Premessa :

1. eeePC con (X)(K)Ubuntu 7.10 installata
2. connessione alla rete via ethernet funzionante

Procedimento :

1. Se aggiorneremo alla nuova release di Ubuntu via update-manager con molta probabilità non ci basterà lo spazio su disco. Per recuperarlo io suggerisco di sradicare completamente il desktop-environment
2. A seconda del desktop che abbiamo installato ecco i comandi per disinstallare e fare spazio :
   Ubuntu con Gnome: [sourcecode language=’cpp’]

   sudo apt-get remove alacarte app-install-data-commercial apport-gtk apturl at-spi bittorrent bluez-gnome brltty-x11 bug-buddy capplets-data cli-common compiz compiz-core compiz-fusion-plugins-extra compiz-fusion-plugins-main compiz-gnome compiz-plugins consolekit contact-lookup-applet cupsys-driver-gutenprint dcraw deskbar-applet displayconfig-gtk diveintopython doc-base docbook-xml ekiga eog espeak espeak-data evince evolution evolution-common evolution-data-server evolution-data-server-common evolution-exchange evolution-plugins evolution-webcal example-content f-spot fast-user-switch-applet feisty-gdm-themes file-roller firefox firefox-gnome-support gamin gcalctool gconf-editor gconf2 gconf2-common gdebi gdm gedit gedit-common gimp gimp-data gimp-print gimp-python gksu gnome-about gnome-accessibility-themes gnome-app-install gnome-applets gnome-applets-data gnome-btdownload gnome-cards-data gnome-control-center gnome-desktop-data gnome-doc-utils gnome-games gnome-games-data gnome-icon-theme gnome-keyring gnome-keyring-manager gnome-mag gnome-media gnome-media-common gnome-menus gnome-mime-data gnome-mount gnome-netstatus-applet gnome-nettool gnome-orca gnome-panel gnome-panel-data gnome-pilot gnome-pilot-conduits gnome-power-manager gnome-screensaver gnome-session gnome-spell gnome-system-monitor gnome-system-tools gnome-terminal gnome-terminal-data gnome-themes gnome-user-guide gnome-utils gnome-volume-manager gstreamer0.10-alsa gstreamer0.10-esd gstreamer0.10-gnomevfs gstreamer0.10-plugins-base gstreamer0.10-plugins-base-apps gstreamer0.10-plugins-good gstreamer0.10-tools gstreamer0.10-x gthumb gtk2-engines gtk2-engines-pixbuf gtk2-engines-ubuntulooks gtkhtml3.14 gucharmap guile-1.6-libs gutsy-wallpapers hal-cups-utils hal-device-manager human-icon-theme human-theme hwdb-client-gnome language-selector libaa1 libalut0 libart2.0-cil libatspi1.0-0 libavahi-glib1 libavc1394-0 libbeagle0 libbonobo2-0 libbonobo2-common libbonoboui2-0 libbonoboui2-common libcaca0 libcairo-perl libcairomm-1.0-1 libcamel1.2-10 libcdio6 libcompizconfig-backend-gconf libcompizconfig0 libcroco3 libcucul0 libdecoration0 libdeskbar-tracker libdjvulibre15 libdv4 libebook1.2-9 libecal1.2-7 libedata-book1.2-2 libedata-cal1.2-6 libedataserver1.2-9 libedataserverui1.2-8 libeel2-2 libeel2-data libegroupwise1.2-13 libenchant1c2a libespeak1 libexchange-storage1.2-3 libgail-common libgail-gnome-module libgail18 libgamin0 libgconf2-4 libgconf2.0-cil libgda3-3 libgda3-common libgdl-1-0 libgdl-1-common libgdl-gnome-1-0 libgimp2.0 libgksu1.2-1 libgksu2-0 libgksuui1.0-1 libglade2-0 libglade2.0-cil libglew1.4 libglib-perl libglib2.0-cil libglibmm-2.4-1c2a libgmime-2.0-2 libgmime2.2-cil libgnome-desktop-2 libgnome-keyring0 libgnome-mag2 libgnome-media0 libgnome-menu2 libgnome-pilot2 libgnome-speech7 libgnome-vfs2.0-cil