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|name = Easy Peasy <small>(formerly Ubuntu Eee)</small>
|name = Easy Peasy <small>(formerly Ubuntu Eee)</small>
|logo = [[Image:Easypeasy.png|300px|Easy Peasy logo]]
|logo = [[Image:Easypeasy.png|300px|Easy Peasy logo]]
|screenshot = [[Image:EasyPeasy10.png|300px]]
|screenshot = [[Image:Easy-peasy-1.1-screenshot.png|300px]]
|caption = Easy Peasy 1.0
|caption = Easy Peasy 1.1
|website = [http://www.geteasypeasy.com/ www.geteasypeasy.com]
|website = [http://www.geteasypeasy.com/ www.geteasypeasy.com]
|developer = Jon Ramvi, Easy Peasy community
|developer = Jon Ramvi, Easy Peasy community
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|source_model = [[Free software]] / [[Open Source]]
|source_model = [[Free software]] / [[Open Source]]
|released = {{initial release|2008|07|04}}
|released = {{initial release|2008|07|04}}
|latest_release_version = Easy Peasy 1.0 [http://www.geteasypeasy.com/]<!-- If you update this, remember to also update [[Comparison of Linux distributions]] -->
|latest_release_version = Easy Peasy 1.1 [http://www.geteasypeasy.com/]<!-- If you update this, remember to also update [[Comparison of Linux distributions]] -->
|latest_release_date = {{release date|2009|01|05}}
|latest_release_date = {{release date|2009|04|20}}
|latest_test_version = 2.0
|latest_test_version = 2.0
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Ubuntu Eee was started by Jon Ramvi in December 2007. Then it was only a [[script]] which modified a regular [[Ubuntu]] installation to support the Asus EeePCs. In June 2008 the project was disbanded as a script and Ubuntu Eee 8.04 was released as a stand-alone [[Linux distribution|distribution]], based on Ubuntu 8.04 with EeePC support installed out of the box.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liliputing.com/2008/06/ubuntu-eee-804-custom-ubuntu-distro-for.html |title=Ubuntu Eee 8.04: Custom Ubuntu distro for the Eee PC |accessdate=2008-10-05 |work= |publisher= |date= }}</ref> On September 5 followed the 8.04.1 version. It used a new Linux kernel, came with a new user interface and [[Adobe Flash|Flash]] 10. Easy Peasy 1.0 was released [[January 5]] [[2009]].
Ubuntu Eee was started by Jon Ramvi in December 2007. Then it was only a [[script]] which modified a regular [[Ubuntu]] installation to support the Asus EeePCs. In June 2008 the project was disbanded as a script and Ubuntu Eee 8.04 was released as a stand-alone [[Linux distribution|distribution]], based on Ubuntu 8.04 with EeePC support installed out of the box.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liliputing.com/2008/06/ubuntu-eee-804-custom-ubuntu-distro-for.html |title=Ubuntu Eee 8.04: Custom Ubuntu distro for the Eee PC |accessdate=2008-10-05 |work= |publisher= |date= }}</ref> On September 5 followed the 8.04.1 version. It used a new Linux kernel, came with a new user interface and [[Adobe Flash|Flash]] 10. Easy Peasy 1.0 was released [[January 5]] [[2009]].


It was renamed Easy Peasy in January 2009, and has been downloaded over 400,000 times from the main mirror {{Fact|date=April 2009}}. Easy Peasy is also available from other mirrors and through [[BitTorrent]], meaning the download count is probably higher.
It was renamed Easy Peasy in January 2009, and has been downloaded over half a million times from the main mirror <ref>{{cite web |url=https://sourceforge.net/project/stats/detail.php?group_id=213463&ugn=ubuntu-eee&type=prdownload&mode=alltime&package_id=0&release_id=0 |title=Download History Statistics |accessdate=2009-04-24 |work= |publisher= |date= }}</ref>. Easy Peasy is also available from other mirrors and through [[BitTorrent]], meaning the download count is probably higher.


== Release history ==
== Release history ==
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* Easy Peasy 1.0
* Easy Peasy 1.0
** Kept features from 8.04.1 but with more hardware support, fewer bugs{{Fact|date=March 2009}}, [[Java (programming language)|Java]], [[Songbird (software)|Songbird]]
** Kept features from 8.04.1 but with more hardware support, fewer bugs{{Fact|date=March 2009}}, [[Java (programming language)|Java]], [[Songbird (software)|Songbird]]
* Easy Peasy 1.1
** New design (icon theme, wallpaper, login- and startup screen), bug fixes and upgrades (flash, songbird etc.)<ref>[http://www.jonramvi.com/easy-peasy-11-finally-released/ Easy Peasy 1.1 finally released!], April 24, 2009</ref>


=== Future releases ===
=== Future releases ===
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== See also ==
== See also ==

*[[Eeebuntu]]
*[[Eeebuntu]]
*[[Xandros]]
*[[Xandros]]

