[LBo] New Xubuntu user questions

[Anita Lewis]

On 06/02/2007 11:25 PM Allan Scahill wrote:
> Hi:
> I am a new Linux user and I have just installed Xubuntu on a 10 year
> old Toshiba Tecra 8000, with a 20GB hard drive and 128MB or memory.
> 
> I have some questions:
> 
> 1. My laptop is wired to a Linksys WRT54G router, but does not get an
> Internet connection. What instructions are available to help me
> trouble shoot this problem?

https://help.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/desktopguide/C/networking.html

Basically for you it is Local Area Network.

"Xubuntu comes with a graphical networking utility. Launch it with
Applications->System->Networking."

You will need to give your password since this is an administrative
task.  I think you will want to set it to Automatic/DHCP.  I'm not
running Xubuntu, but it should be something like that. In Ubuntu I have
to put an X in Wired and then select Properties.  I uncheck Roaming and
then select the Automatic.

> 2. My desktop screen is all the way over to the left. Where can I find
> information on moving the screen to the right?

I read about the Tecra and the video and sound things on the Ubuntu
forums.  You may not have these problems, but it is a good link for
reference.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=32651&page=2

On that second page, Dave gives his xorg.conf file.  That one may work
better for you.  You will need to use an editor.  Xubuntu has Mousepad.
 Copy and paste Dave's code into Mousepad and save it on your Desktop or
someplace where you can find it as xorg.conf.

Then open an xterminal and do:
cd
find -name xorg.conf

What this does is first change you to your home directory.  Then it
looks to see where the file is that you saved.  It should say something
like ./Desktop/xorg.conf or ./xorg.conf. In the third command below you
will use this replacing the leading dot with a tilde (~)

Then do:
cd /etc/X11
sudo mv xorg.conf xorg.conf.orig
sudo cp ~/Desktop/xorg.conf .

Here is what that does.  First you change directory to where the
xorg.conf file goes. Then you move the original xorg.conf to a new named
file. That is a backup file.  Then you copy the one you have saved from
Dave to the place where the old one was.  The dot at the end of the last
command means copy it here in the directory where you are located which
is /etc/X11.

Then do:

ls

Look for both xorg.conf.orig and xorg.conf.  They should both be there.

When you reboot, you will be using the new configuration file.
Hopefully it will look better.  If it looks worse, then the backup file
will have to go back to where the new one is.  It isn't hard, but we'll
be hopeful and save that explanation for later.

> 
> 3. Now that I have Xubuntu installed, is there anything I should be
> doing, other than playing with the available programs and settings?

1. Look at the User Guide
https://help.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/desktopguide/C/index.html

2. Upgrade the system

See especially the bottom on the Update Manager.  I don't know if your
install disk has the latest programs on it, but you should check with
the Update Manager as soon as you get online in order to get security
updates.

https://help.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/desktopguide/C/add-applications.html

3. Look at the Xubuntu help page and join their mailing list.

http://xubuntu.com/help

Anita

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