Installing Ubuntu Netbook Remix on Ubuntu Hardy 8.04
Markus Thielmann — Wed, 2008-06-04
You may have heard of "Ubuntu Netbook Remix", a special edition of Ubuntu for so called "netbooks", which was showcased by Canonical at Computex.
A quick search revealed, that at this time it seems there isn't any kind of installation ISO or VirtualBox image of Netbook Remix available.
Fortunately, the Ubuntu Netbook Remix Team offers a Personal Package Archive (PPA) of their great work.
A word of warning about installation: The Ubuntu Netbook Remix packages change a lot of settings on Ubuntu Hardy, including session files and Nautilus setup. So DO NOT install the packages on your regular desktop. It might be a good idea to install a Ubuntu Hardy VirtualBox image and use it to add Ubuntu Netbook Remix package to the default desktop.
After you prepared a virtual machine, installation if fairly easy:
1) Add the PPA to your sources list:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/netbook-remix-team/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/netbook-remix-team/ubuntu hardy main2) Update your system and install Ubuntu Netbook Remix:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install go-home-applet human-netbook-theme maximus ume-launcher window-picker-applet3) After installation, you need to restart gdm:
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restartYou should now see a running UME-Launcher
If your theme didn't change automatically, please check your appearance settings. There's a new "human netbook theme" available.
There are still some graphical issues with the Netbook desktop, but it's usable right now.
More screenshots are available at Flickr.com.
It seems code for Netbook Remix is available at Launchpad.net.
I guess Netbook Remix will come with it's own installation ISO's and a lot of changes regarding the boot process and software selection, compared to the "common" Ubuntu Hardy Heron. But the Netbook Remix PPA offers a glimpse at current development.
The reason it overwrites your
Asa (not verified) — Wed, 2008-06-04The reason it overwrites your xorg is because you installed ume-config-netbook. The instructions on https://edge.launchpad.net/netbook-remix/ says "ume-config-netbook: kernel/xorg/gconf configuration for Intel-based subnotebooks. DO NOT INSTALL". If you leave that package out, everything else should work.
I changed the entry, thanks
Markus Thielmann — Thu, 2008-06-05I changed the entry, thanks for mentioning the instructions. I just overlooked them :-)
I noticed you also don't have
Aldrin Cantos (not verified) — Thu, 2008-06-05I noticed you also don't have window-picker-applet. Why? I also can't make it appear.
I'll try it in a virtual
Flow (not verified) — Thu, 2008-06-05I'll try it in a virtual machine.. and who knows? Maybe I'll put it on a second partition of my notebook as a fast boot system, to "just look something up"
I tried with my vm
adrimaxi (not verified) — Fri, 2008-06-06I tried with my vm (VirtualBox) but it is so slooooooooooooooooooooooow, an explanation?
It can be caused because
Anonymous (not verified) — Sat, 2008-06-14It can be caused because ume-launcher uses clutter that uses opengl for rendering. And VirtualBox doesnot support OpenGL and uses software implamentation.
So if one was to configure an
Anonymous (not verified) — Fri, 2008-06-06So if one was to configure an ubuntu release with the netbook remix they could in theory burn it to CD as an installation? I know there's software out there that lets you make a custom ubuntu disc based on the settings of your PC
Since Netbook Remix is still
Markus Thielmann — Fri, 2008-06-06Since Netbook Remix is still under heavy development, you should wait for an official installation ISO.
This is pretty cool but it
Durand (not verified) — Tue, 2008-06-10This is pretty cool but it blatantly highlights the lack of svg icons for some applications.
good stuff , but i had
ubuntu user (not verified) — Thu, 2008-06-12good stuff , but i had problems with compiz....it could be the ati x1100...bad driver for linux
I installed it on my eeepc
Gord (not verified) — Sun, 2008-06-15I installed it on my eeepc just to play around with it. Over all I like the interface but the animations are horrendously slow. I'm not sure about the colour scheme and because it's still somewhat buggy, I wasn't able to fix it. At times an application and the interface would fight over who had control of the front window (depending on where one moved the mouse).
Over all it looks promising and I'll be sure and try it again in the future, but for now... I'm going back to my Gnome desktop...
G.
I tried it also on my eeepc
elmurato (not verified) — Sun, 2008-06-15I tried it also on my eeepc 4g. i had no problems with the performance, but there were many many bugs like the problem with the windows and the ui mentioned above, sometimes too big or too small icons, and so on.
i liked the effects and the interface. maybe i will use it in the future. we`ll see.
@ Markus
gutes howto. danke dir dafür. aber vielleicht solltest du noch hinzufügen, dass nach dem entfernen der pakete das system wieder in den normal-zustand zurückkehrt.
mfg
I am defiantly going to give
JAM (not verified) — Wed, 2008-06-25I am defiantly going to give this a try out!
Thanks for this
JAM
yes, I already tried it also,
Linux Blog's Online (not verified) — Sat, 2008-07-05yes, I already tried it also, it's good and buggy also. I'll try it next time after ubuntu released the next version. I'm looking for more information about this OS also. I'm going to reference this into my blog.
if you use xubuntu then
Anonymous (not verified) — Sat, 2008-08-02if you use xubuntu then follow the instructions on here, it cuts down on the display bugs.
from an existing ubuntu install:
sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop
reboot and select the new session then the netbook remix works great.
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