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== About netbooks ==
[[Netbooks]] are typically [[laptop]]s with small screen sizes (typically 7, 8.9 or 10 inches) and low power consumption. They often use an SSD ([[solid state disk]]) instead of a [[hard disk]], and they lack an [[optical disk drive]]. The name netbook indicates they are intended to be run with [[Internet]] connection, although they can function as (less powerful) stand-alone computers.
 
[[Netbooks]] are small [[laptop]]s, with screen sizes between approximately 7 and 12 inches and low power consumption. They use either an SSD ([[solid state disk]]) or a HDD ([[hard disk drive]]) for storage, have up to 2 gigabytes of RAM (but often less), lack an [[optical disk drive]], and usually have [[USB]], [[Ethernet]], [[WiFi]] and often [[Bluetooth]] connectivity. The name emphasizes their use as portable Internet appliances.
They are not powerful enough to run [[Windows Vista]], so they are sold with either [[Windows XP]] or some special variety of [[Linux]]. There are special Linux distributions, called '''netbook distributions''', for these machines. These are optimized for use with small screens, for using SSD storage without wearing it out through repeated writes on the same storage areas, and they tend to include only the most important programs. {{Fact|date=May 2009}}.
 
==Netbook distributions==
== Comparison ==
There are special [[Linux distribution]]s, called '''netbook distributions''', for these machines. All such distributions purport to be optimized for use with small, low-resolution displays. They tend to include a broad mix of [[VOIP]] and web-focused tools, including proprietary applications rarely seen installed by default by mainstream desktop distributions{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}. For instance, [[Nokia]] [[Maemo]] and Asus' customized [[Xandros]] both ship with [[Skype]] and [[Adobe Flash]] installed, and Ubuntu's Netbook Edition offers the option to do the same for OEMs.<ref>[http://www.ubuntu.com/netbook Ubuntu 10.4 UNE]</ref>
=== Features ===
 
==Comparison==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 80%; text-align: center; width: auto;"
 
