easy operating system to install??

[Adam1984]

Hi all I'am sorry if this has been posted before but I cant seem to see anything.

I recently aquired a new Netbook (no cd drive) from a electronics store.

It came with no operating software just some black and white basic linux which wont let me do anything.

I just wanted to know whats the easiest operating system to install and how do I do it I presume by USB?

As the guy at the store was trying to sell me Windows vista at an extra 50$ and this was a cd. But my netbook Acer does not have a place for a cd.

Anyone who can help thank you.

My netbook is Acer Aspire one D250

[devils casper]

Hi and Welcome !

A discussion on Linux distro for Netbooks is on in this thread. Do post back here if you have any other question.

[reed9]

I just wanted to know whats the easiest operating system to install and how do I do it I presume by USB?

Once you decide on a linux version, then you are right, you'll need to install the image to a USB drive and boot your netbook from it.

Simple tool to create a bootable live USB drive is unetbootin.

You know how to change the boot order in the BIOS?

[Adam1984]

so I'am going for --- Ubuntu Netbook Remix, once I have this on my usb.

Do I press f2 when the computer is starting up and put Bios to USB 1ST ON THE LIST?

Anything else I should know?

Thanks so far

[devils casper]

Do I press f2 when the computer is starting up and put Bios to USB 1ST ON THE LIST?

Set USB as First Boot Device only. Thats all ! Netbook will boot up from USB.

[reed9]

Once you've booted from the USB drive, here is an installation guide.

It's for the Dell Mini, but everything up to installing the wireless driver is generic. I believe the Aspire One D250 uses an atheros card, which should work out of the box with the ath5k driver.