[ubuntu] conflicting actions -p (--print-avail) and (--get-selections)
when i try to run Code: dpkg --get-selections --print-avail > install.txt this command in Ubuntu 12.04 the following error generate : Code: dpkg: error: conflicting actions -p (--print-avail) and...
View ArticleDual booting with 2 hdds question
I have a new laptop in the mail, a clevo p375sm. I have windows already installed on the ssd. This laptop supports several hard drives, and I really want ubuntu on one of them for a dual boot. I want...
View Article[SOLVED] Ubuntu 13.04 dual boot on Lenovo Y410P
After much trial and error, I have gotten Ubuntu dual booting with Windows 8 on my Lenovo Y410P. I did not find instructions that worked exactly in any one place, so here is the process I used as a...
View Article[ubuntu] I broke Plymouth - Mountall: Disconnected from Plymouth 13.04
I started plymouth manager and changed the resolution and splash screen and now when I boot, the GUI doesn't start. I drop to the command line and Mountall: Disconnected from Plymouth displays. If I...
View ArticleCan't install Ubuntu 13.04 or 12.04 LTS
I tried installing both with the windows installer and burning them to DVDs but it won't work. After the install process I reboot into the Ubuntu partition. I first see the loading screen and it says...
View Article[ubuntu] upgrade to 12.4 lts from unsupported earlier version
I have an old version of Ubuntu running and haven't had problems with it. Which is why I haven't upgraded. I would like to upgrade to 12.04 LT because I want stability, and by now I would guess any...
View ArticleCannot boot 13.04 amd64 from disk - No init found
I installed Ubuntu 13.04-desktop-amd64 into my ASUS P5LD2-SE, with 4 GB of RAM, on a Samsung 250 GB HD. It was a "pure" installation (no Windows or dual-boot involved) from an USB drive, checked with...
View Article[64 bit] undefined reference to `XmuLookupStandardColormap' in Ubuntu 12.04.3...
Hello, I have just installed Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS on a 64-bit machine and I'm having some trouble to compile an application using openGL. I suppose it is due to the different location of the libraries...
View Articleubuntu preseed raid/lvm partioning not working
Hi, I am trying to install a ubuntu 12.04 server with lvm on mirroring. What I want is: /boot # raid mirror / # lvm volume on raid device swap # lvm volume on raid device The problem is it is choking...
View Article[ubuntu] Cannot perform update
Hello everybody I was truing to do a usual update, an error has appeared: Thanks in advance
View ArticleMinimal install of Lubuntu 12.04 Precise Desktop jam for unknown reason
Hello, I am trying to get my old laptop up and running again. Windows XP is actually installed on it and I would like to try Lubuntu to see first if the laptop is more responsive and second to dicover...
View Article[ubuntu] problems upgrading to QQ
Hi folks each time i try to upgrade i get the following msg and the upgrade craps out when i acknowledge the msg by clicking on "close" - the "network" appears to be working fine ... Any ideas please...
View Article[ubuntu] How to install Ubuntu 13.04 on Samsung ATIV 500t (Atom)
Hi, I would like to install ubuntu 13.04 on a ATIV 500t which has no option for USB boot in the UEFI firmware and I can't find a way to make it boot from USB. Is there any solution? Cheers,
View Article[ubuntu] Recover data
Well, Yesterday i begun using Ubuntu. I heard a lot about it, so i was motivated to use and try it. i didnt know that it s that different from Windows. All what i did, that i used a USB and installed...
View Article[ubuntu] No other operating systems detected
I bought a refurbished Acer Aspire 5 laptop with windows 5 installed on it, and I tried installing Ubuntu 13.04 amd64 by booting from my pendrive alongside windows 8. When I got to the third screen, it...
View Article[ubuntu] unable to update 12.04, unmet dependencies plymouth?
Hi I have recently updated 12.04, having not done so for a few months (for various reasons). The update did not complete properly (we get powercuts where I live) and now my system is suboptimal: most...
View Article12.04 i386 installer shows no text on dual xeon
Hi people. New to the forum. Been using ubuntu (10 to 12) for the last two years on a macbook pro core2duo system and now wanted to install on a desktop that uses two quad xeon processors on a tyan...
View Article[ubuntu] ubuntu 13.04 will not install
Hello all, I am trying to install ubuntu 13.04 on my HP G61 notebook pc 64-bit running Windows 7. I have made a boot-able usb stick to install 13.04 and all works fine until 'Step 4 Allocate drive...
View ArticleWeird booting/rebooting behavior with bootable SD Card.
I'm not sure this is a good place to get support on this issue. If there's a more appropriate one, let me know. So, here's what I have: A bootable SD Card, with a minimal Ubuntu installation.A bootable...
View Article[ubuntu] Upgrading to 64 Bit version of Ubuntu
Currently I am running 13.04 32-Bit format on a fairly new (less than 2 years old) dell laptop. On the blessed day when 13.10 rolls around for upgrading, can I upgrade from 32-bit 13.04 to the 64-bit...
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