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Installing Ubuntu On an OLPC XO

Posted by Soulskill on from the call-me-when-it-runs-quake dept.

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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  1. So the only question is... by clarkn0va · · Score: 5, Funny
    Will these children in developing countries have access to an AMD64 machine with Gentoo in order to be able to follow these instructions exactly?

    db

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    1. Re:So the only question is... by Hal_Porter · · Score: 5, Funny

      My name is Mike Abacha, I am the son of former Nigerian President Sana Abacha. I will send you $1M (ONE MILLION) US dollars if you send me your AMD64 machine with Gentoo.

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  2. Ubuntu on XO by Alex+Belits · · Score: 5, Informative

    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.

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  3. But, but..! by Korbeau · · Score: 5, Funny

    ..when will the one-iPhone-per-middle-class-white-man campaign start?! I can't bear the view of those still not having one :(

    Actually, I'm jealous, I'd really like to have an OLPC =)