acer aspire one

robbie1

hi all hows things,
feel a bit silly asking this but i wonder if any one can help
i bought an acer aspire one bout two months ago it uses linux i want to download a few things like skype ,etc but i dont know how ,a couple of grey boxes pop up first one says open or remove when i open i dont know what to do next any help would be great

stereo_steve

I also bought that netbook! I got the SSD one, which I now regret and I wish I gotten the one with the harddrive.

Anyway....

To be honest I thought that linpus light was awful. It's only benefits were bot speed and battery life. So I can't help with your question but if I could make some suggestions.

Have you considered changing the linux distibution? Maybe Moblin?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsCpIeLLoT8

Installation instructions here

Alternatively if you want to tinker around with your system more, you can put Ubuntu on it like I have and use this kernel

/Steve

An Fear Aniar

Hi Robbie, I found this on the Skype community page:

http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showtopic=176351

Seems you have to activate Advanced mode, then you can install an .rpm file for Skype.

A lot of Linux users have been very critical of the Linpus operating system, and many of them have installed something else, like Moblin as Stereo Steve suggested or maybe Ubuntu Netbook Remix. Worth considering doing this if you find you have more problems with Linpus.

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Orion

Wipe the crappy distro it comes with and install Easy Peasy. It comes with Skype and other well used tools preinstalled. It's a much better interface than Linpus Lite too.

robbie1

thanks lads for the replys
must say i like the look of the moblin but wouldnt have a clue how to get it ,

Khannie

stereo_steve wrote: »

I also bought that netbook! I got the SSD one, which I now regret and I wish I gotten the one with the harddrive.

Why's that?

stereo_steve

Khannie wrote: »

Why's that?

I find the SSD to be below par. The write speeds aren't great. To be fair to it though I have ubuntu on it which is not designed for netbooks. Although I am using an ext2 filesystem and upgraded the RAM to 1.5G.

The biggest problem I have is with Firefox. It's painful to use. Constantly freezes. I had to put in a work around to load my profile into RAM when the netbook boots which has improved it greatly. Still though if I am copying / pasting two files at once it just grinds to a halt.

I might install easy peasy and see how I get on.

robbie1 wrote:

thanks lads for the replys
must say i like the look of the moblin but wouldnt have a clue how to get it ,

Do you have a 1 gig or greater USB Stick? If you do, pick a distribution from the ones mentioned above. Go to youtube to see what they look like and maybe look at some reviews.

Post back here which one you like and I'll write up simple steps for you to follow to install it. You can post up any questions you have. Moblin I think is the nicest looking but I think easypeasy that Macros42 suggested might be better as it has a very easy way of installing/removing programs.

syklops

I installed Kuki on my girlfriends One a few days ago. Its a tweaked version of Ubuntu, designed to work out of the box with the One, so the wireless and everything else worked straight away.

It uses Xfce as the environment so it is much faster to load than say Gnome or KDE.

I have to say though I have been disappointed with both the One and the Eee. I got the One for my GF for Xmas this year, and the Eee for my Sister the year before. While they are tiny and have good battery lives, I found both companies made bad choices when it came to the OS installed and the choice of wireless cards.

On both machines the OS was found to be a bit clunky, not as logical in design as the more mainstream environments are, and both my gf and sister removed the OS's after only a few days. Both chose ubuntu or a Ubuntu based distro to put on it, and when I did, invariably, I had problems getting the wireless to start. This was annoying as I have not had a problem with Ubuntu and wireless since about Dapper(6.06), which is over 3 years ago.

Also, what possessed Acer to put the mouse buttons to the side of the touchpad?? I know they were looking to save space, but it is such a major ergonomic change, and takes ages to get used to.

OP, check out Kuki linux. If you need help installing it, let me know.

gafarrell

I have one of these (HD version) and both Ubuntu Netbook Remix and XP runs really well on it. Ububtu us free and quite easy to setup. You will need an external USB CD/DVD drive to install these. On your existing setup you can try the following. http://kengell.blogspot.com/2008/09/acer-aspire-one-painless-skype-install.html

Orion

You don't need an external cd drive. You can use UNetBootin to create a bootable usb stick - no cd required. You need a USB stick 1gb in size or bigger. Basically download the ISO for the distribution you want and use unetbootin to create a bootable Live drive and install it from that.

EasyPeasy download is here with step by step instructions on how to install it with a USB drive.

dioni

Macros42 wrote: »

You don't need an external cd drive. You can use UNetBootin to create a bootable usb stick - no cd required. You need a USB stick 1gb in size or bigger. Basically download the ISO for the distribution you want and use unetbootin to create a bootable Live drive and install it from that.

EasyPeasy download is here with step by step instructions on how to install it with a USB drive.

Hi Guys,
I've same netbook. if you need any help or support, check http://www.aspireoneuser.com/forum
http://www.aspireone.pl- that is my website (PL).

Installing Windows XP on a Netbook Via USB (EN)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vt_8p0VllY

p.s. Aspire One netbook working perfectly with Debian Linux.

Naikon

The SSD in my aspire one is pure dirt imo. Still runs debian very
nicely, whereas windows xp was halting to an absolute crawl.