On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:56:29 +1100
Marghanita da Cruz <[email protected]> wrote:

> Dean Hamstead wrote:
> >  > what was wrong with Xandros - which the 701 shipped with?
> > 
> > it wasnt debian.
> >
> 
> Ok, but I have had problems installing basic debian...and went with
> the knoppix distro in 2004.

I installed Debian on the 701 without problems. It even installed
through the wireless. Very neat.

I'm running mine with a fluxbox interface and it is good fun.

Alan

> 
> > There are a number of distributions based on Debian. Some users
> > might want to take a look at these distributions in addition to the
> > official Debian releases. This is done for a number of reasons
> > (better localization support, specific hardware support, simplified
> > installation, etc).
> ....
> > # Ubuntu
> > # Xandros
> <http://www.debian.org/misc/children-distros>
> 
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