This morning I finally got around to testing out the Ubuntu Netbook Remix on my little Acer AspireOne. I'm writing this blog post on it now, and though I've had limited time for testing, so far I am really impressed.
For one thing, the Vodafone Mobile Broadband dongle just works: plug and play. That is a big plus point.
The whole interface is a massive improvement over the default too. A lot of thought has gone into creating a lightweight but attractive platform for small, low-power devices. Well done Canonical and all involved in the development effort.
If you want to try it out, you just need to download the IMG file from here and write it to a 1GB flash drive. I found that to be simpler on a Windows machine using Win32 Image Writer, though I'd appreciate anyone offering a guide to doing it in Linpus – the default Acer operating system.
Before you do anything else, I'd recommend backing your whole system up. Macles has kindly made that very straightforward: find instructions and software downloads on his/her blog.
Only downside I've found is that the WiFi switch no longer works. I can cope with that though.
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