Ubuntu 8.04 - From Start to Finish - A visual install guide

[liveseytowers]

Let me know if this don't make sense, or if I have got something wrong, script won't work etc.

Re making a sticky, well if it proves popular I'll ask a the mods on this section what they think.

I've tried the script to install software and I can't get this to work but I am at work using our proxy so thats probably why. I'll try that again when i'm at home.

I was wondering is there any reason why we use a scripted install like this rather than just install what you want from synaptic? The script is good as its installing stuff for you but I wouldn't normally install the google stuff.

The customize your desktop stuff works a treat as well, the Home folder and Network Servers shortcut will get used a lot

[wiz569]

There's a space missing between "8.04" and "install.sh" in the first command at least it wont work for me without the space.

[tombott]

There's a space missing between "8.04" and "install.sh" in the first command at least it wont work for me without the space.

Fixed cheers mate link should be

http://freetowatchtv.co.uk/images/ubuntu/install.sh

[tombott]

I've tried the script to install software and I can't get this to work but I am at work using our proxy so thats probably why. I'll try that again when i'm at home.

I was wondering is there any reason why we use a scripted install like this rather than just install what you want from synaptic? The script is good as its installing stuff for you but I wouldn't normally install the google stuff.

The customize your desktop stuff works a treat as well, the Home folder and Network Servers shortcut will get used a lot

There is no reason why you cannot use Synaptic for installing software, but you will note that the script ads to your install repositories, which in turn enable you to install most of the the software.

The reason I have gone for the script is to try to show people what goes on in the background when you use Synaptic.

I use the cli and synaptic for installing software.

I'd also recommend opening the install.sh with gedit.

It will give you a great insight into what is going on under the bonnet!

[drjnet]

lol, coming from a man who wears a star trek baseball cap whilst playing eve!
Anyhow you know my views on Star Trek, but I might be tempted by the beard it will enchance my clout at the next local CAMRA meeting!

Not knocking it mate, just stating a fuck....you cunt

[Lou_smorals]

Hi Tom
Many thanks I have now changed my desktop to mint, I like it. The sound (onboard) is totally kack however. The sound works but I need it turned right up on speakers and on control on bottom right of taskbar, please guide as to whether I could remedy this. you may have made a big mistake getting hundreds of complete lamers like myself loose with linux.
thanks
LS

[tombott]

When you open the volume control, do you have controls for Master & PCM?
You will need both of them up to get your volume working.

[tombott]

Added info on customising your desktop and enabling Desktop Effects.

[liveseytowers]

Added info on customising your desktop and enabling Desktop Effects.

Just a quick one, i don't have the option for advanced desktop effects on mine and I can't find the step that shows how to enable it? is it a quicky?

[tombott]

Just a quick one, i don't have the option for advanced desktop effects on mine and I can't find the step that shows how to enable it? is it a quicky?

It installs it as part of the script install.

Open a terminal and type the following:

sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager

That should bring the option in for you.

[liveseytowers]

It installs it as part of the script install.

Open a terminal and type the following:

sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager

That should bring the option in for you.

Ahh i did run the script but it was giving me a download time of hours for the first part so had to cancel it. Just tried this in the terminal but the download wouldn't start so installed it using symatic and it worked first time Cheers

[SHNIDER]

10/10 post.

nice stuff

[mrgee]

ok very much a newbie here but stuck with my atheros ar5007 drivers
im trying to follow this tutorial
http://madberry.org/2008/08/how-to-g...ess-to-work-2/
my problem is when i get to tar xvf madwifi*.tar.gz

i get the error bellow

paul@paul-laptop:~$ tar xvf madwifi*.tar.gz
tar: madwifi*.tar.gz: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
paul@paul-laptop:~$

i have dowloaded the madwifi.org/madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6-current.tar.gz

to my desktop and extracted it there but thats where im stuck .
im not sure at all what to do can some ubuntu expert tell me what to do please

[Spennyboy]

bump... any further with this tom ?

[TotallyRandom]

Fixed cheers mate link should be

http://freetowatchtv.co.uk/images/ubuntu/install.sh

got a Ubuntu 8.10 CD sent to me from hotukdeals

when i try to run the command above i get a error only for 8.04 do you know were would i get a 8.10 version?

[tombott]

bump... any further with this tom ?

got a Ubuntu 8.10 CD sent to me from hotukdeals

when i try to run the command above i get a error only for 8.04 do you know were would i get a 8.10 version?

I am working on this at the moment..

I am going to stick with the guide focusing on 8.04 as its a LTS release (Long Term Support until Aprfil 2011 for Desktop and April 2013 for Server)

I'll get the script to work with 8.10 though, and the guide will work pretty much the same for anybody who wants to be bleeding edge and go with 8.10.

I'm using 8.10 myself and I must say some of the updates are very good, the NetWorkManager support for Mobile Broadband in particular but on the downside its broken MS VPN support and settting static IP via NetWorkManager does not work.

That's why they have LTS releases though!

[pumpman]

Tom Im wondering if you can help me. Ive just set up a hard drive on this pc for Ubutnu 8.10, I decided agains dual booting it with my xp install so I just change over the sata cable which allows me to boot what I want.

Anyhow I have another pc that has Fedora 8 on it which I use as my server. I can view these fine from the xp machine I am prompted for my password that I set up on the Fed 8 machine and all is fine

However when I click on network on the Ubuntu machine I can see the file but even though I enter the right name and password it wont let me mount them , If I turn off user/pass on the fed 8 machine obviously I can get straight in on the Ubuntu machine,
I'm stumped Ive tried changing the domain name in the prompt box to that of the server name but it makes no difference

hope you can make sense of the above
cheers


edit just reinstalled using 8.04 as opposed to 8.10 and it works as it should so Im guessing something in 8.10 is a bit screwy, I used your script and its excellent Tom, the only thing it threw a wobbly at was the google stuff but Im not a big google stuff user so no biggy

[tombott]

Ok the script is now working with 8.10.

I've also tested using this guide and installing 8.10 on a Asus EeePC 1000 and an Acer Aspire One.

Will add info getting Wireless, Webcams etc working.

Still finishing off the guide, will post more later.

[pumpman]

is there any chance you could add to the install script the following

hellanzb and its gui lottanzb

please

[tombott]

is there any chance you could add to the install script the following

hellanzb and its gui lottanzb

please

Yeah no wories.