[olug] Ubuntu 9.04

[Steven Susbauer]

On Thu, 14 May 2009 23:35:25 -0500, Obi-Wan <obiwan at jedi.com> wrote:

>> Does anybody know what the real differences are between the Ubuntu 9.04
>> "desktop" and "netbook" versions?  I've got a 12" Dell XPS w/ 1GB RAM
>> that technically isn't a netbook, but is small and is used almost
>> exclusively for web & email.  I'm wondering which might be the better
>> distro to install.
>
> OK, forget I asked that.  The Netbook Remix requires an Atom processor...
>


No it doesn't actually, their description just says it's optimised for it  
(though how I couldn't say).

The main difference is the default graphical environment, which has been  
simplified to fit better on a smaller screen.