Howto: Installing Ubuntu Netbook Remix on the OLPC XO

Posted on Monday, July 07 2008 @ 0:20 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

Here's one that should appeal to the hardest of the hardcore Linux gurus. Icrontic's Drew Beckett has a step-by-step guide for installing Ubuntu's sub-notebook Netbook Remix operating system on the OLPC XO notebook.

"Ubuntu Netbook Remix is a slick new user interface for Ubuntu on sub-notebooks like the Asus eeePC and the OLPC XO. Installing Netbook Remix on the XO is not for the faint of heart, but if you're looking to get some extra geek points then strap in: it's going to be a long ride."

Check it out over here.

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