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Updated in September 2008

There are continuing a lot of updates and questions on an office like setup of Linux on a Laptop or Desktop. Through using Google Analytics I understand which key words in Google searches let to my side. Here some comments on the key topics:

My current configuration is:
Kubuntu 8.04 Remix with KDE 4.1
Dell Latitude D630 with Intel Graphics Chipset.
Laptop Screen max resolution is 1200x800

1.) Dual Monitor Setup for Linux Desktop Users

< Please look at "Kubuntu Ubuntu 8.04 Searches" in the Blog Section for Technical Q&A > Since Ubuntu 7.04 I am using Linux on my Company Laptop, a Dell Latitude D630. I still recall the initial pain of installing Ubuntu on, what turn out to be, brand new Intel Graphic and Sound chips. It took me a few weeks to get Linux operating well in an all Windows Corporate Environment and addressing some of the hardware configuration shortcomings (actually its less a Linux fault then something we would expect HW vendors to worry about). One of the things, which really bogged me down in the early version was I could not get the second Monitor working on my laptop. Sound also was a longer term issue. To ease Corporate Windows Network integration I used MS Office/Outlook via my Virtualbox Windows XP Virtual Machine. Life on my laptop really become great with 7.10 and the X-Server upgrade. Easy dual monitors, plug'n'play worked (Urandr).