

Okay, now step one is to download the Ubuntu Linux install CD, which you can find at : Never rely on just battery power when you’re messing with operating system level tasks, just in case it were to die part way through the process. Ready to get started? Step zero is to plug your Netbok in. Ultimately, though, I did succeed in creating a hard-drive based Asus Eee PC netbook (I used the 1000H with a 160GB hard drive) that can boot into either the original Windows XP operating system or into Ubuntu 8.10 Linux.

It’s complex and when I did it, at least, I had a couple of false starts and went down a couple of incorrect paths along the way.

You can definitely do this with success, but it’s not for the faint of heart and I would recommend you allocate a few hours for this process.
