And when will it be released? First things first. Ubuntu Eee probably have over 50 000 active users now, which is way more than expected. Now we hope we can give you back more than expected. What can you expect of Ubuntu Eee 8.04.1:

Half the boot time because of the great custom made kernel by Adam

Better support for Asus Eee 701: Newer (and better) wireless driver, webcam working - doesn't bring the Eee to a full stop and bugs fixed (ex: now shuts completly off)

Better support for Asus Eee 701: Newer (and better) wireless driver, webcam working (doesn't bring the Eee to a full stop) and bugs fixed (shuts completely off and so on)

Support for Asus Eee 900, 901, 1000 and 1000H

Only uses 1.8 GB - that's right, we now support Asus Eee 2G as well

Only uses 1.8 GB.Meaning we now support Asus Eee 2G as well

Changes from the regular Ubuntu 8.04.1 release. Firefox 3, bug fixes and so on

Netbook Remix interface!

What not to expect of Ubuntu Eee 8.04.1

Upgrading from 8.04 to 8.04.1

“What?! That sucks!” Yeah, I know, but no one have taken the time to make debs of the changes implemented into 8.04.1, which means the edits are hard coded into the iso and you won’t be able to upgrade. You will have to do a fresh install.

When will it be released

As soon as Adams new kernel is ready, Ubuntu Eee 8.04.1 goes gold. It is ready within a couple of days.

58 thoughts on “What to expect of Ubuntu Eee 8.04.1”

Petter, I could make an RC with known bugs, but as we’re all doing this on our free time, it’s not something I prioritize as it’s kind of a waste of time. I also like Nalle Berg’s arguments ;)

Tommer, you don’t Have to install Ubuntu Eee on a memory card. You can install it on the internal drive and have the SD slot free :)

As Adam again has amazed us not only with a great kernel but also a great development speed, Ubuntu Eee 8.04.1 is ready to be thrown together. Give me a couple of days and it’s out :)

I remember Mozilla Firefox pre 1.0. They either didn’t release to early. Wine used 15 years to reach 1.0.

Point being that that is actually one of the benefits with open source. They do not release till they’re good and ready and then they can stand for the product.

So we really do not need a RC with known bugs. I agree 100% (if anyone should care) with the policy of waiting with the release till it’s ready and working.

./nalle.

Hey Adam great job!!! I am really looking forward to the new Ubuntu eee.

Greetz,

Marcel
The Netherlands

The headphone jack problem is finally fixed! Along with the internal microphone, volume control, wifi, everything* on the 901/1000/1000h seems to work!.

2.6.24-21-eeepc has gone gold!

Man, I really wants me some eee! Only have the 2GB and don’t want to have to jump through hoops or waste my SD card slot just to have some sweet Ubuntu action.

Couldn’t you make an RC-release with known bugs?

hi, if you need someone to betatest your future distribution, I can help. Being myself a programmer I know it is hard to see all the bugs by yourself.

Mark and Micheal, Adam, whoâ€™s working on the kernel, has run into some problems with the headphones jack. We won’t ship something that doesn’t work :)

Few days later still waiting waiting and waiting

So when can we expect 8.04.1 I gave up waiting and installed eeebuntu 1.0 with compiz enabled by default and its doing a decent job. Want to give 8.04.1 a try, will it be released in the next few days?

having installed the first ubuntu 8.04 and being a linux newbee, i have to say your guys have all been doing a great job. There are bugs on the eee but the equivalent of a needle in a haystack compared to my windows laptop. cant wait for the upgrade

this is looking very promising indeed. running eeexubuntu on my 701 at the moment, but will give this a try as soon as 8.04.1 arrives.

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Tomas, yes, netbook remix will be default. We will however make it easy to remove it and use the regular desktop

Hey guys,

I am really looking forward to the new ubuntu eee, already installed ubuntu on my desktop, and waiting for a stable ubuntu eee for my asus eee pc 701 without using the scripts that screw up my eee pc:-) Thanks for the good work!!!

Will the Netbook Remix interface be the default and only interface (hope not!)?
I prefere the standard interface …

justin shimp, thanks! Looking forward to the donation ;)

Thanks so much! i cant wait to have this installed on my 900! great work guys! when i get some extra cash ill drop some off in the donation bin…you guys deserve it!

Keith Childs, the process is easy. You move any files you don’t want to loose to an usb stick. You make the ubuntu eee usb stick and just click next thought the whole installation process. This will format the drive and install ubuntu eee 8.04.1.

hi
good job

but it’s too bad if we have to do a fresh install on our perfect set up ;-)

I was very excited to find this after buying an eee 900, I’m really looking forward to 8.04.1!

Great work and looking forward to it.With 8.04 already installed on a EeePC 900 will there be a wiki page explaining the steps to uninstall this before installing 8.04.1? I’m assuming this is what has to happen- or if you have enough space can you do the uninstall later?

Great work, Jon, I am very excited with this new release. I will expect also the SD card ^^ and I think that it will be my main EEE OS, with a full operating system in a full working small computer, the EEE 701.

robin brandt, I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure it comes preinstalled with tomboy :)

Hello, will I be able to install Tomboy? Please emial me if you have that second to spare? Thanks for your great work?

