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| family = [[Unix-like]]<!--- Do not add Linux or Debian here. They are not families. -->
| working_state = Current
| source_model = [[w:Free_and_open-source_software|Free and open source software]] (with exceptions)<ref name="fsf-kernelblobs">{{cite web |url=http://fsfla.org/svnwiki/selibre/linux-libre/ |title=Free Software Foundation Latin America |work=FSF Latin America |publisher=Free Software Foundation |accessdate=4 February 2011}}</ref><ref name="ubuntuwiki-kernelblobs">{{cite web |url=https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Firmware |title=Kernel/Firmware |publisher=Ubuntu Project wiki |accessdate=1 March 2011}}</ref>
| released = {{Start date|2004|10|20|df=yes}}
| latest_release_version = 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)<!-- If you update this, remember to also update [[Comparison of Linux distributions]]. -->
=Use Local Mirrors=
Virginia Tech has several [[Mirrors|local mirrors]] of Linux and other [[Free Softwarew:Free_and_open-source_software|Free and Open Source Software]]. Using Virginia Tech's mirrors has the main advantage of being fast.
==Using Software Sources==
=Setup VT-Wireless=
Follow the instructions in the [[VT-Wireless]] article to get your wireless connection setup to automatically and securely connect to the campus wireless network.
===HP Ralink RT5390===
If you have been trying to get your wireless to work and have this driver, this is what you need to do.
<pre>
sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential dkms patch fakeroot unzip
wget http://media.cdn.ubuntu-de.org/forum/attachments/3208747/angepasster-2011_0406_RT5390_RT5392_Linux_STA_V2.5.0.3_DPO.zip
unzip angepasster-2011_0406_RT5390_RT5392_Linux_STA_V2.5.0.3_DPO.zip
cd angepasster-2011_0406_RT5390_RT5392_Linux_STA_V2.5.0.3_DPO/
sudo make
sudo make install
sudo modprobe -v rt5390sta
sudo depmod -a
sudo update-initramfs -u
</pre>
=Setup Email=
</pre>
Reboot again, ; should now show up under "Restricted Drivers". [[Category:Linux distributions]][[Category:Howtos]]
=Touchpad Button=
*Note* We will only want the part AFTER the "https://" because otherwise, your WebDAV client may give you an error. I will be using Nautilus, the standard file manager in Ubuntu, seeing as this the Ubuntu section.
=Automatically Mount Partitions=
=Connecting to Tech's VPN=