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Comparison of netbook-oriented Linux distributions

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    Netbooks are small laptops, with screen sizes between approximately 7 and 12 inches and low power consumption. They use either an SSD (solid state disk) or a HDD (hard disk drive) for storage, have up to 2 gigabytes of RAM (but often less), lack an optical disk drive, and usually have USB, Ethernet, WiFi and often Bluetooth connectivity. The name emphasizes their use as portable Internet appliances.

    Netbook distributions

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    There are special Linux distributions, called netbook distributions, for these machines. All such distributions purport to be optimized for use with small, low-resolution displays. They tend to include a broad mix of VOIP and web-focused tools, including proprietary applications rarely seen installed by default by mainstream desktop distributions[citation needed]. For instance, NokiaMaemo and Asus' customized Xandros both ship with Skype and Adobe Flash installed, and Ubuntu's Netbook Edition offers the option to do the same for OEMs.[1]

    Comparison

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    Features

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    Distribution Working State Aim Creator Producer Base Distribution Installed Size (MB) Initial Release Date Interface Linux Kernel Default File System Architecture Support Approximate Number of Pre-compiled Packages Default Package Management Tools Default Installer
    Aurora2009

    Last Release, development stopped

    		Asus Eee PC optimized Eeebuntu community Ubuntu2009-05-15 Gnome or Gnome + Netbook Remix Array kernel (modified kernel)[2]APT
    CrunchBang Linux 11-201301192015-02-06

    Development Stopped

    		Limited hardware machines Philip Newborough Debian2013-01-19 Openbox3.2.35 x86 + x86_64 APT
    Debian Eee PCAsus Eee PC Debian
    Debian Wheezy Written from scratch i386, AMD64, PowerPC, SPARC, ARM, MIPS, S390, armhf, s390x. Loongson[3]
    EasyPeasy 1.62012

    Last Release, development stopped

    		All netbooks EasyPeasy Community Jon RamviUbuntu2010-04-24 Gnome + Netbook Remix 2.6.32 ext4 x86 APTUbiquity
    Eeedora[4]Asus Eee PC 701 Martin Andrews FedoraXfceRPM
    Firefly Linux 1.0 Beta 1 2009

    Last Release, development stopped

    		Firefly Linux community Arch LinuxLXDE2.6.29.4 x86 Pacman
    Fuduntu2013-04-14

    Last Release, development stopped

    		All netbooks[5]Andrew Wyatt "Fewt" Fuduntu.org[5]None (Originally based on Fedora 14) 2012-10-01 Gnome3.6.9 ext4 x86[6] + x86_64[7]RPM + YUM
    gNewSenseFree softwareBrian Brazil and Paul O'Malley Sam Geeraerts with sponsorship from the FSFDebian Linux-libre 2.6.32 Loongson, x86, x86-64APTUbiquity (software)
    Joli OS 1.2
    (formerly named Jolicloud)     		2013-11-22 Last Release, development stopped All netbooks[8]Joli OSJoli OSUbuntu2011-03-09 HTML5 + Gnome2.6.35.10 ext4 x86 APT
    Kuki Linux 2.02009

    Last Release, development stopped

    		Aspire One optimized Kuki Linux community UbuntuXfce
    Linux4One 1.5Aspire One optimized Linux4One community UbuntuGnome or LXDE
    Leeenux Linux v10 2016 Last Release All netbooks Aleksandar Ciric Ubuntu 16.04 LTS LXDE, XFCE ext4 x86, AMD64 APT, Synaptic, Software center Ubiquity
    Leeenux 2020 Supported until April 2023 All netbooks Aleksandar Ciric Ubuntu 18.04 LTS LXDE, XFCE x86, AMD64 APT, Synaptic, Software center
    Lubuntu

    15.10

    		2015-10-22

    Active Development

    		Limited hardware machines Lubuntu Community and LXDE Foundation Ubuntu2011-10-13 LXDESynaptic
    Manjaro Netbook Edition[9]2015-07-25

