Dual boot with Windows 8
I've installed Ubuntu many times, but never with Windows 8. My concern is the uefi boot situation, which I know nothing about. I have windows 8 installed on a 128gb SSD. I have a separate HDD, 3TB, and...
View Article[ubuntu] Installation on UEFI
I have been trying for 2 days to install ubuntu 13.04 next to windows 7 on this computer . Im not that tech-savy , and a totaal linux noob . Ive had a huge amount of help on the IRC but there also we...
View ArticleBoot Repair Utility and the Internet
So like a lot of people in these threads I got the awful surprise that my motherboard uses UEFI. The install went fine, using Ubuntu's built-in "install alongside" feature. I gave it 50GB and gave...
View Article[xubuntu] Reinstalling (x)ubuntu on a dual-boot machine without a working DVD...
I have a laptop with dual-boot WinXP/Ubuntu 12.04 (and Grub). The Ubuntu OS has some problems and I need to do a new install, preferably Xubuntu 12.04 64 bit, ON THE SAME partition. Unfortunately, the...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu Removed most of my space
Right. When I installed Ubuntu, I dual booted it with Windows 8. It came up, as it normally does, with the 'Allocate space for Ubuntu with the sliders below' thing, and, with me being stupid, I...
View ArticleHow to prohibit installation of newer kernel and headers?
Apparently some of my Software does not like newer Kernels. Can somebody tell me how to prohibit the installation of newer kernels and headers without compromising apt-get dist-upgrade?
View Article[ubuntu] Before Downloading ubuntu?
Before I download ubuntu - can I also use the Windows 7 installed in my computer as well as ubuntu? Thanks for your help. :confused:
View ArticleXubuntu and Ubuntu dual boot. How do I remove one of them?
Hi, a while back I had installed Ubuntu 12.04 on a Compaq laptop that had Xubuntu installed (before that Windows Vista was on it) It now boots to Grub, where I can select the Kernel to use. For a long...
View Articledual-boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu 13.04
After I installed 13.04, I was only able to boot into Windows 8. Ran boot-repair, was then able to boot into 13.04, but no longer could boot into Windows, when attempting to boot got "Preparing...
View Article[lubuntu] installed lubuntu 13.04, boots straight to Windows 7
Well I thought I had this figured out but it is not working as intended. I am trying to install Lubuntu 13.04 alongside Windows 7 (which is already installed on my ASUS laptop) on the single internal...
View Article[ubuntu] Problem with UnetBootin?
I recently downloaded the 13.04 version of Ubuntu (and I am loving it.) but there is one problem whenever I boot it all my previous files from the last boot disappear. I have a semi old computer that...
View Article[ubuntu] Not boot from the second hd
Hi all, on my PC i have two physical HDs: 160 + 40 GB. On the first hd i have ubuntu and it is running without problems (i'm using it..). I installed a Debian distro on the second hd but i'm not able...
View Article[ubuntu] udev timeout: 12.04.2 Apparently Successful Install, First Boot: Fail
I've done an install of 12.04 to a Tyan S2865 with grub on USB and root & swap on an encrypted raided pair of HD's. On first boot I do not reach the decrypt window. When I do Ctl-Alt-F1 I find the...
View Article[ubuntu] grub does not appear after unetbootin install of Ubuntu 12.04.2 on a...
Hello all, I have tried to follow the directions found here and on IRC to install Ubuntu 12.04.2 from a live CD with no joy. So, I opted to try the live USB installation using unetbootin. Some joy....
View Article[ubuntu] Have "lost" Ubuntu boot-up menu!
Hello, I had a dual-boot Ubuntu 12.04 / Windows XP system. XP became corrupted so I decided to install it again. Now, when I boot-up the machine, I no longer get the Ubuntu menu. I can only login to...
View ArticleHow to install Ubuntu on UEFI (Toshiba)?
Hi guys! I need some serious help. I'm rying to install Ubuntu alongside with my W8 on my new computer. Model is Toshiba satellite p50-a-11j (PSPMGE) What i've managed is getting to grub menu, where it...
View ArticleNeed help with a moderately botched installation...
I'm more used to CentOS and wanted ubuntu for my own machine. I have a Lenovo W530 with Win8. Before botching: -Got UEFI disabled -Partitioned using EaseUS before realizing that Ubuntu had a built-in...
View Articleneed help installing windows xp
i need help i cant seem to be able to install windows xp onto my pc that is running lubuntu/ubuntu. it is an acer aspire one with no disk drive so i have to use a usb and i have already created a...
View Article[mythbuntu] Error when adding repo for mythtv 0.26
Hi, I am trying to update mythtv frontend from 0.25 to 0.26 on an Apple TV (1st gen) running Mythbunty 12.04. I tried using mythbuntu-control-centre w/o luck so now I tried: sudo add-apt-repository...
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[lubuntu] flashplayer problem
New user of lubuntu since 1 week work hard to install driver for my printer and it's ok now Still working hard for installing flashplayer it work but look what I see. Thank's for helping me. Roy...
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