Asus EEEpc 1000

[Jim]

Billie Erin Walsh wrote:
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>>>> Billie Erin Walsh wrote:
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>>>>> On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Jim <mickeyboa at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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>>>>>> Does anyone have the latest version of Kubuntu install on a Asus EEEpc
>>>>>> 1000, I'm mainly concerned about the Ralink RT2970 Wireless card.
>>>>>> Does the Wireless have a driver for it ?
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>>>>> You could install Eeebuntu and then install the KDE desktop.
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>>>> Can you select desktop during install or after install ?
>>>> How would you do it.
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>>> Install Eeebuntu. Open Synaptic. Install KDE.
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>>> On boot you should be able to choose the desktop manager. I believe 
>>> default is the last used so once your into KDE and shut down it should 
>>> be the default desktop.
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>>> I'm sure if I missed something someone else will answer.
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>> Thanks for the info, but I don't want to go back to that early of a 
>> Kubuntu version.
>> Hopefully someone  may make a eeebuntu-9.04.
>> I understand kernel-2.6.28-5.12 has the wireless driver I need for my 
>> eeePC 1000  Ralink Rt2790 card.
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> I don't know about the 1000 but Eeebuntu worked right-out-of-the-box on 
> my 900. It's a specially optimized version for the EeePC. I'm sure 
> Eeebuntu 9.04 will be out about the time Ubuntu 9.04 is if you want to 
> wait a couple months. Otherwise I would install the Eeebuntu version 
> available and see if it works. Probably will. YMMV
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I guess I got nothing to loose, and everything to gain.
I sure do like the new KDE-4.1 .