Configuring Debian/etch on a Dell Latitude D520
A new job brings new toys My new employer has supplied me with a Dell Latitude D520 laptop for programming. It came loaded with Windows XP professional which—ofcourse—had to go. Nothing inhibits productivity quite like Windows—except perhaps for the pool table and game consoles in the lunch room.
Basic installation went without a hitch as expected. I used the official 4.0 netinstall ISO using a cable instead of relying on wireless. I wasn't sure if wireless would work for a netinstall, plus download speeds are simply bigger when using a cable. When the tasksel came up I selected the Desktop and Laptop options. When the system rebooted and I logged in to my new system everything seemed to work fine. The desktop was fast and responsive and pretty much everything worked without a hitch. I was once again reminded that (a) Debian/etch is a great desktop system and ( the default fonts still are still ugly on many websites There were a few small hitches though. I'll describe them here, and what I did to fix it, so I can hopefully save other people the headaches:
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