Out goes Xandros… in comes Ubuntu
By Dave Adamson in Reader
Posted in Uncategorized on May 14, 2009 at 8:23 pm
Sooooo, a few weeks ago I decided to ditch my Xandros installation on the Asus EeePC 900a.
I’d enjoyed using Xandros; it was relatively stable, booted up very quickly, was quite slick in it’s own way and did everything I’d initially needed it to do. Then, I tried to add software… and things didn’t go quite as expected. Xandros, for reasons that escaped me, didn’t seem to want to give me short cuts to my software, or refused to acknowledge that some files were suitable, or just denied that any additional repositories existed. Perhaps it was just me…
Anyway, I thought I’d switch my Linux distro… to Ubuntu. And, all is even better. I’m now working with a very much standard implementation of Linux where I’m not presented with anything bizarre or confusing. If I have a problem, I can Google it (other search engines are available) and find a solution that isn’t “Ditch Xandros.” I like the option of Add/Remove or Synaptic for package management. I like the fact that I didn’t have to fiddle to get a full desktop, or have it recognise my 2GB of RAM.
There are things I’m a bit disappointed by… it takes longer to boot than Xandros did, for example. I’d love a hibernate feature, instead of just suspend. But, there’s plenty to love - AWN is a brilliant dock, the touch pad seems infinitely more responsive (rendering the mini-mouse I bought recently redundant), I feel like I have more control over where things go (but that’s perception, I’m guessing.) Let’s not forget updates, lots and lots of regular updates… and it’s an efficient update system too.
All in all, it seems to have been a flawless replacement. I’d definitely recommend it to anyone who finds Xandros a bit… quaint.
Now, I’m eyeing up a new SSD!
Rated: 60% (4 votes)
Loading ...Comment by - May 15, 2009 on 7:40 am
I too ditched Xandros as it just wasn’t working for me when I wanted to add stuff. I initially tried Eee-ubuntu and then regular Ubuntu but neither made me really happy. This was a nearly a year ago though so maybe improvements ahve been made.
I eventually installed XP as I had a spare & legal copy. Ok the boot up isn’t as quick but it works fine and I do only use the Eee for my writing and a bit of surfing so don’t need anything fancy.
Xandros is definitely ‘quaint’ but it has its place I suppose.
Comment by - May 15, 2009 on 2:12 pm
(K)ubuntu now works fully on any EEE. There now even is a special official ubuntu for netbooks (fast boot) especially for the atom books. Please install again, things are better now and every day improving.
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Comment by Joe Java - May 16, 2009 on 3:51 pm
Ubuntu is the best. I tried PCLinuxOS, fedora, and another one, and none came close.
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Comment by Innocent Bystander - May 19, 2009 on 5:04 pm
After you customized Ubuntu with nicer look and have the multi-media applications working OK. You will end up with something that looks close to LinuxMint (Ubuntu based + better look and feel). Give it a try.
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Comment by HRHKEE - June 1, 2009 on 2:18 am
Got Asus eee 1000he
Installing UBUNTU 9.04
If it fails or even irks
me just a lil’ bit
HERE COMES WINDOWS 7.
Comment by HRHKEE - June 1, 2009 on 2:38 am
Oh I forgot… I am a child of Linux - I believe in it as the solution to what ails business today but for something to be the best bang for the buck, it has to bang reliably. So I have XP on top now, Ubuntu 2nd, Windows 7 coming up fast and Vista dead last. not because it does not bang - it bangs big but it is not worth it.
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