eeeXubuntu is a sub-distribution of Xubuntu specifically for the Asus eeePC, which I wrote about last week. I have read several blogs about this new distro which cry "Why another distro? Should we have one for every different computer?"
My answer to them is "Yes ... for laptops, at least."
Laptops are the bane of Ubuntu's existence. They create so many support requests. Getting suspend/hibernate working, configuring the wireless, and setting up the right resolution for the LCD is a time-consuming task. Wouldn't you rather download a version of [U|Ku|Xu]buntu with all those laptop-specific tweaks already in place? Install and use, just like the Windows recovery disk the manufacturer supplied.
What a wonderful world that would be.
If you don't want different .iso images, we could just make dummy packages for each model.
Please.
I agree, good idea! To have a Laptop specific distro would be very nice. Once I own the Asus I will go for eeeXubuntu distro.
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