This is a long shot, but collectively you seem to know everything so it's worth a try...
I have an old 701 eeepc. I've just installed ubuntu 8.04* on it. It works and I've been congratulating myself on my general awesomess when....
I tried to put Opera on it and failed miserably. The only guide I can find tells me to install the latest Opera, but when I try that I get a 'wrong version' message.
Over to you,
Floyd
*Hardy Heron for you Ubuntu name buffs, not to be confused with pretentious panther, oscillating ocelot etc
Are you downloading from the web or using the package manager?
Also: any particular reason you're installing 8? If its simply to avoid Unity you might want to check out Mint.
!thanks for the fast response, Art! unnn, well I have installed 8.04 because I asked on the net and found someone sayingthat8.04 was the way to go for this ancient eeepc. I had no intention of avoiding Unity, which Iassume to be another kind of Ubuntu, although it sounds like a 2000AD story (Can Dredd avoid - shudder - Unity).
I have been downloading Opera from the wab.
thanks,
Floyd