===Features===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:auto;"
|+
|-
! Distribution
! Working State
! Aim
! Creator
! Producer
! Base distributionDistribution
! Installed sizeSize (MB)
! Initial Release dateDate
! Interface
! Linux Kernel
! Default fileFile systemSystem
! Architecture supportSupport
! Approximate numberNumber of prePre-compiled packagesPackages
! Default packagePackage managementManagement toolsTools
! Default installerInstaller
! Download count
! DistroWatch rating
|-
| '''[[Easy Peasy]] 1.1'''
| All netbooks
| Jon Ramvi and Easy Peasy Community
|
| [[Ubuntu]]
|
| 2009-04-20
| [[GNOME|Gnome]] + Netbook Remix
| 2.6.27
| ext3
| x86
| 26000
| [[APT]]
| [[Ubiquity]]
| 500 000
| 47<ref>http://distrowatch.com/ Accessed May 23 2009</ref>
|-
| '''[[Eeebuntu OS|Aurora]] 3.0'''
| 2009
| Optimized for [[Eeepc]]
Last Release, development stopped
| [[Asus Eee PC]] optimized
| Eeebuntu community
|
| [[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]]
|
| 2009-05-15
| [[GNOME|Gnome]] or [[GNOME|Gnome]] + Netbook Remix
| Array kernel (modified kernel)<ref>[{{Cite web |url=http://www.eeebuntu.org/index.php?page=array |title=Array kernel site] |access-date=2009-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517201608/http://www.eeebuntu.org/index.php?page=array |archive-date=2009-05-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|
|
|
| [[Advanced Packaging Tool|APT]]
|
| 100 000
| Not listed<ref>http://distrowatch.com/ Accessed May 23 2009</ref>
|-
| '''[[CrunchBang Linux]] 8.10.0211-20130119'''
| 2015-02-06
Development Stopped
| Limited hardware machines
| Philip Newborough
|
| [[UbuntuDebian]]
|
| 20092013-01-1819
| [[Openbox]]
| 23.62.2735
|
| x86 + x86_64
|
| [[Advanced Packaging Tool|APT]]
|
|-
| '''[[Debian Eee PC]]'''
|
| Asus Eee PC
|
|
| Debian
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| [[APT]]
|
|
| 29<ref>http://distrowatch.com/ Accessed May 23 2009</ref>
|-
| '''[[Linux4OneDebian]] 1.5''' Wheezy
| Optimized for [[Aspire One]]
| Linux4One community
|
|
| [[Ubuntu]]
|
|
| Written from scratch
|
|
|
|
|
| i386, AMD64, PowerPC, SPARC, ARM, MIPS, S390, armhf, s390x. Loongson<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wiki.debian.org/DebianYeeloong|title = DebianYeeloong - Debian Wiki}}</ref>
|
|
|
|-
| '''[[EasyPeasy]] 1.6'''
| 2012
Last Release, development stopped
| All netbooks
| EasyPeasy Community
| [[Jon Ramvi]]
| [[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]]
|
| 2010-04-24
| [[GNOME|Gnome]] + Netbook Remix
| 2.6.32
| ext4
| x86
|
| [[Advanced Packaging Tool|APT]]
| [[Ubiquity (software)|Ubiquity]]
|-
| '''[[Eeedora]]'''<ref name="Eeedora project at Google Code">[https://code.google.com/archive/p/eeedora Eeedora project at Google Code]</ref>
|
| [[GNOME|Gnome]]Asus orEee [[LXDEPC]] 701
| Martin Andrews
|
| [[Fedora (operating system)|Fedora]]
|
|
| [[Xfce]]
|
|
|
|
| [[RPM Package Manager|RPM]]
| Not listed<ref>http://distrowatch.com/ Accessed May 23 2009</ref>
|
|-
| '''Firefly Linux''' 1.0 Beta 1
| '''[[OpenGEU|OpenGeeeU]] 8.10'''
| 2009
Last Release, development stopped
|
| Firefly Linux community
| Luca De Marini
|
| [[Arch Linux]]
| [[Easy Peasy]]<ref>http://opengeu.intilinux.com/News/Voci/2009/3/23_OpenGeeeU_8.10_Live_CD_for_Asus_EeePC_released!.html</ref>
|
|
| [[LXDE]]
| 2.6.29.4
|
| 2009-03-23
| [[Enlightenment (window manager)|Enlightenment]] plus [[GNOME|Gnome]]
| 2.6.27
| ext3
| x86
| 26000
| [[APT]]
| [[Ubiquity]]
|
| [[Pacman (package manager)|Pacman]]
| Not listed<ref>http://distrowatch.com/ Accessed May 23 2009</ref>
|
|-
! [[Fuduntu]]
| 2013-04-14
Last Release, development stopped
| All netbooks<ref name="Fuduntu Website">{{cite web | url= http://www.fuduntu.org | title= Fuduntu Website | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110317083940/http://www.fuduntu.org/ | archive-date= 2011-03-17 }}</ref>
| Andrew Wyatt "Fewt"
| Fuduntu.org<ref name="Fuduntu Website" />
| None (Originally based on [[Fedora (operating system)|Fedora]] 14)
|
| 2012-10-01
| [[GNOME|Gnome]]
| 3.6.9
| ext4
| x86<ref>{{cite web | url=http://packages.fuduntu.org/cgi-bin/getiso?name=Fuduntu-2012.4-i686-LiveDVD.iso | title=Fuduntu i386 | access-date=2012-12-18 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016003211/http://packages.fuduntu.org/cgi-bin/getiso?name=Fuduntu-2012.4-i686-LiveDVD.iso | archive-date=2012-10-16 | url-status=dead }}</ref> + x86_64<ref>{{cite web | url=http://packages.fuduntu.org/cgi-bin/getiso?name=Fuduntu-2012.4-x86_64-LiveDVD.iso | title=Fuduntu x86_64 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|
| [[RPM Package Manager|RPM]] + [[Yellowdog Updater, Modified|YUM]]
|
|-
! [[gNewSense]]
|
| [[Free software]]<!-- Replace this. -->
| Brian Brazil and Paul O'Malley
| Sam Geeraerts with sponsorship from the [[Free Software Foundation|FSF]]
| Debian
|
|
|
| [[Linux-libre]] 2.6.32
|
| [[Loongson]], [[x86]], [[x86-64]]
|
| [[Advanced Packaging Tool|APT]]
|[[Ubiquity (software)]]
|-
