Installing Ubuntu On an OLPC XO 50
Matt Lincoln Russell writes "Installing Ubuntu Netbook Remix on the OLPC XO is not for the faint of heart, but Drew Beckett has got the process down. This setup is pretty slow on the XO, but the good news is that Netbook Remix is a work in progress, and can be expected to get better."
Nothing to see here move along please (Score:3, Informative)
Nothing new here.
I have ubuntu with xcfe running on an XO for quite a while. Dual boot off of a SDHC.
teapot is the one to thank for this.
Ubuntu on XO (Score:5, Informative)
When Ubuntu Hardy was being released in April, I have posted installation instructions [olpcnews.com] for it on XO. This is still probably the best way to install a "mainstream" Linux distribution on that laptop -- XO has rather unusual screen pixels layout with 1200x900 "visible" resolution, so Xubuntu desktop with a GTK theme made to accommodate XO's unusual screen behavior is better suited for it than a desktop made for plain low resolution and mostly touchscreen input that XO does not have.
I have posted videos of this version of Ubuntu in action [youtube.com] on Youtube, and photos of the installation procedure [livejournal.com] (still with old GTK theme) on my Livejorunal.
Re:How do hackers get these? (Score:5, Informative)
How in the world do hackers get their hands on these
http://www.laptopgiving.org/en/index.php [laptopgiving.org]
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Re:How do hackers get these? (Score:3, Informative)
There was a promotion when OLPC came out that allowed you to purchase one. In doing so, another OLPC was sent to a child as well.
You can also find them on ebay [ebay.com] It doesnt take a hacker to find them, just someone willing to use Google.
Apparently Uruguay really loves the OLPC (Score:5, Informative)
It *IS* new (Score:5, Informative)
I have ubuntu with xcfe running on an XO for quite a while.
You are dualbooting *STOCK* ubuntu of your card.
What TFA's author is trying to do is to test Ubuntu *Netbook Remix* which is a distro variation specially developed for sub notebooks.
He wasn't just trying to get ubuntu up (as already done by countless other howtos) he was willing to test the new flavour specially geared for this kind of machine.
Verdict : kidda works, not snappy enough, but will probably improve in the future
Re:Apparently Uruguay really loves the OLPC (Score:1, Informative)
It's in commemoration of the international day against child labour. It says "12th of June, International Day against child labour - EDUCATION: the correct answer to child labour".
Over here in Uruguay the XOs have been generally well-received, and the government is very proud of their program (called CEIBAL BTW)... I guess this is the kind of stuff they do to show how proud they are, and yes, it looks rather weird.
Re:It *IS* new (Score:3, Informative)
You realize that the netbook remix at this point consists of like five packages added onto Ubuntu in a PPA?