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[[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 emphasises their use as portable Internet appliances.
 
[[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.
 
==Netbook distributions==
There are special [[Linux distribution]]s, called '''netbook distributions''', for these machines. All such distributions arepurport (supposedly)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's customized [[Xandros]] both ship with [[Skype]] and [[Adobe Flash]] installed, and Ubuntu's Netbook Edition offers the option to do the same tofor OEMs.<ref>[http://www.ubuntu.com/netbook Ubuntu 10.4 UNE]</ref>
 
==Comparison==
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===Features===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:auto;"
|+
|-
! Distribution
! Working State
! End of Life
! 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
|-
| '''[[Eeebuntu OS|Aurora]]'''
| 2009
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]]
|
|-
| '''[[CrunchBang Linux]] 11-20130119'''
| 2015-02-06
Development Stopped
| Limited hardware machines
| Philip Newborough
|
| [[Debian]]
|
| 2013-01-19
| [[Openbox]]
| 3.2.35
|
| x86 + x86_64
|
| [[Advanced Packaging Tool|APT]]
|
|-
| '''[[Debian Eee PcPC]]'''
|
| Asus Eee PC
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|-
| '''[[Debian]]''' wheezyWheezy
|
|
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|
| 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>
|
| [[Asus Eee PC]] 701
| Martin Andrews
|
| [[Fedora (operating system)|Fedora]]
|
|
| [[Xfce]]
|
|
|
|
| [[RPM Package Manager|RPM]]
|
|-
| '''Firefly Linux''' 1.0 Beta 1
| 2009
Last Release, development stopped
|
| Firefly Linux community
|
| [[Arch Linux]]
|
|
| [[LXDE]]
| 2.6.29.4
|
| x86
|
| [[Pacman (package manager)|Pacman]]
|
|-
! [[Fuduntu]]
| 2013-04-14
Last Release, development stopped
| All netbooks<ref name="Fuduntu Website">{{cite web | url= http://www.fuduntu.org | title=Fuduntu Website}}</ref>
| 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)
|
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| 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]]
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| [[Linux-libre]] 2.6.32
|
| [[Loongson]], [[x86]], [[X86x86-64]]
|
| [[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]]
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|-
| '''[[PuppeeeKuki Linux]] 42.3X0'''
| 2009
|
Last Release, development stopped
| [[ASUS Eee PC]]s with Intel Chipsets
| [[Aspire One]] optimized
| Jemimah Ruhala
| Kuki Linux community
|
| [[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
|-
| '''[[EasyPeasy]] 1.6'''
| 2012
Last Release
| All netbooks
| EasyPeasy Community
| [[Jon Ramvi]]
| [[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]]
|
| 2010-04-24
| [[GNOME|Gnome]] + Netbook Remix
| 2.6.32
| ext4
| x86
|
| [[Xfce]]
| [[Advanced Packaging Tool|APT]]
| [[Ubiquity (software)|Ubiquity]]
|-
| '''[[Aurora (operating system)|Aurora]]'''
| 2009
Last Release
| [[ASUS Eee PC]] optimized
| Eeebuntu community
|
| [[Debian]]
|
| 2009-05-15
| [[GNOME|Gnome]] or [[GNOME|Gnome]] + Netbook Remix
| Array kernel (modified kernel)<ref>[http://www.eeebuntu.org/index.php?page=array Array kernel site]</ref>
|
|
|
| [[Advanced Packaging Tool|APT]]
|
|-
| '''[[CrunchBang Linux]] 11-20130119'''
| 2015-02-06
Development Stopped
| Limited hardware machines
| Philip Newborough
|
| [[Debian]]
|
| 2013-01-19
| [[Openbox]]
| 3.2.35
|
| x86 + x86_64
|
| [[Advanced Packaging Tool|APT]]
|
|-
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|-
|Leeenux Linux v10
| '''[[OpenGEU|OpenGeeeU]] 8.10'''
|2016 Last Release
| 2012-08
|All netbooks
|
|Aleksandar Ciric
| Luca De Marini
|
|Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
| [[Easy Peasy]]<ref>[http://opengeu.intilinux.com/News/Voci/2009/3/23_OpenGeeeU_8.10_Live_CD_for_Asus_EeePC_released!.html] {{wayback|url=http://opengeu.intilinux.com/News/Voci/2009/3/23_OpenGeeeU_8.10_Live_CD_for_Asus_EeePC_released!.html |date=20090501041412 }}</ref>
|
|
| 2009-03-23
|LXDE, XFCE
| [[Enlightenment (window manager)|Enlightenment]] plus [[GNOME|Gnome]]
|
| 2.6.27
|ext4
| ext3
| x86, AMD64
|
| 26000
|APT, Synaptic, Software center
| [[Advanced Packaging Tool|APT]]
| [[Ubiquity (software)|Ubiquity]]
|-
|Leeenux 2020
| '''[[Firefly Linux]] 1.0 Beta 1'''
|Supported until April 2023
| 2009
|All netbooks
|Aleksandar Ciric
|
|Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
|
|
|LXDE, XFCE
| Firefly Linux community
|
|