Jon Ramvi on August 13, 2008 at 2:40 pm said:

Petter, I could make an RC with known bugs, but as we’re all doing this on our free time, it’s not something I prioritize as it’s kind of a waste of time. I also like Nalle Berg’s arguments ;)

Tommer, you don’t Have to install Ubuntu Eee on a memory card. You can install it on the internal drive and have the SD slot free :)

As Adam again has amazed us not only with a great kernel but also a great development speed, Ubuntu Eee 8.04.1 is ready to be thrown together. Give me a couple of days and it’s out :)
Nalle Berg on August 13, 2008 at 7:32 am said:

I remember Mozilla Firefox pre 1.0. They either didn’t release to early. Wine used 15 years to reach 1.0.

Point being that that is actually one of the benefits with open source. They do not release till they’re good and ready and then they can stand for the product.

So we really do not need a RC with known bugs. I agree 100% (if anyone should care) with the policy of waiting with the release till it’s ready and working.

./nalle.
Marcel on August 13, 2008 at 5:14 am said:

Hey Adam great job!!! I am really looking forward to the new Ubuntu eee.

Greetz,

Marcel
The Netherlands
Adam on August 13, 2008 at 2:55 am said:

The headphone jack problem is finally fixed! Along with the internal microphone, volume control, wifi, everything* on the 901/1000/1000h seems to work!.

2.6.24-21-eeepc has gone gold!
Tommer on August 13, 2008 at 2:05 am said:

Man, I really wants me some eee! Only have the 2GB and don’t want to have to jump through hoops or waste my SD card slot just to have some sweet Ubuntu action.
Petter on August 12, 2008 at 6:03 pm said:

Couldn’t you make an RC-release with known bugs?
adrien on August 12, 2008 at 12:50 pm said:

hi, if you need someone to betatest your future distribution, I can help. Being myself a programmer I know it is hard to see all the bugs by yourself.
Jon Ramvi on August 12, 2008 at 12:10 pm said:

Mark and Micheal, Adam, whoâ€™s working on the kernel, has run into some problems with the headphones jack. We won’t ship something that doesn’t work :)
Micheal on August 11, 2008 at 5:32 pm said:

Few days later still waiting waiting and waiting
Mark on August 10, 2008 at 9:26 pm said:

So when can we expect 8.04.1 I gave up waiting and installed eeebuntu 1.0 with compiz enabled by default and its doing a decent job. Want to give 8.04.1 a try, will it be released in the next few days?
mits on August 10, 2008 at 6:16 pm said:

having installed the first ubuntu 8.04 and being a linux newbee, i have to say your guys have all been doing a great job. There are bugs on the eee but the equivalent of a needle in a haystack compared to my windows laptop. cant wait for the upgrade
thomas on August 9, 2008 at 7:29 pm said:

this is looking very promising indeed. running eeexubuntu on my 701 at the moment, but will give this a try as soon as 8.04.1 arrives.
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Jon Ramvi on August 7, 2008 at 8:10 am said:

Tomas, yes, netbook remix will be default. We will however make it easy to remove it and use the regular desktop
Marcel on August 7, 2008 at 4:30 am said:

Hey guys,

I am really looking forward to the new ubuntu eee, already installed ubuntu on my desktop, and waiting for a stable ubuntu eee for my asus eee pc 701 without using the scripts that screw up my eee pc:-) Thanks for the good work!!!
Tomas on August 7, 2008 at 3:17 am said:

Will the Netbook Remix interface be the default and only interface (hope not!)?
I prefere the standard interface …
Jon Ramvi on August 6, 2008 at 10:19 pm said:

justin shimp, thanks! Looking forward to the donation ;)
justin shimp on August 6, 2008 at 9:57 pm said:

Thanks so much! i cant wait to have this installed on my 900! great work guys! when i get some extra cash ill drop some off in the donation bin…you guys deserve it!
Jon Ramvi on August 6, 2008 at 11:33 am said:

Keith Childs, the process is easy. You move any files you don’t want to loose to an usb stick. You make the ubuntu eee usb stick and just click next thought the whole installation process. This will format the drive and install ubuntu eee 8.04.1.
green spiral on August 6, 2008 at 8:08 am said:

hi
good job

but it’s too bad if we have to do a fresh install on our perfect set up ;-)
Daniel on August 6, 2008 at 7:02 am said:

I was very excited to find this after buying an eee 900, I’m really looking forward to 8.04.1!
Keith Childs on August 6, 2008 at 7:02 am said:

Great work and looking forward to it.With 8.04 already installed on a EeePC 900 will there be a wiki page explaining the steps to uninstall this before installing 8.04.1? I’m assuming this is what has to happen- or if you have enough space can you do the uninstall later?
Xenon on August 6, 2008 at 2:30 am said:

Great work, Jon, I am very excited with this new release. I will expect also the SD card ^^ and I think that it will be my main EEE OS, with a full operating system in a full working small computer, the EEE 701.
Jon Ramvi on August 6, 2008 at 12:47 am said:

robin brandt, I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure it comes preinstalled with tomboy :)
robin brandt on August 5, 2008 at 9:23 pm said:

Hello, will I be able to install Tomboy? Please emial me if you have that second to spare? Thanks for your great work?