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Revision as of 18:56, 20 October 2007
Contents
Features
Graphical Configuration Tool
Some Thinkpad T60s laptops ship with ATI video cards. Previously Ubtuntu 7.04 Open Source video drivers could be graphically configured with a minimal utility that allowed 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
Installation of Gutsy Gibbon on the ThinkPad T60 2623KFU went without a hitch. I was able to resize an existing ext3 partition and perform a new install of Ubuntu 7.10 without removing Feisty Fawn. If you are resizing or installing Gutsy Gibbon on a clean partition while maintaining other operating system partitions, I would suggest reinstalling the Grub boot loader so a fresh partition is created with Gutsy Gibbon and other existing OSes like Feisty Fawn or Fedora.
Known Issues
Post-Installation Setup
Notes
Default Non-free Drivers
The Intel PRO 3945ABG wireless network card requires drivers in the Restricted Repository which are non-free.
