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8.04 Hardy Heron on your Eee PC

July 28th, 2008 by Ross McKillop | Print This Post

This tutorial will take you every single step of the way through installing Ubuntu 8.04
(Hardy Heron) on your Asus Eee PC. The steps are specific for the Eee PC 900 (16GB
flash SSD model), but will be similar for other Eee PC’s. Get Updates by RSS

1. First, download the Ubuntu Eee iso. This is a version of Ubuntu 8.04 created
specifically for the Asus Eee PC.
2. You have a choice of 3 different ways to install Ubuntu.
i. You can burn the .iso file to CD, and use an external USB CD/DVD drive to boot
from that CD.
ii. You can transfer the iso file (and make it bootable) to a USB memory stick/thumb
drive using the UNebootin-Ubuntu Eee tool (Windows version/Linux version).
iii. You can transfer the .iso file to an SD card (and make it bootable) using the
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4. Download the Windows version of UNebootin-Ubuntu Eee if your Eee PC is currently
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9. UNebootin-Ubuntu Eee will start to convert and transfer the iso file to your thumb Use [the How-To Geek]

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10. Once UNebootin-Ubuntu Eee has finished, you’ll be prompted to reboot your device.
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11. As soon as your Eee PC starts up again, hit the Esc (escape) key a few times until a
Please select boot device: window appears. Use the down arrow key to select your
USB thumb drive, and once it’s highlighted, hit the Enter key on your keyboard.

12. Your Eee PC will now boot into Ubuntu. Remember, this is the “live” version of Ubuntu -
it’s running from your USB thumb drive, not your Eee PC’s hard drive. Play around for a
bit if this is your first time using Ubuntu. You can still back out of the installation and
return to whatever Operating System your Eee PC came with (just reboot again).

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13. To continue and install Ubuntu to your Eee PC, click the Install icon on the desktop.

14. Select your language and click the Forward button to continue.

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15. Now select your city (or the closest one to it in the same time zone) and click Forward.

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16. Choose the keyboard layout you want to use, and yep you guessed it - click Forward.

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17. If you are in fact using the Eee PC 900 (or higher), select Guided - use entire disk. If
you have an earlier model, with a smaller SSD drive, you may want to review the
details here and decide if you want to have Ubuntu create a swap partition.
Alternately, if you have a model with multiple “drives” (xGB SSD and xGB Flash), you
may want to install Ubuntu on the SSD drive, and then mount the /home folder on the
Flash drive). When you’re ready, click Forward.

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18. Enter the appropriate info in each of the provided fields. When you’re done, click
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19. Review the summary window, and click Install to begin the installation.

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20. Grab a cup of coffee - the installation will take a while. Don’t go too far away though…

21. Once the installation has completed, click Restart now. Let your Eee PC boot normally
(don’t hit the Esc key as it starts) - and you’ll boot into Ubuntu. That’s it - you’re done!

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7 Responses to “A step by step guide to

installing Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron on
your Eee PC”
By Damien on Jul 28, 2008 | Reply

Cool!

I have been thinking of getting an Eee PC. My only concern is the wireless issue. Does it
work well under Ubuntu?

By Gravity on Jul 28, 2008 | Reply

thnx alot… i was planning to install Ubuntu. ill use this guide. thnx!

By Ross McKillop on Jul 28, 2008 | Reply

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 @Damien - Wireless and wired connects both work great right out of the box (assuming
you’re using Ubuntue Eee as the distribution - “regular” Ubuntu will take some tweaking
to get wireless working)

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