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Jun 01, 2009 Installed Eeebuntu 3.0 on the Eee tonight. So far so good. Boot time is much faster. So far the only problem I’ve noticed is the touchpad is a little jumpy. I installed the Standard Edition which includes Firefox, Thunderbird, Skype, and VLC (among others). Apr 22, 2011 eeebuntu-3.0.1-nbr.iso initrd.gz syslinux.cfg unetbootin-linux-549 vmlinuz I would think that with these files on the thumbdrive, it could find its way into the install process. Apparently not. I've read most, if not all of the 'install from USB' threads and how-to's, and it's still not working right.
OS family | Unix-like |
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Working state | Discontinued |
Source model | Open source |
Latest release | 3.0 / 15 May 2009; 10 years ago |
Available in | English |
Update method | APT (front-ends available) |
Package manager | dpkg |
Kernel type | Linux |
Default user interface | GNOME (+ Ubuntu Netbook Edition for NBR version) |
License | Mainly the GNU GPL / Various others |
Official website | www.auroraos.org |
Aurora (formerly named Eeebuntu) (not to be confused with EasyPeasy, formerly known as Ubuntu Eee, and with Aurora (Avrora) OS, a Russian brand of Sailfish OS[1]) was an operating system for netbooks. The latest version is based on Ubuntu, though newer versions were planned to be based on Debian Unstable.[2] Eeebuntu was designed originally for the Asus Eee PC line of netbooks.
Four versions are available for install: Standard, NBR (standard with Ubuntu Netbook Edition), Base and LXDE.
Features[edit]
- Works out of the box on Asus Eee PC 700, 701, 900, 900A, 901, 904HD, 1000, 1000H, 1000HA, 1000HD and 1000HE. Recent versions also work out of the box on the Acer Aspire One A110L.
- Includes an Asus Eee PC specific kernel which is tuned for Eee's hardware (e.g., Wi-Fi module, function keys).[3]
- VLC, Flash and Java installed out of the box.[3]
- Can create a bootable USB stick or SD card using UNetbootin.
- Integrates the eeepc-tray ACPI (now changed to Jupiter) utility to control ACPI events and toggle certain devices on the Eee on/off.
History[edit]
Eeebuntu was created in Dec 2007 by Steve Wood. At that time Eeebuntu was little more than a collection of scripts applied to a live Ubuntu image. As the project matured the post install scripts were dropped in favour of a modified kernel that contained pre-compiled hardware drivers.
Other developers took interest in the project and by December 2008 Eeebuntu had grown into a Linux distribution in its own right with around 1,500 registered forum users. Eeebuntu 2.0 was the first Eeebuntu version to completely remove Ubuntu branding and use its own artwork and themes.
Eeebuntu has 4 versions:
- Base - 565MB ISO footprint, reduced number of pre-installed applications.
- Standard - A compiz enabled full desktop with a number of pre-installed applications.
- NBR - Using the Ubuntu Netbook interface with a number of pre-installed applications.
- LXDE - Utilising the LXDE desktop and a number of pre-installed applications.
Current release[edit]
The latest release of Eeebuntu is based on Ubuntu 9.04. It addresses a number of issues with the integrated Intel graphics cards and provides Eee PC specific optimization.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Russian mobile operating system begins a new stage of development under the brand name 'Avrora'. Rostelekom, 7 Feb. 2019 (in Russ.).
- ^Eeevolution - Eeebuntu 4.0 and beyondArchived July 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ abBest netbook-friendly Linux distros
- ^EEEBUNTU 3.0 REVIEWArchived March 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eeebuntu_OS&oldid=914550593'
Windows XP and Linux are the 2 operating system that dominate the world of netbooks as of now. While there's nothing much you can do with the Wondows XP, there are quite a number of variation of Linux OS that a netbook user can choose from, and Eeebuntu is one of them.The Eeebuntu is a custom version of Ubuntu Linux designed specially for netbooks. While the recent release of Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope has built in improved support for netbooks, Eeebuntu 3.0 which is developed based on Jaunty Jackalope, takes one step further by using a custom kernel designed to work with all of the hardware and custom hotkeys on most Asus Eee PC netbooks.
There are 3 version of Eeebuntu avaialble for download now: Base, Standard and NBR. The base version is the smallest, lightest and most stripped down among the three. It comes with only the usual configuration applications, Firefox, restricted extras and the Eeeconfigure application. It takes little space on your netbook to install the base version of Eeebuntu, and you can choose to install other apps of your choice after it's installed. The standard version is the most popular among the three. It contains everything you need to get working and playing on your EeePC, which includes a basic Ubuntu installation plus a full suite of internet applications such as Firefox, Pidgin, Thunderbird, OppenOffice applications, VLC Media Player, and Compiz desktop effects. NBR includes the Ubuntu Netbook Remix interface. And the NBR version (stands for Netbook Remix) is similar to Standard version, but uses the Netbook Launcher, which is customised for the small screen of the EeePC by providing a tabbed environment with easy to access icons for all the applications and documents you use day to day.
The Eeebuntu 3.0 is now available for download on its official website. You might want to try it out if you are a Linux user, and is not satisfied with your current Linux OS.