Posts Tagged ‘ubuntu’
Launchy Available on Linux
Posted on December, 10 at 12:56 am | Filed Under Asus eee
Super charge your linux environment with Launchy the best program launcher for Windows .. now available for linux. If you are running Ubuntu-eee download and install the deb file. Works like a charm!
Use Rsync to backup your Ubuntu Linux Asus eee
Posted on December, 2 at 2:04 pm | Filed Under Asus eee
Here is a good rsync tutorial for all the new Asus ubuntu users that have taken my advice and switched to eee-ubuntu.
Install Ubuntu 8.10 – Asus Edition
Posted on November, 18 at 6:35 am | Filed Under Asus eee
If you just can’t wait to upgrade to the latest ubuntu (8.10), here is a handy guide from tombuntu. If you can wait a bit, there should be a version of ubuntu-eee available based on 8.10 … that is my plan … patience patience …
I Switched my Asus eee 900 to Ubuntu eee 8.04.1
Posted on October, 11 at 7:53 am | Filed Under Asus eee
I’ve made the switch to Ubuntu for my Asus eee 900. I played around with the ubuntu-eee distribution a while ago and convinced myself that the install would work. What finally pushed me to do this what the very stale app repository for Xandros … So I backed up all my personal files to a [...]
Say Goodbye to Errno 5 – Install Ubuntu on Asus eee 900
Posted on September, 23 at 9:59 pm | Filed Under Asus eee
Errno 5 was the bane of my existance. Every variation I tried to install the live cd version of Ubuntu 8.04 or eeeBuntu ended in an errno 5 report somewhere during the install … and always a different spot. So I gave up … until now. The new release of ubuntu-eee (8.04.1) installed on my [...]
Install Ubuntu 8.04.1 on your Asus eee
Posted on September, 23 at 7:37 am | Filed Under Asus eee
eeeUbuntu has released their much anticipated new Ubuntu edition. This one sports the netbook remix interface. There is a nice tutorial that covers the setup steps here. I am hoping that its installer isn’t plagued by the errorno 5 problems we’ve seen with prior ubuntu installs on Asus eee netbooks.
How not to Install Ubuntu on an Asus eee 900
Posted on August, 26 at 11:40 am | Filed Under Asus eee
I’ve fallen for a 16 gig Asus eee 900. Its a sweet little laptop that I can easily bring along with my main workhorse (lenovo T60p) laptop when travelling and gives me a great wifi enable personal laptop. What I would really like though, is to install Ubuntu 8.04 on it. There are two different [...]
