Xubuntu on Aspire One

Has anybody out there got Xubuntu up and running on the AA1 ?

If so, what is the user experience like and what are the problems ?

Can the same installation procedure as for Ubuntu 8.04.1 be used ?

 

Yes, and it runs wonderfully. The installation should be the same as Ubuntu, but I used a net installer since I didn't have a usb stick on hand.

The only problems I have encountered are the same as the unresolved ubuntu issues (microphone doesn't work yet, wifi indicator leds not functional, etc.).

But I really like xubuntu on this machine.

 

Thanks for the response. I have now given Xubuntu a quick run from a LiveUSB and the next time I break Linpus I will probably go for an installation.

Does Xubuntu take up less disk space than Linpus ?

 

I don't remember what Linpus was using when it was installed (I think it was about 1.5GB?), but on my almost-fresh xubuntu install I'm at 2.7GB. I should go through and take off all the useless crud...

 

Is the boot sequence quick with xubuntu ?
'cause It is with linpus.. that's why I hesitate to change..

 

Xubuntu is a general purpose OS and tries to load all sorts of drivers, and probes for lots of different bits of hardware than exists in the A1. Boot-up time is consistent with such an OS on a normal machine. (it is the cut-down specialised nature of Linpus Lite that lets it boot so quick).

I did some very rough timings (not including times to connect to wireless networks etc.) :-

Linus : 20s from hitting the power switch to getting a usable desktop.

Xubuntu : 55s to login prompt. A further 20s after providing credentials to get a usable desktop.

After playing with Xubuntu and noticing it's limitations with hardware support, I am of the opinion that it would be better (and possibly easier) for me to add the missing functionality I want to Linpus and keep the fast boot times

 

@Jack
Thanks for that valuable info. I too am persevering with Linpus, at least for the time being.

 

xubuntu on 55+secs? sad. almost the same as ubuntu/ubuntu netbook.

i hope some brilliant mind(s) would come up OneUbuntu that loads as fast as OneLinpus(not official name.. hehe) with all the necessary drivers and SAMBA! i kept on emphasizing that one.

out of curiosity, will it help if i upload the OneLinpus recovery files for someone to tinker around the drivers?

 

Was going to do a bit of samba investigation for you, but it appears to be already installed on mine (samba-client has an update waiting too).

smbclient and mount.cifs seem to be there too. I only have one samba server here, but I seemed to be able to login OK.

In a terminal...

Code:

$ mkdir <mountpoint>
$ su
# mount.cifs \\\\<server>\\<share> <mountpoint> -o user=<username>,rw

It won't apear in the standard view of the filemanager , but if you put '/home/user/<mountpoint> into the address-bar , you can view stuff there.

If you were after a graphical front-end, then that's a different package, not samba and I'm not the best person to ask.

 

yes the client is installed but unless it cannot be used, graphically like in ubuntu, then it's no use for noobs like me. the closest i can get is PyNeighborhood though i still cant access my files from xp. thanks fo the help.

 

As I said, asking for someone to figure out how to get Samba working is the wrong thing to ask. If you want things working like Ubuntu, for instance, find out what graphical front end to samba is in use (there are many of them) and ask about that instead. Samba is there and works fine (as a client at least, I haven't tried the server side).

 

actually it's on a wish list. not practically asking