Markus Thielmann - Comments for "Installing Ubuntu Netbook Remix on Ubuntu Hardy 8.04"

I think it was very much

I think it was very much relevant that Ubuntu came up with something like this. Of course, we all know how much influence the netbooks already has on not just the business end but also for home users. I think much of the reason why Ubuntu is prevailing over other operating systems is because Ubuntu Netbook Remix editions do better when compared to other operating systems. The battery health of Netbooks is also found to be great when using Ubuntu!

Brown
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I've been trying to make

I've been trying to make ubuntu work for me but it kept my head spinning. I've been reading a lot of ubuntu books online and hopefully I can make it work this time.

Marylee
Ubuntu Help
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If you're having slow and

If you're having slow and sluggish GUI with Ubuntu Netbook Remix you need to patch your kernel. I found two .deb packages that will do it for you!

Get them here: http://timashley.me/?q=node/7

Worked great for me!

http://www.ubuntu-eee.com

if you have an eee pc from

if you have an eee pc from Asus, Ubuntu eee has gone gold . The ISO live disk comes with netbook remix as part of its' installation. Everything should work right out of the install, including wifi.

## edit: As I have mentiont

## edit:

As I have mentiont now it is smarter to install gdm first and then install the recomendet packages afterwards

Pretty good Howto!! I choose

Pretty good Howto!!

I choose a bit different way:

1. Install textmodus system from alternate-usbstick
2. Install the named Packages above + gdm
3. Install adams Kernel
4. Reboot & have fun

Maybe you want to add this.

In any way: thanks for your pretty good job writin this howto

mfg

VaterchenFrost

I got an aspire one a few

I got an aspire one a few days ago and did the exact same thing.

The advantage of using default acer linpus is that it has done all the customisation needed (hardware drivers/settings, special keys, fast booting, tuning for running on an ssd etc).

The downside is that linpus is pretty much you-get-what-you-see and that installing additional software can be rather difficult (it is based on fc8, but if you enable the fc8 repo and install packages from there you risk overwriting linpus packages that have the custom modifications for the aspire one).

So, for the last couple days I've changed to hardy (and mostly following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AspireOne for the tweaks needed), getting wifi to understand that I'm in Europe (different channels and power levels allowed) was tricky, for one. Some things are still not quite as smooth as it was with linpus (wifi kill switch could use some improvement, it is hard to see if it is on or not. suspend/hibernate not quite there, etc), but it is starting to get there. The big plus however is that I can now use the full hardy repos, including stuff like mythtv frontend, latest firefox..

I got it on my Aspire One.I

I got it on my Aspire One.I lilke it more than Linpus.Its really an Eye-candy for netbook users.Slow start-up is the only thing i've noticed...but once it is loaded it operates as fast as Linpus w/ better functionality.
It is worth trying guyzz...

if you use xubuntu then

if you use xubuntu then follow the instructions on here, it cuts down on the display bugs.

from an existing ubuntu install:

sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop

reboot and select the new session then the netbook remix works great.

yes, I already tried it also,

yes, I already tried it also, it's good and buggy also. I'll try it next time after ubuntu released the next version. I'm looking for more information about this OS also. I'm going to reference this into my blog.

I am defiantly going to give

I am defiantly going to give this a try out!
Thanks for this

JAM

I tried it also on my eeepc

I tried it also on my eeepc 4g. i had no problems with the performance, but there were many many bugs like the problem with the windows and the ui mentioned above, sometimes too big or too small icons, and so on.
i liked the effects and the interface. maybe i will use it in the future. we`ll see.

@ Markus
gutes howto. danke dir dafür. aber vielleicht solltest du noch hinzufügen, dass nach dem entfernen der pakete das system wieder in den normal-zustand zurückkehrt.

mfg

I installed it on my eeepc

I installed it on my eeepc just to play around with it. Over all I like the interface but the animations are horrendously slow. I'm not sure about the colour scheme and because it's still somewhat buggy, I wasn't able to fix it. At times an application and the interface would fight over who had control of the front window (depending on where one moved the mouse).

Over all it looks promising and I'll be sure and try it again in the future, but for now... I'm going back to my Gnome desktop...

It can be caused because

It can be caused because ume-launcher uses clutter that uses opengl for rendering. And VirtualBox doesnot support OpenGL and uses software implamentation.

good stuff , but i had

good stuff , but i had problems with compiz....it could be the ati x1100...bad driver for linux

This is pretty cool but it

This is pretty cool but it blatantly highlights the lack of svg icons for some applications.

Since Netbook Remix is still

Since Netbook Remix is still under heavy development, you should wait for an official installation ISO.

So if one was to configure an

So if one was to configure an ubuntu release with the netbook remix they could in theory burn it to CD as an installation? I know there's software out there that lets you make a custom ubuntu disc based on the settings of your PC

I tried with my vm

I tried with my vm (VirtualBox) but it is so slooooooooooooooooooooooow, an explanation?

I'll try it in a virtual

I'll try it in a virtual machine.. and who knows? Maybe I'll put it on a second partition of my notebook as a fast boot system, to "just look something up"

I noticed you also don't have

I noticed you also don't have window-picker-applet. Why? I also can't make it appear.

I changed the entry, thanks

I changed the entry, thanks for mentioning the instructions. I just overlooked them :-)

The reason it overwrites your

The reason it overwrites your xorg is because you installed ume-config-netbook. The instructions on https://edge.launchpad.net/netbook-remix/ says "ume-config-netbook: kernel/xorg/gconf configuration for Intel-based subnotebooks. DO NOT INSTALL". If you leave that package out, everything else should work.