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Eee PC update on some of Attention

February 23, 2008 - 1:49 pm

So far, Eee PC has been popular for some time, I believe we often see some changes to update the original system, but a few, it is necessary to look at, is a simple matter to update failed to install it on the trouble. :-)

• Do not find everywhere "deb package" to install Eee PC, because the community's deb packages are divided into two categories are used to Debian, a class is used to Ubuntu, although the Eee PC "roughly" based on Xandros (roughly 1:00 to Debian is a modified version), but because we must adapt to Eee PC hardware environment and speed, a lot of time will modify the original set of Debian, if even directly with Debian deb package into the Ubuntu to, or directly join the debian / ubuntu things in sources.list, and the installation of a lightly what it is likely that the system will not, even damaged.
  For example, some netizens have encountered the "perl" or "kde" application issue is because Eee PC with the official Debian package is not compatible caused.
• The community there are many so-called "directly in the first partition on the hands" of the updated methods that can be saved on the second partition of space means that a certain risk, but even if successful installation will be a problem, some netizens before the event Have been to, I also explained that now would be to explain in detail.
  XEPC.org one of a reference file system on the article, we will know Eee PC file system, is composed by the two partitions, the first area is read-only, is the default file structure, and the second Partitions can be read and write, "to cover" the first partition of things, all the files add, remove, are amended in the second partition on the "record" in, and this also explains why we Eee PC on the "delete" some of the packets, hard disk space will not increase.
  It is precisely because space will be less and less, some people will think of "the update, remove, edit directly in the first partition on doing" approach, the nature of these methods have nothing wrong, but have overlooked a number of minor issues, but these Small impact may Zhenbu Xiao.
  For example, apt-get / dpkg database, as will be continually updated, so it will appear in the second partition on another example of storing user information, such as the password file "/ etc / passwd" and other systems will be set in Boot was updated, so will the second partition, with the result that when a user will install some new software system users, add users and will not appear on the system even more troublesome is that the deleted File will not really be deleted, but in the second partition on the "tag" as it does not exist, if a user updates before the "delete" a certain file, and in the first partition to install things will be installed this file So, after a reboot it will not appear. Therefore, the first thing done by the partition will not necessarily reflected in the system.
  But there are solutions, that is, F9, this update will correct all reflected. This is also the use of XEPC.org updated CD-ROM before use DVD / F9 reduction reasons.

So do these moves before should note that some of the community should not blindly follow the method. But you can rest assured that here in all of the software packages are completely suitable for the use of the Eee PC. (Ha ha)
PS. XEPC.org the last few days is not updated, ah, but up in the second edition of the XEPC.org updated CD-ROM, but will be major update, including the latest kernel and a range of systems underlying things that the early test is a success.

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