Okay, so I have to confess that one of the things that bugs me about the pre-installed Linux environment on the Eee PC is that the native repositories (online resources of programs) are limited, and aren’t always compatible with Debian ones. In fact, I can say this from experience, because when I was first learning to use the Synaptec Package Manager, I accidentally nuked the OS by adding too many repositories.

Thankfully, that handy little disc that came with the system has a very simple program that can create a rescue usb drive.

But Ubuntu, of course, has many resources, which is why I’m rather intrigued that they’ve created an easy way to install Xubuntu on your Eee PC. It’s a custom package that includes all of the necessary drivers for the Eee, and it can be fully installed, or installed to a bootable usb.

Like anything Linux, this will require some tweaking and personalization, but that, in my experience, is the best part.  Everyone has their own particular needs and it doesn’t take much to learn how to turn your Asus Eee PC into your perfect laptop.  It’s totally free, and if you’re like me and you keep your personal files on an external usb key, there’s not much risk of doing permanent damage because you can always recover your original OS in a matter of minutes if something goes wrong.

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