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On Fri, 3 Apr 2009 09:14:27 -0700 (PDT), maxim wexler wrote: |
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> > I used eeXbuntu to install mine. |
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> OK, I'll try it. First some questions? |
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> Is eeeXbuntu an install/live distro? |
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Yes,with a script to copy it from CD to USB stick. |
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> Was there any wifi issues? Must have wifi throughout the process. |
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I can't remember, I may have used a wired connection for the install. |
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> Do you use an SD card? If so, are there issues with regard to r/w times |
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> as compared to an SSHD? |
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I don't install to an SD card, I'm not comfortable with the limited write |
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cycles, I only use mine for non-critical storage. |
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> How much space does it require? I've got 4G available but I'd like to |
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> have, say a Gig free. See above. |
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I you only have Xandros installed, you should have 16GB available, You'll |
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certainly fit it in 4G, probably 3. A basic *buntu install doesn't take up |
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that much space. |
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> I've been looking at eeebuntu-base2.0. Do you know enough to compare |
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> them? |
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No. |
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I only use eeXubuntu because it was there, easy to run from a USB stick |
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and had everything I needed to use my computer and install Gentoo at the |
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same time. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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When the going gets tough, upgrade. |
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