How to fix Cheese webcam problem in Ubuntu 8.10 Ibex. Dell XPS M1330

I installed Ibex on my Dell xps m1330 on the day ibex was released but things werent as smooth as they were on hardy.one of the major issue is :

webcam

Use to work out of the box on hardy heron but for some reasons stopped working on ibex. it seems its a bug and the gnome devs are working to fix it. however there is a work around which seem to work for everybody. (didnt work for me becasue i didnt try it. becasue i have already downgraded to hardy heron.) the guide involves the use of command line but nothing too difficult. you can find it here .

Road to Freedom and a Trust well Earned

OK I have been very unfair and lazy. Or maybe just excited that something I have had sleepless night for finally came to pass. Have you ever had the feeling when you wait for something to happen and you tell your self a million things you would do when it does happen. I had that kind of feeling recently.

After paying my Nigeria Friend (his name is Brume Ovuai btw) all that was needed for the Dell XPS M1330 the Nokia N810 plus some other accessories The Dell came preinstalled with Ubuntu Linux and the Nokia ran on Maemo a port of Debian-Linux. Then came the difficult part the wait. This is where Brume really showed professionalism . He was always just an email away. Once I send him a mail he would get in touch with me instantly and let me know the status of my goods. There were many things I was worried about but the least was whether I trusted the right person. Because even though I met this guy online and he was suppose to be a Nigerian and all the scary stuff that came with that. I felt very relaxed and he was damn too sincere. At one time while I was  paying for the dell he informed me of how he saved $35 for me while making the transaction on my behalf. I was quite thrilled. And impressed.

Checking out Intrepid Ibex

Checking out Intrepid Ibex so I decided to write a script to install all my favorite applications and remove applications I cant stand. Here is the script you can always copy it and modify it to suit your taste