Intel Releases Moblin V2 Core Alpha
Posted on 31 January 2009, at 1:34 am, by Joel McLaughlin
Intel has released the next alpha of their Moblin Linux distribution. Now, on the face, the UI is currently XFCE, but they are developing a new UI that will not be based on XFCE. The biggest thing in this release is a VERY fast boot time. I booted the live CD in VirtualBox and it was up so fast I barely had time to blink. If this is a sample of what is to come, I really like this distro!
I tried booting it on my Eee PC 702 and it will not boot. I think this may be because they are targeting the Atom and graphics chipsets that work with it. The 702 is a Celeron M which is probably why it’s not working.
Windows 7 will have some great competition in the Netbook category.
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February 1st, 2009 at 10:36 am
This distro is horrible. I tried it out last night via Live-CD on my Eee PC 900HA. Can barely find any of the hardware. Wireless didn't work…
I realize this is an alpha release but, really… don't waste your time.
CrunchEee is better and way more stable. Finds all the hardware no problem. Plus it looks cooler.