EasyPeasy

EasyPeasy
EasyPeasy 1.6
DeveloperEasyPeasy community
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateDiscontinued
Source modelOpen source
Initial releaseJuly 4, 2008 (2008-07-04)
Latest release1.6 [dead link‍] [1] / April 26, 2010 (2010-04-26)
Latest preview2.0 alpha [1] / March 5, 2012 (2012-03-05)
Update methodAPT (front-ends available)
Package managerdpkg
Default
user interface		GNOME + Ubuntu Netbook Edition
Official website[dead link‍] http://www.geteasypeasy.com

EasyPeasy (formerly named Ubuntu Eee) was a Linux-based operating system for netbooks. EasyPeasy was built upon Debian and Ubuntu, but was customized for low-powered computers and access to web applications.[2] EasyPeasy is maintained as an open source project,[3] though it primarily uses popular web applications or proprietary software over free and open source software alternatives (e.g. Skype over Ekiga) when the functionality offered is deemed better by its users.[4]

Main characteristics

  • Uses a recent Ubuntu release as a base
  • Supports many netbooks[5]
  • Pre-installs some widely used applications and codecs like Adobe Flash and MP3
  • Uses well known proprietary software, instead of open source alternatives
  • Strives to deliver netbook functionality like the Social Desktop and automatic file synchronization[6]

History

Ubuntu Eee was started by Jon Ramvi in December 2007. At that time it was only some scripts which modified a regular Ubuntu installation to support the Asus Eee PCs. In June 2008 the project was disbanded as a script and Ubuntu Eee 8.04 was released as a stand-alone distribution, based on Ubuntu 8.04 with EeePC support installed out of the box. On September 5 followed the 8.04.1 version. It used a new Linux kernel, came with a new user interface and Flash 10.

It was renamed EasyPeasy in January 2009, and has been downloaded well over a million times from the main mirror.[7]

Trademark issues

On September 10, 2008, Canonical notified Jon Ramvi by email that the project's use of Canonical's names, URLs, and logos violated Canonical's trademarks in the original name Ubuntu Eee.[8] In response, the owners of the project announced that they would use a new name EasyPeasy and version 1.0 was released January 1, 2009.

Release history

Release Release date
Ubuntu Eee 8.04 2008-06-16
EasyPeasy 1.0 2009-01-01[9]
EasyPeasy 1.1 2009-04-20[10]
EasyPeasy 1.5 2009-09-08[10]
EasyPeasy 1.6 2010-05-03[10]
EasyPeasy 2.0 alpha 2012-03-05[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ Developers Release
  2. ^ "Easy Peasy is a Lightweight Linux Distro Optimized for Netbooks". 11 September 2009.
  3. ^ "easypeasy on launchpad.net". October 2009.
  4. ^ "easypeasy - for netbooks".
  5. ^ "Easypeasy 1.6 Compatibility List - Easy Peasy wiki". Wiki.geteasypeasy.com. 2011-05-26. Archived from the original on 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
  6. ^ "Social Desktop | Jon Ramvi . com". Jonramvi.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
  7. ^ "Download History Statistics". Retrieved 2011-05-26.
  8. ^ "Mail from Canonical". Jonramvi.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
  9. ^ Ubuntu Eee's new name! Archived 2014-11-12 at the Wayback Machine, www.geteasypeasy.com, retrieved 2013-04-22
  10. ^ a b c d EasyPeasy, distrowatch.com, retrieved 2013-04-22