I started this section in March 2009 after installing Ubuntu 8.10 on a
Toshiba Portégé R600 laptop to replace a MacBook Pro that I didn't
like. Summary: the Portégé R600 proved a great computer except
for its fan noise, and a far better daily companion than my
MacBook Pro. Ubuntu worked very well on it. The basic installation
was easy, but many applications needed laborious nontrivial
fine-tuning. Adaptation to my preferences and habits took weeks of
heavy googling. I then posted the details here to make such a job
easier for others like me. In December 2009 I added hard-learned
recipes "how not to sudo-cide Ubuntu and how to
revive it if you do", and "how to
undo an Ubuntu update". Since then I installed
Ubuntu 12.04,
Ubuntu 14.04
and
Ubuntu 18.04
on successive Toshiba Portégé laptops.
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