Thanks!

I've got a USB DVD drive... so no need to build a Thumbdrive version of
an installer. But I like Xandros' suggestion better... Ubuntu Eee is
8.04... so much more recent thatn 7.XX. :)

I'll post back here once the installation is complete.

Gilles.

Harry L. Lee wrote:
> damn, if I could only spell. found ths:
> http://wiki.eeeuser.com/ubuntu:eeexubuntu:home
> bookmarked under eepc. I am much happier for slogging through 7.10 and
> ndiswrapper.
>
> I brokedown and gota usb cd/dvd drive rather than screw with building
> a thumb drive (I suspect I will build onesometimeas an academicexersize.)
>
> On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 10:28 AM, Xandros Pilosa
> <folivora.pilosa@(protected):
>
>   Gilles Gravier:
>   > Hi!
>   >
>   > I keep hearing... but can't find the actual bits... that there
>   is (or
>   > soon to be) a distro of Ubuntu specially built for the EeePC... (as
>   > opposed to "install normal Ubuntu, then run a bunch of scripts
>   ... and
>   > re-run them at every kernel update"...
>   >
>   > Can anybody point me in the direction?
>   >
>   > Thanks in advance,
>   > Gilles
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   Hello Gilles,
>
>   You can take a look at here:
>   http://ubuntu-eee.tuxfamily.org/index.php5?title=Main_Page
>   and also download from here:
>   http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Operating-Systems/Linux-Distributions/Ubuntu-Eee-38681.shtml
>
>   Regards!
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