Editing Dell Latitude D420

Things I have done to get my laptop to work properly with Ubuntu.

'''Things that have been done (eigth installation)'''
# Downloaded iso image
# Created install USB pen from ubuntu using the "create startup disc" functionality
# Installed Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat from USB
# Attached a network cable
# Installed firmware for the wireless network as suggested by the "Additional drivers" program.
# Unplugged network cable and connected to the local wifi network
# Installed the available updates
# Tried to play an mp3 file, and installed the suggested codecs
#: sudo apt-get install aptitude kubuntu-desktop mc htop kdirstat 


'''Things that have been done (seventh installation)'''
# Installed Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope from USB
# Installed firmware for my wireless network using System -> Administration -> Hardware Drivers
#: sudo apt-get install mc inkscape xournal mnemosyne vim-gtk htop kubuntu-desktop kdirstat git-core gnuplot-x11 texlive-latex-extra
# Installed Adobe Flash Player via Firefox
# Added the medibuntu repository [http://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu]
#: sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/jaunty.list --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
#: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update
#: sudo apt-get install w32codecs
#: sudo apt-get install kubuntu-restricted-extras
# Installed firefox addon NoScript [http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722]
#: sudo apt-get install opencv-doc python-opencv texlive-science
#: sudo apt-get install qtoctave


'''Things that have been done (sixth installation)'''
# Installed Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex from CD)
# Installed firmware for my wireless network using System -> Administration -> Hardware Drivers
# Installed adobe flash player and mediaplayer connectivity in Firefox.
# Added the mediubuntu repository
#: sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/intrepid.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
#: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update
# Installed the following packages
#: apt-get install kile mc vlc inkscape skype texlive-latex-extra xournal mnemosyne subversion vim-gtk htop knoda octave dolphin kubuntu-desktop kdirstat python-tk imagej wine texlive-extra-utils openoffice-org-base hugin gphoto2 ufraw gimp-ufraw

'''Things that have been done (fifth installation)'''
# Installed Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron from CD)
# Installed firmware for my wireless network using System -> Administration -> Hardware Drivers
# Installed the following packages
#: apt-get install kile knoda xournal mnemosyne inkscape amarok vlc vim-gnome kde4 kphotoalbum mozilla-plugin-vlc subversion mc htop
# Added the medibuntu repository [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu]
# Installed the following packages
#: apt-get install skype dvipng sun-java6-plugin texlive-latex-extra texlive-latex-recommended akregator synce-multisync-plugin imagemagick
# Tried to install MediaPlayerConnectivity [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/446] in Firefox, but that failed.

'''Things that have been done (fourth installation)'''
# Installed Ubuntu 7.10RC (Gutsy gibbon from CD)
# Installed some stuff
#: apt-get install xournal
#: apt-get install texlive
#: apt-get install g++-3.4
#: apt-get install mnemosyne
#: apt-get install kdenlive
#: apt-get install knoda

'''Ting der er gjort (tredje installation)'''
# Installeret Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn fra CD)
# Installeret sikkerhedsopdateringer
# Tilpasset skaermoploesningen vha. at installere pakken "915resolution"
#: apt-get install 915resolution
# Installeret foelgende
#: Kphotoalbum, sun java 5.0 runtime, htop, sun java 5.0 plugin, touchpad, inkscape, amarok, kile, kpdf, gvim, subversion, mc, vlc
# Rodet med traadloest netvaerk
#: echo "blacklist bcm43xx" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
#: installeret Windows wireless drivers
# Aktiveret Desktop Effects (under System -> Preferences -> Desktop Effects)
# Skiftet til kubuntu
#: apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
# Tilfoejet et synaptic device i xorg.conf
#: apt-get install tetex-extra
#: apt-get install openssh-server
# Installeret kwifimanager
#: apt-get install knoda, xournal
# Installeret noget vpn ting ...