|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]]
|
|
| [[LXDE]]
| 2.6.29.4
|
| x86
|
| [[Pacman (package manager)|Pacman]]
|
|-
| '''[[Kuki Linux]] 2.0'''
| 2009
| [[Aspire One]] optimized
| Kuki Linux community
|
| [[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]]
|
|
| [[Xfce]]
| [[Intel Atom]]-optimized Manjaro kernel
|
| ext4
| x86, x86_64
|
|
| Pamac (graphical frontend for [[Pacman package manager|pacman]])
|
|
|-
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| '''[[MeeGo]] 1.2'''
| 2012
Last Release, development stopped
| [[Intel Atom]] processor netbooks, Nokia ARM smartphones
| [[Intel]], [[Nokia]], [[Maemo]] community
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| '''[[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] {{waybackwebarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528172731/http://moblin.org/documentation/moblin-overview/faq |date=20090528172731May 28, 2009 }}</ref>)
|
| 2009-11-04
| [[Clutter (software)|Clutter]]
|
|
|
|
| [[RPM Package Manager|RPM]] (may change<ref name="moblin-faq" />)
|
|-
| '''[[OpenGEU|OpenGeeeU]] 8.10'''
| '''[[Eeedora]]'''<ref name="Eeedora project at google code">[https://code.google.com/p/eeedora/ Eeedora project at google code]</ref>
| 2012-08
|
Last Release, development stopped
| [[ASUS Eee PC]] 701
| Martin Andrews
|
| Luca De Marini
| [[Fedora (operating system)|Fedora]]
|
|
| [[Xfce]]
|
| [[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
| [[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
| [[RPM Package Manager|RPM]]
| AUFS + SquashFS + EXT2
|
| Atom / CeleronM
|
| Pet
| PetGet
|-
|'''[[Trisquel#Trisquel Mini|Trisquel Mini]]'''
|2014-11
Last Release, development stopped
|Limited hardware machines
|
|
| [[Trisquel]]
|
|2010-09
|
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|-
| '''[[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.]]
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| 32000
| [[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 featuresFeatures====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:auto;"
|-
! Distribution
! Target bootBoot timeTime
!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
|-
| '''[[JoliEeebuntu OS|Aurora]] 13.20'''
|
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|-
| '''[[Puppeee Linux]] 4.3X'''
| 30s
| Layered filesystem - caches writes in RAM
| Lightweight kernel compiled for EeePCs only
|-
| '''[[EasyPeasy]] 1.6'''
|
|
|LIVE Medium
|Beginner, highly mobile netbook users.
|
|
|-
| '''[[Eeedora]]'''<ref name="Eeedora project at Google Code" />
| '''[[Aurora (operating system)|Aurora]] 3.0'''
|
|
|
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|-
| '''Linux4One 1.5'''
| 40 seconds<ref>[http://www.linux4one.it/ Features of Light version of Linux4One]</ref>
|
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|-
| '''Firefly Linux''' 1.0 Beta 1
| '''[[OpenGEU|OpenGeeeU]] 8.10'''
|
|
|
|
|
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|-
| '''[[FireflyJoli LinuxOS]] 1.0 Beta 12'''
|
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| '''[[Kuki Linux]] 2.0'''
|
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|-
| '''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>
|
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| '''Manjaro Netbook Edition'''
|
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| '''[[Moblin]] 2.0'''
| 5 seconds<ref>[http://moblin.org/projects/fast-boot Fast boot in Moblin page] {{waybackwebarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090121075339/http://moblin.org/projects/fast-boot |date=20090121075339January 21, 2009 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7NxCM8ryF8 Youtube video showing Moblin 2.0 prerelease booting in 5 seconds.]</ref>
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|-
| '''[[OpenGEU|OpenGeeeU]] 8.10'''
| '''[[Eeedora]]'''<ref name="Eeedora project at google code"/>
|
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|
|
|
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|-
| '''[[Puppeee Linux]] 4.3X'''
| 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. -->
 
[[File:Netbook linux compared June 2010.jpg]]
 
==See also==
{{Portal|Linux|Free software}}
*[[Android (operating system)|Android]]
 
==References==
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==See also==
{{Portal|Linux|Free and open-source software}}
*[[Android (operating system)|Android]]
*[[List of Linux distributions that run from RAM]]
*[[List of tools to create Live USB systems]]
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