Installing Ubuntu On an OLPC XO

Matt Lincoln Russell writes "Installing Ubuntu Netbook Remix on the OLPC XO is not for the faint of heart, but Drew Beckett has got the process down. This setup is pretty slow on the XO, but the good news is that Netbook Remix is a work in progress, and can be expected to get better."

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Nothing to see here move along please

[Anonymous Coward]

Nothing new here.
I have ubuntu with xcfe running on an XO for quite a while. Dual boot off of a SDHC.

teapot is the one to thank for this.

Ubuntu on XO

[Alex Belits]

When Ubuntu Hardy was being released in April, I have posted installation instructions for it on XO. This is still probably the best way to install a "mainstream" Linux distribution on that laptop -- XO has rather unusual screen pixels layout with 1200x900 "visible" resolution, so Xubuntu desktop with a GTK theme made to accommodate XO's unusual screen behavior is better suited for it than a desktop made for plain low resolution and mostly touchscreen input that XO does not have.

I have posted videos of this version of Ubuntu in action on Youtube, and photos of the installation procedure (still with old GTK theme) on my Livejorunal.

Re:How do hackers get these?

[clarkn0va]

How in the world do hackers get their hands on these

http://www.laptopgiving.org/en/index.php

db

Re:How do hackers get these?

[ya really]

How in the world do hackers get their hands on these while the children they're intended for don't?

There was a promotion when OLPC came out that allowed you to purchase one. In doing so, another OLPC was sent to a child as well.

The OLPC project had stated that a consumer version of the XO laptop is not planned.[8] However, the project established in 2007 the laptopgiving.org website for outright donations and for a "Give 1 Get 1" offer valid (but only to the United States, its territories, and Canadian addresses) from November 12, 2007 until December 31, 2007.[9] wikipedia.org

You can also find them on ebay It doesnt take a hacker to find them, just someone willing to use Google.

Apparently Uruguay really loves the OLPC

[ya really]

I guess this is a real item, though it seems a bit strange OLPC Postage Stamp

Re:Apparently Uruguay really loves the OLPC

[Anonymous Coward]

It's in commemoration of the international day against child labour. It says "12th of June, International Day against child labour - EDUCATION: the correct answer to child labour".
Over here in Uruguay the XOs have been generally well-received, and the government is very proud of their program (called CEIBAL BTW)... I guess this is the kind of stuff they do to show how proud they are, and yes, it looks rather weird.

It *IS* new

[DrYak]

I have ubuntu with xcfe running on an XO for quite a while.

You are dualbooting *STOCK* ubuntu of your card.

What TFA's author is trying to do is to test Ubuntu *Netbook Remix* which is a distro variation specially developed for sub notebooks.

He wasn't just trying to get ubuntu up (as already done by countless other howtos) he was willing to test the new flavour specially geared for this kind of machine.

Verdict : kidda works, not snappy enough, but will probably improve in the future

Re:It *IS* new

[xenocide2]

You realize that the netbook remix at this point consists of like five packages added onto Ubuntu in a PPA?