'''Ting der er gjort (anden installation)'''
# Installeret Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake fra CD)
# Installeret sikkerhedsopdateringer
# Opgraderet til Edgy Eft
#: gksu "update-manager -c"
# Aktiveret "universe" vha. synaptic
# Tilpasset skaermoploesningen vha. at installere pakken "915resolution"
#: apt-get install 915resolution
# Installeret en raekke programmer vha. "Programmer" -> "Tilfoej / Fjern"
#: KSudoku, digiKam, Amarok, Inkscape, KimDaBa, Wifi-radar, 
#: Kile, KSeg Geometry Sketchpad, Htop, KPDF, 
#: Sun Java 5.0 Runtime, Sun Java 5.0 Plugin
# Installeret vim-gnome vha. synaptic
# Tilsluttet en "Wacom Graphire 3" tablet
#: Devicet virker med det samme naar kablet saettes i, men mappingen fra devicet til skaermen er forkert. Jeg proever at benytte beskrivelse fra [http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=25151]
#: sudo apt-get install wacom-tools
#: Rettet "/dev/wacom" til "/dev/input/wacom" i filen "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
# Installeret "Media player connectivity" (firefox extension)
#: sudo apt-get install mplayer
# Installeret forskellige codecs
#: sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg gstreamer0.10-gl gstreamer0.10-plugins-base 
#: gstreamer0.10-plugins-good gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse 
#: gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse libxine-extracodecs w32codecs 
#: sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
#: sudo apt-get install imagemagick tetex-extra kdvi dvipng kphotoalbum
# Installeret mnemosyne [http://mnemosyne-proj.sourceforge.net/]
#: sudo apt-get install subversion gnuplot-x11 mc
#: sudo apt-get install linux-686 linux-headers-686 linux-image-686
# Rodet med traadloest netvaerk
#: sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-common ndiswrapper-utils-1.8
#: echo "blacklist bcm43xx" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
#: sudo ndiswrapper -i /home/midtiby/.wine/drive_c/dell/drivers/R102318/bcmwl5.inf
#: sudo rmmod bcm43xx
#: sudo modprobe ndiswrapper
#: sudo apt-get install automake1.9 libgtk2.0-dev libgnomecanvas2-dev libgnomeprintui2.2-dev
# Installeret xournal [http://xournal.sourceforge.net/]
#: sudo apt-get install vlc
# Indsat en linie i en config fil til gphoto2, se [http://korrekt.org/index.php/Running_Canon_EOS_400D_under_Linux]
#: sudo apt-get install kpowersave
# Installeret TexText extension til Inkscape [http://www.elisanet.fi/ptvirtan/software/textext/]
#: sudo apt-get install pstoedit skencil
# Installeret CurlFtpFs version 0.9 [http://curlftpfs.sourceforge.net/]

'''Ting der er gjort (foerste installation)'''
# Installeret Ubuntu 06.04 (Dapper Drake) fra CD
# Tilpasset skaermoploesningen vha. at installere pakken "915resolution"
#: apt-get install 915resolution
# Installeret Kubuntu vha. apg-get
# Compileret ndiswrapper vha. guiden fra [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/Ndiswrapper]
#: Det traadloese netvaerk virker dog endnu ikke.
#: Hentet ndiswrapper-1.23 og udpakket det
#: sudo make
#: sudo make install
#: wget ftp://ftp.us.dell.com/network/R102318.EXE
#: sudo ndiswrapper -i /home/midtiby/.wine/drive_c/dell/drivers/R102318/DRIVER/bcmwl5.inf
#: sudo route add default gw 192.168.0.1 
# Installeret java til firefox
#: Valgt "Linux (self-extracting file)" fra [http://www.java.com/en/download/linux_manual.jsp] og flyttet filen til /usr/local
#: cd /usr/local
#: sudo ./jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586.bin
#: cd /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins/
#: sudo ln -s /usr/local/jre1.5.0_06/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so .
# Tilsluttet en "Wacom Graphire 3" tablet
#: Devicet virker med det samme naar kablet saettes i, men mappingen fra devicet til skaermen er forkert. Jeg proever at benytte beskrivelse fra [http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=25151]
#: sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-wacom wacom-tools
#: Rettet "/dev/wacom" til "/dev/input/wacom" i filen "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"

'''Traadloest netvaerk'''
* Installationsvejledning fra Ubuntu [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/Ndiswrapper]

'''Links'''
* Dapper Drake on a Dell Latitude D420 [http://users.ugent.be/~pruyss/D420/]
* WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx/Dapper [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx/Dapper#head-b3e888974e3f23d9367ca6f2f32edcb3764613a5]
* Review af en D420 (norsk) [http://www.hardware.no/tester/baerbar_pc/dell_latitude_d420/27562/1]