DELL VOSTRO A90 WITH UBUNTU FOR $184

Black Friday is just around the corner and shopping deals have already started pouring in. Dell has put its Vostro A90 on sale for just $184. This version of the netbook runs Ubuntu 8.04, but it could have been nicer if Dell used Ubuntu 9.10 netbook remix.

The Vostro A90 doesn’t have any fancy specifications. It is a basic netbook with an Intel Atom N270 processor, 1 GB of DDR2 RAM and an 8GB solid state drive. The 8.9 inch LCD display comes with 1024 x 600 pixels. Other notable features include WiFi 802.11b/g.

If you think the 8GB storage isn’t sufficient to meet your needs, you can upgrade to the 16GB SSD by paying an additional $50. Windows isn’t available as an option, but you wouldn’t have much difficulty installing it via a USB key.

UBUNTU 9.10 UTILITY TO CONTROL CLOCK SPEED OF ATOM PROCESSORS

The Ubuntu 9.10 has been released with a number of netbook-friendly features including the optional Ubuntu Netbook Remix user interface. Ubuntu is a popular version of Linux specifically optimized for netbooks running on Intel Atom processors such as Asus Eee PC. The only major problem with this OS is that it doesn’t allow users to easily adjust the clock speed of Intel Atom processors. But the issue seems to have been solved by a third party utility.

Called eee-control, the application is optimized for Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala. It has been tested on Eee PC 901 and is expected to work with all Atom powered netbooks running on Ubuntu 9.10.

UBUNTU 9.10 DUE TO BE RELEASES ON OCTOBER 29

PC makers favor hitching their project to large Linux distributions because they get the freedom to develop optimizations for low screen resolutions, low power processors, and other hardware used in netbooks. Ubuntu Linux is one such popular version of Linux specifically optimized for netbooks running on Intel Atom processors such as Asus Eee PC.

Eeebuntu is a customized version of Ubuntu and enjoys a huge fan base among the netbook user community. One of the major problems faced by this project is that it has to keep itself updated whenever a new version of Ubuntu arrives. And Ubuntu is known for releasing a major update every six months. Their latest update is due to be released on October 29 and PC users who have installed Eeebuntu on their computer may find it incompatible due to errors in Ubuntu 9.10’s Intel display drivers. Eeebuntu developers say that the Ubuntu 9.10 is full of problems that could affect the functionality of netbooks. They say that things that worked just fine in Ubuntu 8.10 are no longer working in 9.10.

DELL MINI 10V NETBOOK GETS UBUNTU MOBLIN REMIX

The Dell Mini 10v netbook is now available with the Ubuntu Moblin Remix Linux distribution. This edition runs on the Moblin Netbook Remix operating system.

The netbook comes with the usual customization options. It is currently available for sale on Dell.com, but Dell isn’t quite aiming at the consumers yet. Actually this is a ‘developer’ edition. The Mini 10v Ubuntu Moblin version brings together the interface and applications of Moblin 2.0 and the internals of Ubuntu 9.04. Other specifications of the netbook haven’t changed. It comes with the usual Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB of RAM and 160GB of hard drive.

UBUNTU 9.04 READY FOR DOWNLOAD

We're not so sure we think of this as great news, but it is netbook news nonetheless. If you are the Linux type and want a good solid alternative OS for your netbook then Ubantu has just released the latest version of their ever popular Linux distro.

UBUNTU 8.04 IS ALL SET TO BE FRIENDLY ALONGSIDE WINDOWS

Canonicals Linux allotment Ubuntu 8.04, "Hardy Heron," is at the present obtainable from ubuntu.com. It's totally free to download, and this occasion it's easier than forever to make the shift to Linux. Canonicals Linux allocation Ubuntu 8.04, "Hardy Heron," is currently accessible from ubuntu.com. It's entirely free of charge to download, and this instance it's easier than always to build the move to Linux. Hardy Heron is evidently an effort to bring Linux to the masses; it's easier than always to set up and use, together with Windows on a fundamental partition or as the chief OS. If you desire to get au fait with the operating system devoid of installing it, you can even run it immediately off the CD in the demo mode.

UBUNTU SET TO GIVE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS TO OTHER FAMILIAR OS PROVIDER

Linux OS Ubuntu has been revamped for the now accepted Net-books. Profit-making Ubuntu sponsor Canonical revealed earlier today that they'll show off at Computex a remixed variant of Ubuntu intended purposely for Net-books. The mix match revamp is centred off the customary Ubuntu Desktop version, but features a novel launcher 'that permits users to be connected online more rapidly. "Our aim is to convey a superb user practice while making it straightforward and cost-effective for device producers to be competent to bring their units to the consumer bazaar," revealed Mark Shuttleworth, originator of Ubuntu. "Ubuntu has in a very short term transformed the awareness of the Linux desktop understanding.