Comparison of netbook-oriented Linux distributions: Difference between revisions

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[[NetbooksNotebooks]] 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 [[hard disk]] 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.

==NetbookNotebook distributions==

There are special [[Linux distribution]]s, called '''netbooknotebook distributions''', for these machines. All such distributions are (supposedly) 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 NetbookNotebook Edition offers the option to do the same to OEMs.<ref>[http://www.ubuntu.com/netbooknotebook Ubuntu 10.4 UNE]</ref>

==Comparison==

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! [[Fuduntu]]

| 14 April 2013

| All netbooksnotebooks<ref name="Fuduntu Website">{{cite web | url= http://www.fuduntu.org | title=Fuduntu Website}}</ref>

| Andrew Wyatt "Fewt"

| Fuduntu.org<ref name="Fuduntu Website"/>

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| '''[[Joli OS]] 1.2'''<br>(formerly named Jolicloud)

| 22 November 2013

| All netbooksnotebooks<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.jolicloud.com/product/compatibility | title=Jolicloud Compatible Devices}}</ref>

| [[Joli OS]]

| [[Joli OS]]

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| '''Leeenux Linux v6'''<ref>{{cite web | url = http://leeenux-linux.com | title = Leeenux information}}</ref>

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| All netbooksnotebooks including [[ASUS Eee PC]] 7" Screen

| Aleksandar Ciric

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| '''[[EasyPeasy]] 1.6'''

| last release 2012

| All netbooksnotebooks

| EasyPeasy Community

| [[Jon Ramvi]]

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| 2010-04-24

| [[GNOME|Gnome]] + NetbookNotebook Remix

| 2.6.32

| ext4

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| 2009-05-15

| [[GNOME|Gnome]] or [[GNOME|Gnome]] + NetbookNotebook Remix

| Array kernel (modified kernel)<ref>[http://www.eeebuntu.org/index.php?page=array Array kernel site]</ref>

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| '''[[Midinux]]'''

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| All netbooksnotebooks

| [[Red Flag Linux]]

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| '''[[MeeGo]] 1.2'''

| Last release 2012

| [[Intel Atom]] processor netbooksnotebooks, Nokia ARM smartphones

| [[Intel]], [[Nokia]], [[Maemo]] community

| [[Intel]], [[Nokia]], [[Linux Foundation]]

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| 2010-10-28

| "NetbookNotebook User Experience" (based on [[Clutter (toolkit)|Clutter]])

| 2.6.35

| [[btrfs]]

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| '''[[Moblin]] 2.1'''

| April 2009

| All [[Intel Atom]] processor netbooksnotebooks and [[Mobile internet device|MID]]

| [[Intel]]

| [[Intel]]/[[Linux Foundation]]

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| '''[[Ubuntu NetbookNotebook Edition]] 10.10'''

| Last release October 10, 2010

| [[Intel Atom]] processor netbooksnotebooks<ref>[http://www.canonical.com/projects/ubuntu/unr Canonical | About the company<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

| [[Canonical Ltd.]]

| [[Canonical Ltd.]]

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| '''[[Ubuntu NetbookNotebook Edition]] 10.10'''

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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:

[[File:NetbookNotebook linux compared June 2010.jpg]]

==See also==

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==See also==

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{{Linux}}

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