What I want out of Ubuntu and my eeepc 900

[Mario Vukelic]

On Tue, 2008-04-29 at 13:34 -0700, michael wilson wrote:
> So all this integration into ubunti gnome and kubuntu is wasted space
> and wasted applications.
> 
> Everyone says I need to replace the Xandros with unbuntu because
> ubuntu is the greatest...

It seems that going by your requirements, it might not be the greatest
for _you. Just because others find it useful for their needs does not
mean it is what you want :)

> if there a stripped down ubuntu that is not a text prompt, that is
> very basic and allows me to add things as I need them?

One thing to look into might be Xubuntu, which is considerably lighter,
but still pretty full-featured. 
Using the Alternate install CD or the network install CD of K/Ubuntu
might be other options:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_(Linux_distribution)#Alternate_Install_CD

Or another, lighter distribution ...