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My Linux box
- Ubuntu 8.04 on Dell Latitude D610.
- Kernel: 2.6.24–23-rt
- Desktop Environment: Gnome 2.22.3
Repositories
I have added tons of repositories to the original Ubuntu distribution. Here is my sources.list:
# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 8.04 _Hardy Heron_ - Release i386 (20080423)]/ hardy main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main restricted
## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main restricted
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universe
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates universe
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates multiverse
## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository. This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is
## offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu
## users.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy partner
# PulseAudio Fixes - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=789578
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/psyke83/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/psyke83/ubuntu hardy main
# OpenOffice 3.0
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ubuntu hardy main
# Wine
deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt hardy main
# VirtualBox
deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian hardy non-free
# Google (Picasa)
deb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ testing non-free
# Miro
deb http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/pculture.org/miro/linux/repositories/ubuntu hardy/
# Qbittorrent
deb http://hydr0g3n.free.fr/ubuntu/ hardy main
deb-src http://hydr0g3n.free.fr/ubuntu/ hardy main
# Other
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security main restricted
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security universe
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security multiverse
Wireless LAN
The Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG integrated wireless card worked out of the box.
Audio
Audio worked right out of the box although Pulseaudio needs some tweaking. In order to set it up properly, I followed this instructions.
Video
In order to get hardware acceleration working you can install the package xorg-driver-fglrx using the Synaptic package manager or in command line with:
$ sudo aptitude install xorg-driver-fglrxDVD Playback
DVD playback works well right out of the box. DMA (necessary for good performance) seems to be already enabled.
