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This is a draft on how to get Ubuntu 6.04 on the ThinkPad X41
 
This is a draft on how to get Ubuntu 6.04 on the ThinkPad X41
  
== easyubuntu ==
 
http://easyubuntu.freecontrib.org/get.html
 
== Penguin Liberation Front ==
 
deb http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf/ dapper free non-free
 
  
deb-src http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf/ dapper free non-free
 
 
{{cmduser|apt-get install realplay}}
 
 
== FreeNX ==
 
deb http://free.linux.hp.com/~brett/seveas/freenx dapper-seveas freenx
 
 
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=156019
 
 
The proxy package doesn't exist. It's not a problem. I choose to use the FreeNX key.
 
 
== Swiss keyboard encoding ==
 
{{cmduser|setxkbmap ch}} (for Swiss German)
 
 
{{cmduser|setxkbmap ch -variant fr}} (for Swiss French)
 
 
== blogbridge ==
 
{{cmduser|sudo update-alternatives --config java}}
 
 
sudo mv blogbridge-2.16.tgz /usr/share/
 
 
sudo tar xvzf blogbridge-2.16.tgz
 
 
mv blogbridge-2.16 blogbridge
 
 
== Enable TrackPoint middle-button scrolling ==
 
== Enable TrackPoint middle-button scrolling ==
  
 
To use the blue middle TrackPoint button as a scroll wheel (using the red TrackPoint itself to scroll up and down), do the following. In a terminal, enter these commands:
 
To use the blue middle TrackPoint button as a scroll wheel (using the red TrackPoint itself to scroll up and down), do the following. In a terminal, enter these commands:
  
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf-original
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{{cmduser|sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf-original}}
  
sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
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{{cmduser|sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf}}
  
In the editor, find the section headed Section “InputDevice” / Identifier “Configured Mouse” and add the following lines  
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In the editor, find the section headed Section "InputDevice" / Identifier "Configured Mouse" and add the following lines  
above the “EndSection” line:
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above the "EndSection" line:
  
 
Option    "EmulateWheel"        "true"
 
Option    "EmulateWheel"        "true"
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: Another note from yet another user: this fix has just worked perfectly with Ubuntu 6.10 on my Z60m.
 
: Another note from yet another user: this fix has just worked perfectly with Ubuntu 6.10 on my Z60m.
 
: Another note from yet another user: this fix has just worked perfectly with Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty on my T43p.
 
: Another note from yet another user: this fix has just worked perfectly with Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty on my T43p.
 
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: Works for this T41p user as well, great.  Ubuntu 7.04!
== WINE ==
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: Another note from yet another user: this fix has just worked perfectly with Ubuntu 7.10 on my X41.
 
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: Works flawlessly with ubuntu 8.04 on an X61
deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt dapper main
 
 
 
{{cmduser|apt-get install wine}}
 
 
 
{{cmduser|run winecfg}} --> Windows2000
 
  
 
== Suspend to RAM ==
 
== Suspend to RAM ==
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After installing this package, the on-screen volume control does not work anymore ... can anyone confirm this. (did a lot of changes to my system, so I do not know if this reason.)
 
After installing this package, the on-screen volume control does not work anymore ... can anyone confirm this. (did a lot of changes to my system, so I do not know if this reason.)
  
== SBB06 (Swiss Railway Timetable) ==
 
 
setup.exe
 
 
wine /home/cgaspoz/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/CFF.06/HAFASWIN.EXE
 
 
cp SBB/BIN/sbb.ico /usr/share/pixmaps
 
 
== EndNote ==
 
 
wine /home/cgaspoz/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/EndNote\ 9/EndNote.exe
 
 
gdiplus.dll not found? copy GDIPLUS.DLL from a Windows box to .wine/drive_c/windows/system32
 
 
== Internet Explorer ==
 
{{cmduser|apt-get install cabextract}}
 
 
Download and run ies4linux (http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/index-en.html)
 
 
== Nice templates for Qt (Skype, Eric3, ...) ==
 
 
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=76633
 
 
=External Sources=
 
*This guide is listed at the [http://tuxmobil.org/ibm.html TuxMobil Linux laptop and notebook installation survey (IBM/Lenovo)].
 
  
[[Category:X41]] [[Category:Ubuntu]]
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This is a draft on how to get Ubuntu 6.04 on the ThinkPad X41


Enable TrackPoint middle-button scrolling

To use the blue middle TrackPoint button as a scroll wheel (using the red TrackPoint itself to scroll up and down), do the following. In a terminal, enter these commands:

$ sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf-original

$ sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

In the editor, find the section headed Section "InputDevice" / Identifier "Configured Mouse" and add the following lines above the "EndSection" line:

Option "EmulateWheel" "true"

Option "EmulateWheelButton" "2"

Save the file. Logout, restart X with Ctrl-Alt-Backspace, and log in again. Source for this item: Many ThinkPad-related sites, confirmed by experiment.

Note this gives vertical scrolling with a ThinkPad X40 running Ubuntu 6.10 Egdy Eft
Another note from a different user: I just applied this edit running Edgy Eft on my ThinkPad 390E and found that it works perfectly for me.
Another note from a different user: I just applied this to my ThinkPad x40 with Dapper Drake on it and it's working!!
Another note from yet another user: this fix has just worked perfectly with Ubuntu 6.10 on my Z60m.
Another note from yet another user: this fix has just worked perfectly with Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty on my T43p.
Works for this T41p user as well, great. Ubuntu 7.04!
Another note from yet another user: this fix has just worked perfectly with Ubuntu 7.10 on my X41.
Works flawlessly with ubuntu 8.04 on an X61

Suspend to RAM

BUG: https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.15/+bug/50031

You need to install this update:

$ wget http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/acpi-support/acpi-support_0.85_i386.deb

$ dpkg -i acpi-support_0.85_i386.deb

After installing this package, the on-screen volume control does not work anymore ... can anyone confirm this. (did a lot of changes to my system, so I do not know if this reason.)