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http://ubuntuforums.org – Now that I've found a way to enable executing Linux Apps on my portable media, I'm back to looking at Linux (namely the Buntu's) for a alternate and faster OS for my netbook. I'm looking at Xubuntu and Lubuntu as possible alternatives to Windows 7, but I want to put something on this thing that's debian or (preferably) Ubuntu based, something possibly faster then (or on par with) Windows 7. My netbook is a... Acer Aspire One AOD257 CPU : Intel Atom N455 (Hyper Threaded 1.66GHz) RAM : 2GB DDR3 GRFX : Intel GMA 3150 (128 MB VRAM) HD : 250GB SATA II 2.5" Screen : 10.1" LCD ( (Hardware)

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