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January 28th, 2014 11:00
Installing drivers for Ubuntu 12.04
Hi,
Latitude M6800, Installed Ubuntu 12.04.
The Dell driver updates page I'm urged to install: M4800_M6800_A03.fish.tar.gz
The installation instructions are (after downloading the file):
9) Double click the driver package file.
10) Follow the on-screen directions to install all drivers
When double clicking the file, the Ubuntu archiver starts, I can unzip teh directories from the ....tar.gz file.
But that is not what the install instruction says.
What other, probably Dell, software do I need to install to be able to follow the Dell install instructions?
Many thanks in advance,
Marc
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ghisvail
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February 16th, 2014 09:00
You need to install a package called dell-recovery
URL: http://packages.ubuntu.com/precise/dell-recovery
It ships a little software called dell-driver-installer, which provides a simple GUI for installing the drivers in the tar.gz file.
johnkelly3
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April 9th, 2014 10:00
I have downloaded the package and the dell recovery package but can't figure out how to get these drivers loaded on my system using this tool.
Defossez
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April 9th, 2014 10:00
The package has normally a .deb extension.
Double click it and the "Ubuntu Software Center" will open to install it.
or
For example if the package file is called
askubuntu_2.0.debthen you should dosudo dpkg -i askubuntu_2.0.deb. Ifdpkgreports an error due to dependency problems, you can runsudo apt-get install -fto download the missing dependencies and configure everything. If that reports an error, you'll have to sort out the dependencies yourself.