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French mini-PC vendor Linutop announced a version of its Ubuntu 8.4-based Linux distribution on a USB key targeting Asus Eee PCs.

The key (pictured) is based on its small-footprint Linutop 2.2 distro, which is designed for ultra-low-powered systems such as its own Linutop 2 mini-PC.

A shift from multi-core power-gobbling monsters toward whisper-quiet systems with single-digit power consumption is rippling through the desktop market.

This trend plays right into the hands of a Paris-based company called Linutop, which offers a miniature Linux-based desktop system.

Computerworld: "Software is Linutop 2's strongest suit. It comes with Ubuntu Linux 8.04 (a.k.a. Hardy Heron), Open Office 2.4 and enough utilities to work well out of the box.

In five minutes, I was nosing around the Web, playing YouTube videos, listening to Internet radio and viewing Adobe Acrobat files.

Plus, the system can use and save in Microsoft Office .doc, .xls, .ppt and other popular formats."

If you think that a desktop PC has to be big, noisy and expensive -- think again.

Compatto, leggero, silenzioso. Ecco il mini-PC per portare GNU/Linux ovunque: a casa, in ufficio, nei locali pubblici...Plug and Surf, cioè "collegalo e naviga" recita lo slogan del Linutop 1, proprio per sottolineare la sua vocazione per Internet.Si tratta di un mini-PC molto compatto, leggero, silenzioso (è senza hard disk e lettore CD/DVD),

Linutop is a miniaturized ready-to-use desktop PC, designed to reduce maintenance costs.This ubuntu Linux based "desktop" can meet the needs of a lot of businesses which want to offer Internet access to their customer like hostels, waiting rooms, schools, shops, bar or even to be used as a point-of-sale terminal and so on, a really great idea.

French mini-PC vendor Linutop is shipping an upgrade to its compact, Xubuntu Linux-based computing appliance.

The Linutop 2 offers a faster 500MHz Geode processor, 512MB of RAM and 1GB of Flash, along with a new optional VESA mounting bracket.