    Active Development

    		All netbooks Rob McCathie Manjaro LinuxArch LinuxXfceIntel Atom-optimized Manjaro kernel ext4 x86, x86_64 Pamac (graphical frontend for pacman)
    MidinuxAll netbooks Red Flag Linux2007 ext3 x86
    MeeGo 1.22012

    Last Release, development stopped

    		Intel Atom processor netbooks, Nokia ARM smartphones Intel, Nokia, Maemo community Intel, Nokia, Linux FoundationNone (it is a distribution developed out of Maemo and Moblin) 2010-10-28 "Netbook User Experience" (based on Clutter) 2.6.35 btrfsx86 with SSSE3 support RPM
    Moblin 2.12009-04

    Last Release, development stopped

    		All Intel Atom processor netbooks and MIDIntelIntel/Linux FoundationNone (borrows components for various distributions[10]) 2009-11-04 Clutter RPM (may change[10])
    OpenGeeeU 8.102012-08

    Last Release, development stopped

    		Luca De Marini Easy Peasy[11]2009-03-23 Enlightenment plus Gnome2.6.27 ext3 x86 26000 APTUbiquity
    Puppeee Linux 4.3XLinpus is 64-bit only Asus Eee PCs with Intel Chipsets Jemimah Ruhala Puppy Linux 4.3.1200MB Choice of IceWM / OpenBox / Flwm with ROX-Filer / PcManFM / LxLauncher 2.6.33 AUFS + SquashFS + EXT2 Atom / CeleronM Pet PetGet
    Trisquel Mini2014-11

    Last Release, development stopped

    		Limited hardware machines Trisquel2010-09
    Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.102010-10

    Last Release, development stopped

    		Intel Atom processor netbooks[12]Canonical Ltd.Canonical Ltd.Ubuntu2010-10-10 Unity2.6.32 x86 32000 APT
    Distribution Working State Aim Creator Producer Base Distribution Installed Size (MB) Initial Release Date Interface Linux Kernel Default File System Architecture Support Approximate Number of Pre-compiled Packages Default Package Management Tools Default Installer

    Specific Features

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    Distribution Target Boot Time Whole OS Loads to RAM

    (Default)

    		LIVE

    Medium

    		Target Users SSD Write Optimization

    (SSD degradation, I/O optimization, etc.)

    		Specific Supported Hardware
    Aurora 3.0
    EasyPeasy 1.6LIVE Medium Beginner, highly mobile netbook users.
    Eeedora[4]
    Firefly Linux 1.0 Beta 1
    Joli OS 1.2
    Kuki Linux 2.0
    Linux4One 1.540 seconds[13]
    Manjaro Netbook Edition
    Moblin 2.05 seconds[14][15]
    OpenGeeeU 8.10
    Puppeee Linux 4.3X30s Loads to RAM Layered filesystem - caches writes in RAM Lightweight kernel compiled for EeePCs only
    Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.10
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    While no public numbers measuring the install-base of these operating systems are available, Google Trends data on a handful of them indicate their relative popularity:

    References

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    1. ^Ubuntu 10.4 UNE
    2. ^"Array kernel site". Archived from the original on 2009-05-17. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
    3. ^"DebianYeeloong - Debian Wiki".
    4. ^ abEeedora project at Google Code
    5. ^ ab"Fuduntu Website". Archived from the original on 2011-03-17.
    6. ^"Fuduntu i386". Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
    7. ^"Fuduntu x86_64".[permanent dead link]
    8. ^"Jolicloud Compatible Devices". Archived from the original on 2011-01-12.
    9. ^Manjaro Netbook Edition at SourceForge
    10. ^ abMoblin FAQArchived May 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
    11. ^[1]Archived May 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
    12. ^"Canonical | About the company". Archived from the original on 2009-02-14. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
    13. ^"Features of Light version of Linux4One". Archived from the original on 2009-11-25. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
    14. ^Fast boot in Moblin pageArchived January 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
    15. ^Youtube video showing Moblin 2.0 prerelease booting in 5 seconds.

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