number pads for laptops

[Bill Marcum]

On Tue, 7 Mar 2006 03:51:29 -0000, MICHAEL WEAVER 
  <michaelweaver1 at btinternet.com> wrote:
> The other problem is that it does require a numeric pad.
> If I bought one for my Compaq laptop, where would I plug it in,

In the USB port, unless you have an old laptop without USB.  If you have 
other USB devices you might need a hub.

> would it 
> automatically be detected in Ubuntu and will it give me access to 
> Gnopernicus commands which are key layers?
> Can I also change my Hostname without having to do a full installation?
You just need to change /etc/hostname and /etc/hosts.

> Also I notice on this list the mention of Dappa. It seems to be mentioned in 
> the installation guide for Ubuntu but I notice that it isn't out yet and 
> that it mentions April being the due month for release on the Ubuntu site. 
> What puzzles me is why it is now refered to in the installation guide, how 
> people have been able to obtain it before the release date and yet it isn't 
> on the download link of the Ubuntu site. 
>
Until it is released, Dapper is the testing version of Ubuntu.  You can 
upgrade an Ubuntu system to dapper by:
change "breezy" to "dapper" in /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude dist-upgrade
Or you can wait until April and download the iso's or order the CDs.


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