libgnome-window-settings1 libgnome2-0 libgnome2-canvas-perl libgnome2-common libgnome2-perl libgnome2-vfs-perl libgnome2.0-cil libgnomecanvas2-0 libgnomecanvas2-common libgnomecups1.0-1 libgnomekbd-common libgnomekbd1 libgnomekbdui1 libgnomeprint2.2-0 libgnomeprint2.2-data libgnomeprintui2.2-0 libgnomeprintui2.2-common libgnomeui-0 libgnomeui-common libgnomevfs2-0 libgnomevfs2-bin libgnomevfs2-common libgnomevfs2-extra libgsf-1-114 libgsf-1-common libgtk2-perl libgtk2.0-bin libgtk2.0-cil libgtkhtml2-0 libgtkhtml2.0-cil libgtkhtml3.14-19 libgtkhtml3.8-15 libgtkmm-2.4-1c2a libgtksourceview-common libgtksourceview1.0-0 libgtksourceview2.0-0 libgtksourceview2.0-common libgtkspell0 libgtop2-7 libgtop2-common libgucharmap6 libguile-ltdl-1 libgutenprintui2-1 libhesiod0 libhsqldb-java libidl0 libiec61883-0 libkpathsea4 liblaunchpad-integration0 liblircclient0 liblpint-bonobo0 libmetacity0 libmono-cairo1.0-cil libmono-corlib1.0-cil libmono-corlib2.0-cil libmono-data-tds2.0-cil libmono-security2.0-cil libmono-sharpzip2.84-cil libmono-sqlite2.0-cil libmono-system-data2.0-cil libmono-system-web2.0-cil libmono-system1.0-cil libmono-system2.0-cil libmono0 libmono2.0-cil libnautilus-burn4 libnautilus-extension1 libndesk-dbus-glib1.0-cil libndesk-dbus1.0-cil libnet-dbus-perl libnm-glib0 libnotify1 liboil0.3 liboobs-1-3 libopal-2.2 libopenal0a liborbit2 libpam-gnome-keyring libpanel-applet2-0 libpcrecpp0 libpisock9 libpisync0 libpoppler-glib2 libpt-1.10.0 libpt-plugins-alsa libpt-plugins-v4l libpt-plugins-v4l2 libpurple0 libqthreads-12 librarian0 librsvg2-2 librsvg2-common librsvg2.0-cil libscrollkeeper0 libservlet2.4-java libsexy2 libshout3 libsoup2.2-8 libtotem-plparser7 libtracker-gtk0 libtrackerclient0 libvte-common libvte9 libwavpack1 libwmf0.2-7 libwnck-common libwnck22 libxevie1 libxklavier11 libxml-twig-perl libxml2-utils libxres1 libzephyr3 metacity metacity-common mono-common mono-gac mono-jit mono-runtime nautilus nautilus-cd-burner nautilus-data nautilus-sendto network-manager-gnome notification-daemon o3read onboard openoffice.org openoffice.org-base openoffice.org-evolution openoffice.org-gnome openoffice.org-gtk pidgin pidgin-data pkg-config python-at-spi python-bittorrent python-cairo python-cups python-gconf python-gdbm python-glade2 python-gmenu python-gnome2 python-gnome2-desktop python-gnome2-extras python-gnomecanvas python-gobject python-gst0.10 python-gtk2 python-gtkhtml2 python-launchpad-integration python-notify python-numeric python-orca-brlapi python-pygtksourceview python-pyorbit python-sexy python-virtkey python-vte python-xml restricted-manager rhythmbox rss-glx scim scim-gtk2-immodule scim-modules-socket scim-modules-table scim-tables-additional screensaver-default-images scrollkeeper serpentine sgml-data shared-mime-info software-properties-gtk sound-juicer ssh-askpass-gnome synaptic system-config-printer system-tools-backends tangerine-icon-theme tomboy totem totem-gstreamer totem-mozilla tracker tracker-search-tool tsclient ubufox ubuntu-artwork ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-docs ubuntu-sounds update-manager update-notifier usplash-theme-ubuntu vino whois xbitmaps xdg-user-dirs xdg-user-dirs-gtk xsane xsane-common xscreensaver-data xscreensaver-gl xsltproc xterm xvnc4viewer yelp zenity[/sourcecode]

