12 August 2015

Elementary OS Tips and Tricks




  1. Install Elementary OS on non-pae laptops (e.g. IBM Thinkpad x40)
    http://cloudofnines.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/how-to-install-elementary-os-on-non-pae.html
    - Install Ubuntu server edition
    - Run installation and choose "base system install" option
    - After installing the server and logging in, run $sudo apt-get update to make sure pkgs are updated.
    - $sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:elementary-os/stable
    - $sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:elementary-os/os-patches
    - $sudo apt-get update
    - $sudo apt-get install -y elementary-desktop
    - $sudo reboot