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[Eduard Grebe <question55762@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Question #55762 on Ubuntu Eee changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu-eee/+question/55762

    Status: Needs information => Open

Eduard Grebe gave more information on the question:
I have not looked at eeeBuntu. However, what worked perfectly well for me is
to install a vanilla 8.10 from USB stick, connect the machine to ethernet
(wifi does not work with the standard kernel), then add the array.org repo
and install the linux-eeepc and eeepc-config packages. (It is also a good
idea to uninstall the generic kernels, since if you don't everytime the
normal ubuntu kernel is updated, your grub gets updated to boot the latest
kernel, meaning you won't boot the eeepc kernel.) This is certainly what I
would recommend, in part because 8.10 has much better support for mobile
broadband than 8.04.1.

2009/1/1 Rouben <question55762@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> Your question #55762 on Ubuntu Eee changed:
> https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu-eee/+question/55762
>
>     Status: Open => Needs information
>
> Rouben requested for more information:
> That is strange... Perhaps everything custom built is just part of the
> CD with no possibility of upgrade via apt/aptitude? I do vaguely recall
> reading a forum post (don't remember where) about upgrades not being
> supported on Ubuntu-eee at this time.
>
> Just out of curiosity, have you looked at eeeBuntu? It's a similar
> project and it also uses the Array.org kernel builds for hardware
> compatibility, so it should also work "out of the box".
>
> I'm sort of in the same shoes as you are, as I am researching an upgrade
> to the abysmal Xandros-based OS that shipped with my sister's eeePC 901
> laptop. I've tried Ubuntu-eee, however didn't like the fact that it was
> still 8.04.1 and the fact that upgrades are not supported (so you have
> to do them the Fedora way, but booting the next versions install disc
> and upgrading instead of using package manager or apt). eeeBuntu is next
> on my list of things to try and if you want I can let you know what I
> discover.
>
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