Checking out Ubuntu Netbook Remix
June 5th, 2008 by brianfayArs Technica is running an article about their first hands-on test of parts of the Ubuntu Netbook Remix. “The Remix is based on Ubuntu Mobile Edition and is designed specifically for mobile computers with a subnotebook form factor.” The Remix is also designed with the Atom processor in mind. Could this be your next operating system?
June 5th, 2008 at 5:43 am
First comment!
June 5th, 2008 at 6:22 am
Well why don’t you make a meaningful comment then? Sheesh.
My Comment : Shame it’s a full screen window manager implementation. Not every single app needs the full screen - so I hope this behaviour is switchable, but reading the article it looks like it’s a central part of the new desktop philosophy.
June 5th, 2008 at 7:44 am
third comment!
June 5th, 2008 at 8:16 am
Unless it boots as fast as Xandros, I’m happy for now running a “complete” OS (such as Hardy Heron), even if I have to recompile the Madwifi source every time there is a kernel update. There’s just a sense that I’m not missing some sort of functionality by having a “stripped down” version of an OS.
That’s not to say I’m excited to see Canonical working on this - Again, if boot time is reduced to Xandros standards, I’d be tempted…
June 5th, 2008 at 10:35 am
Anyone knows where the project page is? This IS OSS and they should have a page with sources somewhere.
June 5th, 2008 at 10:47 am
6th comment!
June 5th, 2008 at 11:00 am
“The Remix is also designed with the Atom processor in mind.”
Does that mean that the first generation of EEE pcs are out of the loop?
June 5th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
last comment!
June 5th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
i like the redesign a lot. i just hope it won’t be like Vista. All those eye-candy stuff but not that effective. I prefer something easy to understand and fully working than something buggy but all nice and sparkling…
June 5th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Sad news: http://blog.laptopmag.com/ubuntu-netbook-remix-qa-with-canonical
You can get the interface if you want, but looks like Canonical doesn’t plan on releasing Remix for general download in the near future.
June 5th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Sad news really. Did Steve Jobs bought canonical?
June 5th, 2008 at 11:10 pm
Why is the Forum down for extended periods?
June 6th, 2008 at 4:22 am
I like the look of it, however I think the “forced maximised” window is a big mistake that will put a lot of people off what otherwise looks like a brilliant take on how to do things for subnotebooks.
June 6th, 2008 at 9:56 am
what is wrong with forced maximised? these little screens can’t handle two apps at the time anyway.
June 6th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
Nothing is wrong with it, as such, but I want to choose.
June 6th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
http://calcolomeccanica.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=1&Itemid=161
If you want to try Netbook Remix.
June 10th, 2008 at 1:26 am
I say ditch the launcher. The ‘appliance’ concept isn’t that functional in my books. How many people stick with the default xandros basic mode? However, the window picker plus maximus plus little theme is excellent. You can still unmaximise windows.
June 10th, 2008 at 8:13 am
This comment!
June 11th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Words by Mark Shuttleworth, mentioning this an other review, what Ubuntu Nebook Remix is, commitment with the open source movement, and even how to install UNR. He also explains that they already have clients.
Really cool stuff. This guy rocks. Much better explanaition than the one by his Marketing Manager.
June 11th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
BTW, today Slashdot featured Ubuntu Eee.
Shame Eee didn’t embrace Ubuntu from day one.
June 11th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
I;m using Netbook Remix right now on my 701. works just fine. I don’t mind the maximised windows. apps that should not maximise, like GKrellm, keep their normal size.
Now if only we could get Ubuntu to boot a fast as Xandros!
June 13th, 2008 at 5:43 am
rofl at teh trollz…
The operating system doesn’t seem more appealing than the default eee Xandros to me… if I change my OS it will probably be to regular Ubuntu.
June 15th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Hello.
J want to install this netbook remix on my eee pc 701 !
But j have only a eee Pc at home.
Is it possible to load/prepare/install on usb key on the eee pc him-self ?
If anybody have source of help…
June 15th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
I installed netbook remix on my 701 4g. It was nice, but it is still a work in progress. I will try other stuff now… but i’ll check it when finished.
June 16th, 2008 at 8:44 am
I have been using Ubuntu on normal laptops for a couple of years now and am very pleased with it.
But I have to admit that Xandros is much easier to work with when it comes to 3G modems and the like. Support is just there. It recognizes the E220 modem (the most popular), it has a list of network services all over the world to choose from. The one I use in Sweden was there, I just chose it, and I was up and going.
To get the same modem to work under Ubuntu you have to do all kinds of tricks or you can download software from Vodaphone, that can’t be installed via apt-get install, and tack it on to your system. Messy. Ubuntu is behind here and 3G communication is important for me.
June 16th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
I have tried this but can’t get bigger icons… Why is that?
June 19th, 2008 at 11:08 am
I’m not sure there is any point in getting excited about this - a report elsewhere suggests it will not be on free download, but only offered to manufacturers - if so it’s just not relevant to us here with existing machines.
DM
June 23rd, 2008 at 3:39 pm
They need to make a launcher as an app. That way it would be optional rather than integrated and could be used by anyone. (FTR I think most people abandoned the starter interface because it was impossible to work with, it took less tech knowledge to use the advanced mode than to get the easy to put in new stuff.)
I also think they need to add paneling behavior. That would solve problems with gimp, just dock the palettes and maximize into them, it would also leave room for media interfaces, calculators, IM programs, whatever.
July 2nd, 2008 at 10:44 am
Netbook remix isn’t a cut down version. It’s the full Hardy distro with a new kernel package and a few extras.
I am going to buy a Acer Aspire One (cue cries of “traitor” etc) and I shall be trying out this distro as soon as I get my grubby little hands on it.
July 17th, 2008 at 11:34 am
you can check out my test run on youtube. search “Ubuntu Netbooks Remix and Acer Aspire One” .. a bit sluggish though feature wise, it beats the acer linpus lite.
July 18th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
What is the best way to hook up a USB Verizon Wireless Internet device on to a new 4G ASUS Eee with an existing OS?
August 29th, 2008 at 6:02 am
I’ve just installed Ubuntu-eeepc on my 1000 using adamm’s scripts http://www.array.org/ubuntu/ and it’s fantastic. I urge you to try this version of Ubuntu. Wireless and ethernet recognized perfectly, and no more “no dhcpoffers” issues. Works like it should.
(earlier I tried Mandriva, but it was only useful for the 700. The 901 and 1000 etc use different ethernet and wireless hardware or firmware versions.)
October 12th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
I don’t like the full screen window manager and run slow in my eee 701.