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Hey Mark.<br><br>Unfortunately I can't make that one, but I can tell you that I loaded Linux Mint LXDE (a lightweight version of Mint) on my mum's eeepc 900 last year and had great success with it. I installed it via a flash drive.<br><br>Perhaps someone could bring a stick with a copy?<br><br>Cheers, and good luck<br><br><br>Paul<br><br>> Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:25:29 +0000<br>> From: mark_kh@tiscali.co.uk<br>> To: chester@mailman.lug.org.uk<br>> Subject: Re: [Chester LUG] Fwd: Linux on the Desktop 16/03/2011<br>> <br>> I have an ASUS901 and have been struggling (and failing) to get a proper Linux <br>> OS loaded onto it. If there is any chance of meeting someone with a suitable <br>> OS on a USB stick (I've heard Mint is a good one for the ASUS) who could help <br>> me, that would be great.<br>> <br>> Mark<br>> <br>> >----Original Message----<br>> >From: les.<br>> pritchard@gmail.com<br>> >Date: 09/03/2011 18:09 <br>> >To: "chester"<chester@mailman.lug.<br>> org.uk><br>> >Subj: [Chester LUG] Fwd: Linux on the Desktop 16/03/2011<br>> ><br>> >Hi all,<br>> ><br>> <br>> >The Linux event we're doing for the BCS is happening next week at Chester<br>> <br>> >Uni. As I've mentioned before, I'd really like to have people bring along<br>> <br>> >their laptops running Linux to demo the different desktop environments or<br>> >any <br>> useful apps you use. If you can come to the event and can bring a laptop<br>> <br>> >please let me know so I can judge numbers.<br>> ><br>> >I'm hoping it will be a good <br>> event as we have a good speaker!<br>> ><br>> >Les<br>> ><br>> >---------- Forwarded message <br>> ----------<br>> >From: BCS Chester & North Wales Branch <chestermem@lists.bcs.org.<br>> uk><br>> >Date: 9 March 2011 08:24<br>> >Subject: Linux on the Desktop 16/03/2011<br>> >To: <br>> chestermem@lists.bcs.org.uk<br>> ><br>> ><br>> >Dear All<br>> ><br>> >19.00 for 19.30 - next Wednesday - <br>> 16/03/2011.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> >City of Chester University - Binks building - 8 on the map: -<br>> <br>> ><br>> >http://www.chester.ac.uk/sites/files/chester/ApplicantDayBookletChesterCampusSat2011_pp16-16.pdf<br>> ><br>> >This is the modern building very close to the central parking area.<br>> ><br>> <br>> >Letting us know of your prior intention to attend would be appreciated<br>> >though<br>> <br>> >not essential.<br>> >------<br>> ><br>> >Linux, a Unix derivative, is well known as a server <br>> operating system. It is<br>> >the<br>> >most popular choice for Internet servers across <br>> the world, critical server<br>> >systems and is run on over 90% of the top 500 <br>> fastest super computers in the<br>> >world. At the other end, Linux can be found <br>> embedded in many of the day to<br>> >day<br>> >appliances we use, including eBook <br>> readers, mobile phones, TVs and even<br>> >cars.<br>> ><br>> >In between these two great <br>> success stories, Linux has been evolving as a<br>> >real<br>> >competitor in the world of <br>> desktop computing. Microsoft Windows is a clear<br>> >market leader, but there is a <br>> growing demand for usable, more secure<br>> >operating<br>> >systems.<br>> ><br>> >This talk will <br>> look at how Linux has evolved as a desktop operating system<br>> >and<br>> >will give <br>> several demonstrations of the look and feel provided by the latest<br>> <br>> >distributions. It will show how you can use a fast, secure and completely<br>> <br>> >customisable operating system for free!<br>> ><br>> >Speaker Profile<br>> ><br>> >Dan Lynch is a <br>> broadcaster, journalist and web developer with a passion for<br>> >Linux and Open <br>> Source software; first encountering Linux while studying for<br>> >a<br>> >Computer <br>> Science degree at Chester University (then Chester College) in late<br>> >2001.<br>> ><br>> <br>> >He has co-hosted the weekly Linux Outlaws podcast to a large audience for<br>> >the<br>> <br>> >last 3 years, meeting and interviewing many of the biggest names in the Open<br>> <br>> >Source world and attending regular industry events. He also co-hosts FLOSS<br>> <br>> >Weekly on the TWIT network, develops web sites with Drupal (an Open Source<br>> <br>> >Content Management System) and has written for many Linux publications and<br>> <br>> >websites. In addition, Dan organised a large International Free Software<br>> <br>> >event<br>> >called Oggcamp10 in Liverpool in 2010.<br>> <br>> >_______________________________________________<br>> >Chester mailing list<br>> <br>> >Chester@mailman.lug.org.uk<br>> >https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester><br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Chester mailing list<br>> Chester@mailman.lug.org.uk<br>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester<br> </body>
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