[Gloucs] LugRadio and early experiences of Ubuntu Live CD

[Iain Calder]

Glyn Davies wrote:

> Right. Ubuntu.
>
> Not done any better of worse that Fedora at recognising my laptop's 
> hardware. No sign of it recognising the orinoco USB wireless card - a 
> killer adoption criteria. Didn't recognise the Dexxa (Logitech 
> QuickCam) either.
>
> So, this blooming marvelous apt-get. How do you search for packages to 
> install?

apt-cache search <name>
apt-cache show <name>
apt-get install <name>

Or, (recommended) - install synaptic and run it (Applications->System 
Tools->Synaptic Package Manager)