Acer Aspire One

I'll get stuck into Linux in the second half of the year, more spare time then. boramk, I'm sort of forced into it. Nothing routes packets like Linux, and since I need to route packets, I need to know Linux. I'm thinking of changing one AA1 to a more standard distro, since I'll probably spend most of my time on the command line. Maybe something more router or server focused. Any suggestions?

Is there any point to changing the other one; all that'll be is a light mobile machine. Most of my day is spent at my desk, so it's not going to be heavily used. Is Ubuntu worth the trouble of changing OS?
 
Drunkard #1 said:
Is there any point to changing the other one; all that'll be is a light mobile machine. Most of my day is spent at my desk, so it's not going to be heavily used. Is Ubuntu worth the trouble of changing OS?
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Ubuntu I find to be the easiest with much more support available online, the netbook remix is worth trying I'd say.
 
By the way.

Linpus that ships with the AAO is such a load of junk. All the packages seem to be broken.

I can heartily recommend removing it and replacing it with an operating system that isn't broken. Supertux is broken, the messenger is broken, Compiz is broken, updates are broken.

How lame.
 
Drunkard #1 said:
I'll get stuck into Linux in the second half of the year, more spare time then. boramk, I'm sort of forced into it. Nothing routes packets like Linux, and since I need to route packets, I need to know Linux. I'm thinking of changing one AA1 to a more standard distro, since I'll probably spend most of my time on the command line. Maybe something more router or server focused. Any suggestions?

Is there any point to changing the other one; all that'll be is a light mobile machine. Most of my day is spent at my desk, so it's not going to be heavily used. Is Ubuntu worth the trouble of changing OS?
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Actually, Cisco IOS routes pretty well ;)

Ubuntu is REALLY easy to get set up. I first tried 8.10, and it worked well. A few things needed tweaking, but it worked.

9.04 worked even better. Had to still replace the default wireless driver with madwifi (which is dead easy btw), so that my wireless LEDs would work, but otherwise it was smooth sailing.

One downside: Memory Stick doesn't work in Ubuntu. The card readers work for other card types if you boot up with a card in them.

Haven't tried UNR (Ubuntu Netbook Remix), but will maybe give it a go sometime soon. Seems relatively similar to Ubuntu Desktop, just with some optimisations for netbooks (mainly to make the most of limited screen real estate).
 
I have Ubuntu8.10 on my Aspire and love it. Will upgrade this week to 9.04 as I have it on my work and home desktops.

I use my AA1 for my UNISA assignments (office and c++ development) and never an issue. Even got XP running in Virtualbox and it performs as if it was the native OS.

Oh and do install SCUMMVM and play Larry1 or other old school games - with the small screen its so retro and just plain cool.
 
boramk said:
Boo to Linux
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I dont think it's all that bad. While I know I couldnt manage with it as my work machine the netbook version of ubuntu is pretty slick.
 
bwana said:
I dont think it's all that bad. While I know I couldnt manage with it as my work machine the netbook version of ubuntu is pretty slick.
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Agreed, Ubuntu Netbook remix has me looking at buying a netbook.

I see PC-Zone (www.zones.co.za) is selling the Aspire One for R2500.
 
I think the promo ended a few hours before you posted that ;)
 
sn3rd said:
By the way.

Linpus that ships with the AAO is such a load of junk. All the packages seem to be broken.

I can heartily recommend removing it and replacing it with an operating system that isn't broken. Supertux is broken, the messenger is broken, Compiz is broken, updates are broken.

How lame.
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+1 agree with you SN3RD

I am not going to judge Linux by the crap that is called Linpus. I will consider getting a copy of the "real" Linux and evaluate it before making up my mind.

It is rather "broken"...:(
 
Got to say while I love the aao that trackpad is awful. A little more planning could have gone into that aspect IMO.
 
bwana said:
Got to say while I love the aao that trackpad is awful. A little more planning could have gone into that aspect IMO.
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I have to agree there. But luckily most of the problem for me lies in the placement of the right click.

The rest of the problem lies in the hard CLICK sound that it makes. Soft click is so much gentler and just better.

But there are quite a few things you can do to make life more interesting for yourself. While it doesn't solve the issues, it can circumvent some of them. Like enabling tapping. And multi-touch :D
 
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