Is anyone running Ubuntu Linux on this? Any issues?
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No, I'm running a Debian Stable live-to-install distro with the Trinity desktop (3.5.13.2) on it. Second try: with Exegnu, I got no sound except with the proprietary Catalyst video drivers for the APU. Sparky has a test ISO with TDE; it came up with sound using the open-source Gallium drivers, and that's what's running now. Games: the only one I play, the fan-game srb2, runs fine. The net-monitor Etherape is a bit sensitive to timeslicing with two browsers when our DSL connection heats up, but I get a 30 watt savings over the P4 that was in this position before.
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i have been running unbuntu on this for a few months and havent had any issues with this. playing games like postal 2 and a couple other steam games
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Hi Leon, It looks like it is made to run on a windows PC. Read the installation manual: http://support.2wire.com/view/769/Installation_Guide.pdfHowever for the price it may be worth trying on Linux and see if any drivers are found to run it.Good Luck,A.
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Dream Linux works sweet on this little guy too. seems a little faster than Ubuntu 8.10 just had to add a few things to get the webcam working. pretty easy thought with synaptic.
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I haven't tried it with Linux...yet. Haha. I'm guessing you wont have many problems.
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I have run Ubuntu, Mint, and Debian on two of these laptops. Driver support is good. Depending on which manufacturer's NIC you have, you might have to install non-free drivers for wireless.
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It ships with Linpus Linux (I think the Lite version, but I'm not sure). I can't tell you how capable Linpus is, because the first thing I did was install Linux Mint from a "live" USB stick, overwriting Linpus. I used the Xfce version of Mint (which I think is somewhat less taxing on the processor and display card), and it runs fine. The only issue I have is that I sometimes inadvertently cause a touchpad event while typing. I haven't looked into whether I can reduce the touchpad sensitivity.
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I've been using it since February without any complaints, but it would be even better if it would be possible to use linux instead of Windows 8.1. Unfortunatly Asus does not provide any support to linux.
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Nope, no problems--running Win 7 ultimate and also Win 7 pro and all runs smoothly as advertised. Try clean install. Good luck
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It is off the shelf hardware. It should work with Linux distributions AFAIK. You can build your own for slightly cheaper, but not too much cheaper. For the extra money, you do get warranty support on the hardware as well as having it tested and burnt in. That was worth my mine for having the piece of mind. Search for the free as mini reviews and you can get a breakdown of the hardware to check compatibility.
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I run 8.1. Works fine. It's always best to get the latest software from ASUS site. Easy to find and install.
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I've been running Proxmox Virtual Environment, wich is a distro based on Debian, no issues.
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Did you ever find out if this was compatible with Linux? I see the v1 is listed, but can't find anything on the v2.
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UEFI but I had no issues when I installed Ubuntu Linux. Duel booting might be a problem but I do not intend to use this for anything other than Linux.
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BIOS. Yes you can run linux on it easily. Now if you went with windows 8 or 8.1 it'll be a bit tricky.
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Well, after you make it to work, it does! I had to put in a lot of effort to dig out the solution. When I contacted ASUS support for it, I was bluntly refused support for Linux OS.BTW I am on Ubuntu 12.04, not sure if that matters though.
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I'm also looking at this laptop myself. I've been wondering if it will run fine with Linux, and from the input here things are looking good! I'm looking to run Debian, probably the testing branch as it has a little more up-to-date kernel and software, but I'm also considering Arch. That distro is always on the bleeding edge so the most recent software should (hopefully) pick up every piece of hardware on this machine.
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I am using it on XP, but not sure about Linux. I should as it is a physical switch and not software driven.