Mark Shuttleworth兑现了他的承诺，Ubuntu已经开始着手于桌面PC以外的市场了。Ubuntu Netbook Remix来了！
Ubuntu Netbook Remix，专门针对于便携式笔记本设计，也就是像EEE PC一样的电脑。Ubuntu Netbook Remix基于GNOME桌面环境，但是另外设计了一个新的用户界面（定制化的Ubuntu Mobile Edition），这个界面将代替桌面，进行应用程序和启动和一些系统操作。如下图
我想用习惯了普通桌面的朋友会觉得很怪，因为Netbook Remix会将启动的应用程序强制最大化，屏幕上只能同时显示一个主窗体。这就导致了GIMP在上面的奇怪布局。
当然因为Netbook Remix还在开发当中，相信等正式发布时，一切都会解决。
如果你充满好奇心，一定想玩玩这个桌面吧？根据下面的教程一步步做就可以了：
Installing Ubuntu Netbook Remix on Ubuntu Hardy 8.04
You may have heard of "Ubuntu Netbook Remix", a special edition of Ubuntu for so called "netbooks", which was showcased by Canonical at Computex.
A quick search revealed, that at this time it seems there isn't any kind of installation ISO or VirtualBox image of Netbook Remix available.
Fortunately, the Ubuntu Netbook Remix Team offers a Personal Package Archive (PPA) of their great work.
A word of warning about installation: The Ubuntu Netbook Remix packages change a lot of settings on Ubuntu Hardy, including session files and Nautilus setup. So DO NOT install the packages on your regular desktop. It might be a good idea to install a Ubuntu Hardy VirtualBox image and use it to add Ubuntu Netbook Remix package to the default desktop.
After you prepared a virtual machine, installation if fairly easy:
1) Add the PPA to your sources list:
deb hardy main
deb-src hardy main
2) Update your system and install Ubuntu Netbook Remix:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install go-home-applet human-netbook-theme maximus ume-launcher window-picker-applet
3) After installation, you need to restart gdm:
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart
You should now see a running UME-Launcher
If your theme didn't change automatically, please check your appearance settings. There's a new "human netbook theme" available.
There are still some graphical issues with the Netbook desktop, but it's usable right now.
It seems code for Netbook Remix is available at Launchpad.net.
I guess Netbook Remix will come with it's own installation ISO's and a lot of changes regarding the boot process and software selection, compared to the "common" Ubuntu Hardy Heron. But the Netbook Remix PPA offers a glimpse at current development.
