Ubuntu Netbook Remix?

Question

I am having a problem with the Ubuntu Netbook Remix. I am working with a Toshiba Netbook 205 and I have finally got the wireless working, but my sound won't work. I have the solution, but I am having a problem with editing ----------------------

Sound
To enable sound via headphone jack, use a text editor as root to add the following line to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf:
options snd-hda-intel model=asus-mode4


HOW DO YOU RUN TEXT EDITOR AS ROOT?????????????

Answer 1

open a terminal and run the command



sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf



(the command sudo means "superuser do", gedit is the name of the text editor and then the name of the file). It will prompt you for your password and then open once you enter it. You won't see any characters entered for your password, not even * but trust me, it's working.

Answer 2

Ubuntu remix was specifically designed for net books. I haven't booted it as a live CD to see what Desktop environment they are using for it. It really doesn't matter if it has been slimmed down, it still uses the same repositories and you can install the software, making it more like the ones used on laptops and desktops. Ubuntu is a highly recommended Linux Distribution for many different reasons. I run daul boot Linux operating systems. Pinguy Linux based off of all the different Ubntu distributions rolled into a single distribution, ready to run out of the box with everything already installed for the user and, one called PCLinuxOS the KDE version which I liked when I was running the 2009 versions. Not impressed with the newer version of KDE. My other computers run dual boot Windows and Linux.

Answer 3

Open a Terminal window and type



sudo gedit



or



sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf