[Nottingham] AOA150 Operating System

[Rory Holland]

Lubuntu is fairly new, so get the most recent version.
It comes with a netbook interface, it's up to you whether you like it
or not. I prefer the traditional desktop style.


On 27 April 2011 23:21, Dan Caseley <dan at caseley.me.uk> wrote:
> Lubuntu isn't one I've tried before, so I'll certainly give it a go, given
> the pretty overwhelming support for it.
>
> For resale purposes to the possibly-less-savvy, should I go for 10.04 since
> its based on the LTS, or are there some special effects and / or other
> wowing features in 10.10 that'd make a newbie to Linux happier with the
> comparison against Win 7?
>
> Thanks all for all the splendid help!
>
> Dan
>
> On 27 Apr 2011 21:56, "Rory Holland" <rory at linux.com> wrote:
>> Mine's got Lubuntu on it.
>> My God! The netbook's never been so fast!
>>
>> Seriously take a look at Lubuntu. It's beautiful and oh so quick.
>> It has Chromium as a default browser, but a monster of a music player.
>> Install Banshee.
>>
>> On 27 April 2011 21:53, Dan Caseley <dan at caseley.me.uk> wrote:
>>> XP licensing can be either OEM or Retail.
>>> OEM is tied to a piece of hardware, either by the manufacturer or by the
>>> purchaser.
>>> Retail is mine, and can be used on any one machine of my choosing.
>>> Not sure if Windows 7 is still the same....
>>>
>>> On 27 April 2011 19:26, Mat Booth <mbooth at fedoraproject.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 27 April 2011 17:20, Dan Caseley <dan at caseley.me.uk> wrote:
>>>> > Afternoon all,
>>>> > I'm looking to put my Acer AspireOne AOA150 on eBay.
>>>> > It's currently running Linpus, Ubuntu, Joli and Windows 7, so I
>>>> > obviously
>>>> > need to tidy it up before it goes up!
>>>> > I'm not planning on selling the Windows license along with the
>>>> > machine,
>>>> > and I'm looking for recommendations for which linux to put on the
>>>> > machine to
>>>> > sell.
>>>> > Linpus is crippled, but was the OEM selection.
>>>> > Joli is so much more user-friendly, but is a little dependant on an
>>>> > internet
>>>> > connection.
>>>> > Ubuntu is fine too, but I loathe Unity.
>>>> > Any thoughts? Any others to consider?
>>>> > Dan
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>>>>
>>>> It's been a long time since I've used Windows. Are licences not tied
>>>> to the hardware any more? I remember in the distant past not being
>>>> able to install Windows on any machine other than the one it shipped
>>>> with.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Mat Booth
>>>> http://fedoraproject.org/get-fedora
>>>
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