| Kubuntu 7.10 Install: Dell Inspiron 1720 - Part 1 |
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| Tech Notes - Linux |
| Written by Rick |
| Wednesday, 09 April 2008 18:01 |
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For the second time, since the company I work for purchased my laptop, I have corrupt files. I've had the laptop since late January 2008 and we had it loaded with Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition. Unfortunately, the installation doesn't run chkdsk as expected. It should run chkdsk at start-up, considering I DID schedule it. The Internet has many pages about the bug and I've tried 'em all short of reinstalling the OS. I'm a bit peeved about having to pay for something then having to reinstall it to fix a bug. Heck I can just install a different operating system. Sounds easy, right? Well, from the research I've done, it isn't gonna be easy to get (K)Ubuntu Linux to work "out of the box" so to speak. I'm going to install Kubuntu Linux on my Dell Inspiron 1720 and thought I'd chronicle the events, problems, work-arounds, etc. Odd, I don't mind the road I'm about to travel as much as I mind reinstalling Windows. At least, without trying Kubuntu. I just need to know if it'll be better or worse. Asta-la-VISTA... After the customary ISO download and customary CD burn we have the bootable version of Kubuntu on CD. As expected, the disk boots on the laptop and we have Linux. The boot CD's provided by Ubuntu, and kin, are great. They show what's going to work and what's not on your computer. It's a great feature for previewing the installation. It appears I'm going to have to address several issues after installation. And they are;
I do have network connectivity, so it does connect to the 'net. I wouldn't dream of doing a modern OS installation without being connected. The problems are pretty well documented on the 'net, so I'll get the real installation started and let ya know how it goes. |
