Comments on: ubuntu-eee.com v1.5 released

By: Jon Ramvi

Jon Ramvi — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:41:35 +0000

John Attard, got you on my list here. It’s on it’s way soon enough.
Thank you for your patience

David, we’re waiting as long as possible with the re-branding.

By: John Attard

John Attard — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 10:03:23 +0000

Hi,

On september 24th I made a donation of 52$ which included an offer of an Sd with Eee PC Ubuntu installed but so far received nothing, no even an acknowledgrment of the donation please inform if this is forthcoming. Thanks

By: Xenon

Xenon — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:23:53 +0000

I agree with Austin. Now it’s impossible to me use the EEE without Ubuntu EEE 8.04.1. And well, I like the Notebook Remix interface ^^

By: neilmcnasty

neilmcnasty — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:30:59 +0000

I hope I don’t sound like a wanker, but I have to say that I am alot happier with the previous version (8.04).
Why? Because the new version has too many things missing (like compiz) and it is a lot more slugish on my 900 than the previous version (even with fancy windows effects running).
These kind of effects should not be underestimated, since they contribute to a more pleasant user experience than blacked out windows that leave a trail of ghost windows when moving them about.

I am extremly happy with the previous 8.04 version though.
It is the best system I’ve found for my 900.

In my opinion the netbook remix interface should not be default but an option that is easy to get (yes, I know how to remove it), and I do not find that kind of interface usefull unless you do not know how to navigate on a computer. It actually slows me down a lot compared to a normal interface. (some of my friends thinks that it is absurd not to be able to put their own desktop picture on their computer, at least they have not figured out how to do that, the interface is allways in the way)

You point out that the new kernel is much faster at bootup.
For me that is a non-issue/not important. It is the speed you get after bootup that is important, and my experience is that the 8.04.1 version is actually a lot slower than the previous 8.04 version when running normal tasks.
If there is a difference at bootup time,I can’t be more than 5-10 seconds difference between the two systems (on my 900).

I’m sorry to say that I will stick to the previous version for now. Because I’m so god damn happy about it!!! THANKS!
I hope you find this post usefull instead of annoying.
Keep on keeping on!

By: jim

jim — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:18:01 +0000

Wanted to say thanks for a great product and that the donate page on the new website is a bit off on firefox. Layout is wierd and thanks page gives Dbase errors.

By: David

David — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:49:32 +0000

Woot! Love the progress here. Already excited for the next release….

How’s the new logo and new release name coming up?

By: Aevin

Aevin — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:29:23 +0000

@walt -

The Ubuntu eee install does not have Thunderbird but you can easily install it through synaptic or apt-get. I’m running Ubuntu eee on my 901 and I’ve got Thunderbird installed and working great.

By: Gregory Cohen

Gregory Cohen — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:19:06 +0000

This is clearly the best install for my 901. My only question is, is there a support forum. I want to get a 875U 3g card to work with this version, and I can’t seem to. Where would I look for help?

By: Austin

Austin — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:55:28 +0000

I wanted to thank you for making my 901 functional. It’s like night and day compared to the default xandros.

By: Olle

Olle — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:25:56 +0000

eeeUbuntu 8.04.1 installed in my new 901 now.

Very nice!!

By: walt

walt — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:39:16 +0000

I tried the latest release by running it off a CD. It doesn’t have Thunderbird. Can Thunderbird be installed?? How?

I need to know this before I actually install it. I am running the prior version and it works fine.

By: eeehappy

eeehappy — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:16:08 +0000

Nice new website, gives the project a professional image. However – we need a forum! I bet you have enough of a user base to warrant it.

By: nosve

nosve — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:56:20 +0000

I’m getting php error too.. :(

By: paulderol

paulderol — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:16:42 +0000

http://www.ubuntu-eee.com returns

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘{‘ in /mnt/local/home/ramvi/ubuntu-eee.com/index.php on line 111

my eee900 arrives tomorrow and i would love to know that i’ll be able to see this lovely features page….

By: Rones

Rones — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:50:45 +0000

Thank you, now the layout is fine in Firefox2 :)

By: Jon Ramvi

Jon Ramvi — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:25:46 +0000

Rones, how’s that?

By: Jon Ramvi

Jon Ramvi — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:16:33 +0000

Rones, thanks a lot!

Velhoon, no, not that I know of – sorry

By: jean-yves

jean-yves — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:54:36 +0000

Ooooops, sorry
spending so much time playing around with the 8.04.1, and missing so much sleep that i can’t get my right from my left; In my prévious post, I meant drop to the LEFT !!

I swear (sigh) I won’t turn my eepc on when i get home and go straight to sleep !!

By: Velhoon

Velhoon — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:58:10 +0000

I’ve got 8.04.1 running on an Eee PC 900 and the “lock screen” won’t unlock. Any fix yet?

By: LondonDweller

LondonDweller — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:32:47 +0000

Nice new feature page, but it does not work with Chrome :-(

By: Pistooli

Pistooli — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:52:56 +0000

using ubuntueee on my freshly purchased 1000h… works brilliant so far… thanks for the effort… the new front page looks great…

By: Rones

Rones — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:17:32 +0000

Please add “clear:both” to the style of the table-tag, then the page layout should be correct (tested Firefox2 and Firebug).

By: Xenon

Xenon — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:09:10 +0000

Looks great!

By: Midnite Mac

Midnite Mac — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:02:23 +0000

Looks great from the screen shot to the left of my comment posted here.

Although using Safari 3.1.2 everything is dropped off to the RIGHT-hand margin.

Please advise?

By: Jon Ramvi

Jon Ramvi — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:57:20 +0000

Thank you jean-yves

By: jean-yves

jean-yves — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:13:00 +0000

Hello,
first of all, thanks for this awesome distro, keep up the good job !!

Just for info the new site does not work with firefox 2. All the content is dropped to the left !!

ciao !