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I’m working on a guide of Linux distributions that work well with the NC10 and the steps necessary to install each, from download to use. I am trying to focus on the most popular versions of Linux and I want to make sure that I have a firm understanding of what the community needs and wants. Below is the list of distributions that have or will be tested.
Tested distributions and results:
Fedora 10 – Works very well out of the box.
Ubuntu 8.10 – Works but has minor issues. Some work required for full functionality.
openSUSE 11.1 – Wireless does not work out of box.
Linux Mint 6 – See Ubuntu 8.10.
Sidux 2008-04 – Updates required to get Wireless and audio to work.
Sabayon 4 – Could not start/install via cd or usb.
To test [Distribution (version)]:
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Mandriva (2009)
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PCLinuxOS (2007, 2009b1)
What would you like to see tested in each distribution? Any others I should add to the list?
Addendum: Please report any problems encountered with Linux. This will help when I write the guides.
Edit (12/25/2008): Merry Christmas! I’m back and I’ll be working on cleaning up this list. I cannot promise anything over the next day, but I’ll do what I can.
Hey,
I think it’s great that you are planning on writing about your experiences with the different distros.
I plan on going with a Fedora 10/XP Pro dual boot because that is what I am most familiar with.
I, also, will be reporting any issues that I come across
It seems as if you have all the popular distros listed so I can’t name one that I’d like to see you do on top of my head.
Good luck on your tests!
I’m going to go with a dual boot Ubuntu/XP Pro arrangement myself (I’ve got a little work to do, thus). Thanks for posting the link to the Ubuntu page about the NC10. I’m definitely going to need that page.
I’ve run both Fedora/XP Pro and Ubuntu/XP Pro. I really enjoyed Fedora, but Debian package management draws me back every time.
The Atheros wifi chipset seems to be the biggest hurdle for Linux adoption, but that should change as distributions upgrade to the newest kernel. Fedora already has that and Ubuntu will probably move to it in 9.
Sounds good Sean. Let us know how you get on. If you want to post anything up on this site let me know 🙂 or if you are blogging it up somewhere yourself I can link off to it. Cheers.
I want to run Arch Linux on my NC10 when I get it. There’s a thread about Arch on the netbook here.
Since I plan to run KDE 4.2 (yes I won’t get my NC10 until then) it would be great to hear about the overall speed (with composite and desktop (kwin) effects enabled) and battery life.
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I want to run Arch Linux on my NC10 when I get it. There’s a thread about Arch the netbook here.
[/quote1228141055]I’m planning to run Arch on my NC10 as well when I get mine. Would be nice if the op could add this type of links for the distros that aren’t tested in the first post as well.
Hi All.
Has any one installed xandrOS, (Linux).
I run the Open Circulation version of xandrOS 4 as dual boot with Win98se on my desk top.(AMD K6-2 500 CPU ), allso run Win 3.1l and I drive a 15 year old 4×4. if it aint broke,why change it ! ! ! !.
Hmmm, could I some how get my faithfull Win 98, on this little blue jobbie, any thoughts any one ! ! ! !.
I am incorporating the results and comments posted on this thread into something easier to reference. Due to work I do not know when I’ll be finished and I’ll post when all is done.
I’ll make a note to test out Arch, though I admit I do not have much experience with that distribution.
Hey Sean,
What was your display like with Fedora? Mine sucked. Even at the brightest setting (via xbacklight), the screen was still dim. All drivers were up to date.
I gave up and removed Fedora after I saw the huge difference in screen clarity after installing XP Pro.
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Hey Sean,What was your display like with Fedora? Mine sucked. Even at the brightest setting (via xbacklight), the screen was still dim. All drivers were up to date.
I gave up and removed Fedora after I saw the huge difference in screen clarity after installing XP Pro.
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[/quote1228417984]I did not experience any problems with the backlight in Fedora. Did the screen dim when the OS launched or did it remain consistantly dim from Power-on forward?
If you can test Fedora again, try to adjust the backlight to the desired setting when you are in grub (the OS selection menu). You will not be able to adjust the backlight when Linux starts (unless through xbacklight), but it will allow you to set brightness for that session.
I hope that helps!
I’ve just tried the live-versions of Mandriva Linux one 2009 and Fedora 10.
Both work fine and all hardware (incl. wifi!) seem to work.
Only thing is closing down Madriva.
http://www.dev2go.net/?q=content/stuff-about-samsung-nc10-netbooks#comment-4Since we are on the topic on Linux/Unix here, I wanted to stop in and say that I was able to get PC-BSD installed on my newly acquired N10 without any major roadblocks. Some issues:
1. The installer failed to detect my screen size so I had to blindly tab to the ‘Back’ and ‘Next’ buttons. Not a huge issue as I was able to install the OS to my specifications.
2. PC-BSD does NOT detect my Ethernet card. Most would say that is a huge issue, but it wasn’t for me considering it not only detected the wireless card but was WPA ready from the start!
3. No web cam support obviously.
4. Fn keys do not work.
That’s pretty much it as this point. Most of the other issues I’ve run into are with the OS itself (and its bloaty nature). PC-BSD is definitely usable on the N10 though (for those of you that were wondering). I’m probably going to dump it as I can’t stand KDE.
I’m going to try Sabayon next just out of curiousity
I guess I’m most interested in which Linux distros work right out of the box. I like the look and idea of Ubuntu, but the number of tweaks it takes to get the majority of NC10 functionality back makes my head spin. I’m pretty geeky, but when it comes to my computer, and especially my netbook, I want something easy to set up and ready to go. If I have to download a bunch of stuff and deal with opening the terminal it starts to become a dealbreaker. (This is the problem I have with Linux in general, sigh.)
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