Try these commands to find out what kind of system you’re logged into. The example output comes from an Ubuntu 7.10 desktop. From boot-time messages $ dmesg|head -1 [ 0.000000] Linux version 2.6.22-14-generic (buildd@terranova) (gcc version 4.1.3 20070929 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.2-16ubuntu2)) #1 SMP Tue Dec 18 08:02:57 UTC 2007 (Ubuntu 2.6.22-14.47-generic)$ dmesg|head -1 [ 0.000000] […]
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Install and Configure Ubuntu Feisty Fawn (7.04) on a Thinkpad X41
This document is a work in progress and it is not meant to be a comprehensive guide. I recently decided to dump Windows XP from my Thinkpad X41 Tablet PC and install Ubuntu Linux in its place. Windows XP is slowly creeping towards the end of its useful life, and I am quite uninterested in […]