This will provide a list of available packages to upgrade.
You can also use this to upgrade packages that were previously installed on the Eee PC, by doing: $ sudo apt-get -s dist-upgrade From this point forward, any application built for Xandros or third-party applications compiled specifically for the Eee PC are now available. Getting new packages installed onto the ASUS Eee PC is not difficult, and the setup is required only once.
This can be done by adding the -s argument to the apt-get command: $ sudo apt-get -s install joe
This is very good idea to keep from getting a system full of dependencies you did not expect. For instance, to install the text editor joe, use: $ sudo apt-get install joeĪpt also allows you to see what dependencies may be pulled in when you attempt to install packages by performing a dry-run install transaction. Once this is done you can use apt to install software that does not come with the default Xandros OS.
Now use apt to update the repository metadata: $ sudo apt-get update Add the following to /etc/apt/preferences: Package: * Pin: origin Pin-Priority: 950 Package: * Pin: origin Pin-Priority: 925 Package: * Pin: origin Pin-Priority: 900 Package: * Pin: origin Pin-Priority: 850 Package: * Pin: origin Pin-Priority: 750 Package: * Pin: release a=stable Pin-Priority: 700 Package: * Pin: release a=testing Pin-Priority: 650 Package: * Pin: release a=unstable Pin-Priority: 600 This is accomplished by using "pinning", which will indicate to apt which repositories take higher preference than others. Because multiple extra repositories have been added, care must be taken that if there are any duplicate versions of the same software, the Xandros-supplied ones will always come first. Next, create the /etc/apt/preferences file and edit it.
Vincent Danen explains how to set up Xandros repositories to make it easier to add packages. When the file is open, navigate to the end of the file and add the following lines to it: deb etch main contrib non-free deb dccri-3.0 main deb xandros4 main deb p701 main etch Installing extra packages on the Asus Eee PC is possible if you want more software than the average user. Once the terminal is open, edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file by executing sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list vim is also available if you prefer. To begin with, open a terminal by pressing CTRL-ALT-t there is no shortcut icon for the terminal. The Eee PC does not make this particularly easy, but because it comes with a light Xandros install, it is simple to set up Xandros repositories to provide extra packages to install. I am using 1.9G (55%) with my limited but functional Arch install.While the ASUS Eee PC and the Xandros distribution it ships with come with enough software for the average person, some users will eventually want to install other software. I would check with the hardware however via a live distribution on USB to check and see if you have the 2Gb or 4Gb SSD version. Dont try to get too fancy with it, its an old piece of harware but it can be used for simple functions. If you really would like to use this machine, i would suggest reading up on Arch but only looking at DWM with dmenu, or an openbox setup (DWM if you have a fair bit of linux experience and command line / Openbox if you would prefer a application menu via right-click). However, there is a few Linux scripts available to allow overclocking of the processor but i found that the fan started having a fit when i did, which resulted in using another script to control the fan speed but once set at 100% the battery life went south very quickly. Then, go to Hard Disk Drives > Boot tab and select the USB drive as the first drive. In the BIOS menu, go to the Advanced tab and change OS Installation to Start. On the first screen, press F2 to go to BIOS menu. After a slow start since its original release in 2011, Chrome OS became the second most popular desktop operating system in 2020, surpassing Apple's macOS in worldwide sales. There was a limited model (701 SD) which had a slot under the access panel to add an additional SSD to up the storage but i was never able to find one so had to settle for the 4G.Īs for the performance its hard to say, you have to remember that the processor only runs at 633MHz single core, and RAM makes a difference. Connect the USB stick to your Asus Eee PC, start the netbook, and change your BIOS preferences. Google Chrome OS is a safe and secure operating system that is used in laptops and desktop computers.