Chico3
We installed Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Desktop ('Hardy Heron') 64 bit on the Tsunami laptop, dubbed chico3. For systems specifics click here.
Operating system installation
We chose to go for Ubuntu 8.04 because it is proven to be stable and working well with the latest versions of ACE, YARP and OpenCV (as of May 2009).
Partitions
We chose the 'Guided - use entire disk' option.
| size | mountpoint | filesystem |
|---|---|---|
| 287GB | / | ext3 |
| 8GB | swap |
Ubuntu installation parameters
machine name: chico3
user name: icub
Operations after first boot
Operations performed after the standard installation
- choose Main Server (rather than Portugal Server, which is incomplete) as repository. You can do this in Synaptic preferences
- system update
- enabled nvidia proprietary drivers
- removed the package network-manager-gnome.