install lubuntu on eeepc901

How to show GRUB memu if it skips

Hold “shift” key after BIOS load.

How to edit GRUB parameter

Select a entry and press “e”
After edit the parameter, press Ctrl-X or F10 to boot

lubuntu Linux can’t display correctly after boot

First, edit GRUB paramter and delete parameter

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gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode

then start lubuntu Linux.
After start lubuntu Linux, open terminal LXTerminal

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$sudo vi /etc/default/grub

Uncomment line

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#GRUB_TERMINAL=console
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$sudo update-grub

This issue is about “eeepc 901 resolution can’t be set 1024x600”

VNC

Configure VNC Server

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sudo apt -y install vnc4server

set VNC password

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ubuntu@dlp:~$ vncpasswd 
Password:
Verify:

start VNC server

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ubuntu@dlp:~$ vncserver :1 

New 'dlp:1 (ubuntu)' desktop is dlp:1

Creating default startup script /home/ubuntu/.vnc/xstartup
Starting applications specified in /home/ubuntu/.vnc/xstartup
Log file is /home/ubuntu/.vnc/dlp:1.log

stop once

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ubuntu@dlp:~$ vncserver -kill :1 
Killing Xvnc4 process ID 2675

modify ~/.vnc/xstartup and add following line to the end

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ubuntu@dlp:~$ vi ~/.vnc/xstartup

# add to the end
exec /usr/bin/mate-session &

start with diplay number ‘1’, screen resolution ‘800x600’, color depth ‘24’

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ubuntu@dlp:~$ vncserver :1 -geometry 1024x600 -depth 16 
New 'ubuntu:1 (ubuntu)' desktop is ubuntu:1

Starting applications specified in /home/ubuntu/.vnc/xstartup
Log file is /home/ubuntu/.vnc/ubuntu:1.log