MyWorld
Executive Member
I just installed eeebuntu on my netbook, and frankly, I'm a little disappointed.
Now because we have ample local only you have limited choices of distros to try, and for a netbook with local repos there is only *buntu, Arch Linux (not really a netbook release, just a modified kernel) and Gentoo (not an option, compile times = death).
The other distro do not release any eee specific software/modified installs so they do not count.
What dissapointed me of eeebuntu 3.0:
* The repos are limited with only a handfull of apps to install, all the rest is masked for some reason
* Using Ubuntu, the repos are not bleeding edge, I'll have to use a 3rd party repo for some more up to date applications.
* It uses Ubuntu as foundation - somehow I thought that this would cure itself if I saw a nice clean interface on my netbook, but it is still unmistakeably Ubuntu.
What I like:
* eee specific scripts and applications, little things here and there that you see that makes for a painless experience.
* Very zippy and responsive.
Now I can install just a straight Ubuntu release on this and get on with it, but then I loose the optimization of the release.
I see they are planning on building eeevolution 4.0 (new name) on Debian unstable and it seems like they have had enough of Ubuntu as a base (read their forums for reasons as to why) and a lot of people seem very happy with this move.
Release date for 4.0 is end of December 2009, so lets see how this goes till then!
Now because we have ample local only you have limited choices of distros to try, and for a netbook with local repos there is only *buntu, Arch Linux (not really a netbook release, just a modified kernel) and Gentoo (not an option, compile times = death).
The other distro do not release any eee specific software/modified installs so they do not count.
What dissapointed me of eeebuntu 3.0:
* The repos are limited with only a handfull of apps to install, all the rest is masked for some reason
* Using Ubuntu, the repos are not bleeding edge, I'll have to use a 3rd party repo for some more up to date applications.
* It uses Ubuntu as foundation - somehow I thought that this would cure itself if I saw a nice clean interface on my netbook, but it is still unmistakeably Ubuntu.
What I like:
* eee specific scripts and applications, little things here and there that you see that makes for a painless experience.
* Very zippy and responsive.
Now I can install just a straight Ubuntu release on this and get on with it, but then I loose the optimization of the release.
I see they are planning on building eeevolution 4.0 (new name) on Debian unstable and it seems like they have had enough of Ubuntu as a base (read their forums for reasons as to why) and a lot of people seem very happy with this move.
Release date for 4.0 is end of December 2009, so lets see how this goes till then!
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