Ubuntu's Laptop Killing Bug Fixed 271
jeevesbond writes "Back in October of 2007 we discussed a bug that would dramatically shorten the life of laptops using Ubuntu. Ubuntu users will be glad to know that a fix has finally been released for Ubuntu versions 9.04, 8.10 and 8.04 (LTS). However, as this fix is not yet in the update repositories, anyone wishing to test it should follow these instructions for enabling the 'proposed' repository. Report your results on the original bug report. Happy testing!"
Flamebait story (Score:4, Interesting)
Only Ubuntu? (Score:2, Interesting)
And since Ubuntu = Linux and Linux = Ubuntu, it is Linux's fault, right?
Or was this issue specific to Ubuntu and not other distros? (Yes, believe it or not, there ARE other distros; although it is hard to tell since so many stories and postings say "Ubuntu" in place of the word "Linux" or "Linux distribution")
Re:Only Ubuntu? (Score:3, Interesting)
Oh, silly me: http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=344745&cid=21176921 [slashdot.org]
It is almost deja-vu!
Dumb newbie question (Score:2, Interesting)
I downloaded the image for a Live CD a few days ago but hadn't installed it -- lucky me -- and I was wondering, are the new Live CD downloads updated yet? Or do I have to apt-get something straight away?