Ubuntu Hardy Herron has been released for a week now so I decided to give it a shot on my notebook and try it out.  This is by far the best Ubuntu version yet and was the simplest to install and configure of all the versions that I've used in the past.  My notebook, a Compaq Presario V3118AU has had a few issues with Linux in the past so I was a little weary about installing it over my Gutsy install (which was working fine).  Well I had no need to be concerned, everything went fantastically well.  The following is a brief documentation of my install.

SETUP: