May 8
Installing Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) on a Lenovo R61
Additional Software Installation and configurations
| Desktop Effects | Ubuntu’s installation properly recognized the notebook display adapter, as a result basic desktop effects were automatically enabled. I wanted to be able to have more control over the effects so I installed the Compiz Settings Manager. To do so, open-up a terminal window and type the following lines:After a successful installation, you should a new menu appearing at: System / Preferences / Advanced Desktop Effects Settings |
| Automatic display dimming | I really don’t like this new feature. After some idle time, the screen automatically dim to reduce power consumption on battery. I’m often “idle” ready some texts and the dim just makes it harder to read so I move the mouse to bring back the brightness. The good news is it is easy to disable:
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| WMV, MPG, MP3 support | First time I downloaded an opened one of these file types, I’ve been asked to install appropriate codec.In Ubuntu 7.10, you had to enable ‘universe’ and ‘multiverse’ repositories. With 8.04 you don’t need to. |
| KeePassX | Install the deb package from KeePassX website. The version available in the repository is quite old. The deb package downloaded installed flawlessly. |
| Firefox Extension: Foxmarks Bookmarks Synchronizer |
I am now happy that Foxmarks released a new version with support for Firefox 3 |
Additional notes
Take note that if you were used to install Automatix to install additional packages, it is not going to be available for Ubuntu 8.04 unless another group takes back the project.
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Conclusion
From my perspective, I don’t see any advantage to move from Gutsy Gibbon to Hardy Heron as of now. You may be disappointed if some of your favorite Firefox extension are not available yet. After the a couple of months and when Firefox 3 gets released, it would be a good idea since 8.04 is a long-term support. In my opinion migrating from 6.06 (the previous LTS edition) may really worth it.
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5 comments
I’ve got latptop that is very similar to yours. My question is about processor. It is well known that core 2 duo is 64 bit architecture. So what distribution are you using: amd64 or 386. I’ve tried to install amd64 but I’ve met some problems like instability of ntfs-3g driver end X-server with evdev enabled. I wonder if the problems are due to bad support of core 2 duo in amd64 edition of Ubuntu. What do you think about it? Thank you in advance
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Hi,
Since this laptop is for the job, I took no risks and installed the 32bits edition of Ubuntu. From what I read throughout the Internet is 64bits is not mature and stable (for the desktop) as 32bits.
Also from what I’ve heard, unless you are pushing the machine hard, you shouldn’t perceive much difference in performance between 32 and 64 bits, in day-to-day work.
With this edition, I had some glitches (especially when I was trying some heavy desktop effects) but with the lastest updates I feel it rock solid even when running Ubuntu Server JeOS under VMWare Server…
Pascal.
What about the internal mic?
I do not use it very often (most of the time I am using Wireless), so far the internal NIC is working properly.
In The Name Of God
Hello
Have tried any DVB card on R61?
If yes i’ll be thankfull if you let me know whether it works fine ?and what is it’s brand/mark ?
regards dehqan