| '''[[Joli OS]] 1.2'''<br>(formerly named Jolicloud)
| 2013-11-22 Last Release, development stopped
| All netbooks<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jolicloud.com/product/compatibility |title=Jolicloud Compatible Devices |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112020736/http://www.jolicloud.com/product/compatibility |archive-date=2011-01-12 }}</ref>
| [[Joli OS]]
| [[Joli OS]]
| [[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]]
|
| 2011-03-09
| [[HTML5]] + [[GNOME|Gnome]]
| 2.6.35.10
| ext4
| x86
|
| [[Advanced Packaging Tool|APT]]
|
|-
| '''[[Kuki Linux]] 2.0'''
| 2009
| Optimized for [[Aspire One]]
Last Release, development stopped
| [[Aspire One]] optimized
| Kuki Linux community
|
| [[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]]
|
|
| [[XFCEXfce]]
|
|
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|
|
| Not listed<ref>http://distrowatch.com/ Accessed May 23 2009</ref>
|-
| {{Anchor|Linux4One}} '''[[Midinux]]Linux4One 1.5'''
|
| All netbooks
| [[RedAspire Flag LinuxOne]] optimized
| Linux4One community
|
| [[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]]
|
|
| [[GNOME|Gnome]] or [[LXDE]]
| 2007
|
|
| ext3
| x86
|
|
|
|
|-
|Leeenux Linux v10
|2016 Last Release
|All netbooks
|Aleksandar Ciric
|
|Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
|
|
|LXDE, XFCE
|
|ext4
|x86, AMD64
|
|APT, Synaptic, Software center
|Ubiquity
|-
|Leeenux 2020
|Supported until April 2023
|All netbooks
|Aleksandar Ciric
|
|Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
|
|
|LXDE, XFCE
|
|
|x86, AMD64
|
|APT, Synaptic, Software center
|
|-
|'''[[Lubuntu]]'''
'''15.10'''
|2015-10-22
Active Development
|Limited hardware machines
|Lubuntu Community and LXDE Foundation
|
|[[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]]
|
|2011-10-13
|[[LXDE]]
|
|
|
|
|[[Synaptic package manager|Synaptic]]
|
|-
! Manjaro Netbook Edition<ref>[https://sourceforge.net/projects/manjarolinux/files/community/Netbook/ Manjaro Netbook Edition at SourceForge]</ref>
| 2015-07-25
Active Development
| All netbooks
| Rob McCathie
| [[Manjaro Linux]]
| [[Arch Linux]]
|
|
| [[Xfce]]
| [[Intel Atom]]-optimized Manjaro kernel
| ext4
| x86, x86_64
|
| Pamac (graphical frontend for [[Pacman package manager|pacman]])
|
|-
| '''[[MoblinMidinux]] 2.0'''
|
| All [[Intel Atom]] processor netbooks and [[Mobile internet device|MID]]
| All netbooks
| [[Intel]]
| [[Intel]]/[[LinuxRed FoundationFlag Linux]]
| None (borrows components for various distributions<ref name="moblin-faq">[http://moblin.org/documentation/moblin-overview/faq Moblin FAQ]</ref>)
|
|
| [[Clutter (computing)|Clutter]]
|
| 2007
|
|
| ext3
| x86
|
| [[RPM]] (in future [[Dpkg]]<ref name="moblin-faq"/>)
|
|
| 57<ref>http://distrowatch.com/ Accessed June 9 2009</ref>
|-
| '''[[MeeGo]] 1.2'''
| '''[[Eeedora]]'''<ref>[http://code.google.com/p/eeedora/ Eeedora project at google code]</ref>
| 2012
| Asus [[Eeepc]] 701
Last Release, development stopped
| Martin Andrews
| [[Intel Atom]] processor netbooks, Nokia ARM smartphones
| [[Intel]], [[Nokia]], [[Maemo]] community
| [[Intel]], [[Nokia]], [[Linux Foundation]]
| None (it is a distribution developed out of Maemo and Moblin)
|
| 2010-10-28
| [[Fedora (operating system)|Fedora]]
| "Netbook User Experience" (based on [[Clutter (toolkit)|Clutter]])
| 2.6.35
| [[btrfs]]
| x86 with [[SSSE3]] support
|
| [[RPM Package Manager|RPM]]
|
|-
| [[XFCE]]
| '''[[Moblin]] 2.1'''
| 2009-04
Last Release, development stopped
| All [[Intel Atom]] processor netbooks and [[Mobile internet device|MID]]
| [[Intel]]
| [[Intel]]/[[Linux Foundation]]
| None (borrows components for various distributions<ref name="moblin-faq">[http://moblin.org/documentation/moblin-overview/faq Moblin FAQ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528172731/http://moblin.org/documentation/moblin-overview/faq |date=May 28, 2009 }}</ref>)
|
| 2009-11-04
| Clutter
|
|
|
| [[RPM]]
|
| [[RPM Package Manager|RPM]] (may change<ref name="moblin-faq" />)
|
| Not listed<ref>http://distrowatch.com/ Accessed May 23 2009</ref>
|-
| '''[[Ubuntu Netbook RemixOpenGEU|OpenGeeeU]] 98.0410'''
| 2012-08
| All netbooks<ref>[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupport/Machines/Netbooks Hardware Support List]</ref>
Last Release, development stopped
| [[Canonical Ltd.]]
| [[Canonical Ltd.]]
| [[Ubuntu]]
|
| Luca De Marini
| 2009-04-23
| [[GNOME|Gnome]] + Netbook Remix
|
| [[Easy Peasy]]<ref>[http://opengeu.intilinux.com/News/Voci/2009/3/23_OpenGeeeU_8.10_Live_CD_for_Asus_EeePC_released!.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501041412/http://opengeu.intilinux.com/News/Voci/2009/3/23_OpenGeeeU_8.10_Live_CD_for_Asus_EeePC_released%21.html |date=May 1, 2009 }}</ref>
|
| 2009-03-23
| x86, arm
| [[Enlightenment (window manager)|Enlightenment]] plus [[GNOME|Gnome]]
| 2.6.27
| ext3
| x86
| 26000
| [[Advanced Packaging Tool|APT]]
| [[Ubiquity (software)|Ubiquity]]
|-
| '''[[Puppeee Linux]] 4.3X'''
|Linpus is 64-bit only
 