   Xubuntu con Xfxe4

   [sourcecode language=’cpp’]

   sudo apt-get remove abiword abiword-common abiword-plugins app-install-data-commercial apport-gtk apturl brasero cupsys-driver-gutenprint dbus-x11 displayconfig-gtk doc-base docbook-xml evince-gtk example-content feisty-gdm-themes file-roller firefox gamin gcalctool gconf2 gconf2-common gdebi gdm gimp gimp-data gimp-print gksu gnome-accessibility-themes gnome-app-install gnome-cards-data gnome-games gnome-games-data gnome-icon-theme gnome-keyring gnome-media-common gnome-mime-data gnome-mount gnome-screensaver gnome-system-monitor gnome-system-tools gnome-themes gnumeric-common gnumeric-gtk gqview gstreamer0.10-alsa gstreamer0.10-gnomevfs gstreamer0.10-plugins-base gstreamer0.10-plugins-good gstreamer0.10-x gtk2-engines gtk2-engines-murrine gtk2-engines-pixbuf gtk2-engines-ubuntulooks gtk2-engines-xfce gucharmap guile-1.6-libs gutsy-wallpapers hal-cups-utils human-icon-theme human-theme language-selector libaa1 libaiksaurus-1.2-0c2a libaiksaurus-1.2-data libaiksaurusgtk-1.2-0c2a libavahi-glib1 libavc1394-0 libbonobo2-0 libbonobo2-common libbonoboui2-0 libbonoboui2-common libcaca0 libcairo-perl libcairomm-1.0-1 libcdio6 libcroco3 libcucul0 libdjvulibre15 libdv4 libenchant1c2a libexo-0.3-0 libgail-common libgail18 libgamin0 libgconf2-4 libgdome2-0 libgdome2-cpp-smart0c2a libgimp2.0 libgksu2-0 libglade2-0 libglib-perl libglib2.0-data libglibmm-2.4-1c2a libgnome-desktop-2 libgnome-keyring0 libgnome-media0 libgnome-menu2 libgnome2-0 libgnome2-canvas-perl libgnome2-common libgnome2-perl libgnome2-vfs-perl libgnomecanvas2-0 libgnomecanvas2-common libgnomecups1.0-1 libgnomekbd-common libgnomekbd1 libgnomekbdui1 libgnomeprint2.2-0 libgnomeprint2.2-data libgnomeprintui2.2-0 libgnomeprintui2.2-common libgnomeui-0 libgnomeui-common libgnomevfs2-0 libgnomevfs2-common libgoffice-0-common libgoffice-gtk-0-4 libgsf-1-114 libgsf-1-common libgsf-gnome-1-114 libgtk2-perl libgtk2.0-bin libgtkhtml2-0 libgtkmathview0c2a libgtkmm-2.4-1c2a libgtksourceview-common libgtksourceview1.0-0 libgtkspell0 libgtop2-7 libgtop2-common libgucharmap6 libguile-ltdl-1 libgutenprintui2-1 libhesiod0 libidl0 libiec61883-0 libkpathsea4 liblaunchpad-integration0 liblink-grammar4 liblircclient0 libmetacity0 libnautilus-burn4 libnautilus-extension1 libnet-dbus-perl libnm-glib0 libnotify1 liboil0.3 liboobs-1-3 liborbit2 libots0 libpanel-applet2-0 libpcrecpp0 libpoppler-glib2 libpurple0 libqthreads-12 librsvg2-2 librsvg2-common libscrollkeeper0 libsexy2 libshout3 libt1-5 libtagc0 libthunar-vfs-1-2 libtotem-plparser7 libvte-common libvte9 libwavpack1 libwmf0.2-7 libwnck-common libwnck22 libwpd-stream8c2a libxfce4mcs-client3 libxfce4mcs-manager3 libxfce4util4 libxfcegui4-4 libxklavier11 libxml-twig-perl libxres1 libzephyr3 link-grammar-dictionaries-en metacity-common mousepad mozilla-thunderbird network-manager-gnome notification-daemon onboard orage pidgin pidgin-data python-cairo python-cups python-exo python-gconf python-gdbm python-glade2 python-gnome2 python-gnome2-desktop python-gnomecanvas python-gobject python-gst0.10 python-gtk2 python-gtkhtml2 python-launchpad-integration python-notify python-numeric python-pyorbit python-sexy python-virtkey python-vte python-xml restricted-manager scim scim-gtk2-immodule scim-modules-socket scim-modules-table scim-tables-additional screensaver-default-images scrollkeeper sgml-data shared-mime-info software-properties-gtk synaptic system-config-printer system-tools-backends tango-icon-theme tango-icon-theme-common thunar thunar-archive-plugin thunar-data thunar-media-tags-plugin thunar-volman thunderbird totem totem-xine ubufox ubuntu-artwork update-manager update-notifier vim-runtime xbitmaps xfce4-appfinder xfce4-battery-plugin xfce4-clipman-plugin xfce4-cpugraph-plugin xfce4-dict-plugin xfce4-fsguard-plugin xfce4-icon-theme xfce4-mailwatch-plugin xfce4-mcs-manager xfce4-mcs-plugins xfce4-mixer xfce4-mixer-alsa xfce4-mount-plugin xfce4-netload-plugin xfce4-notes-plugin xfce4-panel xfce4-places-plugin xfce4-quicklauncher-plugin xfce4-screenshooter-plugin xfce4-session xfce4-smartbookmark-plugin xfce4-systemload-plugin xfce4-terminal xfce4-utils xfce4-verve-plugin xfce4-weather-plugin xfce4-xkb-plugin xfdesktop4 xfdesktop4-data xfprint4 xfwm4 xfwm4-themes xscreensaver-data xscreensaver-gl xterm xubuntu-artwork-usplash xubuntu-default-settings xubuntu-desktop xubuntu-docs xvnc4viewer zenity[/sourcecode]

