My First Linux Install
Well, I'm new to this whole shin-dig. I have a MacBook Pro 7,1 and I am going to attempt to install Ubuntu 12.0.4.2 on it. My question is, since there are newer versions available, will Linux allow me...
View ArticleNeed help installing PECL
Hey, I am trying to install PECL through my terminal and the terminal is telling me "command not found". DO i need to install PEAR first before installing PECL if so how can I install PEAR through my...
View Article[ubuntu] dual boot ubuntu and windows 7 on alienware m17x r4 without using raid
Can someone please guide me how I should go about setting up my alienware m17x r4 to dual boot windows and ubuntu? I would like to install ubuntu on the first ssd and windows on the 2nd ssd. It's has...
View Articleproblem after increasing disk space in wubi, getting stuck in login page
Hi, I have a very complicated problem I hope someone can help me. I kept taking a warning from Ubuntu that the remaining space is less than a Gb. so I looked some forum to learn how I can increase the...
View ArticleNot Shotdown ubuntu 13.04 hangs with logo screen.
Hello experts . I installed ubuntu + windows xp . Ubuntu hangs up whenever i shutdown the Ubuntu. I am tried out a lot of google result nothing find out to correct please help me
View Article[ubuntu] Help!! Toshiba Drivers for Keyboard, Touchpad, Display and Wireless!
I'm not too sure what is important information here so I guess I'll just say as much as I can (You can skip down to the last paragraph if you can't be ass-ed reading my saga). I have a Toshiba...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu 13.04 unity minimize
Ubuntu 13.04 unity minimize how to ? Previously I was using. But now is not working sudo add-apt-repository ppa:garhuy/unity How else can I do ?
View Article[ubuntu] 13.04
Hey guys I bought a little Dell Latitude D620 and I put ubuntu 13.04 on its got 2 gigs ram 120 hd and runs great but when I go to shut down it does that terminal then like normal and then thats it I...
View ArticleRun Ubuntu from USB.
Hi, I have ubuntu 9 CD. I am able to run Ubuntu OS from CD. I want to know how to run ubuntu from USB. -Thanks
View ArticleUbuntu 12.04.2 LTS Setup get jam half-way and dual-boot questions?
My laptop webcam is not working and I can't take out as it is already attached to my screen. When the setup prompt me to choose my account's picture (which prompt right after creating my account), on...
View Articlepartitioning recommendation/advice needed
Hello all, I have a 320 gb hard drive, and it has Windows 7 already installed. What I would like to is to install ubuntu besides windows (I will shrink/spare windows to 20 gb). But I also would like...
View Article[ubuntu] Backup my upgraded Ubuntu to USB
Hi, I upgraded my ubuntu to 13.04 from 12.04, I need to create rescue disk of my Current OS with pre-installed application installed to USB and use for future use if i need to boot or installed this OS...
View ArticlePartitioning a hybrid hard drive
Hi guys. This question might have been asked here before but unfortunately I didn't understand any of the search results :( I'm rather new at this, sorry. I'm getting a Lenovo laptop with a hybrid...
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[ubuntu] Ubuntu 12.04 reinstall problem
I tried to reinstall my ubuntu, but I get this when I run the install cd. I have no idea what to do. Please, help! I need to work, and I do not know what to do. I had to do this, because when I...
View Article[xubuntu] kernel 3.4 on xubuntu 12.04?
hello i'm running Xubuntu 12.04 on an old Thinkpad T42 that freezes randomly and becomes totally unresponsive (keyboard, mouse, no chance on a ctrl-alt-f1 or the like). The kernel version is ~$ uname...
View Article[SOLVED] Ubuntu installation USB stick not detected on boot
Hello all, I'm trying to make a USB stick from which I can run a live Ubuntu 12.04 desktop without installing. I believe the process for this is the same as any normal installation, only I click 'try...
View Article[SOLVED] update app shows 1 file to be updated (30KB) yet none appear in list
greetings! the update app in ubuntu 13.04 64bit is showing here that there is one file to be downloaded and installed (30KB) and yet when i click 'show updates' the list is empty.. any idea why that is...
View Article[all variants] Where to put my swap partition HDD or SSD?
Hi all, Just about to re-partition and was looking for some advice about whether to put the swap partition on the hard drives or the solid state drives. The system will be hibernated over the weekend....
View ArticleUninstalled Ubuntu via Windows, unable to boot into Windows (grub rescue prompt)
Hello, I uninstalled my Ubuntu partition in Windows 8 and reclaimed my free space. However, when I try to reboot, I see the infamous "error: no partition found" and the "grub" rescue prompt. After...
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[ubuntu] Ubuntu Cannot boot after upgrade from 12.04
Ok, so I went through the standard Ubuntu update from the update settings, it installed, it asked me to reboot. No problem. After reboot I got my basic 'select OS' but there was not 12.10 option, just...
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