Archive for November 2, 2008

Installing Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex)

Ubuntu 8.10 has been released today, and given the leaps forward in ease-of-use and presentation that the last few releases have made, I’ve been counting the days. There’s always the option of upgrading, or even just leaving /home unformatted when you reinstall. Personally, I always like to do a clean install of the distro when [...]

Posted on November 2, 2008 at 12:52 pm by Paul Brabban · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Flickering Wireless LED in Ubuntu 8.10

A quick solution to that darned flashing wireless light in Ubuntu 8.10 – works on my Dell Vostro anyway. This solution didn’t work for me – I had to make a slight adjustment to the directories updated. It does give some background on how it works if you’re interested though. Save the following file as [...]

Posted on November 2, 2008 at 12:47 pm by Paul Brabban · Permalink · 16 Comments
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