Dell Ubuntu Netbook Remix
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Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) Netbook Edition
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| Developer | Canonical Ltd. / Ubuntu Foundation |
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| OS family | Unix-like |
| Working state | Merged into desktop edition from Ubuntu 11.04. End of life as a separate OS. |
| Source model | Open source |
| Latest release | 10.10 / October 10, 2010 |
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Update method | APT (front-ends available) |
| Package manager | dpkg (front-ends like Synaptic available) |
| Platforms | IA-32 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
| Default user interface | GNOME + Unity |
| License |
Free software licenses (mainly GPL) / Various others |
| Official website | www |
Ubuntu Netbook Edition (UNE), known as Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR) prior to the release of Ubuntu 10.04, was a version of Ubuntu that had been optimized to enable it to work better on netbooks and other devices with small screens or with the Intel Atom CPU.
UNE was available starting with Ubuntu release 8.04 ("Hardy Heron"). UNE was also an optional preinstalled operating system (OS) on some netbooks such as Dell Inspiron Mini 10v and the Toshiba NB100, and also ran on popular models such as the Acer Aspire One and the Asus Eee PC.
Canonical, the developers of Ubuntu, collaborated with the Moblin project to ensure optimization for lower hardware requirements and longer battery life.
Beginning with version 10.10, Ubuntu Netbook Edition used the Unity desktop as its desktop interface. The classic netbook interface was available in Ubuntu's software repositories as an option.
Because Ubuntu's desktop edition has moved to the same Unity interface as the netbook edition, starting with Ubuntu 11.04, the netbook edition was merged into the desktop edition.
UNE could be installed in several ways:
Starting with UNE 10.10, the interface was switched to Unity. Due to the desktop version of Ubuntu also being changed to the Unity interface, the netbook edition was rolled into the general Ubuntu distribution starting with Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal and the netbook edition was discontinued as a separate distribution.
Dell Ubuntu Netbook Edition is built specifically for the hardware profile of the Inspiron Mini 9, and is also available for the Inspiron Mini 12. It includes a custom built interface and launcher as well as non-free codecs such as MPEG-4 and MP3. It began shipping on September 22, 2008.
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