| [[Asus Eee PC]]s with Intel Chipsets
| Jemimah Ruhala
|
| [[Puppy Linux|Puppy Linux 4.3.1]]
| 200MB
|
| Choice of IceWM / OpenBox / Flwm with ROX-Filer / PcManFM / LxLauncher
| 2.6.33
| AUFS + SquashFS + EXT2
| Atom / CeleronM
|
| Pet
| PetGet
|-
|'''[[Trisquel#Trisquel Mini|Trisquel Mini]]'''
|2014-11
Last Release, development stopped
|Limited hardware machines
|
|
| [[Trisquel]]
|
|2010-09
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| '''[[Ubuntu Netbook Edition]] 10.10'''
| 2010-10
Last Release, development stopped
| [[Intel Atom]] processor netbooks<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.canonical.com/projects/ubuntu/unr |title=Canonical {{!}} About the company<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2009-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214213943/http://www.canonical.com/projects/ubuntu/unr |archive-date=2009-02-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| [[Canonical Ltd.]]
| [[Canonical Ltd.]]
| [[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]]
|
| 2010-10-10
| [[Unity (desktop environment)|Unity]]
| 2.6.32
|
| x86
| 32000
| Not listed<ref>http://distrowatch.com/ Accessed May 23 2009</ref>
| [[Advanced Packaging Tool|APT]]
|
|-
! Distribution
! Working State
! Aim
! Creator
! Producer
! Base Distribution
! Installed Size (MB)
! Initial Release Date
! Interface
! Linux Kernel
! Default File System
! Architecture Support
! Approximate Number of Pre-compiled Packages
! Default Package Management Tools
! Default Installer
|}
 
