pete harris

Amazon helpfully provide non-windows applications for downloading mp3s you’ve bought (what’s wrong with normal HTTP, I don’t know) but the ubuntu one is for a previous release so the exactly specified dependencies aren’t there in more up to date systems.
This can be got round by just installing the particular packages from the 9.10 release. This can be done by going to “software sources” under the system menu, going to the “Other sources” tab and adding this line:
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic main restricted universe
(or alternatively, manually add this line to /etc/apt/sources.list)

You should then be able to update the package list and install the amazon package using dpkg -i amazonmp3.deb or using the gdebi GUI program.

Just downloaded the new Chemical Brothers album for £3 - good old Amazon (even if they do evade VAT by being based in Luxemburg)

I’ve just bought myself an Asus EEE 1008 HA netbook.

Made an ubuntu netbook remix USB stick, then installed it quite easily.

1) got the BIOS to boot from USB (had to disable “boot booster” in the bios)

2) deleted a partition (for some reason, windows had two 70 gig partitions - one with windows on, and the other empty)

3) standard install

All hardware seems to be working fine including sound, wireless, bluetooth and touchpad

Next step is to get some sort of sync working between netbook and desktop (maybe my server too?)

Also might consider trying to get my netbook tethered to my “Unlimimted” web access on my phone