The Linux version of the Eee PC runs a custom tab-based interface and uses IceWM as the default window manager, and comes with forty bundled software applications including OpenOffice.org, Mozilla Firefox, Skype, Tux Paint and other educational entertainment software, e-mail and Internet radio applications, and look-up tools for Google Docs and Wikipedia.
The operating system drivers for the ACPI and Wireless devices supplied with the pre-installed Xandros operating system are versions of software licensed under the GNU General Public License. The company released the source code as a ZIP file along with the product; however, it has been reported that a small percentage of the source may be missing, and some device driver software appears obfuscated. In the absence of necessary source code, other Linux kernel versions and distributions on the device are less easy to use with some of the hardware. Asus has requested people help by identifying specific source code which is still missing and has since released the source code for the ACPI module. They have also released the patched Linux kernel sources and their Busybox sources.
The Synaptic Package Manager and apt-get can be used to install additional software through the repositories.
Ubuntu Karmic Koala (released on Oct.29,2009) supports all hardware for the EEEPC 900HD including Wireless on default install.
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