ubuntu netbook remix on acer aspire one
DESCRIPTION
My 3 days experience using Ubuntu Netbook Remix on Acer Aspire OneTRANSCRIPT
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Ubuntu Netbook Remix
• Add-on packages for Ubuntu
• Optimized for sub-notebooks
• New UI concept
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Acer Aspire One A110
• Intel Atom
• 8.9” LCD at 1024x600
• Intel 945GM
• 512 MB RAM
• 8GB SSD Storage
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Installation
• Download Ubuntu 8.04.1 LiveCD image
• LiveUSB creator for bootable USB drive
• Install as normal Ubuntu
• Replace old Linpus Lite
• Take about 1 hour due to slow SSD
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Good Things
• Compiz works out of the box
• Great Thai support
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Bad Things
• No wifi
• Too old Atheros driver, use the newest one instead
• Don’t forget to turn wifi switch on
• Sound problem
• Use latest ALSA
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Slow SSD
• ~12 MB/s write, ~30 MB/s read
• Reduce write activities
• put logs to tmpfs
• Tune system parameters
• Add more RAM
• 1 GB is around 800 THB
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Netbook Remix
• Additional packages
• ume-launcher
• go-home-applet, window-picker-applet
• maximus, human-netbook-theme
• Conflict w/ compiz
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human-netbook-theme
• Beautiful but not efficient on small screen
• Modify it!
• Reduce spaces between menu items
• Use smaller icon size for dialog
• Tangerine instead of Human icon set
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Tweak Firefox
• 1024 width is OK, but 600 pixel height is not
• Use small toolbar icon
• Extensions
• FlashBlock, TinyMenu, Fission, Ubiquity
• TraceMonkey?
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Flash Player
• Cannot use webcam under flash 9
• Use Flash 10 beta instead
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• Twhirl has problem with maximus
• Current mitter is buggy
• TwitterFox
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Suspend/Hibernate
• Suspend (to memory) works as expect
• Cannot get hibernate working
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More info
• Acer Aspire One review by @sugree
• http://www.blognone.com/node/8687
• Ubuntu Netbook Remix review by @markpeak
• http://www.blognone.com/node/8034
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Q & A