Kyle Winfree on 13 Apr 2009 17:43:09 -0700


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Re: [PLUG] Jaunty on Mini-9


Skype with Xandros runs flawlessly.

Life isn't about the cards you are dealt,
it's about playing the hand you were given.

Kyle Winfree
www.classicmagicstudios.com



TheWonk wrote:
> ive ordered a 901 but it hasnt arrived yet. Ive heard good things 
> about eeebuntu; Im definitely not a fan of redhat based distros. How 
> well does skype run on your 1000?
>
> 2009/4/13 Kyle Winfree <kyle.winfree@gmail.com 
> <mailto:kyle.winfree@gmail.com>>
>
>     Hi Wonk,
>        I've got an Eee 1000, with the ssd "hard disk."  I've been using
>     Xandros that it came with for a few months, and aside from some odd
>     quirks, it's fine by me.  Mandriva is about to release MDV2010.  2009,
>     from what I hear, does have full support for the 901 out of the box.
>     2010 is rumored to have full support for all current Eee models.
>      Ubuntu
>     and Eeebuntu of course are very popular distros for the Eee, and
>     you'll
>     find lots of support online.  Are you looking at buying an Eee, or do
>     you already have a 901?
>     Cheers,
>     Kyle (new to the group)
>
>     TheWonk wrote:
>     > I was wondering what distro people have found works nicely on
>     eepc's;
>     > Im specifically looking at the 901's. Ive heard whatever weird
>     xandros
>     > thing they ship it with isnt worth keeping.
>     >
>     > 2009/4/13 jeff <jeffv@op.net <mailto:jeffv@op.net>
>     <mailto:jeffv@op.net <mailto:jeffv@op.net>>>
>     >
>     >     JP Vossen wrote:
>     >     > Youtube flash still does not work out-of-the-box and I haven't
>     >     bothered
>     >     > to fix it yet.
>     >
>     >     You say that like it's a BAD thing.
>     >
>     >     Nice job.
>     >
>     >
>     >     The Dell repositories are messed up, as I understand it.
>     >      Obviously this
>     >     was not a problem but it might be for some.
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
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