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==Kubuntu 11.04 64-bit on Vostro 1500==
==Kubuntu 11.04 64-bit on Vostro 1500==


Wireless: have <code>Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11a/b/g (rev 01)</code>, so did as instructed at [http://adamsteinert.com/blog/?p=332]<br> (almost)
*Wireless: have <code>Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11a/b/g (rev 01)</code>, so did as instructed at [http://adamsteinert.com/blog/?p=332]<br> (almost)
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sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter
sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter
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Flash: trying [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=10780658]
*Flash: trying [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=10780658]
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sudo apt-add-repository ppa:sevenmachines/flash && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install flashplugin64-installer
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:sevenmachines/flash && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install flashplugin64-installer
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CAPS LOCK: edited <code>/etc/default/keyboard</code> to have the line <code>XKBOPTIONS="ctrl:nocaps"</code>
*CAPS LOCK: edited <code>/etc/default/keyboard</code> to have the line <code>XKBOPTIONS="ctrl:nocaps"</code>
 
*Skype: [http://www.kubuntuguide.info/index.php/Natty#How_to_install_Skype_on_a_64-bit_system]

Revision as of 21:42, 17 May 2011

Kubuntu 11.04 64-bit on Vostro 1500

  • Wireless: have Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11a/b/g (rev 01), so did as instructed at [1]
    (almost)
sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer
sudo apt-get install --reinstall bcmwl-kernel-source
  • Flash: trying [2]
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:sevenmachines/flash && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install flashplugin64-installer
  • CAPS LOCK: edited /etc/default/keyboard to have the line XKBOPTIONS="ctrl:nocaps"
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