Aurora (formerly Eeebuntu) is a discontinued

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for

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s. The latest version is based on

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, though newer versions were planned to be based on

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Unstable. Eeebuntu was designed originally for the Asus Eee PC line of netbooks. Four versions are available for installation: Standard, NBR (standard with Ubuntu Netbook Edition), Base and

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Features

* Works out of the box on Asus Eee PC 700, 701, 900, 900A, 901, 904HD, 1000, 1000H, 1000HA, 1000HD and 1000HE, with recent versions also supporting the Acer Aspire One A110L. * Includes an Asus Eee PC specific kernel which is tuned for Eee's hardware (e.g., Wi-Fi module, function keys).Best netbook-friendly Linux distros
* VLC, Flash and Java installed out of the box. * Can create a bootable USB stick or SD card using UNetbootin. * Integrates th
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ACPI (now changed t
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utility to control ACPI events and toggle certain devices on the Eee on/off.

History

Eeebuntu was created in December 2007 by Steve Wood. At that time, Eeebuntu was little more than a collection of scripts applied to a live Ubuntu image. As the project matured, the post-install scripts were dropped in favour of a modified kernel that contained pre-compiled hardware drivers. Other developers took interest in the project, and by December 2008, Eeebuntu had grown into a Linux distribution in its own right, with around 1,300 registered forum users. Eeebuntu 2.0 was the first Eeebuntu version to completely remove Ubuntu branding and use its own artwork and themes. With the expanded interest in Eeebuntu as a distro for numerous netbooks (beyond its namesake Asus Eee PCs), support was expanded to multiple netbooks with new kernel changes and drivers. In 2008, other notable members of the leadership joined the project. Such members include Paul McDonough, who was responsible for the kernel patching, packaging, design, and promotion of Eeebuntu, thereby allowing Steve and other contributors to focus on development of new capabilities. Work was done alongside other notable distributions at the time, such as

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, to share FOSS code and provide improvements such as optimised versions of the Nautilus file manager and other applications in the base system of Eeebuntu 3.0. Eeebuntu has 4 versions: * Base - 565MB ISO footprint, reduced number of pre-installed applications. * Standard - A

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-enabled full desktop with a number of pre-installed applications. * NBR - Using the Ubuntu Netbook interface with a number of pre-installed applications. * LXDE - Utilising the

desktop and a number of pre-installed applications.

Eeebuntu 3.0 release

The 3.0 release of Eeebuntu is based on Ubuntu 9.04. It addresses a number of issues with the integrated Intel graphics cards and provides Eee PC specific optimization.EEEBUNTU 3.0 REVIEW
Major changes to the approach of Eeebuntu's release saw rapid adoption with over 800,000 downloads and resulted in this version being awarded the Sourceforge Community Choice award for best new project in 2009.Interview with Sourceforge choice award winner, Eeebuntu 3.0's Paul McDonough
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References

External links

Aurora OS

Aurora OS on distrowatch.com
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Features

History

Eeebuntu 3.0 release

See also

References

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