[ubuntu] Windows 7 Dual boot installation 12.04 LTS
Hi, so I've been trying to install a dual boot of Windows 7/Ubuntu for a while now. I've ran into so many problems that I've just become sick and tired. The problem I'm currently having is that when I...
View Article[ubuntu] System error shortly after booting up
This doesn't seem to affect the computer, but often when I boot up a message appears that Ubuntu has suffered an error, and to reboot if there are problems. The offending file: ExecutablePath...
View Article[ubuntu] Problems Booting to GRUB on Windows 8 Laptop - Newb
These are the exact steps I took when installing ubuntu 12.10x64 on my win8x64 machine (hp envy dv7-7233nr - currently stock hardware). http://www.avoiderrors.net/dual-boot...-ubuntu-12-10/ (I am not...
View Article[boot-repair] How to get back windows 8 uefi boot files
Hello, I had working dual-boot with Windows 8 and Ubuntu (11.10 I think), then I upgraded ubuntu to 12.04 and 12.10 and ubuntu removed itself from efi boot options. So I ran boot repair, first time I...
View Articleinstalling adobe flash player v10.3.183.90 on 12.04 LTS
Hi I just realised that adobe flash player v11 is not gonna work on my system. So i decided to download latest in v10 that is v10.3.183.90 released on june/11/2013 from archive section of adobe:...
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WIn7 error
A little background: When attempting to install Ubuntu 12.04 on the HDD, It got to the section where I was to choose if I wanted to install the OS alongside win7, erase OS7, or something else - so I...
View Article[ubuntu] hadoop installation help
hi all... i need help in installing CDH4... i followed instructions as in cloudera website and installed jobtracker and name node in master machine ...and task tracker and data node in slaves..i am...
View Article[ubuntu] Can't install 12.04 on machine without Internet connection
Hi, I'm trying to install 12.04 on a machine without a direct connection to a router or dsl. An Internet-connected dhcp server does give it an ip address and I can ping the server, but I can't set a...
View ArticleShould I risk installing Xubuntu on an easily overheating, BIOS-infected laptop?
Good day good people! My Windows Vista laptop seems to have a nasty BIOS-infection that makes it overheat even on live-cds. The BIOS-updater requires Windows, and from within Vista, the new BIOS-file...
View Article[ubuntu] Force ubuntu to boot after power failure without user input
Hi people ! ;) As the title says i've got a problem after booting operations , i want ubuntu starts normally without user input after a power failure. I've followed different suggestions , the 2 ones...
View Article[ubuntu] The boot selection failed because a required device is inaccessible
Hi, After installing ubuntu 13.04 IcouldnÂ’t boot any operating system and I got the message "The boot selection failed because a required device is inaccessible" then I used the boot repair disk and I...
View Article[ubuntu] Latest update to 13.04 breaks KDE apps
Hello, I've just updated ubuntu 13.04 to the latest software update and my KDE apps no longer open. For example: Code: kdevelop WARNING: deleting stale lockfile...
View ArticleUnable to read help in Eclipse 3.8.1 on Ubuntu 13.04 [server error 500]
I have very recently setup a dual boot windows 7 ubuntu 13.04 machine for the purposes of learning linux and entertaining some C++ programming & development. the Ubuntu install is pretty minimal,...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu 12.04 LTS LibreOffice upgrade breaks report builder AGAIN
The most recent upgrade to LibreOffice (1:4.0.4~rc2-0ubuntu1~precise1) has broken libre-office-report-builder (1:1.2.3+LibO4.0.4~rc2-0ubuntu1~precise1) AGAIN! Any attempt to execute a report built...
View ArticleBuilding package from source isn't replacing default package
Hi, How do I replace the default version of a package in the default install of my distro (latest Ubuntu 32-bit server) with the latest version I've built from source? I've built from source a few...
View ArticleInstalling on SSD
I have a 64GB Crucial SSD on the way. I am running 13.04, I've recently run 12.04 and 12.10 and for my luck 13.04 has been the most stable for me. Well, I'm ditching my HDD for an SSD. I have a 3T...
View ArticleUbuntu..Chaos with installation.....
I recently decided to give linux another shot. So I loaded up unetbootin, selected the daily distro, and went to work... i originally opened and installed under windows using wubi.exe, however it was...
View ArticleDo I need PAE for Ubuntu 10.04?
im using a Dell Latitude D600.When I try to boot from the CD I get the message "this kernel requires the following features not present on the CPU: pae" a possible solution I found was installing 10.04...
View Article[ubuntu] broken packages being hold
I have just installed 13.04 today, and proceeded to update apt cache. When finished, it displayed some error related to amd-sometring.gz and stated that some repo could not be updated. I considered...
View Article[ubuntu] RAID 0 Dual Boot Windows 7 Ubuntu; Install Grub failed
More information: AMD64 ; P8Z68-v pro ASUS ; NON-uefi ; 2 * WD 150Gb SATA drives ; ICH8/9/10R SATA RAID controllerI select RAID as the value for "SATA MODE" in the Advanced BIOS menuI rebootI...
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