Rather confused please help

[AmbientFiction]

I've been playing with Linux on and off again for the past 3 years or so and keep crashing it however I've decided to try Vbox by Sun w/Ubuntu/Jaunty

I'm still really feeling dumb about the whole ordeal but I've made myself really do most systems changes via shell.

So far the systems has had the following done to it:
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
apt-get dist-upgrade
apt-get install dkms
apt-get install ia32-libs

My issue is that I need to somehow install my ATI drivers for my HD4300 so I found this page on wiki

Using method 2 I've gotten to the final step I've compiled my .deb(s) and its time to install them.

Last listed step:

Install .deb packages:

sudo dpkg -i xorg-driver-fglrx_8.476-0*.deb fglrx-kernel-source_8.476-0*.deb fglrx-amdcccle_8.476-0*.deb

Additional 64-bit instructions

If you have a 64 bit install, the above dpkg command will likely complain that "Errors were encountered while processing: fglrx-amdcccle". This is because of a dependency of the amdccle package on 32 bit libraries. If you receive this error, issue the following command after the above dpkg command, which will force the installation of all of the 32 bit dependencies, and then the amdccle package:

sudo apt-get install -f

Catalyst 8.3 on 64-bit systems requires the --force-overwrite command in the above dpkg command:

sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite xorg-driver-fglrx_8.476-0*.deb fglrx-kernel-source_8.476-0*.deb fglrx-amdcccle_8.476-0*.deb

I couldn't get the dpkg to work with the wildcard so I used the full filenames
from my terminal:

fah@BlotoNix:~/Downloads/ati$ sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite xorg-driver-fglrx_8.640-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb xorg-driver-fglrx-dev_8.640-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb fglrx-kernel-source_8.640-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb fglrx-amdcccle_8.640-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
(Reading database ... 124451 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace xorg-driver-fglrx 2:8.640-0ubuntu1 (using xorg-driver-fglrx_8.640-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement xorg-driver-fglrx ...
Preparing to replace xorg-driver-fglrx-dev 2:8.640-0ubuntu1 (using xorg-driver-fglrx-dev_8.640-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement xorg-driver-fglrx-dev ...
Preparing to replace fglrx-kernel-source 2:8.640-0ubuntu1 (using fglrx-kernel-source_8.640-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
Removing all DKMS Modules
Done.
Unpacking replacement fglrx-kernel-source ...
Preparing to replace fglrx-amdcccle 2:8.640-0ubuntu1 (using fglrx-amdcccle_8.640-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement fglrx-amdcccle ...
Setting up fglrx-kernel-source (2:8.640-0ubuntu1) ...
Adding Module to DKMS build system
Doing initial module build
Installing initial module
Done.

Setting up xorg-driver-fglrx (2:8.640-0ubuntu1) ...

Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up xorg-driver-fglrx-dev (2:8.640-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up fglrx-amdcccle (2:8.640-0ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for libc6 ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
fah@BlotoNix:~/Downloads/ati$

So the question is did it install it? I'm not even sure where I might be able to find a device manager in Ubuntu. If someone out there knows what I'm doing please help out a friggin noob.

Also if someone knows where I can find the themes located on an install disk for Ubuntu. I'm not a fan of human and have one I really liked on 7.1
Thanks for your help in advance,
A Rather Confused AmbientFiction

 

[Stratus_ss]

inside of the virtual machine you *do not* install video drivers. Each virtual machine has their own set of drivers which you install.

Inside virutalbox they are called like Vboxaddons or some such thing. There is an option in the menu along the top of the VM

As to whether it installed, yes, dpkg didn't report errors so if it was an actual environment you would be fine.

As to the themes you will probably have to install new ones as I dont think ubuntu comes with a great variety out of the gate.

gnome-look and similar type places are where I go for that sorta thing. But to see what is installed by default I believe you just right click on the desktop and go to desktop properties or some such thing

 

[AmbientFiction]

Thanks a lot Stratus for your help. I was trying to see if I could fold via VM and get any higher PPD

 

[Stratus_ss]

no problemo we're here to help as much as possible. A lot of people do in fact fold in a virtual machine with great results but I have not done so, so I can only help from a general sense

 

[Stratus_ss]

along the idea of customizing the desktop settings and art this link has a good summery

http://www.linux.com/community/blog...esktop-with-linux-wallpapers-and-artwork.html