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none wrote:
> They do make the larger one with Linux, but I haven't seen one in Oz. I
> haven't looked for information for a couple of months now, but when I
> was asking around to see if anyone had replaced the winxp version with
> linux I couldn't get a straight answer. Lots of maybes and ifs, and go
> here and there (neither here nor there really knew either). Maybe
> someone has done it since.
> jules
> 
> spodosaurus wrote:
>> Andrew Rich wrote:
>>> I have had an ASUS eeepc the linux version with the smaller screen.
>>>
>>> I have since sold it.
>>>
>>> I see there is an eeepc out with a larger screen, will linux run on it ?
>>>
>>> Andrew
>>>
>> There are three screen sizes, and multiple versions of each screen size.
>> Perhaps a quick search on google would have been useful, because Asus is
>> selling EeePCs with linux in all three of their screen sizes, and
>> there's also Ubuntu-eee that's been remade to work with these netbooks.
>>
>> Ari
>>

I run ubuntu 9.04 netbook remix on my asus 701 4g and it works well.

You have to select force lower graphics from gconf and it runs a little 
slow to get things going, but unless you are on psuedoephadrine that 
should be ok.  some things do not work properly, like the wireless 
function key and maybe sound and webcam, but i never use them anyway.

if you do want more functionality, i would definately recommend 
easypeasy 1.5 (www.geteasypeasy.com).  it works perfectly 'out of the 
box' and runs a modded ubuntu 9.04 especially for eeepcs.

the only reason i dont use it is because it thinks the scroll bar on my 
wireless mouse is for changing multiple desktops (if anyone knows how to 
fix this i'd love to hear from you)

Rohan