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ubuntu 10.04 netbook edition runs very well on my 5 year old laptop (thinkpad x41, the 'netbook' of its day).

• SkyMarshal 16y ago
  It runs very well on my Asus Eee PC 1000HE as well. http://www.ubuntu.com/netbook http://www.ubuntu.com/netbook And I also prefer the 10.04 version to the 10.10 version. No idea what Ubuntu was thinking with that new space-wasting sidebar in 10.10. Can download the older version here: http://mirror.pnl.gov/releases/10.04/ http://mirror.pnl.gov/releases/10.04/
  • rcthompson 16y ago
    They switched to a sidebar because all screens are widescreens now. Having toolbars on the top or bottom just worsens the situation. If your netbook screen is only 1024 x 600, you don't need to lose even more vertical resolution to a task bar.
    • bendmorris 16y ago
      A vertical auto-hide toolbar, to me, is much more convenient than the clunky sidebar with no customization options that you're stuck with in 10.10.
      • SkyMarshal 16y ago
        Agreed. It definitely needs an optional auto-hide for those of us who use Gnome-Do and the like. Imho that's the ultimate solution to limited screen real-estate on netbooks and tablets - no more menu at all, replaced by an easy hotkey that pops up a panel with all the functionality and information you need. Menu bars are relics, but maybe the UX designers making these decisions think that's too much of a departure from what most of their users already know?
• tommorris 16y ago
  Or Xubuntu. It's like Ubuntu but is a bit more lightweight.