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Re: I'm new

 

On 20/08/10 15:24, Duncan McGreggor wrote:
> On 08/20/2010 06:27 AM, Bob wrote:
>> Hi everybody
>> I'm not new to ubuntu but I am new to this whole launchpad / mailing
>> list/ etc stuff.
>>
>> I have just got a laptop with a multitouch screen. I would really love
>> to help this 'project(?)'
>>
>> How do I go about testing multi touch on my laptop? Do i just download
>> the alpha 3 release of maverick and have a play?
>>
>> Thanks
> 
> Welcome, Bob :-)
> 
> Yeah, the first step is to get the Maverick alpha 3 release installed.
> Then do:
>  $ sudo apt-get update
>  $ sudo apt-get install utouch
> 
> Then run apt-get update/upgrade/dist-upgrade to get all the latest work.
> Note that there's a regression in the latest kernel, so when booting,
> you'll probably want to select a previous one.
> 
> Now you're ready to start testing things out. Take a look at this wiki
> page and following the links in the first part of the testing section:
>   https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Multitouch/#Testing

There is also some testcases that you can follow at:

http://testcases.qa.ubuntu.com/Hardware/Touchscreen/Single
http://testcases.qa.ubuntu.com/Hardware/Touchscreen/Multitouch

Cheers,
Ara.



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