This post is not going to
provide any searing insight or anything like that. It's merely a
documentary record, for me, if not necessarily anyone else. It's
probably only going to appeal to the Linux curios, a diverse group
who I can truthfully (and happily) say have completely different
ideas about what an operating system should be. So consider yourself
warned.
I've just installed LinuxMint 13 (Maya) XFCE onto my aging Eee PC. I have the Eee PC 1008HA Seashell, which is the model (together with the 1008HA) that started
ASUS on the path to be a bit more adventurous in their design.
The PC has aged pretty
well, although the single core Intel Atom processor and the 1GB of
DDR2 RAM hasn't. But after sitting back and watching the bloatware
that Ubuntu became with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin), I needed
to investigate other options.
