The ThinkPad X61 experience Ubuntu 8.10 (Installation notes)

After almost 1.5 of the time left in the open world, I returned with the opportunity to release the Ubuntu 8.10, and she felt as I said in the previous diary that, in a year, the Ubuntu release has made great strides in humanized design and user experience, sigh!

As a "return" experience, I am determined to record my 8.10 installation and configuration experience, regardless of the purpose and meaning of the reader. So, here are some of the X61 I let 8.10 "settle down" on my ThinkPad: first, install

To experience this "long-lost" version for me this time, I chose the desktop CD for a direct, complete installation. As mentioned earlier, the installation process and interactive interface are already very user-friendly, so it is quite smooth.

The only thing worth mentioning is zoning, for the pure novice, to be cautious, should fully understand the principle, method and concept of partition beforehand. In addition, to be cautious with the win platform of various zoning tools, especially those who like to use zoning tools to change their own partitions to change to the players, beware of the various zoning tools of the compatibility problem to your data devastating impact Ah, the appropriate backup is necessary (in the previous Linux use history, I have twice corrupted my partition table because of the poor compatibility of Norton Partition Magic.

Ubuntu 8.10 Official version of the hardware recognition is very good, on my X61, once installed after the correct identification of the graphics card, sound card, network card, wireless network card, Bluetooth, and the ThinkPad specific those shortcuts-in short, almost perfect.

So, after the reboot, has successfully logged into the GNOME desktop.

Second, the choice of the system for day-to-day maintenance of the source

web-based maintenance and upgrades are one of the features of Ubuntu, so choosing a smooth and stable source is almost the first work that must be done after installation.

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Then, the source I added is:

Deb Http://mirror.lupaworld.com/ubuntu Intrepid main restricted universe multiverse
Deb Http://mirror.lupaworld.com/ubuntu intrepid-security main restricted universe multiverse
Deb Http://mirror.lupaworld.com/ubuntu intrepid-updates main restricted universe multiverse
Deb Http://mirror.lupaworld.com/ubuntu intrepid-backports main restricted universe multiverse
DEB-SRC http://mirror.lupaworld.com/ubuntu Intrepid main restricted universe multiverse
DEB-SRC http://mirror.lupaworld.com/ubuntu intrepid-security main restricted universe multiverse
DEB-SRC http://mirror.lupaworld.com/ubuntu intrepid-updates main restricted universe multiverse
DEB-SRC http://mirror.lupaworld.com/ubuntu intrepid-backports main restricted universe multiverse
Deb Http://ubuntu.csie.ntu.edu.tw/ubuntu/intrepid main restricted universe multiverse
DEB-SRC http://ubuntu.csie.ntu.edu.tw/ubuntu/intrepid main restricted universe multiverse
Deb Http://ubuntu.csie.ntu.edu.tw/ubuntu/intrepid-updates main restricted universe multiverse
DEB-SRC http://ubuntu.csie.ntu.edu.tw/ubuntu/intrepid-updates main restricted universe multiverse
Deb Http://ubuntu.csie.ntu.edu.tw/ubuntu/intrepid-backports main restricted universe multiverse
DEB-SRC http://ubuntu.csie.ntu.edu.tw/ubuntu/intrepid-backports main restricted universe multiverse
Deb Http://ubuntu.csie.ntu.edu.tw/ubuntu/intrepid-security main restricted universe multiverse
DEB-SRC http://ubuntu.csie.ntu.edu.tw/ubuntu/intrepid-security main restricted universe multiverse
Deb http://ubuntu.csie.ntu.edu.tw/ubuntu/intrepid-proposed main Multiverse restricted universe
DEB-SRC http://ubuntu.csie.ntu.edu.tw/ubuntu/intrepid-proposed main restricted universe multiverse

[My view: The source is not much, easy to use on the line! ^_~]

After you save the exit,

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Your system has been kept up to date!