Comments on: Linpus to launch first Moblin V2-based End-User Distribution? Update: Screenshots

By: haru

haru — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:30:43 +0000

i dont see any single linpus screenshot here…
all i see is moblin v2 beta screenshots. i was interested in the linpus version of moblin but that here is just moblin pure.

i mean i can start my own haru.os, write my name in the mid left area of moblin and sell that as my own moblin version… wow what a deal :/

By: Børge

Børge — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 09:05:33 +0000

About linpus. When installing it on a acpire one, I used a bunch of howtos found when searching for linpus+tweaks. Managed to do almost whatever I wanted. With a few tweaks you actually get a menu with a bunch of applications that simply arent showing in the standard linpus menus. Including some outdated fedora package manager, for installing more software.

By: John Pen

John Pen — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:07:41 +0000

when will the end user Version of Moblin be releast

By: nekki

nekki — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:07:25 +0000

well.. i guess you have to load the iso into ur usb stick which most people do it saves cds

By: Ryan McLean

Ryan McLean — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:23:08 +0000

My problem with linpus is that it is designed for netbooks, which have no cd/dvd drive. Yet they insist on only have an ISO verison on their site, no USB installer.

/sigh

By: L4Linux

L4Linux — Sat, 30 May 2009 21:51:55 +0000

It is indeed the fastest but it just gives dependency hell whenever you try to install something. I tried a lot but I couldn’t install a single thing…
If you know a repository that works, please share it with us.

By: L4Linux

L4Linux — Sat, 30 May 2009 21:51:35 +0000

It is indeed the fastest but it just gives dependency hell whenever you try to install something. I tried a lot but I couldn’t install a single thing…
If you know a repository that works, please share it with us.

By: nonogm

nonogm — Sat, 30 May 2009 16:53:27 +0000

Hello, sad guys.
Wot’s wrong with you? Linpus on AAO is a fine thing, once you know how to move a bit your finger out of your …
Plenty of blogs to enable you to do great things.
Updating the installed softwares to latest version.
Personally I have linpus, ubuntu 9.04, remix and windows 7 on my AAO 150. Just for your info, linpus is the one starting the fastest, and lasting the longer on the batteries.
See ya

By: L4Linux

L4Linux — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:53:30 +0000

Acer should just preinstall Ubuntu Easy Peasy, which works flawlessly out of the box and has a ton of application just one click away.
Every time someone asks me how to install something in Aspire One, I just recommend Easy Peasy. NO ONE has found a single disadvantage in it.

By: zzzzzzzz

zzzzzzzz — Thu, 28 May 2009 10:05:54 +0000

I booted Moblin and I must say it feels like a netbook who wants to be a smart phone. If you use a netbook as a professional tool you want a more real notebook approach.

The problem as I see it is that Moblin seems to be tailored for touch screen use as well. Combining a convenient touch screen UI with a classical keyboard+mouse UI is really challenging. If you are using mouse+keyboard you don’t want the oversized widgets and another setup of the menus.

However, I find Clutter to be a very interesting UI framwork that would have interesting capabilities on a desktop as well.

If I would use Linux I would actually use a normal Linux distro.

By: Melay

Melay — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:30:02 +0000

thats sooo true, i only just managed to install the latest openoffice..
I’m looking forward to installing WinXP after my exams are through.. until then I just dont have the time.

The Beta-Moblin looks very nice: Iphone-experience on a netbook!

By: theluketaylor

theluketaylor — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:22:56 +0000

intel has started their own connection manager daemon project to include in moblin since they think NetworkManager is poor. I would tend to agree with them. It’s called ConnMan and you can find details about it here: http://v1.moblin.org/projects/projects_connman.php

By: turn.self.off

turn.self.off — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:14:35 +0000

i do wonder what they based that network manager on, and if it will fix some of the issues that seems to have plagued netbook bundled distros…

By: Suppy

Suppy — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:19:42 +0000

I agree. I think most people have XP on their Netbooks or at least both systems.
Linux is definietly not for a mass market: that’s my thoughts (I still have N800 and can’t make it my primary device.)

By: Jonathan Lozinski

Jonathan Lozinski — Wed, 27 May 2009 09:45:16 +0000

“Linpus, the most popular operating system in the netbook space”

Who’s it popular with. Every Apire One Owner on the planet hated that butchered linux.. The sooner I got that off it the better.. Yes it booted fast, but wow thanks for making it impossible to do simple things like install other software and customise the menus. now everyone thinks linux is “hard”.. Now it’s XP only on netbooks.. Thanks a bunch linpus. Moblin runs awesome, does have a few bugs, but if linpus start butchering that and making it hard to do anything other than the default it will get bad press..