Ubuntu on Asus Eee PC 1005HA

Many suppliers install Windows XP on Asus Eee PC 1005HA. But some users are boring the old graphic in Windows XP that has released since 2002. And Windows 7 will complete full version on October 22, 2009. But we have another choice for you to try out the free and fashionable OS (Operating system), Linux Ubuntu.

What’s Ubuntu?

Ubuntu is one of Linux Distributors that is a community developed, Linux-based operating system and provides only free software applications in web browser, presentation, document, spreadsheet and others software in the package.

The advantage of Ubuntu is open source OS. So the concepts of this OS base on the user requirement. And the graphic on X-Windows looks modern and smart.

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But disadvantage is difficult to understand the OS system files because this OS is Unix-based.

We offer some tactics. You can run Ubuntu on Flash Drive without installing or installed to your Asus Eee PC 1005HA hard drive. Sometime you have problem about Windows system or hard drive failure, you can change to use Ubuntu to complete your urgent job and don’t wait to send Asus Eee PC 1005HA to service center. Or if you wish to try out the new graphic features, you will see in Ubuntu.

Before you start the procedure, you must prepare a Flash Drive that capacity is not less than 1 GB. You can see the procedure in the link below.

How to Ubuntu install in a Flash Drive.

When you install Ubuntu in Flash Drive already, you may want to toggle the boot order in the BIOS by pressing F2 during startup on Asus Eee PC 1005HA at the BIOS post to boot the USB device. Then you will enjoy Ubuntu anytime when you plug in Flash Drive on Asus Eee PC 1005HA.