Which Linux? Distrowatch(.com) suggests that there are 348 version of Linux. Hopefully, this laptop uses ONE of them...
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Classmate supports EduUbuntu, Ubuntu, Mandriva, Metasys (from Brazil), Puppy Linux (cute cute cute), Damn Small Linux etc.. there are also some localized Linux distros that are supported...
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Hmmm... Edubuntu is the 'happy meal' of Linux distros. I could probably eat THREE of them, howeverI'd never 'order' one. Perhaps for a nephew or niece. I'm surprised that the colors aren't a bit 'brighter',for kids. The keyboard is a bit small for larger sized hands.
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Edubuntu is a great choice. It is ideal for young students and children, but contains all of the functionality and usability of Ubuntu, which is powerful enough to meet just about anyone's needs. I haven't used this laptop, but if it's running Edubuntu, I can certainly confirm that the operating system is excellent.
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Rumor has it, they are shipping with edubuntu. Could be Mandriva or Metasys in the future.
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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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Dont know, but picked up version 6 from Best buy fall of 2006, works out of the box, NO issues at all and have put it through the paces, to date have not rebooted, hell I did not even load the software on the CD. Check the addition product info from users at the bottom of the main page for info links summarizes everything."GL" is the continuation of the Linux support, also has the additional memory like the original "G" versions.
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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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Linux is an OS right? This is strictly hardware, should work with anything.
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It doesnot support linux. I have tried it on Ubuntu and Fedora. Use only for windows.
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Most likely, but I have never used or worked with linux, so not compleatly sure.
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Couldn't say as I don't use Linux. All I can say is it crashed my Windows 7 Professional machine.
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I am wondering the same thing. I will be using the most recent release of either CentOS or Ubuntu and I would hate to find out it doesn't work on Linux.
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don't know. go to their website and look for yourself. They have a listing of all supported OS platforms and deceives.
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I believe it's android 4.2. Though there are quite a few other linux based distros available now.
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I also can't answer at this moment. It doesn't work yet because I'm fighting against Win8 and it's hardware to install Linux.
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Yes. One of the cool things about Asus is everything they make has linux drivers.
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Well, there seems to be a few different ways to install it. I'm A+ certified, but that doesn't mean I know all the answers. I do know that Linux usually installs better on Intel based machines than on AMD processor machines. You may try to use Virtual box (free) or VMWare to run it on an existing Windows PC. There are several choices such as Matte, etc.
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I use mine on a Linux machine, no problem so far; though I have not thoroughly put it through the paces.
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You can install an OS onto it. I have it running Linux in a dual boot configuration right now
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I have been running Ubuntu 11.04 on it for about a month and so far everything is great, no compatibility issues (though I admit I haven't put it through a full on stress test). I will say that I had to update the kernel from 2.6.38 (the default on installation) to 2.6.39 to resolve a freezing issue, but since then I have not had any problems. I have not tried installing any other Linux distributions.
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The more expensive version does. I dont think mine came with an OS. But for me it didnt matter since I had plans to run Arch Linux.