EeePC. Ubuntu Eee. Ubuntu Eee 8.04: Custom Ubuntu distro for the Eee PC. While anyone can install Ubuntu Linux on an Eee PC, you need to do a little tweaking to get the WiFi working.
And if you want the Fn keys to let you adjust the volume and screen brightness, that’s a little more tweaking. Shortly after the Eee PC was releeased last year, OasisBob at the EeeUser forums put together eeeXubuntu, a custom version of Xubuntu designed to work out of the box with the Eee PC, adding support for the computer’s hardware. But there hasn’t been an official update to eeeXubuntu in ages. The installer uses Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon even though Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron has been out for several months. Sure, you could always install Gutsy and upgrade to Hardy, but it turns out there’s a simpler way to install Ubuntu 8.04 on an Eee PC if you’re a Linux newbie.