ubuntu 8.10

Posted November 2nd, 2008 at 15:00 by Kaweh

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I downloaded Ubuntu 8.10 a couple of days ago and today finally found the time to burn it to CD to try out the Live CD.

Hugh suggested that Broadcom Wifi might now work in Ubuntu without requiring all the fiddling stuff that has so far kept me from using Linux.

Everything worked fine until, somewhat expectantly, I tried to access the Internet. When I tried to add my wifi network (because it was not detected automatically) the network settings window crashed and needed to be force quit. The second time round it worked alright and allowed me to add the details of a wifi network. However, it did nothing.

I am willing to concede that this may simply be because Ubuntu was not installed, but only running from live CD.

However, I am not going to install Ubuntu unless I can be 100% sure that I can use the Internet without requiring a degree in fiddling.

Can anybody tell me what I am doing wrong?

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1 Response to ubuntu 8.10

  1. Hugh
    November 2nd, 2008 at 4:01 am

    Well if it still doesn't pick up wireless networks then you'll still have to fiddle with it after you install it. If you have a wired connection available then it is a piece of cake to set up…

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