Limpus Lite or Ubuntu Remix ?

[MegalosSkylaki]

The Acer UMPC uses a Federa offshoot called Linpus Lite.
Asus Eee uses a Debian(>Xandros)> Ubuntu> custom-for-Asus Linux
Remix adds packages, I think.

So any clear advantages?

The Acer UMPC with 1.6 ghz Atom and 9" screen sells for $400.
The same by Asus is $600 with Xp.

So which is the winner?

Other UMPCs? gOS ?

DOOG

[crouse]

The OS can obviously be changed after you get it..... nbd to me, as I wouldn't run Windows, and there are many Linux options to choose from. The biggest deal might be how big your finger are......seriously, the keyboard on the EEEpc's are small (i have one), I haven't tried the Acer, but it looks a bit larger, but yet alot smaller than a regular laptop.

[Dutch_Kuykendall]

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Originally Posted by MegalosSkylaki

The Acer UMPC uses a Federa offshoot called Linpus Lite.
Asus Eee uses a Debian(>Xandros)> Ubuntu> custom-for-Asus Linux
Remix adds packages, I think.

So any clear advantages?

The Acer UMPC with 1.6 ghz Atom and 9" screen sells for $400.
The same by Asus is $600 with Xp.

So which is the winner?

Other UMPCs? gOS ?

DOOG

I bought the Acer One XP version this week for $350.00 at CompUSA, and thought I'd give every one a heads up. I need XP very seldom, but very seldom is more than never, besides it was a no brainier for me to pick the model with a 120 Gig HD rather than a 8 Gig digital drive. I intend to duel boot, and that means you need HD realistate. I had downloaded Limpus Lite thinking that I would have fewer compatibility issues since it was the Acer choice for Linux.
For what it's worth, I was pleased with usability of the netbook. I wanted small and it is.
But everything goes better with Linux, so I proceeded to modify.

After dividing up the HD (I've used various Linux destros for about 4 years), I installed Limpus, only to discover that it's GRUB doesn't recognize the XP partition, so you can't use Limpus for duel boot systems. Second issue, the web cam and WiFi doesn't work and I have not found the drivers for the Acer One running Limpus.

My next step is to install Ubuntu. I know its GRUB can find Windows partitions, and the documentation is available on how to make the Acer operate at about 90%.

I hope this helps

[jlh68]

Have you installed Ubuntu yet and which version did you install. Any problems installing Ubuntu?

I have tried to install Ubuntu using an USB flash drive, but the BOIS has not recognized it. I prepared the USB drive using my Ubuntu desktop System>Administration>Create a USB startup dsk and a recent download ISO image. Next I will try using a USB CD drive and the ISO.

My Acer ONE is model 150-1249 which is Limpus OS and a 120 GB HD instead of the SSD.