This is just my note about upgrading (reinstall) my Ubuntu from Karmic to Lucid.

Before installing Lucid :

Backup pidgin logs located in ~/.purple/logs

mkdir ~/backup_pidgin
cp -dfr ~/.purple/logs ~/backup_pidgin

After your Lucid successfully installed, then think what packages you should remove and what packages you should install. In my opinion, default games in Ubuntu is not important, so I remove it all. Then I don’t like these packages :

1. brasero. I don’t need to burning DVD.
2. transmission-common. This package used for sharing file thru torrent service. I need package like this, but I choose vuze.
3. f-spot. I like digiKam.
4. empathy. I like pidgin.
5. gwibber. I don’t need this social microblog package.

sudo apt-get purge -y --force-yes brasero transmission-common aisleriot quadrapassel gnomine gnome-sudoku gnome-mahjongg gnome-games-common gbrainy f-spot empathy

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IMPORTANT UPDATE Dec 13, 2009!!!

I wrote this fuckin tutorial in order to satisfy my fan my friend and my fan my friend .
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I googled and finally found this bug in Network Manager 0.8.
The solution is downgrading your network manager. But I didn’t know how to downgrade packages in Ubuntu without disabling my apt line that linked to the latest version of packages. If you wanna try, this may be a good tutorial. And, if you downgrade your Network Manager by following tutorial from community help, you can start by Installing dependencies then Make your Karmic automatically eject your EVDO modem each computer start and so on.

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Note : This tutorial is only for Canon PIXMA iP1800 or iP1900 series with Ubuntu Karmic Koala (9.10).

Once again, my Karmic Koala makes a problem, I can’t print with Canon iP1800 series using my Karmic Koala (my printer is Canon iP1880).
I asked Mr.Google and found Edgar Ilaga’s post in Ubuntu Forums.
And then I’m repackaged Canon PIXMA iP1900 drivers from http://software.canon-europe.com/products/0010647.asp, because of owner issue problem in file /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstocanonij and then modified the drivers by following the instruction from Edgar’s post.

Enough for the bullshit, let’s start…

1. Download repackaged Canon PIXMA iP1900 :
   Download from Ziddu.
2. Extract it :

   tar -zxvf Canon-Pixma-iP1900-iP1800-KarmicKoala.tar.gz

3. Enter to directory :

   cd Canon-Pixma-iP1900-iP1800-KarmicKoala

4. Install cnijfilter-common_3.00-1_i386.deb

   sudo dpkg -i cnijfilter-common_3.00-1_i386.deb

5. Install cnijfilter-ip1900series_3.00-1_i386.deb

   sudo dpkg -i cnijfilter-ip1900series_3.00-1_i386.deb

6. Plug in your Printer.

   If you are using Canon iP1900 series, it’s done. But if you are using Canon iP1800 series, we still got some steps left…
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sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install linux-backports-modules-karmic

#unblacklist ssb module :
sudo echo "" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-ssb.conf
#unblacklist wl module :
sudo echo "" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-wl.conf
#restarting your system :
sudo reboot

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For a week I can’t use my wireless. This problem makes me installing fresh Ubuntu Karmic Koala in my lapie for 3 times, sadly .
First of all, if your system same as my own, just try this trick. But if different, hmm, try with google .
I found this trick from Ubuntu Forum posted by chenxiaolong, thanks chenx, you save my lapie.
So, open your terminal, and check your wireless first :

lspci | grep Broadcom
03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g (rev 01)

If your wireless looks like that, let’s continue :

#install linux backport :
sudo apt-get install linux-backports-modules-karmic
#blacklist ssb module :
sudo echo "blacklist ssb" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-ssb.conf
#blacklist wl module :
sudo echo "blacklist wl" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-wl.conf
#restarting your system :
sudo reboot

That’s all, after restarting, enjoy your wireless
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Nowadays I’m using Haier CE100 modem with SMART for my internet connection. As a default, Ubuntu 9.04 just know Haier CE100 as a storage device. But using small trick, everything you can do with Ubuntu .

This is my system :
Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope (9.04)
Kernel 2.6.28-15
Intel Core2duo T6400

So, let’s begin…
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