Revision as of 11:34, 24 April 2009

Easy Peasy (formerly Ubuntu Eee)
Easy Peasy logo
File:Easy-peasy-1.1-screenshot.png
Easy Peasy 1.1
DeveloperJon Ramvi, Easy Peasy community
OS familyUnix-like
Working stateCurrent
Source modelFree software / Open Source
Initial releaseJuly 4, 2008 (2008-07-04)
Latest releaseEasy Peasy 1.1 [2] / April 20, 2009 (2009-04-20)
Available inMultilingual (more than 55)
Update methodAPT (front-ends available)
Package managerdpkg
Kernel typeMonolithic kernel
Default
user interface		GNOME + Ubuntu Netbook Remix
LicenseMainly the GNU GPL / Various others
Official websitewww.geteasypeasy.com

Easy Peasy (formerly Ubuntu Eee) is an operating system for netbooks based on Ubuntu.

Easy Peasy is an independent project[clarification needed] to create a distribution based on Ubuntu optimized to run on netbooks. It is an operating system, using a netbook interface, which favors well known closed source software instead of open source alternatives (e.g. Skype instead of Ekiga) when the functionality offered seems better.

The project seems to be not-for-profit[citation needed], under a GNU GPL 2 license,[1][citation needed] although donations are encouraged.[2]

Trademark issues

On September 10, 2008, Canonical emailed Jon Ramvi, the main developer of the project, complaining the project's use of Canonical's names, URLs, and logos violates Canonical's trademarks in the original name Ubuntu eee'.[3] As a response the owners of the project announced that they will use a new name "ION", but later found that they can't use that name either, as it is an unregistered trademark.[4]. Easy Peasy was released January 5, 2009.

Main characteristics

  • Works out of the box on ASUS Eee PC 700, 701, 900, 900a, 901 and 1000.[5]

History

Ubuntu Eee was started by Jon Ramvi in December 2007. Then it was only a script which modified a regular Ubuntu installation to support the Asus EeePCs. In June 2008 the project was disbanded as a script and Ubuntu Eee 8.04 was released as a stand-alone distribution, based on Ubuntu 8.04 with EeePC support installed out of the box.[7] On September 5 followed the 8.04.1 version. It used a new Linux kernel, came with a new user interface and Flash 10. Easy Peasy 1.0 was released January 5 2009.

It was renamed Easy Peasy in January 2009, and has been downloaded over half a million times from the main mirror [8]. Easy Peasy is also available from other mirrors and through BitTorrent, meaning the download count is probably higher.

Release history

  • Ubuntu Eee 8.04
    • Ubuntu 8.04 with drivers for the EeePC, Skype
  • Ubuntu Eee 8.04.1
    • Kept features from 8.04[citation needed] but with more hardware support, Flash, Cheese and netbook interface
  • Easy Peasy 1.0
  • Easy Peasy 1.1
    • New design (icon theme, wallpaper, login- and startup screen), bug fixes and upgrades (flash, songbird etc.)[9]

Future releases

Release Roadmap:[10]

  • Easy Peasy 1.1 is due after the OEM version of 1.0 is finished. It will be the same as version 1.0 with some minor bug fixes.[11]
  • Easy Peasy 2.0 will be released May 2009 with new features like: Easier install (one-click installation), better looking, new file system which brings faster booting, loading and work flow (ext4), a new notification system, built on Ubuntu 9.04.[12]
  • Easy Peasy 3.0 will be released November 2009 with new features like: File and configuration synchronization / backup, built on Ubuntu 9.10.[13]
  • Easy Peasy 4.0 will be released May 2010 with new features like: new netbook interface with Internet features, built on Ubuntu 10.04. [14]

See also

References

  1. ^ [1][dead link]
  2. ^ "Site support - Easy Peasy wiki". Ubuntu Eee. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
  3. ^ "Mail from Canonical". Jonramvi.com. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
  4. ^ UPDATE: Re-branding Ubuntu Eee, October 24, 2008
  5. ^ "Ubuntu Eee More Info". Retrieved 2008-10-09.
  6. ^ "Install Ubuntu gusty". Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  7. ^ "Ubuntu Eee 8.04: Custom Ubuntu distro for the Eee PC". Retrieved 2008-10-05.
  8. ^ "Download History Statistics". Retrieved 2009-04-24.
  9. ^ Easy Peasy 1.1 finally released!, April 24, 2009
  10. ^ "Release Roadmap". Ubuntu-eee.com. 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
  11. ^ "Easy Peasy 1.1". Ubuntu-eee.com. 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
  12. ^ "Easy Peasy 2.0". Ubuntu-eee.com. 2009-03-17. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
  13. ^ "Easy Peasy 3.0". Ubuntu-eee.com. 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
  14. ^ "Easy Peasy 4.0". Ubuntu-eee.com. 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
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