Some Other Linux Distros for Netbooks [April 2013]

Following my post on netbook suitable Linux distributions, I was given several recommendations...
These are a few of the follow up tests I did on distro's I had never used before.

Each was installed and tested using the following hardware:

• ASUS 1000HE Netbook
• 2GB RAM
• 32GB SSD

So before I begin, this post will feel somewhat more critical than the last. This is NOT because I am responding to reader suggestions. Please be assured that I am being critical of the flaws I feel are important. It is possible that you might love every second of use you got from these operating systems. I am not attacking anyone's opinions personally, and I hope you all have long happy lives. If after that warning you still  feel the need to angry comment, then I hope you die under a bridge, troll!!! ;)

Getting Started With Linux 2012

So you've finally decided to take a look at getting started with a whole new operating system!

Congratulations!

Whether you choose to proceed or not, running a linux based OS is one of the tenants of classic geekdome. It immediately grants you 1,000 geek points (completely made up) and causes others to think of you as a Wargames style computer nerd who can hack in and give the hot girl at school an "A" on the test she just failed... then she will totally take you for a ride on her sweet moped!