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On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:37:20 +0000 Simon Robert wrote: > I agree with the above, but you should look at the wiki on > eeepcuser.com. The basic interface can be changed to the xandros > "advanced" one by adding a repository and then installing a .deb > package. This gives you the xandros kde desktop designed for the > eeepc. Also if you search eeepcuser you'll find eeexubuntu, a version > of xubuntu for the eeepc. This has the wifi and ethernet drivers as > native, but doesn't as yet support the webcam. The advantage is all > the software you can install from the ubuntu repositories. > > I switched back from eeexubuntu to the xandros kde desktop and was > very happy with the way all the gizmo's devices worked, but then was > frustrated by the difficulty of installing apps not in the xandros > and community eeepc xandros repositories, things like codecs and > libdvdcss, so have switched back to xubuntu. > > Horses for courses I guess. A great gizmo anyways, really useful and > you can always stick an 8 gig SD card it. > > Simon. If eeeXandros is Debian based, could you not simply whack the appropriate repositories into your sources.list and have things like codecs etc at your fingertips? (Note that I've never tried cross-pollinating different Debian-based distros.) Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html