Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.04 LTS - In Virtualbox

[mikeymikemikey1]

err um errrrr um. Maybe you should think about this before hand, as you seem to be winging it.

[PCAddictsLive]

@mikeymikemikey1 I was winging it, some of my vids I do that.. This wasn't a full review or anything, just meant to be a "first look" for me.

[ibpointless2]

This OS would be great for a computer that you use as a computer/tv setup kind of like the google tv. Big icons, fast, low resources, and it all can be made for cheap! And best of all you can watch all you tv shows online, at any time, without having to pay for cable!

[PCAddictsLive]

@ibpointless2 Good point ibpointless2 lol

[geoffroymen]

you didn't need to include 30 seconds of watching you waiting for your OS to boot

[PCAddictsLive]

@geoffroymen ROFL - you are correct... I failed to edit this video before uploading.

[Mujahidul12]

does ubuntu need specific amount of RAM? can it run on old PC that has 256MB RAM?

[PCAddictsLive]

@Mujahidul12 I think the minimum ram requirements for the netbook edition is 512mb -- I would try it though, it might work, just sluggish

[chewbster]

i really feel that having two horizontal 'taskbars' or whatever ubuntu calls them is a waste of screen real estate, especially on screens that have a 16:9 format

wish they'd cram icons onto a vertical bar on either the left or right side

one of the main reasons i like win7 is that I have my taskbar on the side and no amount of running programs has ever filled it up but i freed up 21600 pixels by moving it there

UNE interface doesn't seem well thought out to me

[PCAddictsLive]

@chewbster Very good points.... thanks for commenting!

[thedreadedgman]

wow you're not very good at this stuff... most of the questions you're asking are pretty obvious, Ubuntu NBE is not any different as far as package support and such, it's got a different panel layout, and the big main menu otherwise it's just Ubuntu

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[PCAddictsLive]

@thedreadedgman I realized all of that the next time I booted it up, long story short, it was early morning, kids were waiting for the bus over my shoulder, etc... It's pretty much the same as the regular Ubuntu.

[whoisburak]

:) dude, you're funny, you can just click the ubuntu icon to see the menu and desktop and everything, don't have to right click and minimize all the time. and if you unmaximize, you can see multiple windows next to each other but considering the 10" screen size, that will not do too good for you. the mobile-phone-like interface makes the maximum use of the small screen. so far i like it. except for multi-touch and built-in mic, it recognized all of my hardware, and installed in less than 10 min.

[PCAddictsLive]

@whoisburak Sweet - good info thanks!

[THEMIZKID]

Can you not have 2 windows up beside each other at the same time?

[PCAddictsLive]

@THEMIZKID Good question, I will test it out and let you know.

[PCAddictsLive]

@THEMIZKID Just tested it, you can open / have multiple apps/windows open at once, just double click the title bar of the window you have open, to shrink it down.

[leebob221]

wow 1001 cool

[cjclaxon]

Ubuntu Netbook Remix ;)