Setting up Ubuntu Karmic Koala on the Dell Inspiron 1501
As you might have guessed from the site, I (still) work on a Dell Inspiron 1501. It’s a pretty old laptop, I got it in 2006, but it still does its job pretty good, so I don’t see the need to change hardware immediately. It depends on what you want to do, ofcourse. I do some programming, office-stuff, surfing and E-mailing on my laptop, so it suits my needs just fine. (only minor of my laptop that the battery is broken, but well … I just need to have it plugged in constantly)
This is a guide to set up Ubuntu Karmic Koala on the Inspiron 1501. It contains some basic updates I always do when reinstalling Ubuntu (which doesn’t happen too often). I’ll update it regularly.
Basic configuration
Karmic Koala works out of the box for the basic configuration.
As I’ve said, my own first resource for my Ubuntu installation is redDEAD’s site. He posted an evaluation on installing the latest Ubuntu on his site, which I’ll paste here, and fill in my comments.
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