Ubuntu... Yes/No?

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Permalink Reply by Ken on July 8, 2009 at 8:12pm

Use it via live CD it will make ya or break ya.

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Permalink Reply by Agent Johnson on July 9, 2009 at 8:58pm

How long should the disk take to load? I have a 1.66 ghz cpu (i know, but its old)

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Permalink Reply by BOB Schell on July 8, 2009 at 8:59pm

try it on desktop with live cd boot and if you like get it on your netbook

I love ubuntu

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Permalink Reply by TyphoidKitten on July 8, 2009 at 9:22pm

If you know what a terminal is and don't have to look it up on google to figure out what the hell i'm talking about then sure go for it.

Ubuntu Netbook Remix:
http://www.ubuntu.com/GetUbuntu/download-netbook

Wiki:
http://wiki.ubuntu.com/UNR

Brief review:
http://www.canonical.com/projects/ubuntu/unr

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Permalink Reply by Chris Plaatjes on July 9, 2009 at 10:24am

I have a netbook, ubuntu did work well, UNR (ubuntu netbook remix) worked better but windows XP still works the best for me. Im waiting for all the cool shiny new netbook OS's to come out such as Moblin (http://moblin.org) It does work well enough to use but not all features will work. For me my fan speed was all messed up and my SD slot didnt work.

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Permalink Reply by Jim Baily on July 9, 2009 at 8:19pm

I would say it depends on how you plan to use the laptop. But if its a netbook you are building have a look at Linpus Linux Lite,

http://www.linpus.com/

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Permalink Reply by Cookenstein on July 9, 2009 at 8:23pm

Ubuntu is a great OS, and I enjoyed playing with it, and would like it if I could find more use for it. I'm and OSX guy though. It is great on Netbooks.

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Permalink Reply by Fled on July 18, 2009 at 9:43am

Yes

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Permalink Reply by Sean Moriarity on July 18, 2009 at 9:45am

I would dual boot and get to know Ubuntu gradually before jumping in unless this was a spare netbook.

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