Linux Linpus - Acer Aspire One - Advance mode hack

[KiNG]

Admin note - special thx to dbs on the forums for orginally posting this.

If you want a kind of Advance mode simply open a Terminal.

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.

[Duke]

Great find!

[smacman]

Anyone else hung at the "Retrieving software information" window when attempting to Add/Remove programs? The progress bar seems to get stuck at about 1/8th.

[Tybor]

http://forum.aspireone.net/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=13
Plagiarism alarm!

This new Acer Aspire One Site has simply copied the Advanced mode hack description without any reference to
the original author! What a poor try to get articles!

gr33tz,
Tybor

[niem102]

That forum fails haha
I like this one a lot more

[Duke]

Link

[barney15c]

Will the advance mode allow the screen brightness / contrast settings to be adjusted?

[elpresidente]

Sweet, that was so easy. Big mahalos for posting it here!

[Kev50027]

Will the advance mode allow the screen brightness / contrast settings to be adjusted?

I don't see any options in there for that, though you can adjust the brightness of the desktop background, or use your own image. I don't see any options for contrast, sorry.

Oh, and using your instructions, I made a video showing how to enable advanced mode (just for the heck of it). I give you credit, of course.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CmbYrvt3e8

[toffee]

Anyone else hung at the "Retrieving software information" window when attempting to Add/Remove programs? The progress bar seems to get stuck at about 1/8th.

well, it seems to take forever to retrieve the software information, mine is still loading after 2 hrs.....! is this normal? how long does everyone take to do that?