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Linux-Netbook.com is dedicated to small laptops running Linux based operating systems like Android, Chrome OS, Joli OS, Linux Mint, MeeGo, and Ubuntu. We encourage and support using free and open source software.
In this video Matt Hartley demonstrates Linux Mint 12 on an ASUS Eee PC 1005PE netbook. He shows how to boot the operating system from a live disk, introduces some of the features of Linux Mint, and provides usage tips in his walk through.
The Terra HD is a thin and lightweight 11.6" netbook/subnotebook by Linux hardware builder ZaReason. It is powered by a 1.66 GHz Intel Atom N450 CPU and an Intel GMA 3150 graphics processor, and comes with 3 USB ports, 3-in-1 memory card reader, VGA port, Ethernet port, Draft-N WIFI support, headphone and mic jacks, full-size keys, and a VGA webcam.
This is a short demo of Linux Mint 8 running on the Gecko Edubook. For a full-blown OS like Linux Mint, which required 8.5GB disk space in the example installation, you should at least have 16GB SSD available in your Edubook.
This video is a short demonstration of Linux Mint 7 (Gloria) with the XFCE interface running on an ASUS Eee PC 701SD netbook. Linux Mint XFCE is based on the Xubuntu distro which uses the lighweight Xfce desktop environment.
Shawn Powers of Linux Journal briefly introduces 9 Linux distributions in about 6 minutes. He starts with 5 tiny Linux distros, which are well suited for low end computers and ends with 4 distros which are more demanding when it comes to hardware resources.
| Model | CPU | RAM | Screen | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Chromebook | 1700MHz | 2048MB | 11.6" | 2.4lbs |
| HP Mini 5103 | 1660MHz | 1024MB | 10.1" | 2.86lbs |
| Samsung Series 5 Chromebook | 1660MHz | 2048MB | 12.1" | 3.26lbs |
| System76 Starling Netbook | 1660MHz | 2048MB | 10.1" | 2lbs |
