I'm setting up an Ubuntu Jaunty install for a friend and trying to get it nice and usable. I'll be messing more with Linux in the near future I think. Anyway, I ran across a couple of things that really bugged me and that took me a *while* to fix, so I thought I'd share/document for next time.
Side note: I'm damn impressed with how far linux has come since I last gave it a real look. The last time I actually installed linux was pre-corporate-sellout Red Hat almost a decade ago. That experience was...not enjoyable. Ubuntu, thus far, has been...