Ubuntu

Having run out of useful tasks for my old college desktop, I decided to turn it into a project computer. As anyone personally familiar with me will no doubt attest, my projects usually involve a drill and some form of disappointment. Notable examples of this trend include: Project Foglight, Operation LED Side Blinkers, and the infamous barbecue grill cart that just couldn't overcome gravity's awesome power. Hope springs eternal, though, and my goals with the old PC are modest:

1. To install and successfully run Ubuntu Linux at a level which allows for the computer to be useful as a day-to-day workhorse.
2. In the process of bringing Ubuntu online at a basic level, to gather the skills needed to define and carry out more ambitious projects in the future.
3. The avoidance of snow and freezing temperatures while working on the Ubuntu PC. Based on past experience, this will be the most difficult goal to achieve.

Updates on problems, solutions, and assorted trivia related to this project may appear in this space.