Installing Ubuntu 9.04 on Acer Aspire 4530-5620

Last updated: June 9th, 2009

General Hardware Specifications of Acer Aspire 4530-5620:

Hardware Components	Status under Linux	Notes
AMD Athalon 64 X2 Dual-core QL-60, 1.9 GHz w/1MB L2 Cache	Works	No special procedure required during installation.
14.1 Widescreen CrystalBrite LCD	Works	No special procedure required during installation.
nVidia GeForce 9100M G	Works	Install proprietary nVidia hardware drivers (version 180 tested at time of writing)
2GB, DDR2, 2DIMMs	Works	No special procedure required during installation
160 GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive	Works	No special procedure required during installation
No Floppy Drive	N/A	N/A
Integrated Network Card	Works	No special procedure required during installation
Internal 56k Modem	Doesn't Work	Unknown
DVD Super Multi DL	Works	No special procedure required during installation
Acer Nplify 802.11b/g/Draft-N WLAN	Works	No special procedure required during installation
6 Cell Lithium-Ion Battery	Works	No special procedure required during installation
On Board Sound	Works	No special procedure required during installation

This laptop is operating under Kernel version 2.6.28-11-generic

Basic Installation of Ubuntu 9.04:

Why to use Ubuntu 9.04: At the time of this writing, 9.04 was most current.
Obtaining Ubuntu 9.04: www.ubuntu.com
Installing: No special instructions for base installation.
Post-Install modifications/tweaks: This particular laptop has an nVidia Video Card on-board. Requires installation of proprietary "hardware drivers" in order to function properly with Compiz.

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