Feb 5, 2009

Custom Ubuntu for Netbooks from HP



The netbooks are clearly riding the big wave right now, with all kinds of OEMs fighting a violent battle for supremacy in this exponentially growing market. Architects, designers, engineers are brainstorming day and night to find the perfect balance between price, functionality, looks and size.
Apparently HP had an ace up their sleeve as they recently unveiled the HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition. Standing for "Mobile internet," the Mi name addresses the very purpose of netbooks: that of taking the internet "to-go."

For OS options you have is XP or a custom Ubuntu variant. The Ubuntu version is basically a home screen of sorts that will give you one click access to almost everything Internet related. Over on the left column you’ll have easy access to your mail. And in the middle column you’ll be able to quickly access the websites using a custom Mozilla based browser by typing the address in the address bar/search field at the top or a thumbnail of one of your favorite sites. Over on the right you’ll have a basic media player and photo organizer. The bottom row will show what apps you currently have open.



If you want to try the theme, just add these sources to your sources.list (or add them through System -> Administration -> Software Sources). USE AT OWN RISK!

deb http://hpmini.archive.canonical.com/mie/ hardy main universe multiverse restricted deb-src http://hpmini.archive.canonical.com/mie/ hardy main universe multiverse restricted

deb http://hpmini.archive.canonical.com/mie/ hardy-updates main universe multiverse restricted deb-src http://hpmini.archive.canonical.com/mie/ hardy-updates main universe multiverse restricted

deb http://hpmini.archive.canonical.com/mie/ hardy-security main universe multiverse restricted deb-src http://hpmini.archive.canonical.com/mie/ hardy-security main universe multiverse restricted

deb http://hpmini.archive.canonical.com/mie/ hardy-hpmini main universe multiverse restricted deb-src http://hpmini.archive.canonical.com/mie/ hardy-hpmini main universe multiverse restricted


More information on the theme installation here...
Find more about the HP Mini 1000 Mi, by visiting the HP website.
Source: http://news.softpedia.com

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