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About netbooks

Netbooks are typically laptops with small screen sizes (typically 7, 8.9 or 10 inches) and low power consumption. They often use an SSD (solid state disk) instead of a hard disk and always lack an optical disk drive. The name netbook indicates they are intended as end-user friendly, portable Internet appliances.

There are special Linux distributions, called netbook distributions, for these machines. All such distributions are optimized for use with small, low-resolution displays. They tend to include a broad mix of VOIP and Web-focused tools, including proprietary applications rarely seen installed by default by mainstream desktop distributions[citation needed]. For instance, Nokia Maemo and Asus's customized Xandros both ship with Skype and Adobe Flash installed, and Ubuntu's Netbook Edition offers the option to do the same to OEMs.[1]

Comparison

Features

Distribution Aim Creator Producer Base distribution Installed size (MB) Release date Interface Linux Kernel Default file system Architecture support Approximate number of pre-compiled packages Default package management tools Default installer Download count DistroWatch rating
Leeenux Linux v3.0 ASUS Eee PC with 7" Screen Aleksandar Ciric Ubuntu 1300MB 2010-03-28 Gnome + Netbook Remix 2.6.32 ext4 x86 APT
EasyPeasy 1.6 All netbooks EasyPeasy Community Lingo AS Ubuntu 2010-04-24 Gnome + Netbook Remix 2.6.32 ext4 x86 APT Ubiquity 28[2]
Eeebuntu 3.0 Optimized for Eeepc Eeebuntu community Ubuntu 2009-05-15 Gnome or Gnome + Netbook Remix Array kernel (modified kernel)[3] APT 100 000 Not listed[2]
CrunchBang Linux 8.10.02 Limited hardware machines Philip Newborough Ubuntu 2009-01-18 Openbox 2.6.27 APT 29[2]
Linux4One 1.5 Optimized for Aspire One Linux4One community Ubuntu Gnome or LXDE Not listed[2]
OpenGeeeU 8.10 Luca De Marini Easy Peasy[4] 2009-03-23 Enlightenment plus Gnome 2.6.27 ext3 x86 26000 APT Ubiquity Not listed[2]
Firefly Linux 1.0 Beta 1 Firefly Linux community Arch Linux LXDE 2.6.29.4 x86 Pacman 62[5]
Kuki Linux 2.0 Optimized for Aspire One Kuki Linux community Ubuntu XFCE Not listed[2]
Midinux All netbooks Red Flag Linux 2007 ext3 x86
Moblin 2.0 All Intel Atom processor netbooks and MID Intel Intel/Linux Foundation None (borrows components for various distributions[6]) Clutter RPM (may change[6]) 57[7]
Eeedora[8] Asus Eeepc 701 Martin Andrews Fedora XFCE RPM Not listed[2]
Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.04 Intel Atom processor netbooks[9] Canonical Ltd. Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu 2010-04-29 Gnome + Netbook Edition x86 APT Not listed[2]

Specific features

Distribution Target boot time SSD write optimization (SSD degradation, I/O optimization, etc.) Specific supported hardware
Leeenux Linux v3.0 30s (900MHz) Yes[citation needed]
EasyPeasy 1.6
Eeebuntu 3.0
Linux4One 1.5 40 seconds[10]
OpenGeeeU 8.10
Firefly Linux 1.0 Beta 1
Kuki Linux 2.0
Moblin 2.0 5 seconds[11][12]
Eeedora[8]
Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.04

While no public numbers measuring the install-base of these operating systems are available, Google Trends data on a handful of them indicate their relative popularity:

References

  1. ^ http://www.canonical.com/projects/ubuntu/unr
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h http://distrowatch.com/ Accessed September 27, 2009
  3. ^ Array kernel site
  4. ^ http://opengeu.intilinux.com/News/Voci/2009/3/23_OpenGeeeU_8.10_Live_CD_for_Asus_EeePC_released!.html
  5. ^ http://distrowatch.com/ Accessed August 31, 2009
  6. ^ a b Moblin FAQ
  7. ^ http://distrowatch.com/ Accessed June 9, 2009
  8. ^ a b Eeedora project at google code
  9. ^ [1]
  10. ^ Features of Light version of Linux4One
  11. ^ Fast boot in Moblin page
  12. ^ Youtube video showing Moblin 2.0 prerelease booting in 5 seconds.

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