FYI, for anyone looking at this in the future, eeebuntu is a derivative of ubuntu designed specifically for the eee pc line. I installed via usb flash drive in 20 mins using the .iso and unetbootin, with not one single tweak needed. ~1.7 GB installation footprint. Amazing.
Mark On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 1:04 PM, Mark <mamar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Looking for input/feedback. I just bought a refurbished Asus eee pc 900A 4 > GB SSD netbook (Linux model, not XP). Have yet to receive it, but it comes > with Xandros according to the specs. I'd really like to put Debian Lenny > stable on it instead, and have looked at the wiki here > http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEeePC but I'd like to avoid all the manual > package installations since I already have both dvd and cd .iso bootable > discs at home and would like to use them. According to the Debian page, 5 > GB is the recommended minimum hard drive space for installation. Am I > pushing the limit trying to squeeze it on 4 GB, or has anyone had success > doing this? I bought an 8 GB SDHC card for the memory card slot if that > will be useful for installation. > > Thanks in advance, > Mark >
