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lenamtl
April 11th, 2009, 12:42 AM
Hi,

I have a Mini9 XP edition.
I want to switch to Ubuntu.
I don't have the Dell Ubuntu CD for Mini9
so can I use a regular Ubuntu 8.10 desktop edition CD instead?

During the install I think we can select the applications we need, so if you have good suggestion about what I should install.

Thanks

tommcd
April 11th, 2009, 01:09 AM
You can install Ubuntu 8.10 or Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. Ubuntu 9.04 will be out in less that 2 weeks and will be an option also. There is also the Ubuntu netbook remix, which you can upgrade to after installing Ubuntu or install directly. I would go with Ubuntu 8.10 for now.
Here are the guides for the Dell Mini 9 from the Ubuntu Wiki:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DellMini9
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DellMini9/Intrepid
There are some tweaks to getting the sound to work, as described in the second link. Write back if you need more help.

lenamtl
April 11th, 2009, 01:37 AM
Ok thanks for the infos, I really appreciate.