spec me a distro for asus 1005ha netbook

[psd99]

Hi all,

Please spec me a linux distro for my netbook asus 1005ha.

I was originally thinking backtrack for penetration testing but now I don't see the point. People have suggested either ubuntu or fedora - good idea but I was hoping for a specialised distro orientated for my asus 1005ha

so if you can suggest something please let me know

thanks

psd99.

 

[MasterPlan1]

ubuntu netbook remix?

I don't think there is a "Ubuntu Asus 1005HA Remix"

 

[psd99]

thanks
will check that out

I was looking at crunchbox as well

 

[MasterPlan1]

You mean crunchbang?

#! is very good, I used to use it, but they were a little slow at moving with the dist upgrades so I went regular Ubuntu instead. Not sure how their Debian release is coming.

 

[alex24]

Aurora - not currently released, but there is an old BETA (eeebuntu).

To be honest, Ubuntu Netbook Remix is probably the best bet now, it works well with the 1005HA, and all niggles (if any) have always been fairly easily sorted. It also depends on how competent you are with Linux. Purists will scoff at Ubuntu.

Personally, on my 1001HA I use Windows XP! It has the best battery life.

 

[Essexraptor]

Jolicloud is worth a look as well

http://www.jolicloud.com/

built for lightweight netbook use so should be more compatible with netbook hardware which is the biggest stumbing block

Contrary to what Masterplan says ..... you will find a ASUS Eeeee.... netbook thingy distro called Easy Peasy here

http://www.geteasypeasy.com/

but it has mixed reviews

 

[psd99]

thanks I'll try live cd with all of these and see which one I like best

 

[m4rkw7]

I was originally thinking backtrack for penetration testing but now I don't see the point.

Backtrack 4 is based on Ubuntu anyway, so you can apt-get install the tools.
I'd go with Ubuntu

 

[psd99]

Backtrack 4 is based on Ubuntu anyway, so you can apt-get install the tools.
I'd go with Ubuntu

yer but I've had some random problems with it
I installed it but it isn't really designed for every day use

plus the mouse works sometimes and other times not
and I was stuck about how to make server x run every time I boot
tbh on a usb drive as a live cd environment would be better imo

 

[GeForce]

Recommend Ubuntu NBR as well

 

[psd99]

okay just loaded up usb key...
first time it didn't work with a initramfs screen that came up

I mean i tried start x but nothing happens..
I'm going to try this again with unetbootin...

 

[psd99]

oh that was ubuntu notebook btw

 

[psd99]

oh okay im at this black screen how do I get the installer to work? Any ideas guys?

initramfs?

 

[m4rkw7]

yer but I've had some random problems with it
I installed it but it isn't really designed for every day use

plus the mouse works sometimes and other times not
and I was stuck about how to make server x run every time I boot
tbh on a usb drive as a live cd environment would be better imo

Backtrack is not intended to be installed, it's more for a Live environment, but
How to automatically startx / GUI in Backtrack 4.

 

[psd99]

Backtrack is not intended to be installed, it's more for a Live environment, but
How to automatically startx / GUI in Backtrack 4.

thanks I got that in backtrack just type in startx and it will work

it's just the live cd *usb disk drive* that I got working for ubuntu netbook gives me this black screen which says initramfs and I don't know what to write in there?

 

[danny0085]

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[manic111]

Crunchbang if they've moved ahead at all with the Debian release. If not, go with Ubuntu NBR...

 

[danny0085]

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