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HP Releases New Netbook GUI For Ubuntu

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the user-friendly-the-new-goal dept.

dan of the north writes to tell us that a new custom version of Ubuntu aimed at netbooks and based on 8.04 Hardy Heron has been released by HP. Targeted to the HP Mini 1000 Mi, the netbook customization comes complete with OpenOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird, Sunbird, Pidgin, and a few others. "Overall, HP has created one of the best thought out Linux interfaces for netbooks. The software is designed so that users who have never used Linux should have no trouble performing basic tasks. But experienced Linux users can always fire up a terminal window by hitting Alt+F2 and entering 'gnome-terminal.'"

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  1. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    i win!

    1. Re:fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      ur mom...

  2. Ninnle version forthcoming by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    HP has also been working with Ninnle Labs on a similar project, and predict that a Ninnle Linux distro aimed at HP netbooks will be released shortly. The version is to be called HP NetNinnle.

  3. Congratulation by messner_007 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "i win!"

    An award for the greatest idiot of all times ...