[wellylug] Asus eeebox with Linux

[pcreso at pcreso.com]

Hi Tony.

Thanks for that.... ASUS NZ & TechPAc/Ingram Micro only list a WinXPH version.

I'm looking at a small system to build a Linux/FOSS navigational system/chartplotter for my boat. The eeepc isn't as waterproof as I'd like, but meets most other requirements. The box with a waterproof kb/mouse screen would be more robust.

I believe OpenSuse 11.1 fully supports the eee out of the box... & Opensuse has the best support & ease of use of any distro I know of for the GIS/GPS/mapping tools I need to use (although I could possibly get by with an Ubuntu based eee distro). The eee isn't the best platform for extensive compiles.... but that is still possible.... if I wait long enough for it to finish. Adding the compiler support is extra overhead though :-)

I do like PCLOS, & have done for some years, but the somewhat moribund state of eeePCLOS right now isn't encouraging.

I can get a 20Gb flash 900 eee for a reasonable price, & the lack of a HDD is good for bouncing about at sea :-)

Cheers,

   Brent


--- On Wed, 12/31/08, jumbophut <jumbophut at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: jumbophut <jumbophut at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [wellylug] Asus eeebox with Linux
> To: "Wellington Linux Users Group" <wellylug at lists.wellylug.org.nz>
> Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 5:21 PM
> On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 12:13 PM,  Brent wrote:
> > Hi y'all... & a FOSS New Year to you all....
> >
> > I haven't found a native Linux version of the
> EEEbox. Does anyone know if there is such a beast?
> > Or if the eeepc linux variants out there will install
> just as readily on the box?
> >
> 
> Such a thing does appear to exist:
> http://ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=370229
> 
> I don't know if it will run your favoured SuSe though.
> 
> -- 
> Tony (echo 'spend!,pocket awide' | sed
> 'y/acdeikospntw!, /l at omcgtjuba.phi/')
> 
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