EEE pc 1015PN and linux

[kmanic]

I just purchased a eeepc 1015pn and it came with windows 7 starter which I really do not like. Instead of upgrading to a higher version of windows 7 I have decided to try out linux. I have absolutely no knowledge about linux so I apologize in advance if these questions are stupid.
Before I do so I would like to know whether I will be able to: stream HD media through an HDMI port, re-calibrate Fn keys (not a big deal if I can't), turn power usage up or down to conserve battery or increase performance (similar to power saver mode and high performance mode in windows 7) [if this is not required in ubuntu then please tell me, I am worried that my battery life will be decreased without these options], turn on and off my nvidia ion gpu to switch to the integrated graphics card to save quite a bit of power and thus increase the battery life, connect to a NAS, sync text, presentation, and note documents (open office) to another computer and run certain .exe files [do i use wine for this or is there another way to do it). Lastly, where can I find the drivers for turning on and off wi-fi and bluetooth and using my card reader (I have checked the asus site and they do not have these drivers available for linux). Additionally, is ubuntu the correct os i should be using, or is there another one that will give me the features above and keep my battery life high.

[zenwalker]

No, ubuntu is not necessarily what you need at this point. Swift Linux or antiX_M11 are better bets, for a slow processor and one gig RAM. Being Debian-based, the options sought are more likely to be found.

See "Make a bootable USB stick using Linux only"

Best wishes!

[rokytnji]

Though I RUN AntiX full time. Might I suggest you look at Fewts Fuduntu. Fewt is a good hands on developer and responds to his users personally on questions also.

[kmanic]

I don't know if this makes a difference, but I forgot to mention that I have upgraded my netbook to 2gb

[rokytnji]

Well. You can run a live usb made with Unetbootin or Lili for Windows and test drive any of the top ten distros at distro watch.

That is how I decide what I am going to run in the long run on any netbook. I run AntiX on my EEEPC 900 and 701SD. I run Puppeee persistent frugal SD flash card on my M&A Companion Netbook. Different courses for different horses.

[kmanic]

Hm, I think I will try that thanks. Additionally, I have been hearing about a eeebuntu os that is made specifically for the eee series of netbooks. Is the os any good, can it run a windows emulator such as wine; in short is it much different from ubuntu?

[rokytnji]

I don't run EEEbuntu. But. EEEbuntu can run wine. Puppy can run wine. AntiX can run wine. Fedora can run wine. Most any Linux distro can run wine except for maybe DSL (not sure though about this one as I never tried it). EEEbuntu is based on Ubuntu so only difference is kernel maybe and Desktop and default applications installed.

[kmanic]

thanks for all the advice!

[MASONTX]

Try Ubuntu netbook remix or Easypeasy, both were developed for netbook type computers. I have no experience with it, but you might look at Meego also.

[Charles4809]

If you have not made up your mind yet, may I advise you to have a look at Bodhi-Linux. It really flies on my EEE901. All special buttons are working out of the box.

Though it is based on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, its appearance is very different, cause it uses the Enlightenment desktop (done right).

Charles