What's the safest way to back up before an upgrade?
I had a close call attempting to upgrade from 19.04 to 19.10 yesterday. Thankfully, I was able to use Timeshift to restore to my daily backup (as I posted in the thread, for some reason this only...
View Article[ubuntu] 18.04 Install | disks not recognized for install
Problem: When doing a clean install of 18.04 via a Live USB on a Dell Latitude (which previously had Win7), no disk (volume) is recognized other than the USB itself. During Ubuntu install the error...
View ArticleCan't see volumes in installation process
Ok. I have an HP Pavilion dv7 Quad core, 750 GB HD and 8 GB RAM Running on Windows 7. I am trying to install Ubuntu 18.04 in this notebook (two OS in the same computer, dual boot) I made another...
View ArticleGrub not showing - Boot-Repair log etc included
Hello, it's been around 8 years since I used linux, I thought I could handle situations like these, but clearly not. My steps so far: I bought a used laptop, installed Win10 using the whole disk, then...
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[ubuntu] 19.10 new installation error: The 'grub-efi-amd64-signed' package...
MY CONFIGURATION:OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Version 10.0.19008 Build 19008 System Name MSI System Model GL72 7QF System Type x64-based PC Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700HQ CPU BIOS...
View ArticleInstalling ubuntu19.10 freezes. I think it's because the RAM.
Ubuntu 19.10 beta version run quite smoothly, better than previous ones IMO. As it's been officially released, I just want to make a clean installation and then the problem occurs. it stucks randomly...
View ArticleStudio on Xubuntu?
I'm using Xubuntu 18.04 on a handful of boxes. I'd like to explore things related to Ubuntu Studio. Can I just add applications to my existing installations, or do I need to install Ubuntu Studio from...
View ArticleUpgrade to 19.10 kills dual boot
Acer laptop with Windows 10 and Ubuntu set up for dual-boot. Upgrades have gone smoothly over the years but now the laptop will only boot into Ubuntu after upgrading to 19.10 The windows options are...
View Article[xubuntu] stuck in emergency mode at boot
Hi all, after a fresh install of xubuntu 18.4, I'm stuck at the boot phase. I get first for a short time the xubuntu blue screen, then I get a white text on black screen saying: [xxnumber] Coudn't get...
View Article[SOLVED] Cannot Install from DVD drive
A few days ago I downloaded Ubuntu Desktop 19.x and burnt the ISO image on DVD. In the resulting DVD I see a series of folders but I do not see an autorun.inf on the root. The DVD was verified and is...
View Article[kubuntu] Kubuntu 19.10 from 19.04 Firefox Thunderbird "using an older version"
After upgrading from Kubuntu 19.04 to 19.10, both Firefox and Thunderbird stopped working for me. If I attempted ... Code: firefox -p thunderbird -p ... in both cases, I would get the message about...
View Article[all variants] [GRUB]Windows partion doesn't load anymore after disk replacement
Hello all, i have a machine with two disks, 1 for Linux and 1 for windows 10. I replaced my ubuntu ssd disk with a bigger one, grub recongized it smoothly while the w10 partition no longer boot. If i...
View Article[ubuntu] Laptop internal HDD appears as SDB instead of SDA
I am using an Acer laptop and intended to use Ubuntu installed on an external SATA disk connected via one of the USB ports. The dsk is recognized properly and I have access to it as a mounted disk when...
View ArticleDual Boot Installation, help
Hi guys, I have an HP Pavilion dv7 AMD 64 quad core and 8MB RAM Running Win7 Home edition I want to install Ubuntu 18.04 in a 120 GB partition (NTFS) I have available and I made with win 7 I am...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi4 4gb ubuntu 19.10 x32/x64 keyboard problems
Hi I have download and installed this image for my Raspberry Pi4 4gb 52ca28f21685eef965d476a716a7bc01237456d6a8770a5663 0299036eade0bf *ubuntu-19.10-preinstalled-server-arm64+raspi3.img.xz Raspberry...
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Ubuntu on old ex-Win7 computer doesn't boot even after BootRepair
Hello, I'm trying to replace Windows 7 on my old Sony VGN-TT31 (2009) with Linux. Installation goes fine, however, the system refuses to boot Ubuntu when starting up without live USB. The exact steps I...
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[ubuntu] Can't enable Media Sharing in 19.10
Hi all, I find myself unable to enable the Media Sharing function in Ubuntu 19.10. See attached - clicking on the settings option doesn't do anything, no pop modal dialogue that would allow me to...
View Article[ubuntu] URGENT! Upgrade to Ubuntu 19.10 Stuck at Package Configuration!...
Hi, my upgrade to Ubuntu 19.10 has hit disaster, and stopped, giving gdm3 configuration message saying I have multiple display managers and please select which one etc and then mutliple display...
View Article[ubuntu] 19.10, chromium snap and keepassxc
I have successfully upgraded from 19.04 to 19.10. As part of the upgrade, it appears that chromium is now a snap package. I use keepassXC and KeepassXC-Browser which has worked very well for me until...
View ArticleUpgrade to Ubuntu stuck again (due to WiFi disconnection)
Unfortunately my upgrade is going very wrong. After solving one issue earlier today, there is an even worse one! After 5+ hrs I waiting for install, which seemed to be going OK, I realised I had been...
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