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Another new kernel update was release for the Jolicloud Pre-Beta, bringing the new kernel to 2.6.32-6-jolicloud

Users of Jolicloud in a VirtualBox environment need to update the kernel headers.

If you have used our Jolicloud in VirtualBox instructions before on how to enable Guest Additions, follow these instructions to bring guest additions back up to the newest kernel.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install make linux-headers-$(uname -r)


Each line is a separate command, so you’ll have to hit enter after each one. Once everything is done downloading and compiling restart the virtual machine and when it starts back up everything should be working.

Brad at Liliputing has put together his review of the new Mini 10 – with 1.6GHz Intel Atom N450.

He likes

• Keyboard
• Battery life
• Customization
• Broadcom Crystal HD video accelerator

He dislikes:

• Touchpad
• Bloatware (McAfee – it was a Win 7 Starter Edition version of the Mini)

Check out the full Dell Mini 10 Review over at Liliputing.

Here’s some of the lastest additions to the Jolicloud application directory:

• BirdHerd
• Nirvana
• Stack Overflow
• Topikality
• Carbonmade

View all the updates on the Jolicloud Blog. Good Luck!

The plan was the have as much support for all netbooks as possible before the full Beta.   With the full Beta release, the new HTML 5 menu system should be next on the list

HTML5 Launcher

Could Google’s new OS Chrome be a show stopper?  Most think so.  Still, others think that the netbook arena still has a few players left.  Jolicloud has stood in the forefront for quite some time as the best alternative for the netbook.

The good folks over at ThinkDigit have a review of reasons why Jolicloud is Better than Chrome.

Highlights:

• Better App Menu
• HD Video
• Easy Navigation
• Install Applications

The applications are made possible by Mozilla’s Prism software.   We should have a review of Prism soon and why it is vital to Jolicloud’s success.

Our good friends over at Liliputing have put together their first thoughts on the newest member of the Dell Inspiron Mini line – the Dell Mini 10.

But they Mini 10 has been out for over a year now, right?  Yes, by name, but this is the newest version with a Atom N450 series processor, and GMA 3150 graphics.

Check more out and watch the video: Unboxing the new Dell Inspiron Mini 10 Pine Trail Netbook.

So Easypeasy 1.6 should be released in the near future.  Currently, Easypeasy is built off of Ubuntu 9.04.  Easypeasy 1.6 should be based on Ubuntu 9.10.   With a new release before Jolicloud’s HTML 5 update, the people at Easypeasy could have a leg up on Jolicloud on the release schedules.   When will Jolicloud release their update?  Only answer so far is ‘Soon.’

Read a full review of Easypeasy 1.5 at Cooking With Linux.

Over at MyDellMini, a very observant member caught Dell’s mistake listing a Dell Mini 11.

Rumor is that machine would be very similar to the Alienware m11x, but probably without nVidia graphics.

Read more in the DellMini Forums.  Good Eyes!