Re: Linux distribution tailored for netbooks?

On Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:52:14 +0000, Rui Maciel wrote:

I've recently purchased an Acer Aspire One and, as the default linpus
install is a bit on the crap side, I am looking for a new linux
distribution to upgrade the system. As the model I've purchased comes
with a flash SSD then I believe I need to adopt a linux distribution
that takes that into account and tweaks it's packages accordingly.

So, what's available out there?


Thanks in advance,
Rui Maciel

Suggest you look at http://wiki.debian.org/DebianAcerOne
.

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