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| − | The [[Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Mini-PCI Express Adapter|Intel PRO | + | The [[Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Mini-PCI Express Adapter|Intel PRO 3945ABG wireless network card]] requires drivers in the [[Ubuntu Restricted Repository|Restricted Repository]] which are non-free. |
== Post-Installation Setup == | == Post-Installation Setup == | ||
Revision as of 23:10, 29 August 2007
Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) is scheduled to be released in October 2007. Tribe 5 is the currently available. Status on a T60 can change until the release date.
Contents
Features
Graphical Configuration Tool
Some Thinkpad laptops ship with ATI video cards. Ubuntu 7.04 Open Source video drivers could be graphically configured with a minimal utility that allowed to to choose a single resolution. However, users could be compelled to use the non-free ATI video driver (Fglrx) because ATI shipped a more featureful utility, Catalyst Control Center. Gusty Gibbon now ships a more fully-featured utility, making the Open Source video drivers a more attractive choice.
Installation
Known Issues
Default Non-free Drivers
The Intel PRO 3945ABG wireless network card requires drivers in the Restricted Repository which are non-free.
