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Flightless Bird
BillW50 <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:
>Was Open Office pre-installed on the 2G Surf,
>or did you get it from the Asus server?
It was pre-installed.
>I found an Open Office update
>through Add/Remove, but I don't see any changes whatsoever. Even the
>version number is the same.
With Linux the same app version can be coded differently for different
OS versions. I understand the Asus Eee Xandros is even different from
the standard version. I've had some luck with apps from deb
repositories but it's hit or miss.
>I am using the same DVD recovery disc all of the time. Maybe that is the
>problem. I have other recovery disc, so maybe I should try one of those.
I would think using the recovery disk that came with that netbook
would be the best thing to try. Course you will wipe everything but
that may be less of a pain than what you're now doing.
>Good luck with Ubuntu 9.10. Hopefully you can find all of the drivers.
>For me, the WiFi and the webcam is the hardest to get working.
This installation went without a hitch on both my Acer 15" and this
Eee 10". The wireless was recognized immediately on both. They have
improved boot time to around 30 seconds. First impressions: it seems a
little faster than Vista and a little slower than XP. But it's fun to
play with and I'm only using 30GB so no big strain on the drive.
>Was Open Office pre-installed on the 2G Surf,
>or did you get it from the Asus server?
It was pre-installed.
>I found an Open Office update
>through Add/Remove, but I don't see any changes whatsoever. Even the
>version number is the same.
With Linux the same app version can be coded differently for different
OS versions. I understand the Asus Eee Xandros is even different from
the standard version. I've had some luck with apps from deb
repositories but it's hit or miss.
>I am using the same DVD recovery disc all of the time. Maybe that is the
>problem. I have other recovery disc, so maybe I should try one of those.
I would think using the recovery disk that came with that netbook
would be the best thing to try. Course you will wipe everything but
that may be less of a pain than what you're now doing.
>Good luck with Ubuntu 9.10. Hopefully you can find all of the drivers.
>For me, the WiFi and the webcam is the hardest to get working.
This installation went without a hitch on both my Acer 15" and this
Eee 10". The wireless was recognized immediately on both. They have
improved boot time to around 30 seconds. First impressions: it seems a
little faster than Vista and a little slower than XP. But it's fun to
play with and I'm only using 30GB so no big strain on the drive.