Topic: Ubuntu Netbook Remix

Articles, reviews and hardware coverage related to Ubuntu Netbook Remix (since re-named to Ubuntu Netbook Edition), a unique version of the regular Ubuntu with a small-screen-friendly UI and software set.

Hercules eCAFE Runs Ubuntu Netbook Remix – That’s Not the Interesting Bit

A pair of new ARM netbooks running Ubuntu have launched in the UK, described as the slimmest, lightest HD netbooks available.

31 March 2011

Ubuntu Netbook Edition is being discontinued

Canonical has announced that 'Ubuntu Netbook Edition' - the netbook-orientated version of the Ubuntu operating system - will be 'folded' into 'Ubuntu Desktop Edition' for Ubuntu 11.04, with the latter being rebranded simple as 'Ubuntu'.

9 March 2011

Navisurfer II serves up Ubuntu in a fresh way

Have you gone the extra mile to install Ubuntu on every device you possibly can, even your kitchen toaster? When you get yourself a shiny new car, is the first thing you do customize it? Then the Navisurfer II is just what you need to "pimp your ride".

21 February 2011
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Preview the new Installation slides for Ubuntu 10.04

The proposed slides for inclusion in the Ubuntu 10.04 installer have been made available to preview on line. The slides, which play during installation of Ubuntu, have been redesigned to fit in with the new […]

11 March 2010
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gThumb to be default image editor in Ubuntu Netbook Edition

gThumb is to be included in Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook Edition as the default image editor F-Spot, the default image editor in regular Ubuntu, was removed from the UNE live-cd only a few days ago. The […]

2 March 2010
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OpenOffice BACK In Ubuntu Netbook Edition After User Outcry

Community outcry over the removal of the Openffice office suite in Ubuntu Netbook Edition has forced a rethink by its developers. Again, ahem. Earlier this week, we reported that AbiWord and GNUMeric would be added […]

11 February 2010

AbiWord & Gnumeric to Replace OpenOffice in Ubuntu Netbook Edition

A few days ago we reported news that Ubuntu was dropping the OpenOffice.org (OOo) suite of apps from default installs of Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook Edition. Many of you cheered the decision, noting that cramped keyboards […]

8 February 2010
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Ubuntu Netbook Remix is Being Renamed to Something Better

The familiar name of Ubuntu Netbook Remix will disappear when the Ubuntu 10.04 LTS ‘Lucid Lynx’ goes live, in favour of a more official sounding name: Ubuntu Netbook Edition. An official blueprint for this change […]

16 November 2009
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Ubuntu 9.10 Netbook Remixes: Kubuntu 1, Ubuntu 0

Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) will see not one but TWO official netbook editions: Ubuntu Netbook Remix and Kubuntu Netbook Remix. With the recent Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 5 out, I decided to take a look at […]

7 September 2009