Their are a few user already which has the new Aspire One, dbs on our message board has posted a nice little guide how to enable the advance mode on the Acer Aspire One, that allows the user to “go behind” the default GUI (graphic user interface) and open up the main Linpus features.
“To do this go to Files > My Documents to open the File Manager. Then go to File > Terminal.
The Linpus Linus is using Xfce, so use
xfce-setting-show
to get the Xfce Settings Manager.
Click on Desktop to get to the Desktop Preferencs and choose the Behavior tab.
Now mark under Menus the Show desktop menu on right click option and close the window.
This setting will allow you to bring up the normal desktop menu when you right click somewhere on the desktop. The Desktop Menu contains much more options than the limited user interface on the Aspire One.
Unter System you will find Add/Remove Software which is the Red Hat/Fedora Packet Manager. You will need your password (the one you set up during installation) to access it. Now you can go nuts and install programs. It’s a pretty big selection and the files will be downloaded (you need internet access) and installed for you. If it’s an application you usually find it later in the Desktop Menu.
That should be enough for the average user. The advanced ones will just use the Terminal to access what they want.”
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The larger software repository already puts this light years ahead of the Asus OS, where installing applications is akin to wrestling with a bear.
Sure, it requires a hack, but it’s a minor one at that — one I could easily perform for my clients I’m sure.
Very well, I’m sold! 
Apparently, there is no way to get one’s hands on the root password — at least not if you buy your Aspire One in the shop I went to to ask. It comes with Linpus pre-installed, and the root password remains with Acer (or whoever installed the OS.)
There’s not even a CD or DVD with the OS so you can re-install it.
It really seems to be designed to be user-proof. So, putting on a whole new OS seems to be the only way. Have to think about that before I decide to buy.
matthiaskie , user-proof ???????????
”There’s not even a CD or DVD with the OS so you can re-install it.”
the recovery dvd re-install the O.S.
in my one i put xubuntu and now is a computer not a toy
wireless drives is a pain in the ass
but ndiswarpper and atheros drive solve the problem
the original O.S. , fedora 8 based ,the warewolf look’s more like a frankenstein
sorry for my bad english
de portugal
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“alt” F2
TERMINAL
[user@localhost ~]$ su
Password:
now,
the password is blocked, frozen,
the keyboard is blocked
To write the password
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