Ubuntu 13.04 on Dell XPS 14
Hi all, I'm having an issue installing Ubuntu on a dell XPS 14. Steps so far: Turned off secure boot in BIOS Turned off the Intel Rapid Storage and returned SATA operation to AHCI Shrunk the Windows 8...
View ArticleTrouble Getting Wine
Hello, I am extremely new to Linux and Ubuntu. I am running Ubuntu 12.04 on a computer from a flash drive. I am trying to download Wine and get it to run windows .exe files. The computer I am using...
View ArticleSkype window doesn't appear on Load
Hi there, I recently set up a dual boot of Ubuntu Gnome 13.04 x64 after not having used linux in a little while. All went smoothly aside from my installation of skype. Whenever I load the application,...
View ArticleInstalling packages from older repositories (natty/raring)
In case this has been answered I apologize, could not find anything on it. Summary: System is 13.04 (raring). Have a private (PPA) repository that I want to add applications from. The repository only...
View Article[kde] Kleopatra/KMail do not show my gnupg keys anymore
Since last upgrade to KDE 4.11.1 my gnupg keys are lost. The list displayed by kleopatra is empty. The keys assigned to my KMail identities are gone too. Kleopatra self test is successful for all...
View Article[ubuntu] Experiencing an internal error on Ubuntu 12.04
Hi, I am sorry if I am posting an old issue that's already been discussed. My problem is that when ever I am loging in to Ubuntu 12.04, I get a message in a dialog box which says "Sorry, Ubuntu 12.04...
View Articleinstalling on Lenovo D30 w/ UEFI: no bootloader?
Hi everybody-- I've got a shiny new Lenovo D30 and am working to install Ubuntu 12.04. (New to Ubuntu but knowledgeable at the unix command line.) The machine came pre-loaded with Windows 7, and Wubi...
View Article[ubuntu] unable to install 13.04
New desktop machine, Gigabyte motherboard, AMD processor, Western Digital Terrabyte hard drive, 8 Gb ram, Diamond video card, Radeon HD6570. Downloaded (on another machine) Ubuntu 13.04 and burned it...
View Article[ubuntu] up down not moving in gnu grub version 1.99 12ubuntu5.1 dual boot
Hi I have dual OS win-7 and ubuntu 11.10 in my system. Every thing was fine but suddenly up and down arrow not moving to select the option in grub screen. Means now I am not able to select the windows7...
View ArticleUbuntu 12.04 kills display
Hey, I recently purchased a new PC which I built myself. The specs are as follows: - Intel i5-4670k (Haswell) overclocked to 4.5GHz - AMD HD 7870 - Samsung Evo 250GB SSD - 8GB DDR3 RAM - Gigabyte...
View Article[ubuntu] How do I remove a broken package?
emacs-snapshot from Cassou's repository is broken on my system. When I try to sudo apt-get autoremove/clean/update/upgrade/install/remove, all halt with an error pertaining to the broken package. sudo...
View ArticleUbuntu 12.04 Sudden and Unexpected Boot Failure
Hello All, This is my first post on this forum after using Ubuntu since Karmic. I have recently upgraded from Lucid 10.04 LTS to Precise 12.04 LTS. The actual upgrade went well and I had a fully...
View Article[ubuntu] want to install offical nvidia driver
so i want to use the offical nvidia driver, but right now i'm using the xorg alternate. now when i install the driver my screen gets cropped and gets the 800x600 resolution. now i'm going to do a fresh...
View Article[SOLVED] using unetbootin to install ubuntu server?
I loaded ubuntu server newest version onto a cruzer 16gb stick using unetbootin. I boot off usb on gateway amd 64 bit and it says no op system present. I boot off same usb on a thinkpad r61 and it...
View Articleadobe-flashplugin problems with firefox after upgrade from 10.04 to 12.04
Trying to install any package on my system after the upgrade results in this error: Code: The following packages have unmet dependencies: firefox : Breaks: adobe-flashplugin (<=...
View Article[ubuntu] trying Ubuntu 13.04 from live DVD, no networking
Want to get Ubuntu 13.04 running on a new desktop. It has Windows 8 installed already. When running Windows, network connection is perfect. But when I boot to the live DVD (burned from the downloaded...
View Article[ubuntu] Partitioning Hard Drive in Windows 8
Hoping someone can help me with this.I have Window 8 (upgraded Windows 7) and am struggling to free up space to install Ubuntu as a dual boot. What I have tried so far: Used Windows Partition Manager...
View Article[SOLVED] Chrome not working after upgrade
I upgraded from 12.10 to 13.04. After the upgrade, chrome is not working. WHen I click on the chrome icon, nothing happens. I restarted the laptop twice, but the same issue. What should I do?
View Article[ubuntu] dual booting on Lenovo Ideapad Y510P
I recently bought a new laptop - the Lenovo Ideapad Y510P that comes with Win8 pre-installed. Something unique about lenovo systems is their "recovery button". Basically it is a small button on the...
View Article[lubuntu] Can't install Ubuntu
Hi, I cant install Ubuntu. After following all the steps here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFI I still cant install Ubuntu properly. I have done the step 5: "If the PC does not load Ubuntu (but...
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