[lubuntu] Installing lubuntu on a LG X120 without disabling smart on
hello I received an 1600MHz atom netbook with 1024MB of RAM. I tried lubuntu on a DoK and it seems to work fine out of the box. I would like to install lubuntu on the hard drive but without risking the...
View Article[ubuntu] failed update source.list
Hi I am having some trouble with repositories, which I think it is effecting some installation. I am on Ubuntu quantal I did apt-get upgrade followed by apt-get update and I got the following...
View Article[ubuntu] "Please restart the computer to begin using your updated software"...
Hello. I am getting this message after updating my Ubuntu 12.10 OS 64 bit & Intel Core i7 Processor here. The message keeps on coming on. Please help. Regards.
View Article[64 bit] Dual-boot Ubuntu and Windows 8
I'm really sorry and I know you must be sick because of these similar thread, but I gave up on install ubuntu. I just don't understand how do to it. I create a new partition and reset my laptop....
View Article[ubuntu] Brightness and Volume function(fn) keys not working
Hi guys, Long story short, my brightness and volume function keys don't work (you might already know this). I've had this problem for quite some time now, with intermittent bursts of trying to fix it,...
View Article[ubuntu] dual boot
I have two laptops and sort of know my way around gpart how do I set up my partitions to accomplish dual boot or am I doing it all wrong .I have all the software needed just need to know the exact...
View Article[ubuntu] upgrade from Lynx to Pangolin broke NFS functionality
Hi ! Love ubuntu, been using it for years and years. My setup was Lucid Lynx sharing nfs out to an old TVIX media-player connected to my TV. I NFS shared out /extra -- and under extra I would mount usb...
View Article[ubuntu] ERROR: Unable to find a medium containing a live file system.
i recently downloaded ubuntu 12.10. but whenever i try to install it i get the following error. 'ERROR: Unable to find a medium containing a live file system.' so please help me. i have not used ubuntu...
View Article[ubuntu] Upgrade messed up
Hello everyone! Yesterday finally I upgraded to 12.04 from 10.04. The system is now pretty messed up. Half of the indicators weren't there, so I had to install them one by one. I believe the whole...
View Article[lubuntu] Ubuntu Live CD Termianted by signal 9 (killed)
Hi guys, I was trying to run the Ubuntu live CD to see if there are any compatibility issues with Ubuntu and my PC but I have been having an issue while installing it. When i click "Try Ubuntu" on the...
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[ubuntu] Doubts about partitioning, mounting points and bootloader
Hi all, I have already had too much trouble with bootloader while repartitioning my HD, so I decided to ask here first before messing it up again. Here is how my system partitions look today : Both the...
View Article[SOLVED] peerguardian 2.2 on ubuntu 12.0.4
Spent a bunch of time fighting with this installation and packages, since I found no solution here, I thought I'd add one: First the following builds the basic no UI model, good for a Firewall: apt-get...
View Article[ubuntu] Setting exact swap size in installer
In order to ensure hibernation works I've read that swap partition needs to be at least the same size as physical RAM. I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 using the default install where I don't set up the...
View Article[ubuntu] Possible to change partition layout in ubiquity (12.10) with full...
I'd like to use LVM and full disk encryption with Ubuntu 12.10, but I'd also like to specify additional partitions (like /home, /tmp, etc), but I can't seem to do that when selecting "Encrypt the new...
View Article[all variants] Partitioning with SSD and HDD
Hey all, I have a 60GB Mushkin SSD, and a 1TB Seagate Barracuda. After using Xubuntu for I think two years, I installed Windows 7 as an only OS for gaming. Now I'm kinda bored with that and I'd like to...
View Article[ubuntu] Grub Rescue Error After Upgrade From 10.10 Maverick To 12.04.1..
Hello Ubuntu Collective, After completing an update of 10.10 Maverick on a Dell Latitude E6510 laptop that has Windows 7 Professional and on a partition and Ubuntu 10.10 on another partition to 12.04.1...
View Article[ubuntu] Trouble with getting live CD to boot
Hi All, I have a newly purchased Lenovo G580 laptop with Win8 preinstalled that I'm attempting to install 12.04 or 12.10 alongside. I shrunk the Win8 volume to leave 200Gb for the Ubuntu system. I have...
View Article[lubuntu] Installation freezes after 2nd step "Preparing to install Ubuntu"
m facing issue while trying to install lubuntu 12.10. During installation, it stuck after 2nd step (step after selecting language) "Preparing to install Ubuntu". m using a bootable cd, before writing...
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[ubuntu] After partitioning NTFS, unable to mount it
Hey everyone, Today my plan was to shrink a partition in my hdd so that after moving vital data out I could wipe it and then move it back the way it was. This is an NTFS partition used in win7, but...
View Article[SOLVED] Grub loader not working after formatting HD with windows recovery
Hello, as a Christmas present for my mum I decided to give her my old laptop. Without thinking about having Grub and other Linux stuff on it I went into the Windows Recovery menu on my ACER ASPIRE ONE...
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