Translations: [:DebianEeePCDutch/StandVanZaken:Nederlands] [:de/EeePC/Status:German] [:DebianEeePCItalian/Status:Italiano]

The goal of our [:Teams/DebianEeePC:project] is full support for the Asus Eee PC in Debian. This is a brief summary of our progress:

Installer

We [:DebianEeePC/HowTo/Install:install] a proper Debian (http://www.debian.org) system on the Eee, not a fork. The installer works over ethernet or wifi (WEP). We also have [:DebianEeePC/HowTo/WPAInstaller-Beta:WPA installer] betas. All versions install a Debian Lenny system. For people with special needs (like crypto) we have a [:DebianEeePC/HowTo/InstallUsingStandardInstaller:standard Debian installer ?HowTo].

Hardware support

Our project supports all hardware components of the Asus Eee PC series. In each release we automate more of the hardware setup. For the rest we document the remaining manual setup. We are working towards completely [:DebianEeePC/FreeYourEee:free] hardware support.

Naturally, the earliest [:DebianEeePC/Models] are supported best, but full support for all models is not far off. In particular, the 701, 900 and 900A are very well supported. Models 901, 1000 and 1000H are supported as well, though the state of the wireless driver upstream continues to be a sore spot. It is hard to keep up with the dizzying rate at which Asus releases new models, but depending on the hardware some of them may work already. For instance, none of us have a 904HD or 1000HD to test, yet. And we know that the 701SD has a different wireless chipset that will take some work to support.

Flexible system

The installer creates a working base system the users can build on to meet their needs. We do adapt the installation for the special needs of the Eee hardware, but we do not over-simplify the system. We want to build a solid base which will continue to work if you [:DebianEeePC/HowTo/Configure:customize], adapt and [:DebianEeePC/Software:extend] the system. We want our users to be able to change the system. This is an important subgoal of our project.

Software

Using pure Debian on the Eee PC makes it possible to select [:DebianEeePC/Software:software] packages from the huge Debian software archives. It is simple to install or remove software with the standard tools in Debian. You can easily try out software without damaging your system.

Documentation

Our [:DebianEeePC:wiki] documents the Eee-specific side of our project. It explains how to [:DebianEeePC/HowTo/Install:install], [:DebianEeePC/HowTo/Configure:configure] and [:DebianEeePC/Software:expand] the system. The [:DebianEeePC:wiki] is translated in different languages. For other, not Eee-specific questions see the very rich Debian [http://www.debian.org/doc/ documentation].

Community support

Debian has a very active community with many [http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/ mailing lists], newsgroups and irc channels. There are a lot of people helping each other with all kinds of questions. Our own project has a growing group of people ready to answer Eee-related Debian questions on our irc channel ( irc://irc.oftc.net/#debian-eeepc ) and [http://alioth.debian.org/mail/?group_id=31309 mailing list].