3. Usciamo dalla modalità grafica con CTRL+ALT+F1 e ci logghiamo in console.
4. modifichiamo il file /etc/apt/sources.list cambiando ogni occorrenza di “gutsy” con “hardy“. Io utilizzo l’editor nano e la funzione Cerca+Sostituisci (CTRL+W , CTRL+R)
5. Aggiorniamo la distribuzione con apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade
6. Una volta terminato il processo riavviamo.
7. Al primo riavvio non avremo un login grafico e problemi con lo splash screen di boot. Ritorniamo alla console con CTRL+ALT+F1 e grazie alla connessione via ethernet preleviamo nuovamente il desktop-environment di nostro gradimento. I comandi per farlo sono apt-get install ubuntu-desktop per Gnome , apt-get install kubuntu-desktop per kde e apt-get install xubuntu-desktop per xfce
8. Entriamo nel nostro nuovo ambiente grafico con sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart
9. Applichiamo una serie di patch per ottimizzare il sistema e far funzionare la scheda wireless
   per Ubuntu Gnome: [sourcecode language=’cpp’]#!/bin/sh
   echo ""
   echo "*** Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Tweak ***"
   echo "*** version 0.0.1 ***"
   echo "*** www.x2on.de ***"
   echo ""
   echo "thx to http://ubuntu-eee.tuxfamily.org/"
   echo "thx to http://code.google.com/p/eee-osd/"
   echo ""
   echo "** Gnome settings"
   echo "* Setting smaller font sizes"
   gconftool-2 --set /apps/nautilus/preferences/desktop_font --type string "Sans 8"
   gconftool-2 --set /desktop/gnome/interface/document_font_name --type string "Sans 8"
   gconftool-2 --set /desktop/gnome/interface/font_name --type string "Sans 8"
   gconftool-2 --set /apps/metacity/general/titlebar_font --type string "Sans Bold 8"
   gconftool-2 --set /desktop/gnome/interface/monospace_font_name --type string "Monospace 9"
   echo "* Smaller toolbars icons only"
   gconftool-2 --set /desktop/gnome/interface/toolbar_style --type string "icons"
   echo "* Disabling UI sounds"
   gconftool-2 --set /desktop/gnome/sound/event_sounds --type bool 0
   echo "* Fixing mute key"
   gconftool-2 --set /desktop/gnome/sound/default_mixer_tracks --type list --list-type string "[PCM]"
   echo "* Fullscreen with -F11"
   gconftool-2 --set /apps/metacity/window_keybindings/toggle_fullscreen --type string "F11"
   echo "* Setting suspend when closing lid, blank screen"
   gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-power-manager/actions/sleep_type_battery --type string "suspend"
   gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-power-manager/actions/sleep_type_ac --type string "suspend"
   gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-power-manager/buttons/lid_battery --type string "suspend"
   gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-power-manager/buttons/lid_ac --type string "blank"
   gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-power-manager/timeout/sleep_computer_ac --type int 0
   gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-power-manager/timeout/sleep_computer_battery --type int 300
   gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-power-manager/timeout/sleep_display_ac --type int 300
   gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-power-manager/timeout/sleep_display_battery --type int 60
   echo "* Don't display battery warning"
   gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-power-manager/notify/low_capacity --type bool 0
   echo "* Unconstraining windows to the top of the screen"
   gconftool-2 --type bool --set /apps/compiz/plugins/move/allscreens/options/constrain_y 0
   echo "Gnome-settings done."
   echo "** Installing ACPI modules"
   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install -y -f build-essential module-assistant eeepc-acpi-source --force-yes
   sudo m-a a-i eeepc-acpi
   sudo cp /etc/modules ~/modules.tmp
   sudo chmod 777 ~/modules.tmp
   echo "eeepc-acpi" >> ~/modules.tmp
   sudo chmod 644 ~/modules.tmp
   sudo mv ~/modules.tmp /etc/modules
   echo "** Installing WLAN"
   wget 'http://snapshots.madwifi.org/special/madwifi-nr-r3366+ar5007.tar.gz'
   tar zxvf madwifi-nr-r3366+ar5007.tar.gz
   cd madwifi-nr-r3366+ar5007
   make clean
   make
   sudo make install
   echo "** Installing OSD"
   wget http://eee-osd.googlecode.com/files/eee-osd_2.1-0eeeXubuntu1_i386.deb
   sudo dpkg -i eee-osd_2.1-0eeeXubuntu1_i386.deb
   echo "** Configuring Sound"
   echo "options snd-hda-intel model=3stack-dig" > ~/snd-hda-intel.tmp
   sudo mv ~/snd-hda-intel.tmp /etc/modprobe.d/snd-hda-intel
   echo "Done! Please reboot now"[/sourcecode]

