Introduction & Eee PC

Джумагалиев Эдуард dzhumagaliev.sims2 at yandex.ru
Sat Jan 14 11:51:47 UTC 2012



> > Thanks Nicholas and Phill !
> > 
> > Forgot this in my sig: https://launchpad.net/~barney-holmes
> > 
> > In my experience a lightweight browser does not provide the kind of
> > embedded "internet OS" which Firefox is now if you think about it.
> > People use Firefox as an entire system that they use between various
> > devices (using the sync). I've seen it criticised as bloatware or a
> > memory hog but that's just because it's "internet OS" nature. With a
> > stripped down linux it fits fine into the Eee 701 memory unless you have
> > too many tabs open or too much flash running. Of course that can be
> > stopped by using the noflash add on. Only other problem was update
> > manager popping up and maxing out the memory and SSD at bad moments
> > (this had me tearing my hair out a couple of times).
> > 
> > I'll test and see if alternate server edition uses less memory than
> > lubuntu alternate. At least a clear guide could be written for
> > installation for the Eee PC 701. There seem to be quite a few
> > enthusiastic 701 users out there ... eg.
> > http://www.delicious.com/redirect?url=http%
> > 3A//www.jkkmobile.com/2008/06/easy-to-add-touch-screen-kit-for-asus.html
> > Of course the guide would be applicable to other low spec notebooks.
> > What is good about Ubuntu, at least last time I checked, is the support
> > for the Eee 701 keyboard as well as the CPU scaling and laptop power
> > management, although I think there has been a problem recently with
> > cpufreq not addressing the 701 processor properly (it only has two
> > speeds).
> > 
> > If necessary, would it be appropriate to create a special package for
> > the 701 that installs a lightweight window manager and some other basics
> > after the alternate install ? Not sure what the Ubuntu way is there.
> > 
> > DJ Barney
> > 
> > https://launchpad.net/~barney-holmes
> > 
> > On Thu, 2012-01-12 at 15:35 +0100, Nicholas Skaggs wrote:
> > 
> >> > Welcome! I also had an underpowered laptop for a long time. Not to
> >> > make this into a support thread, but I would offer using the alternate
> >> > install cd and installing the server edition. Then install something
> >> > like flubox or jwm or enlightenment, etc.. really any other
> >> > lightweight window manger should work. This should allow your system
> >> > to perform nicely. In addition, you can try using a lightweight
> >> > browser.
> >> >
> >> > ISO Testing to make sure the installer works and installs properly is
> >> > part of our on-going tasks.
> >> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/TasksPrecise Since the eeePC would have
> >> > to be booted and installed using usb this would make an interesting
> >> > test case for our generated isos. Cheers,
> >> >
> >> > Nicholas
> >> >
> >> > On 01/12/2012 02:36 PM, Phill Whiteside wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> > Hi,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > welcome to QA.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Hmm, if lubuntu is still too big for you I can only suggest you try
> >> >> > lubuntu-core (not lubuntu-desktop) which is the really stripped down
> >> >> > version of lubuntu. Details of the 11.10 series of this can be found
> >> >> > at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation/MinimalInstall I am asking our head of dev to find out if the lubuntu-core option is available for 12.04 yet.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > @Julien, is lubuntu-core available for 12.04 yet?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Regards,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Phill.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > On 12 January 2012 11:33, Xelsior <xelsior24 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> > Hello,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Just joined the group. I've been a Linux user since the late
> >> >> > 90's and
> >> >> > an Ubuntu user since 07. I've contributed to some bug
> >> >> > reporting and
> >> >> > pages on the help wiki.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > At the moment I have AntiX on my Asus EeePC simply because
> >> >> > Ubuntu was
> >> >> > using too much memory. I had problems with Firefox maxing
> >> >> > out the
> >> >> > memory and hitting the swap very hard. Swap access is just
> >> >> > way too
> >> >> > slow on an Eee 701 with a slow SSD and 512mb of memory.
> >> >> > Actually
> >> >> > everything else seems to run fine with an Ubuntu
> >> >> > installation ...
> >> >> > except for the memory problem. I tried the other Ubuntu
> >> >> > distro's like
> >> >> > Lubuntu but they have the same problem (they are aimed more
> >> >> > at the
> >> >> > later Eee's). The general advice is to use a distro like
> >> >> > AntiX, but I
> >> >> > don't see why Ubuntu could not have a repository package
> >> >> > that strips
> >> >> > everything down - removes unnecessary kernel modules and
> >> >> > other memory
> >> >> > and space saving tactics. Don't know if I'm in the right
> >> >> > place for
> >> >> > that kind of development but I can do testing (boot on a
> >> >> > live Ubuntu
> >> >> > SSD?) and I can help in many other ways.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Barney
> >> >> >
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