==== Specific features Features====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:auto;"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 80%; text-align: center; width: auto;"
|-
! Distribution
! Target Boot Time
! Boot in (booting aim of the distro)
!Whole OS Loads to RAM
! SSD write optimization (SSD degradation, I/O optimization, etc.)
(Default)
! Specific supported hardware
!LIVE
Medium
!Target Users
! SSD Write Optimization
(SSD degradation, I/O optimization, etc.)
! Specific Supported Hardware
|-
| '''[[EasyEeebuntu PeasyOS|Aurora]] 13.10'''
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| '''[[EeebuntuEasyPeasy]] 31.06'''
|
|
|LIVE Medium
|Beginner, highly mobile netbook users.
|
|
|
|-
| '''[[Eeedora]]'''<ref name="Eeedora project at Google Code" />
| '''[[Linux4One]] 1.5'''
|
| 40 seconds<ref>[http://www.linux4one.it/ Features of Light version of Linux4One]</ref>
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| '''Firefly Linux''' 1.0 Beta 1
| '''[[OpenGEU|OpenGeeeU]] 8.10'''
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| '''[[Joli OS]] 1.2'''
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| '''[[Kuki Linux]] 2.0'''
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| '''Linux4One 1.5'''
| 40 seconds<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.linux4one.it/ |title=Features of Light version of Linux4One |access-date=2009-06-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091125134847/http://www.linux4one.it/ |archive-date=2009-11-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| '''Manjaro Netbook Edition'''
|
|
|
|
|
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|-
| '''[[Moblin]] 2.0'''
| 5 seconds<ref>[http://moblin.org/projects/fast-boot Fast boot in Moblin page] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090121075339/http://moblin.org/projects/fast-boot |date=January 21, 2009 }}</ref><ref>[httphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7NxCM8ryF8 Youtube video showing Moblin 2.0 prerelease booting in 5 seconds.]</ref>
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| '''[[OpenGEU|OpenGeeeU]] 8.10'''
| '''[[Eeedora]]'''<ref>[http://code.google.com/p/eeedora/ Eeedora project at google code]</ref>
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| '''[[UbuntuPuppeee Netbook RemixLinux]] 94.043X'''
| 30s
|Loads to RAM
|
|
| Layered filesystem - caches writes in RAM
| Lightweight kernel compiled for EeePCs only
|-
| '''[[Ubuntu Netbook Edition]] 10.10'''
|
|
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=== Google Trends ===
While no public numbers measuring the install-base of these operating systems are available, Google Trends data on a handful of them indicate their relative popularity:<!-- Needs updating. -->
[[Google Trends]] shows how often a particular search term is entered relative to the total search volume across various regions of the world, and in various languages. It's only possible to compare five searches, so the least popular search (Kuki Linux) has been excluded.
 
[[File:TrendsNetbookDistrosComparedNetbook linux compared June 2010.pngjpg]]
 
== See also References==
{{Reflist|2}}
* [[Netbook]]
 
==See References also==
{{Portal|Linux|Free and open-source software}}
<references/>
*[[Android (operating system)|Android]]
*[[List of Linux distributions that run from RAM]]
*[[List of tools to create Live USB systems]]
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