[SOLVED] live usb boots, but won't work
I updated my BIOS, and I can only boot into Windows, so I need to reinstall grub to get Ubuntu back. The problem is, I created a live usb, and it boots fine, but when I try to run ubuntu with out...
View Article[SOLVED] Xserver-common-lts-raring
Running ubuntu 13.04 (2007 IMac) "Could not install 'xserver-common-lts-raring' The upgrade will continue but the 'xserver-common-lts-raring' package may not be in a working state. Please consider...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu and Ubuntu-Gnome 13.04 live USB hangs at boot on Acer Aspire...
I am trying to install Ubuntu on a new laptop that came with Windows 8. I've disabled UEFI and enabled booting from USB, but when the laptop loads from the USB it hangs at "SYSLINUX 4.06 EDD 2012-10-23...
View Article[kubuntu] 64 bit installs but 32 bit wont
Hello I am trying to install kubuntu 13.04 on my Alienware Aurora R3 and I have an odd problem. I can install the 64 bit kubuntu 13.04 no problem but I wanted 32 bit for various reasons but when I...
View Article[SOLVED] LiveCD works fine, but I can't install
I have an Acer laptop on which I have run Windows XP and various versions of *buntu (dual boot) for the last year. For a while I had xubuntu installed, but a few months ago I replaced it with Bodhi...
View Article[ubuntu] Aodv support for ubuntu
Problem in installing aodv for the latest kernel 3.x, so only chance is to down grade the kernel version. how to downgrade the kernel
View ArticleUEFI laptop installation with dual boot
Hi all I installed the ubuntu ISO to a USB stick. I disabled secure boot, restart the laptop and boot from the USB. PRIMARY QUESTION: The grub shell comes up and no installer - how do I launch the...
View Article[ubuntu] 12.04 LTS to 12.04.3 LTS update.
I'm a relative newcomer to ubuntu but have been happily using version 12.04 LTS for sometime now. Looking at distrowatch I see that the latest version is now 12.04.3 LTS. Does the regular update cycle...
View Article[SOLVED]Ubuntu 12.04.3 installer can't see previous partitions but gparted does
As written in the topic Gparted can see partitions on the hard disk, but when i install device is partition free. I'm installing on a system with uefi and secure boot support, but they should be both...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu touch 13.10 and Ubuntu 12.04LTS on Nexus7 2013 23GB wifi
Does anyone know if Ubuntu touch 13.10 and Ubuntu 12.04LTS will work on a Nexus7 2013 23GB wifi? Ubuntu published only a procedure for the old Nexus7. CX1964
View Article[SOLVED] Ubuntu 12.04LTS 64-bit only recognizes 2.7 out of 6GB of RAM
Been googling and searching the fora for an hour now, and I can't seem to figure this one out. I've read all about PAE, but that only helps people running the 32-bit version. The output of uname -a is:...
View Article[ubuntu] "the ext4 file system creation in partition #1 of SCSI3 (0,0,0)...
I just got a new hard drive yesterday and I am trying to install Ubuntu as my primary operating system off a bootable usb drive. It successfully installed the first time and after I installed the...
View Articlesomething broken that prevents update manager to install
I'm using ubuntu 12.04 and was working fine but a month or two ago the update manager failed to install the recommended updates. Since then there's a red dot with a white dash in the middle symbol on...
View Articleoem-config doesn't run on reboot with a custom kde distro
I created a custom distro based on Ubuntu 13.04 using the kde desktop interface and I imaged it using remastersys. As of the latest edition I included oem-config, oem-config-kde and their dependencies...
View ArticleRecovery Partitions
I'm planing to do OEM installs of Ubuntu and would like to set up a recovery partition to restore the system back to the oem state it was when I gave it to them. So that if the user needs to they can...
View ArticleRemote upgrade VPS 10.10 to 12.04 with broken apt
I'm trying to install some things on a VPS with 10.10, and having trouble. For example: Code: $ sudo apt-get install git [ ... stuff ... ] WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!...
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[xfce] Linux on Chromebook
Thanks to the wonderful people at Lifehacker, I've managed to run Linux on my Chromebook, giving me access to many offline features that are not possible with Chrome OS. Three issues though: 1. A...
View Article[xubuntu] restore normal scrollbars in Xubunto 12.10
I recently upgraded to 12.10, and my scrollbars disappear, being replaced by some funny floating thing that looks like a bandaid. Granted, I think I recall having this same problem and fixing it last...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu on Dell Inspiron 8600 Laptop Problem
I'm wondering if anyone here has tried/completed an installation of Ubuntu 12.04LTS on a Dell Inspiron 8600? I tried to DL from a live cd and everytime, the laptop becomes unresponsive about 5 minutes...
View Article[ubuntu] Chromium browser on 12.04.3
Hello all, I have installed ubuntu 12.04.3 from scratch on my PC. I am trying to install chromium browser; but i get follow conflicts for packages: Code: $ sudo apt-get install chromium-browser Reading...
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