Comments on: Dell Mini 9 Netbook: Ubuntu Linux Version

By: Kyle Wegner

Kyle Wegner — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:42:43 +0000

David I completely agree. Now that I have had it for a while the only issue I have found is that running streaming flash video full screen is usually too choppy to even attempt. There are a few online players that run smoothly, but the majority (like YouTube) I can only watch in the original size.

That is a small price to pay for all of the other benefits if you ask me.

By: David

David — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:09:46 +0000

I’ve got one of these and am really happy with it. I bought it for my fifth-grade daughter, who loves it. Despite the somewhat humble processor, it “feels” extremely fast, probably because of the solid-state drive. The keyboard is only slightly small for adult hands (I also have a OLPC XO, where the keys *really* seem small). The 9″ display is extremely sharp at 1024×600.

I think this machine works great for almost anything you would do with a “normal” laptop, with the biggest limitation being the display size (not intended for GIMP/Photoshop type stuff).

By: bowo

bowo — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:40:27 +0000

OK, Thank You sir. The other way, I’ll to Ghost and install it, so, I can restore the previous OS,
Thank dear..

By: Kyle Wegner

Kyle Wegner — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:56:53 +0000

Hey Bowo. Unfortunately I have added a number of programs since the initial install, so I will not be able to screen shot the space available after an original restore. What I can tell you, however, is that when I started up the computer I checked the HD space and found that I only had between 4 and 5 gigs left (of my 8 I started with), so this Dell install is quite a bit larger than a normal Ubuntu install.

By: bowo

bowo — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:55:57 +0000

regarding comment : http://www.automaticable.com/2009-03-10/dell-mini-9-netbook-ubuntu-linux/#comment-779
Please can u take a screen shoot about space available after original restore Linux..
Cuz, I have got a iso restore from http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2006#p2006 and I try in VirualBox for to know how many space need after restore.. It’s shown 5GB!. CMIIW.
best regards

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:12:34 +0000

Thank you!!! I was going crazy trying to remember the name of the game, now I can sleep at night!

By: Kyle Wegner

Kyle Wegner — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:47:41 +0000

Hey Christine. The games you are not seeing in the screen shot are Tali and Tetravex, which sounds like the game you are looking for.

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:35:57 +0000

On the Game Tab you do no show the full list of games, could you tell me all of the games loaded on to the Dell Mini? I was specifically looking for a game I played on ubuntu previously – it was an octogon type numbers matching game. Thanks!

By: Kyle Wegner

Kyle Wegner — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:15:58 +0000

Bowo: The OS takes just under 2 gigs on here. That is larger than the normal Ubuntu OS, which makes sense since additional resources were installed by default that a clean Ubuntu install would not have. Also, the required resources to run the OS are very low: I only have 1 gig of ram, but that is an upgrade from the default 256 megs that Dell supports on the machine.

As long as you keep in mind that you are on a netbook and should be living “in the cloud,” having 4-8 gigs of hard drive space should not be a problem at all.

By: bowo

bowo — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:18:24 +0000

Dear sir…
-How many space req. need to install the Ubuntu in Dell Mini 9?
-After install, first time running, how many space UBuntu installed on it?.

It’s can for my reference/planning to install Win XP (original-Build-in) and Ubuntu, so Dual Boot/Operating System in my Dell Mini 9 with the 8GB SSD.

Thank you, I waiting for your reply.
Best Regards