Linux Tips - Personal/Home Use
The purpose of this page is for me to keep track of various things I've had to set up to get Linux working on my own computer(s). I'm currently running Ubuntu Linux version 6.06 on an Acer Aspire 1522WLMi notebook/laptop. Most features on this system worked surprisingly well straight away after installation, but a few things took some tweaking to get to a working state. I will be trying to keep a list of any configuration I've had to do on this page (mainly for my own benefit if I need to reinstall).
NOTE: At this point in time (early 2006), it is definitely easier to install the 32-bit version of Ubuntu (x86 architecture), rather than the 64-bit version (amd64 architecture). The 64-bit version has 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 encoutered was that the 64-bit ndiswrapper implementation would not work with the wireless network adapter.
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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