Linux Tips - Personal/Home Use
The purpose of this page was for me to keep track of various things I had to set up to get Linux working on my own computer(s). I was running Ubuntu Linux version 6.06 on an Acer Aspire 1522WLMi notebook/laptop when I wrote these tips. Most features on this system worked surprisingly well straight after installation, but a few things took some tweaking to get to a working state. I kept a list of some configuration tweaks I had to do on this page (mainly for my own benefit if I needed to reinstall).
NOTE: At the time these tips were written (2006), it was easier to install the 32-bit version of Ubuntu (x86 architecture), rather than the 64-bit version (amd64 architecture). The 64-bit version had a few issues with various applications not being available in 64-bit (e.g. the Macromedia Flash plugin for Firefox), but the main problem I encountered was that the 64-bit ndiswrapper implementation would not work with the wireless network adapter.
I no longer use this laptop or Ubuntu at home, so I have no idea if these tips work on more recent versions.
To make it clearer which lines in these tips are commands to be entered into a terminal, all commands will appear in a special
display. Example:
echo "this is a command to be typed into a terminal"
Tips
- [UBUNTU] Installing nVidia drivers & configuring 1280x800 screen resolution on Acer Aspire 1520
- [UBUNTU 5.10] How to configure extra buttons on a Logitech Cordless Optical mouse
- [UBUNTU 6.06] How to configure extra buttons on a Logitech Cordless Optical mouse
- [CHEATSHEET] Vim cheat sheet
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