Ubuntu Linux Survival Guide


Just some notes I took when I first started using Ubuntu 5.04.

Nvidia graphics
Install linux-restricted-modules, nvidia-settings, nvidia-glx.

$ sudo nvidia-glx-config enable

2GB RAM
Install the correct kernel for the processor (-k7).

Fix choppy DVD playback
Put amd74xx before other modules in /etc/modules.

Mp3 streaming from XMMS
Install lame, xmms and xmms-liveice. Configure the liveice-plugin, and do not forget to explicitly give the path to the lame binary.

Unbroken filenames with едц

$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales

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