We put Ubuntu 9.04 on Acer Aspire One on the network

The “baby” Aspire One replaced the deceased laptop, but alas, looking at something that came with it, it immediately became clear why they were returning Linux to the system. Fortunately, a very interesting development appeared not so long ago - it was decided to install Ubuntu Netbook Remix. But here's the catch - for installation, you need a flash drive \ external CD-ROM \ card, but as an evil, none of the above was found in the house. I had to do the reading of the docks on the network load, but at this moment another solution came into view ...

Those interested can refer to the original instructions , I will give a few updated data, taking into account the specifics of One.

So, we will install over the network, to minimize problems, you will need to connect via a network cable and DHCP, well, no VPN.

First you need to download 2 files with a minimum kernel system - linux and initrd.gz .
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Now open the terminal via Alt + F2 and run xterm . The downloaded files are copied to / boot, and we make linux executable using chmod 755 linux && chmod + x linux . Now you need to edit grub.conf , do it either through vim , or run the sudo mousepad text editor from root.

Here it is worth remembering the bad word authors Linpus did not invent anything better than to set the black color scheme on black for grub and somehow disable the keyboard in it - apparently in order to hide the creepy and terrible Linux from users. Therefore, we will go the tricky way - add another record with the data we need and set it as the default system.

Add after the existing system

root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/linux
initrd /boot/initrd.gz

and change default = 0 to default = 1 .

All that's left is to install grub with sudo grub-install / dev / sda and reboot.

If everything went well then the system will boot into the text installer. Most of his questions are quite standard, attention should be paid to 2 things. First, on the disk partitioning - the easiest to indicate the use of the entire disk with re-partitioning (option 2). Naturally, all the data before this must be stored in a secluded place. Secondly, the choice of the role of the system. Here it is enough to select only Ubuntu Netbook Remix with a space.

The installation of the system will take place more slowly with the installation from the card \ disk, but you will receive the current version of the distribution kit and you will not waste time on updating. It took me about an hour to complete the whole process, after which a very convenient and fully functional system appeared on the netbook.

One can only hope that the manufacturers of netbooks will pay attention to ubuntu and in the future it will go by default.