Can't install ubuntu in my new ideapad u430
I just got my new laptop, a lenovo ideapad u430, but I can't install ubuntu. I'm not a complete noob, I've installed ubuntu in other computers before, but this one is giving me problems. I got it to...
View Article[ubuntu] Graphic Problem on installation
Hello, I just purchased an Acer N2620G nettop as i wanted to get it set up with Ubuntu (Shipped with a not so good Limpus distro). However, as soon as i get past the grub screen i just get crazy...
View Article[ubuntu] HP Envy Dual Boot install problem (EFI)
Hi, I Got a new hp labtop Intel I7 4200 processor 16 gb of ram and 2 1TB hd. The first 1 TB hd has win8 on it the 2nd HD has no partition atm. I had previously installed ubuntu on various machines - no...
View Articleupgrade OS with full disk encryption?
Hi, When I installed Ubuntu Natty back then, I enabled full disk encryption per this blog post (now no longer available). Basically, I created an LVM and encrypted it, the only part not encrypted is...
View ArticleInstallation problems with nVidia GT 650m
Hi all, So i'm a total noob when it comes to ubuntu, when I try and install it on my laptop I get a purple splash screen, an underscore flashing a few times and then the screen goes completely black...
View Article[ubuntu] Trying to install 13.04 on an old XP machine. Major Problems.
I downloaded the file ubuntu-13.04-desktop-i386.iso from ubuntu.com and burned the image to a DVD. I have checked the MD5SUM of the iso against ubuntuhashes and everything looks fine. I put this dvd...
View Article[ubuntu] Install Ubuntu with Windows 7 2 drives
Hi! I'm new to Ubuntu and trying to do a dual boot system. I have Windows 7 as my main boot drive (SSD) and I'm trying to install Ubuntu 13.04 separately on a second hard drive. The problem is that...
View Article[ubuntu] video drivers go in which directory?
Setting up ati video, should it be installed to the /etc/x11 directory? Or is there a more suitable location?
View Article[ubuntu] Flexible Partitioning Tool
I have been away from the ubuntu scene for a while... When I installed ubuntu, I used the text partitioner to set up lvm partitioning the way that I wanted. However, ubuntu does not have the text...
View Article[ubuntu] 13.04 install, can't run X server, ATI Radeon black screen
Hi, I'ce recently had some issues with booting into a desktop with Ubuntu 13.04. I had a triple boot of Windows 7 (for gaming, once I can play all my games on Linux I'll switch completely), Ubuntu 12...
View Article[lubuntu] Problem installing - partition manager
Hi y'all... So, I'm trying to install Lubuntu 13.04. Currently running off of the LiveCd. During the install process, I selected the slave hard drive, (I've got XP on the Master - I had a dual boot...
View ArticlePip Upgrade UWSGI Fails
Help...I can not upgrade uwsgi with pip install uwsgi --upgrade. I get: "InstallationError: Command /usr/bin/python -c "import...
View Article[SOLVED] problems installing on acer aspire 5741 laptop
The live cd runs ok . I used gparted to format hdd with a root home and swap partitions . When i click on install ubuntu it doesn't open. The reason i removed windows was that 13.04 wouldn't install as...
View ArticleInstalling apache2 for svn give some problems
Hi All, I'm trying to install all i need to start using svn, downloading svn was no problem via the apt-get install command, but when i try installing apache2 via: sudo apt-get install apache2 I get...
View Article[64 bit] i changed a 100 mb partition (may have been made by windows) to swap...
hello while installing ubuntu 13.04 on my dell inspiron 15 laptop, i changed a 100 mb partition which was already there (maybe created by windows7) to linux swap. now i cannot dual boot windows7. are...
View Article[ubuntu] error whle apt-get update
Hello, I am new to ubantu . I was trying to install wine for that I wrote apt-ge update and the system says. Get:1 http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise...
View Article[lubuntu] extras.ubuntu.com gpg verification issues
Hi Ubuntu forums, it's me again. I am desperately trying to update an offline machine with a clean, fresh install of Lubuntu 13.04 32 bit. The program of choice was apt-offline and when entering the...
View Article[ubuntu] Low Graphics Mode fix in 13.04 issue...
First off; if I'm breaching some kind of "First Post Protocol" and I should have posted an introduction elsewhere, I'm sorry... I really hope someone here can help - and apologies if this particular...
View Article[xubuntu] Several problems after upgrade to 13.04
I've now got all sorts of problems after 'upgrading' (yeah - right!) to 13.04 from 12.10, including: * Wireless connection unreliable. * Sound not working properly, including internal mic stopped...
View ArticleGparted problem with overlapping partitions
Hello friends, I encounter some difficulties when trying to resize my Ubuntu Partition with gparted. i have Ubuntu running on a SSD with 120 GB (dev/sdb3) where I still have a Windows 7 Partition. I...
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