hi Guys,
I got hold of a netbook. Kinda small, its an accer aspire one.
Kinda alright, don’t like the small screen but hey Its really light.
Now for Linux.
I installed Ubuntu remix. I really did not want to put Openuse on this thing when there was a marketable OS from ubuntu that works out the box. Btw, opensuse should really push this kind of thing more openly. I watched the videos on youtube about the build teams in germany working on the netbook build.
Now the installation was really really really user friendly. Even partitioning was a breeze. It actually gives you a slider to adjust the size of the partition if you want to dual boot.
Another good feature of it was the fact that it asks to import your entire profile from windows if it was preloaded with XP or you can specify Internet Explorer, My Documents, Music, Pictures, mail settings, etc. That was really cool and convenient.
When I finished install in about 10-20 minutes Everything worked right out the box. No driver installation and everything was sweet. It even had normal effects on giving it a vista-like feel (for windows users). The Accer I had was blessed to have an atheros chipset. That allowed me to have wireless support right out the box. Thats really what you need for a netbook anyway. No wireless??? whats the point? rotfl!
Looking around, it was totally different from the normal GNOME desktop that all you GNOME lovers have known and loved. It had this mini desktop that had all the applications laid out in way that makes things easier to find for people who had just moved from windows into Linux. When you would open a window, it goes full-screen. You have get the feeling of the task bar on the top and windows 7 like task bar too just shows the icon instead of the title of the application. It has only one desktop though.
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I’ve found the option to change the desktop to normal GNOME mode. YESSS. I can now use it properly. The way I know anyway…
Stability
I find Ubuntu 9 and the UNR (remix for netbooks) very stable. It does not crash at all and the system usage is very low which is perfect for the fact the CPU doesn’t say much in the first place. The OS has a very polish look. Almost like Suse now.
First Time Userbility 
The OS had mp3 playback already installed but no flash. obviously because adobe has it on a tight leash.
I hooked it up to my 22 inch screen in the office. Not very resolution it can go to. 1024 x 768. Not too bad but I wished it was more. I’m accustomed to 1600x1024. LOL not my fault.
Recap
Well the overall experience is very nice despite the fact the screen is so small. With the normal desktop selected instead of the remix desktop, you have the options to add more desktops your screen. Screen resolution fits the size of the screen. Desktop Effects go right off first install. The OS is very polished. The OS has great support for multiple monitors. Very stable and fast. Not too hard to figure out.
My system:
Accer Aspire one
Intel Atom 1.6 GHz
160GB SATA HDD
10.1" monitor
6 Cell Lithium Ion battery
1 GB Memory
Installation
I “burnt” the image that I downloaded from Ubuntu’s website. They gave the instructions here.
What you will need:
Your netbook LOL (duh)
1GB fash drive minimum
An image burning program such like Disk Imager for windows users or use the “dd” commad in Linux or in Mac.
Just plug in the flash, change the boot order in the BIOS to put “USB FDD” first to boot and save. Thats it; really easy.
In Final, I really hope I can see an opensuse alternative to Ubuntu on the market. DELL pushes ubuntu remix as an alternative but the netbook costs the same for some odd reason.
THANKS for using linux!!! 
