Ubuntu Netbook Remix For Linux

Welcome to the Lucid Lynx edition of Ubuntu Netbook Remix, an open source distribution of Linux designed from the ground up to be installed on netbook computers, as well as any other mobile devices with small screens.

It is available for download as a single Live CD ISO image that must be written on a USB flash drive of 1GB or higher capacity. It only supports the 32-bit (i386) instruction set architecture, but will also run on netbooks powered by a 64-bit CPU.

It will boot automatically in five seconds if no key is pressed during the five second time, allowing the user to choose between trying or installing the operating system. The hidden boot menu can be revealed by pressing any key during the initial boot process (the first 5 seconds).

From the boot prompt, it is possible to try the operating system without installing it, start an existing OS that is installed on the disk drive of your netbook, test your netbook's system memory for errors, check the disc for defects (only if using a CD media), as well as to install it without testing it (not recommended).

The operating system uses a unique desktop environment, mostly powered by GNOME technologies. It comprises of a top panel for interacting with running programs, accessing the main menu, as well as all of the system tray functions. The interface is organized in categories of apps, but it also lets users to quickly access files stored on the netbook device.

Default applications include the Empathy instant messenger, Mozilla Firefox web browser, Evolution email and calendar client, Cheese webcam viewer, F-Spot photo manager, Simple Scan image scanner, Gwibber social networking client, Transmission torrent downloader, OpenOffice.org office suite, Totem movie player, Rhythmbox music player, Synaptic Package Manager, and Ubuntu Software Center.

Summing up, the Lucid Lynx edition of the Ubuntu Netbook Remix operating system offers a unique Linux experience by tailoring a standard Ubuntu system for the netbook owners all over the world.