Ubuntu don't work so well with Dell laptop

[Marcus Perlitz]

several hardware don't always work, it can be wireless internet hardware, internal keybord + mouse, internal speaker etc

ProblemType: Package
AptOrdering:
 bcmwl-kernel-source: Remove
 dkms: Configure
 fakeroot: Configure
 patch: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Dec 2 13:12:03 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: package patch is already installed and configured
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
Package: patch 2.5.9-5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-15.50-generic
SourcePackage: patch
Title: package patch 2.5.9-5 failed to install/upgrade: package patch is already installed and configured
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-15-generic i686

[Nigel Babu (nigelbabu)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Unfortunately, we can't fix it because your description didn't include enough information. You may find it helpful to read "How to report bugs effectively" http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html. We'd be grateful if you would then provide a more complete description of the problem.

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