Ubuntu Dapper Install on Intel Centrino Laptop with on-board ATI Graphics

1. Install Ubuntu.
2. Run all updates from Synaptic.
3. Install Automatix

Edit /etc/apt/sources.list

deb http://www.beerorkid.com/automatix/apt dapper main


Import key

wget http://www.beerorkid.com/automatix/apt/key.gpg.asc
gpg --import key.gpg.asc
gpg --export --armor 521A9C7C | sudo apt-key add


Install

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install automatix


4. Run Automatix

Choose the following:
- Thunderbird 1.5
- DVD Codecs
- Music players and codecs
- Flash
- Java 1.5 JDK and JRE
- nVidia Card Drivers
- Web editing and code tools
- Skype

5. Download eclipse 3.2 binary release.

6. Unzip to /usr/local/eclipse-3.2
7. Symbolic link /usr/local/eclipse-3.2 /usr/local/eclipse
8. Edit /etc/environment


JAVA_HOME="/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun"


9. Download proprietary ATI drivers from ATI.com (Notebooks with ATI onboard graphics)

10. Install build essentials

sudo apt-get install build-essential


11. Install ATI proprietary drivers with .run file.

12. See this page to install ATI driver:

http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=Ubuntu_Dapper_Installation_Guide&redirect=no

13. Create shortcut icon for Eclipse:
http://flurdy.com/docs/eclipse/install.html