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21Apr/070

PC World – Seven Post-Install Tips for Ubuntu 7.04

PC World - Seven Post-Install Tips for Ubuntu 7.04
So, you've just installed Ubuntu 7.04, otherwise known as the "Feisty Fawn" release of everyone's favorite (for now) flavor of Linux. You booted the installation disc, looked around the test environment to discover that your hardware was working, and double-clicked the Install icon on the desktop. The Ubuntu installer helped you make room for Linux on your hard drive, and even copied over some of your documents and settings from Windows.

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21Apr/070

PC World – Seven Post-Install Tips for Ubuntu 7.04

PC World - Seven Post-Install Tips for Ubuntu 7.04

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14Apr/070

Installing Microsoft Fonts « Ubuntu Blog

Installing Microsoft Fonts « Ubuntu Blog
Even if you use OpenOffice, you might still want all the Microsoft fonts so that documents created using Word or PowerPoint look as they were supposed to when you open them with OpenOffice. You can install the MS core fonts by installing the msttcorefonts package:

$sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts

This will give you the core fonts, but if there are other TrueType fonts that you want installed, it is as easy as copying the font files to the

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11Apr/070

HOWTO: Convert Ubuntu to Diskless – DeveloperNet

HOWTO: Convert Ubuntu to Diskless - DeveloperNet

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31Dec/060

Ubuntu « dnite’s Blog

Ubuntu « dnite’s Blog
For those of you who want to use Transmission with Ubuntu Edgy and are ripping your hair out because you can’t find a good repo. Here it is. Took me a while to find it, but I like using the repo, because it gets updated pretty often.

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14Oct/060

ati dual display big desktop not working properly – Page 2 – Ubuntu Forums

ati dual display big desktop not working properly - Page 2 - Ubuntu Forums

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13Sep/060

Whats the status of the open source ati r300 dri driver in ubuntu? – Page 5 – Ubuntu Forums

Whats the status of the open source ati r300 dri driver in ubuntu? - Page 5 - Ubuntu Forums

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12Sep/060

Radeon IGP 320M/340M [Archive] – Ubuntu Forums

Radeon IGP 320M/340M [Archive] - Ubuntu Forums

Section "Module"
Load "bitmap"
Load "dbe"
Load "ddc"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "record"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
# mano
Load "GLcore"
Load "synaptics"

EndSection

...

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon 330M/340M/350M RS200 IGP"
Driver "radeon"
# Nauji nustatymai
Option "AGPMode" "4"
Option "AGPFastWrite" "True"
Option "EnablePageFlip" "True"
BusID "PCI:1:5:0"
Option "DPMS"
Videoram 65536
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon 330M/340M/350M RS200 IGP"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1400x1050"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1400x1050"
EndSubSection
EndSection

And /etc/modules :

ide-cd
ide-disk
ide-generic
lp
mousedev
psmouse
#speedstep-ich
p4_clockmod
ndiswrapper
agpgart
ati_agp
radeonfb
radeon

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6Sep/060

ANYKey Kubuntu Optimizer with Wine&XGL! KDE-Apps.org

ANYKey Kubuntu Optimizer with Wine&XGL! KDE-Apps.org

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