My Little Ubuntu Guide

It’s getting easier, thanks to our friends in the dev department!

Steps

1. Pop in the CD and boot your inspiron. Choose your language and then choose the Install option.

2. Choose your settings at the install GUI, username and password, all that good stuff and install.

3. After you install and boot up the first time, open your software sources before you do your updates:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Uncomment all the lines that begin with http by removing any “#” before the line.

4. Save your changes and close the file. Then do the following command to update your sources list:
sudo apt-get update

5. Next, install all the updates using either the graphical update utility, or by entering:
sudo apt-get upgrade
After that finishes do:
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

6. You’ll need to reboot now.

7. After you restart, log in and install the wireless and graphical drivers. To do this you can simply use the gui by going to System > Administration > Hardware Drivers. This will bring up a screen that lists the available drivers. Check each box, after each check it will install that driver, after it finishes, do the next and so on. For the wireless driver, make sure you place a check next to the prompt to Fetch the firmware.

8. You’ll have to restart again.

9. Now your system is working. The next step is to get customized and install applications that will make your life easier.

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Hey everyone! Just wanted to fill you in on the new site plans.

In a couple weeks, max, I’ll have the new site operational. It will have a script section that will constantly be upgraded along with new versions, etc., a forum, the blog of course, some how to’s, and a community contribute section where members can post their own scripts and other useful stuff.

This will all be for members only and to maintain the quality there will be a monthly access fee of $9.95 a month. The benefit of this monthly fee includes all the above of course, plus more support for your specific needs and problems, and a monthly newsletter. And finally, an all inclusive ISO that will be maintained and available for members to download. This ISO will have all the drivers, settings, etc. preinstalled so all you have to do is run the install and voalla, you’r system is ready to roll!

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Talk soon!

John

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