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I installed Ubuntu (Karmic Koala, the latest) on my NC20 without any major problems. I’m also returning Windows for a refund from Samsung, but that’s another story… 😉
If you want to install it, use the guide linked to in the previous reply. I booted Koala from a USB CD drive. The bootup selection works fine, but as the computer booted, the screen started cycling through primary colours: red, green, blue; as well as white and grey. Wait until the boot process is complete, then press Ctrl+Alt+F1 to go to a console screen.
At the console, just go through the ‘Video / Graphics’ section of the wiki. It looks challenging, but it’s clearly explained and you just have to type each entry exactly as shown.
(BTW, you’ll need an internet connection for this: I used an ethernet cable connected directly to my broadband router.)
I finished with the wiki section ‘Restart GDM and install Ubuntu’ (the rest of the wiki refers to a previous version of Ubuntu). The liveCD worked from here on without a hitch. Ubuntu installed quickly, and the display worked perfectly when I rebooted. Everything else I’ve tested so far works ‘out-of-the-box’.
Ubuntu really is an excellent match for this computer. It’s a shame (I would even say OUTRAGEOUS) that Samsung don’t have an option for pre-installed Ubuntu!
