 1,810 MB | 2.6.25.16 | 800x480\\ 640x480\\ 720x400\\ 640x400\\ 640x350 | Booted quicker from USB than from SSD. Very responsive, but needs a little hardware tweaking to work completely. | |
| - | | GoboLinux | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | + | | Ubuntu | 700 series | 2008-04-16 | 7.10 Desktop\\ (Gutsy Gibbon) | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | SSD\\ SD Card\\ USB Drive\\ Live USB | No | Medium | Gnome\\ Compiz Fusion\\ KDE\\ XFCE\\ Flux\\ IceWM\\ etc. | Ubuntu Forums | 90 s | 300 MB | 2-2.5 GB | 2.6.22-14 generic | | *[[http://code.google.com/p/ubuntu-eee/|Scriptpack necessary]] | |
| - | | gOS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | + | | Ubuntu | 700 series | 2008-11-27 | 8.04 Desktop\\ (Hardy Heron) | No | No | No | All But\\ Volume | Suspend | | SSD\\ USB\\ Live USB\\ SD Card\\ SSD | No | Medium\\ (Compatability\\ Issues) | Gnome | Ubuntu Forums | 90 s | 434 MB | 2,058 MB | 2.6.24-23-generic | 800x480\\ 640x480\\ 720x400\\ 640x400\\ 640x350 | Good distro. Easy to install and run, but has some hardware problems you have to work out first. Shutdown doesn't work. 9.04 Netbook Remix is better, in my opinion. | |
| - | | Kubuntu | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | + | | Ubuntu | 700 series | 2009-04-17 | 9.04 Netbook Remix\\ (Jaunty) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Suspend | | SSD\\ USB Drive\\ Live USB | No | Easy | Gnome | Ubuntu Forums | 50 s | 287 MB | 2,040 MB | 2.6.28-11-generic | 800x480\\ 640x480\\ 720x400\\ 640x400\\ 640x350 | Netbook Remix desktop runs slow on the 701 - even overclocked w/2GB RAM, but applications (like Firefox) are fast. Normal desktop is fast, however. | |
| - | | Linpus | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | + | | Xubuntu | 700 Series | 2009-04-17 | 9.04 Desktop | Yes | Yes | No | Suspend,\\ Brightness\\ Only | Suspend | | SD Card\\ USB\\ SSD\\ Live USB | No | Easy | Xfce 4 | Ubuntu Forums | 80 s | 303 MB | 1,689 MB | 2.6.28-11-generic | 800x480\\ 640x480\\ 720x400\\ 640x400\\ 640x350 | Smaller installation, but doesn't work better than the 9.04 Netbook Remix | |
| - | | Linux Mint | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | + | | xxxDistroxNamexxx | xxxEeePCxxx\\ Model(s) | xReleasexDatex | xxVersionxx | Ethernet? | Wireless?| Camera? | ACPIxx1? | ACPIxx2? | ACPIxx3? | InstallxType | Custom\\ Partition\\ Needed? | xEasexofxUsex| xxDesktopxorxx\\ Window Type | xSupportingxGroup(s)x | xBootxTimex | Memory\\ Usedxby\\ Install | xHardxDrivex\\ Used by\\ Install | xKernelxVersionx | Resolution\\ Size(s) | xxOtherxCommentsx(includingxUSBxandxSDxcards)xx | |
| - | | Mandriva | 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 | 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 | 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) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | + | |
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| + | 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 | ||
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| If you are already using another distribution, please help keep the above charts current. | 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.) | + | * Please update the release date if you modify kernel information (Follow the standard format specified in the table, e.g. 2008-03-25 rather than your local format.) |
| - | * Leave a question mark if you can't figure out what to say. | + | * Leave the field blank if you don't have quantified data. |
| - | * Include information about the support by the distribution. If needed, include the size informations. | + | * Include information about the support of the distribution, with links to the Internet. |
| * ACPI = Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. | * ACPI = Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. | ||
| - | - Test Fn-F1, Fn-F2,..., Fn-F9. | + | - Test Fn-F1 through Fn-F9. |
| - Test if sleep (suspend to ram) and hibernate (suspend-to-disk) work. | - 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. | + | - Can you use the overclocking utilities from EeeUser.com? |
| - | * Bootup Time = time between booting the machine to the login screen. Turn off auto-login if needed. | + | * Bootup Time = time starts when you press the power button to turn it on, and when the SSD stops after auto-login. |
| - | * To find out memory usage, type "free" (immediately after installation). | + | * To find out memory usage, type "free" (immediately after installation) in the terminal. Then note the amount of memory in the "used" column. |
| - | * To find the disk usage, type "df" (immediately after installation). | + | * To find the disk usage, type "df" (immediately after installation) in terminal. Then note the amount of disk in the "used" column. |
| - | * To find the kernel version, type "uname -a". | + | * To find the kernel version, type "uname -a" This will tell you the release date and kernel version. |
| - | * To find what window scaling is being used, type "xrandr". | + | * To find what window resolutions are available, type "xrandr" in terminal. Note the different resolution sizes. |
| + | * Above all, //**be brief**//. | ||
| ===== How to start editing this page ===== | ===== 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. | 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]]. | + | * [[http://wiki.eeeuser.com/?do=register|Register]] and then [[http://wiki.eeeuser.com/?do=login|Login]]. |
| - | * On this page, click "edit this page" (top left). | + | * On this page, click "Edit This Page" in the upper-left hand corner, or click the "Edit" button on the right-hand side of a section heading. |
| - | * Find the name of your distribution. You'll see "| distribution_name |" which is the 1st column. | + | * Find the name of your distribution. You'll see "| distro_name |" which is the 1st column. |
| - | * Enter text for 2nd column (which is today date), then a | . | + | * Edit the information you have to update in its specific column. |
| - | * 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. | + | * Type what you have changed on the page in the "Edit summary" box at the bottom of the editing window, justifying your changes. |
| - | * Click "save" to see the results. | + | * Click the "Preview" button at the bottom of the editing window to see the results of your editing. Once you are sure it is correct, click the "Save" button, also at the bottom of the editing window, to save the page. |
| + | * Your edits should now be visible if you refresh the page. | ||
| If you want to understand the table syntax for DokuWiki, see the [[wiki:syntax#tables|Tables Section]] of [[wiki:syntax]]. | 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. | + | FIXME If you are an expert on Dokuwiki, please modify the tables (take out the last lines and define the table width), and remove this line. |
