https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Lambretta 2026-05-05T06:32:17Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.31.12 https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Installing_Ubuntu_6.04_on_a_ThinkPad_X41&diff=30597 2007-06-21T14:42:23Z

<p>Lambretta: /* Enable TrackPoint middle-button scrolling */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Stub}}<br /> This is a draft on how to get Ubuntu 6.04 on the ThinkPad X41<br /> <br /> == easyubuntu ==<br /> http://easyubuntu.freecontrib.org/get.html<br /> == Penguin Liberation Front ==<br /> deb http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf/ dapper free non-free<br /> <br /> deb-src http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf/ dapper free non-free<br /> <br /> {{cmduser|apt-get install realplay}}<br /> <br /> == FreeNX ==<br /> deb http://free.linux.hp.com/~brett/seveas/freenx dapper-seveas freenx<br /> <br /> http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=156019<br /> <br /> The proxy package doesn't exist. It's not a problem. I choose to use the FreeNX key.<br /> <br /> == Swiss keyboard encoding ==<br /> {{cmduser|setxkbmap ch}} (for Swiss German)<br /> <br /> {{cmduser|setxkbmap ch -variant fr}} (for Swiss French)<br /> <br /> == blogbridge ==<br /> {{cmduser|sudo update-alternatives --config java}}<br /> <br /> sudo mv blogbridge-2.16.tgz /usr/share/<br /> <br /> sudo tar xvzf blogbridge-2.16.tgz<br /> <br /> mv blogbridge-2.16 blogbridge<br /> == Enable TrackPoint middle-button scrolling ==<br /> <br /> 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:<br /> <br /> sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf-original<br /> <br /> sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf<br /> <br /> In the editor, find the section headed Section “InputDevice” / Identifier “Configured Mouse” and add the following lines <br /> above the “EndSection” line:<br /> <br /> Option &quot;EmulateWheel&quot; &quot;true&quot;<br /> <br /> Option &quot;EmulateWheelButton&quot; &quot;2&quot;<br /> <br /> Save the file. Logout, restart X with Ctrl-Alt-Backspace, and log in again.<br /> Source for this item: Many ThinkPad-related sites, confirmed by experiment.<br /> <br /> : Note this gives vertical scrolling with a ThinkPad X40 running Ubuntu 6.10 Egdy Eft<br /> : 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.<br /> : Another note from a different user: I just applied this to my ThinkPad x40 with Dapper Drake on it and it's working!!<br /> : Another note from yet another user: this fix has just worked perfectly with Ubuntu 6.10 on my Z60m.<br /> : Another note from yet another user: this fix has just worked perfectly with Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty on my T43p.<br /> : Works for this T41p user as well, great. Ubuntu 7.04!<br /> <br /> == WINE ==<br /> <br /> deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt dapper main<br /> <br /> {{cmduser|apt-get install wine}}<br /> <br /> {{cmduser|run winecfg}} --&gt; Windows2000<br /> <br /> == Suspend to RAM ==<br /> <br /> BUG: https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.15/+bug/50031<br /> <br /> You need to install this update:<br /> <br /> {{cmduser|wget http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/acpi-support/acpi-support_0.85_i386.deb}}<br /> <br /> {{cmduser|dpkg -i acpi-support_0.85_i386.deb}}<br /> <br /> 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.)<br /> <br /> == SBB06 (Swiss Railway Timetable) ==<br /> <br /> setup.exe<br /> <br /> wine /home/cgaspoz/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/CFF.06/HAFASWIN.EXE<br /> <br /> cp SBB/BIN/sbb.ico /usr/share/pixmaps<br /> <br /> == EndNote ==<br /> <br /> wine /home/cgaspoz/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/EndNote\ 9/EndNote.exe<br /> <br /> gdiplus.dll not found? copy GDIPLUS.DLL from a Windows box to .wine/drive_c/windows/system32<br /> <br /> == Internet Explorer ==<br /> {{cmduser|apt-get install cabextract}}<br /> <br /> Download and run ies4linux (http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/index-en.html)<br /> <br /> == Nice templates for Qt (Skype, Eric3, ...) ==<br /> <br /> http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=76633<br /> <br /> =External Sources=<br /> *This guide is listed at the [http://tuxmobil.org/ibm.html TuxMobil Linux laptop and notebook installation survey (IBM/Lenovo)].<br /> <br /> [[Category:X41]] [[Category:Ubuntu]]</div>

