Comments on: Installing Ubuntu 8.04 on the Eee PC 901

By: xubuntu install - my IT blog

xubuntu install - my IT blog — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:34:30 +0000

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By: jimbo

jimbo — Sun, 24 May 2009 11:16:30 +0000

@mgco
I’d recommend installing Ubuntu on an SDHC card. That way, you’ll always be able to revert to the default Xandros OS, if you need to.
SDHC memory is cheap so an 8GB card (or larger) will allow you to install more applications without running out of space on the EEE901′s 4GB SSD. And if it ever dies, you can just reaplce it.
Also, the card does not protrude like a USB flash stick.

By: mgco

mgco — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:43:25 +0000

Great guide!
Just in case, how do you roll back to Xandros though?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:24:48 +0000

how do you keep that one kernel thing during the beginning of boot, where you have to press ESC? do i always have to press ESC, or is there a way to make it permanent? BTW really great instructions. it’s simple and beats the rest ive seen.

By: kevingillan.info » Ubuntu-eee on the eee PC 901

kevingillan.info » Ubuntu-eee on the eee PC 901 — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:36:50 +0000

[...] explained on Tombuntu, something about installing from a flash drive messes with Ubuntu’s ability to recognise and [...]

By: Installing Ubuntu 8.10 on the Eee PC 901 | Tombuntu

Installing Ubuntu 8.10 on the Eee PC 901 | Tombuntu — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:01:23 +0000

[...] Intel Atom-based laptop, with 1 GB of RAM, a 20 GB SSD, and a 9 inch display. Since I bought mine, it’s been running Ubuntu 8.04 rather than the default Xandros-based OS. The laptop is surprisingly unfriendly to Ubuntu despite [...]

By: runswiththought

runswiththought — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:02:42 +0000

great guide, I found something similar to setup Ubuntu-eee 8.04.1 on my 901 w/ 2gb ram. One thing though, Firefox kinda hangs a bit longer than it used to when first launched, annoyingly so. Anyone else experiencing this? Is this cause of the no swap? Is the best option for a swap, if you need one, on your eee to put it in your ram if you have enough to spare?

Great little machine, I have been traveling a bunch lately and it’s nice to be able to watch movies/play Five or More (sudo apt-get install gnome-games) straight through a 4 1/2 hour flight!

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:03:51 +0000

Rick:
You need to run the editor with sudo so you have permission to edit fstab:
sudo gedit /etc/fstab

Tompa:
It’s nothing tricky, just right click on one of the panels and select Delete Panel. Then re-add any of the applets you want to the remaining one.

By: Tompa

Tompa — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:29:43 +0000

Hi in step 7 you talk about setting up a single GNOME panel

How do you do that, are there any instructions for it

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:12:26 +0000

Hi tom I have one problem during step 4 of this guide, when i try to save the fstab after made the changes i cant save. The system tells i do not have the permission necessary to save the file, what should i do?

Beside im a beginner whit ubuntu so please be explain in a simple fashion.