[Tfug] $349 laptop from HP

[Andrew Ayre]

Yep. My came with XP because the XP versions are the only ones with the 
larger 6-cell batteries. Problems I am having are crashes, Canonical 
pushing updates that break things, etc...

Andy

keith smith wrote:
> According to :  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspire_One
> 
> Linux
> 
>     Models with names ending in "L", or ending in "A" followed by a 
> letter for color, are shipped with the Linpus Linux Lite operating 
> system installed [7]. This offers a simplified user interface, with 
> default applications like the Firefox 2 browser, OpenOffice.org 2.3, 
> "Acer One Mail" and "Acer One Messenger" available directly on the main 
> screen. In accordance with the GPL Acer has released the source code for 
> Linpus Linux Lite and their modified Linux kernel.
> 
>     The default Linux OS has been designed to hide advanced features 
> from the user and to prevent modification. However, it is still possible 
> to modify it to present a more traditional desktop, enable more advanced 
> features such as "right-click" context menus, or install additional 
> software.[8]
> 
>     It is also possible to install and run other versions of Linux OS 
> such as Ubuntu [9], EeeBuntu[10], the Ubuntu based Linux4one [11] and 
> Linux Mint.

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Andy
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