Just wanted to mention that this worked flawlessly on Linux Mint 6 (Felicia), so I imagine it should work alright under most versions of Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid.
The machine I installed it on was a...
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Just wanted to mention that this worked flawlessly on Linux Mint 6 (Felicia), so I imagine it should work alright under most versions of Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid.
The machine I installed it on was a...
Well crap, I didn't even think about that - I have very limited experience with installing drivers, and I go for EnvyNG whenever I need to.
Here's hoping!
If you'd like to try some different drivers, try EnvyNG. You can install the graphical version with the following command:
sudo apt-get install envyng-qt
It looks like you're still pointed at the Feisty repositories... that might be why you're having trouble finding an installation candidate for Lynx from Hardy Server.
I'm not sure how to point you...
Using the stock system (Dell put on a modified 8.04 Netbook Remix) I didn't have any problem with the wireless and suspend works fine. Maybe people who have tried upgrading to Intrepid have run into...
Have you tried
sudo apt-get update to refresh your package lists?
I use mine for just about the same, and it works great. I was able to watch a DVD that I had ripped as a full quality Ogg/Theora file without any problems. I had to keep it on a USB drive due to the...
Thanks for the fix!
If you're unable to use your router as a DNS forward and don't want to bother with your ISP's servers, OpenDNS (http://www.opendns.com) would be a decent alternative.
Here's...
I'm very happy with mine so far - for such a tiny machine, it performs just fine.* I'm still using the Dell Ubuntu 8.04 that came installed, so I wouldn't know much about customizing it.
I am a...
Christer Edwards (http://ubuntu-tutorials.com) has posted a tutorial on using an app called Powertop (http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/06/19/extend-your-battery-life-with-powertop/) that supposedly...
Some BIOS have the ability to set a HDD delay as one of the advanced options - try to poke around and see if you can delay disk detection for a couple of seconds. That might allow your SATA...
I recently built a new system and loaded Kubuntu and Ubuntu (8.04) on it. The install went just fine, but afterwards the computer did one of two things:
1. Froze solid under Kubuntu
2. Logged me...