After you have restored from USB to a minimal system with my my restore script package restore-minimal-701-4G.tgz, you can re-install packages you want with synaptic package manager.
I have tried to write a script to re-install them all in one stroke but found that it is not so simple because the original factory version of many packages are not available from Asus Update website. Instead, only higher versions can be found. So you are forced to upgrade those packages.
With my 701 4G, except for a few packages, most removed packages can be re-installed easily with the synaptic package manager.
Below is the missing list:
acroread-cn-tw=7.0.9-1xandros3
acroread=7.0.9-1xandros2
hsfmodem-modules-2.6.21.4-eeepc=7.60.00.04oem-8
kpat=4:3.4.2.11-11
kdegames-card-data=4:3.4.2.11-11
libkdegames1=4:3.4.2.11-11
planetpenguin-racer=0.3.1-8xandros3
planetpenguin-racer-data=0.3.1-8xandros3
ktuberling=4:3.4.2.11-11
skype=1.4.0.114-1xandros1
firefox=2.0.0.7-1asus1
firefox-locale-zh-cn=2.0.0.7-1asus1
firefox-locale-zh-tw=2.0.0.7-1asus1
pidgin=1:2.0.2-0ubuntu1+asus8
pidgin-data=1:2.0.2-0ubuntu1+asus8
fbreader-qt4=0.8.4a1xandros8
asus-usbhandset=1.0-17
kalzium=4:3.4.2.12-19
kstars=4:3.4.2.12-19
kstars-data=4:3.4.2.12-19
kmessedwords=4:3.4.2.12-19
khangman=4:3.4.2.12-19
kbruch=4:3.4.2.12-19
kig=4:3.4.2.12-19
kmplot=4:3.4.2.12-19
openoffice.org=2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch2eeepc1
openoffice.org-base=2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch2eeepc1
openoffice.org-calc=2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch2eeepc1
openoffice.org-common=2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch2eeepc1
openoffice.org-core=2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch2eeepc1
openoffice.org-draw=2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch2eeepc1
openoffice.org-help-en-us=2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch2eeepc1
openoffice.org-help-zh-cn=2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch2eeepc1
openoffice.org-help-zh-tw=2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch2eeepc1
openoffice.org-impress=2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch2eeepc1
openoffice.org-java-common=2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch2eeepc1
openoffice.org-kde=2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch2eeepc1
openoffice.org-l10n-zh-cn=2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch2eeepc1
openoffice.org-l10n-zh-tw=2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch2eeepc1
openoffice.org-math=2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch2eeepc1
openoffice.org-writer=2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch2eeepc1
smplayer=0.5.21-0xandros23
amarok=1.4.3-3xandros38asus27
amarok-engines=1.4.3-3xandros38asus27
amarok-helix=1.4.3-3xandros38asus27
amarok-xine=1.4.3-3xandros38asus27
gwenview=1.4.2-1xandros7
gwenview-i18n=1.4.2-1xandros5
scim=1.4.4-7asus4
scim-modules-table=0.5.6-2eeepc1
scim-tables-zh=0.5.6-2eeepc1
libscim8c2a=1.4.4-7asus4
xandros-antivirus=2.0.62-2
libclamav2=0.91.2-4
diskutil=1.0.0-0xandros17
asus-userdiag=1.0.16
thunderbird-locale-zh-cn=1:2.0.0.6-1asus1
kde-i18n-zhcn=4:3.4.2.84-2
xandros-i18n-zhcn=1.159-1
thunderbird-locale-zh-tw=1:2.0.0.6-1asus1
kde-i18n-zhtw=4:3.4.2.84-2
xandros-i18n-zhtw=1.159-1
Packages of trouble and how I deal with them
1) frozen-bubble - need to force version to original 2.1.0-1
2) clamav - depend on libclamav2 (>= 0.91.2) but is not available in the 701 repositories tree.
I have to manually download libclamav2_0.91.2-4_i386.deb from Asus Update version 1.6 common repo tree and install with right click > [Install DEB file] in File Manager before I can use synaptic to install clamav and xandros-antivirus.
3) There are a few packages that can not be directly installed, e.g. firefox, openoffice, ... , etc. This is probably because the latest version need extra or different libraries not provided in the factory EeePC Linux version.
To install them, search in synaptic and look for their update pack provided by Asus, e.g. "asus-openoffice-update-1".
NB. If you have a 701 4G, searching in synaptic may result in this error:
E: Unable to parse package file /var/lib/dpkg/status (2)Avoid using the [Search] button in synaptic or read this wiki for solution.
E: Unable to lock the download directory
Part I: My 1st Trial
Part II: Success - Restoring my EeePC from USB to a Minimal System
Part III: Re-installing Removed Packages to my minimal EeePC Linux 701 4G
Part IV: 2nd Test restoring to minimal with a 1.6.1 701 en iso
Part V: Yet another test with 1.6 French iso
Conclusion: Restore from USB to minimal system
Thank you very much this blog! I have spent about five hour after the frozen bubble update error message. I was searching the net and there was no any help or just very expert programming advices. This solution with the Synaptic and the forced version is excellent! Thank you, thank you, thank you! You are the best on planet (Or I am the biggest amateur, but I am a newbie in Linux)! Thank you again!
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