Creating a Custom AMD64 Version of Ubuntu Netbook Edition for Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat"

Introduction

**In this guide I will use the terms 'AMD64' and '64-bit' interchangeably. The term 'x86-64' may also be used.**

**I also use the abbreviation, 'UNE' to stand for Ubuntu Netbook Edition.**

This guide will show you how to make a 64-bit version of Ubuntu Netbook Edition using the Ubuntu Desktop AMD64 install disc. You must have a 64-bit processor to install the AMD64 version of Ubuntu on your netbook.

Note: This guide is intended for a fresh installation of Ubuntu. Following this guide may remove programs that you have manually installed and such programs may need to be redownloaded and installed.

Install Regular AMD64 (64-bit) Ubuntu

Install the regular 64-bit Desktop version of Ubuntu on your netbook. You can install Ubuntu using a USB drive if you don't have a disc drive. You may use any method you want to install via USB. I have also provided a link to another wiki at the bottom of this page. Don't worry, this first step is the hardest part of the whole process.

If you do have a disc drive, you may simply burn the .iso to a disc and install it the way you normally would.

After you install the 64-bit Ubuntu Desktop edition, navigate to this page on your netbook. This wiki provides you with an easy way to install the Netbook Edition by simply copy-and-pasting four commands into the Terminal.

Install Netbook Edition

Copy these four commands into Terminal. It is located from the GNOME Menu via Applications --> Accessories --> Terminal. To paste a command into Terminal, press Shift+Ctrl+V.

Resynchronize the Package Index Files

This command will update the index files on your computer to the latest version on the servers:

sudo apt-get update

Press 'Enter' and type in your password when prompted.

If you get an error message about not being able to get a lock and being temporarily unavailable, your system is probably checking for updates, just wait a few seconds until the Update Manager pops up.

Remove the Packages not in Netbook Edition

This command will remove the rest of the packages that don't have configuration files associated with them:

sudo apt-get remove binutils brasero brasero-cdrkit compiz compiz-core compiz-fusion-plugins-main compiz-gnome compiz-plugins compizconfig-backend-gconf evolution-couchdb gbrainy gcc gcc-4.4 gdm-guest-session gnomine gstreamer0.10-gnonlin libc-dev-bin libc6-dev libcompizconfig0 libcouchdb-glib-1.0-2 libdecoration0 libdesktopcouch-glib-1.0-2 libgail-gnome-module libgoocanvas-common libgoocanvas3 libgtk-vnc-1.0-0 libmono-management2.0-cil libsdl1.2debian libsdl1.2debian-pulseaudio libwmf0.2-7 libwmf0.2-7-gtk linux-libc-dev manpages-dev mono-csharp-shell mono-gmcs pitivi python-pygoocanvas rdesktop tsclient ubuntu-desktop vinagre vino wodim

Press 'Enter' then type 'y' to confirm your selection then press 'Enter' again.

Remove Old Config Files

This command will remove old configuration files that were left behind:

sudo apt-get --purge remove binutils brasero gbrainy gdm-guest-session gnomine libcompizconfig0 libcouchdb-glib-1.0-2 libdecoration0 libdesktopcouch-glib-1.0-2 libgoocanvas3 libgtk-vnc-1.0-0 libsdl1.2debian-pulseaudio libwmf0.2-7 libwmf0.2-7-gtk pitivi tsclient vinagre vino wodim

Press 'Enter' then type 'y' to confirm your selection then press 'Enter' again.

Install the Netbook Edition Specific Packages

This command will install the packages that are specific to the Netbook Edition:

sudo apt-get install appmenu-gtk bamfdaemon cheese cheese-common indicator-appmenu indicator-datetime libbamf0 libcheese-gtk18 libclutk-0.3-0 libdee-1.0-0 libglew1.5 libmutter-private0 libunity-misc0 libunity0 libxcb-icccm1 libxcb-property1 libzeitgeist-1.0-0 libzeitgeist-gio mutter mutter-common ubuntu-netbook ubuntu-netbook-default-settings unity unity-asset-pool unity-place-applications unity-place-files xserver-xorg-video-i740 zeitgeist zeitgeist-core zeitgeist-datahub zeitgeist-fts-extension

Press 'Enter'.

Log out then log back in, and you are done!

See Also

• FromUSBStick - Use this to guide to help you install the regular AMD64 Ubuntu on your netbook using a USB stick.

External Links

• Download Ubuntu - Ubuntu.com -- Make sure to select 'Ubuntu 10.10' and '64-bit', then select 'Start download'.

• List of Intel Atom microprocessors - Wikipedia -- Look under the 'Netbook processors' section. Your CPU must support 'Intel64' to run the AMD64 version of Ubuntu.