Lambretta https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Installing_Ubuntu_6.04_on_a_ThinkPad_X41&diff=30596 2007-06-21T14:42:04Z

<p>Lambretta: /* Enable TrackPoint middle-button scrolling */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Stub}}<br /> This is a draft on how to get Ubuntu 6.04 on the ThinkPad X41<br /> <br /> == easyubuntu ==<br /> http://easyubuntu.freecontrib.org/get.html<br /> == Penguin Liberation Front ==<br /> deb http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf/ dapper free non-free<br /> <br /> deb-src http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf/ dapper free non-free<br /> <br /> {{cmduser|apt-get install realplay}}<br /> <br /> == FreeNX ==<br /> deb http://free.linux.hp.com/~brett/seveas/freenx dapper-seveas freenx<br /> <br /> http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=156019<br /> <br /> The proxy package doesn't exist. It's not a problem. I choose to use the FreeNX key.<br /> <br /> == Swiss keyboard encoding ==<br /> {{cmduser|setxkbmap ch}} (for Swiss German)<br /> <br /> {{cmduser|setxkbmap ch -variant fr}} (for Swiss French)<br /> <br /> == blogbridge ==<br /> {{cmduser|sudo update-alternatives --config java}}<br /> <br /> sudo mv blogbridge-2.16.tgz /usr/share/<br /> <br /> sudo tar xvzf blogbridge-2.16.tgz<br /> <br /> mv blogbridge-2.16 blogbridge<br /> == Enable TrackPoint middle-button scrolling ==<br /> <br /> 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:<br /> <br /> sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf-original<br /> <br /> sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf<br /> <br /> In the editor, find the section headed Section “InputDevice” / Identifier “Configured Mouse” and add the following lines <br /> above the “EndSection” line:<br /> <br /> Option &quot;EmulateWheel&quot; &quot;true&quot;<br /> <br /> Option &quot;EmulateWheelButton&quot; &quot;2&quot;<br /> <br /> Save the file. Logout, restart X with Ctrl-Alt-Backspace, and log in again.<br /> Source for this item: Many ThinkPad-related sites, confirmed by experiment.<br /> <br /> : Note this gives vertical scrolling with a ThinkPad X40 running Ubuntu 6.10 Egdy Eft<br /> : 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.<br /> : Another note from a different user: I just applied this to my ThinkPad x40 with Dapper Drake on it and it's working!!<br /> : Another note from yet another user: this fix has just worked perfectly with Ubuntu 6.10 on my Z60m.<br /> : Another note from yet another user: this fix has just worked perfectly with Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty on my T43p.<br /> : Works for this T41p user as well, great!<br /> <br /> == WINE ==<br /> <br /> deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt dapper main<br /> <br /> {{cmduser|apt-get install wine}}<br /> <br /> {{cmduser|run winecfg}} --&gt; Windows2000<br /> <br /> == Suspend to RAM ==<br /> <br /> BUG: https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.15/+bug/50031<br /> <br /> You need to install this update:<br /> <br /> {{cmduser|wget http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/acpi-support/acpi-support_0.85_i386.deb}}<br /> <br /> {{cmduser|dpkg -i acpi-support_0.85_i386.deb}}<br /> <br /> 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.)<br /> <br /> == SBB06 (Swiss Railway Timetable) ==<br /> <br /> setup.exe<br /> <br /> wine /home/cgaspoz/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/CFF.06/HAFASWIN.EXE<br /> <br /> cp SBB/BIN/sbb.ico /usr/share/pixmaps<br /> <br /> == EndNote ==<br /> <br /> wine /home/cgaspoz/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/EndNote\ 9/EndNote.exe<br /> <br /> gdiplus.dll not found? copy GDIPLUS.DLL from a Windows box to .wine/drive_c/windows/system32<br /> <br /> == Internet Explorer ==<br /> {{cmduser|apt-get install cabextract}}<br /> <br /> Download and run ies4linux (http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/index-en.html)<br /> <br /> == Nice templates for Qt (Skype, Eric3, ...) ==<br /> <br /> http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=76633<br /> <br /> =External Sources=<br /> *This guide is listed at the [http://tuxmobil.org/ibm.html TuxMobil Linux laptop and notebook installation survey (IBM/Lenovo)].<br /> <br /> [[Category:X41]] [[Category:Ubuntu]]</div>

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