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tuning ubuntu netbook remix for SSD

The stock install of UNR on my Acer Aspire ZG5 using a 4GB thumb drive was certainly an improvement over the stock XP. I began to wonder what kind of tweaks could be done to make it even better.
In the past I have used ReiserFS to good effect, but it is not included with UNR, [...]

Acer Aspire ZG5

Back in Feb. 2009 I got an Acer Aspire ZG5 on sale at Fry’s. It’s the XP Home version, 8GB SSD, 1G RAM. For minimal usage it did the trick, but as I began to use it more, I chafed at the slow SSD. I found various tricks on the web, like set up a [...]

ubuntu netbook remix

ubuntu netbook remix is the best linux yet. I’m trying it on an Acer Aspire ZG5 ( 1GB RAM 8GB SSD) using two thumb drives — one for the 1GB UNR image, and and the other to install upon. Windows XP rests undisturbed on the internal SSD, but that may not last long, from the [...]