   Per Xubuntu Xfce

   [sourcecode language='cpp']#!/bin/sh
echo ""
echo "*** Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Tweak ***"
echo "*** version 0.0.1 ***"
echo "*** www.x2on.de ***"
echo ""
echo "thx to http://ubuntu-eee.tuxfamily.org/"
echo "thx to http://code.google.com/p/eee-osd/"
echo ""
echo "** Installing ACPI modules"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y -f build-essential module-assistant eeepc-acpi-source --force-yes
sudo m-a a-i eeepc-acpi
sudo cp /etc/modules ~/modules.tmp
sudo chmod 777 ~/modules.tmp
echo "eeepc-acpi" >> ~/modules.tmp
sudo chmod 644 ~/modules.tmp
sudo mv ~/modules.tmp /etc/modules
echo "** Installing WLAN"
wget 'http://snapshots.madwifi.org/special/madwifi-nr-r3366+ar5007.tar.gz'
tar zxvf madwifi-nr-r3366+ar5007.tar.gz
cd madwifi-nr-r3366+ar5007
make clean
make
sudo make install
echo "** Installing OSD"
wget http://eee-osd.googlecode.com/files/eee … 1_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i eee-osd_2.1-0eeeXubuntu1_i386.deb
echo "** Configuring Sound"
echo "options snd-hda-intel model=3stack-dig" > ~/snd-hda-intel.tmp
sudo mv ~/snd-hda-intel.tmp /etc/modprobe.d/snd-hda-intel
echo "Done! Please reboot now"[/sourcecode]

10. Copiamo il contenuto di uno dei due script qui sopra e salviamo in un file di nome tweakubuntu.sh . Rendiamo eseguibile con chmod +x tweakubuntu.sh e eseguiamo lo script con ./tewakubuntu.sh . Lo script chiederà la password quando ci sarà necessità di operare in modalità sudoers.
11. Ancora un reboot
12. Fatto , abbiamo aggiornato perfettamente a 8.10 , senza intoppi e problemi.