UNetbootin not working
I'm trying to install Ubuntu for the first time and I'm trying to use UNetbootin to do so. When I select UNetbootin in the boot menu I get this message Boot Manager: Windows failed to start. A recent...
View ArticleUnable to install Ubuntu on a Revo
Hi all, I have a Revo and I'm trying to get Ubuntu on to it, but I'm failing. I've changed the boot order in the BIOS so that my external CD/DVD drive is first, but when I boot the Revo, it is ignored....
View ArticleCan software upgrade result in damage to RAM?
Weird but thats what i have witnessed.. Yesterday i upgraded ubuntu 12.04 to 12.10 and the upgrade seemed to have gone well and asked me to reboot it. Once i rebooted it said unable to mount /tmp and...
View ArticleDualBoot Win8/ubuntu 13.04
Hello, I have a new vaio with Windows 8 preinstalled, and I've installed ubuntu 13.04 with it (first I had problem booting but after a boot-repair, and desabling sucure boot on the bios. Everything...
View Article[ubuntu] How do I upgrade my super old ubuntu version to latest?
Hey ubuntu forums, I'm wondering is it possible to update from ubuntu 10.10 to the newest ubuntu from an iso file on my usb 2GB drive? The desktop computer don't support usb though, Or will i have to...
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[SOLVED] XUbuntu 12.04, update stop working, can't unpack/open DEB files
A few day's ago my XUbuntu got problem updating the system. On last Samba update dpkg-deb give error message when unpacking downloaded DEB updates. Error message contains only invalid ASCII chars, but...
View ArticleUbuntu 13.04 Battery meter won't install because no JDK 7?
Hi, I'm running Ubuntu on my laptop, so a battery gauge would be very helpful, as currently I carry around the adapter just in case. When I try to enter sudo apt-get install indicator-power it responds...
View ArticleInstalling Ubuntu alongside windows 7. both OS no longer work (bootinfoscript)
Hi all, This is my first experience with ubuntu and linux in general. I am installing ubuntu so that i may use 'octave' as, i need it for my intro to programming course. Yesterday I had ubuntu...
View Article[lubuntu] Questions about installing a low-memory/fast version like Lubuntu...
Heyo, hope you guys can help me out. My parents are using my old hand-me-down laptop, a 10 year old Toshiba Satellite. (They're very computer-illiterate and only use it for the few things listed...
View Article[ubuntu] Mailman Error Ubuntu 12.04
I followed the instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Mailman (Ubuntu 12.04, mailman 2.14, Exim 4.76) but I'm getting the following message when trying to subscribe to a test list, "Group...
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[ubuntu] Dual-boot on 2 HDD. Ubuntu 12.04.3 wont boot at all
Hi, I am new to Ubuntu and unfortunably I am unable to install it... I done everything said on the Ubuntu Install section, using a flash drive and a DVD, nothing worked. I always get stock at the same...
View ArticleUbuntu 13.04 (64bit) dual boot with Windows 8. GRUB no longer working
Hi. First time poster, long time reader. There is ALWAYS information on the net that gets me to my solution, however this time I am lost, and don't want to spend another 8 hours trying to figure this...
View ArticleProblem with gcc compiler with matlab
Hei guys, I have intalled the ACADO toolkit. I am now trying to install the matlab interface. My problem is the following : Matlab doesn't seem to find my gcc compiler. I have installed gcc-4.4 as...
View ArticleHDMI support
Hi, I'm having trouble installing my HTPC. I've tried with XBMCbuntu, but after some issues I switched to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I've installed it on a Dell Optiplex 740 (2.2 GHz AMD Athlon with on-board...
View ArticleXUbuntu 12.04 LTS 64 bit install fails due to grub install error
hi, My machine had xubuntu 12.04 LTS 32 bit with windows 7 64 bit in dual boot. My BIOS is UEFI based but the UEFI is disabled. I tried to update by linux to 64 bit xubuntu 12.04 LTS. However Grub...
View Articleoptical drives killing ubuntu..
so i tried installing ubuntu via usb and it would freeze after choosing install ubuntu and give me a "ata bus error" looked around on google and found out optical drives can cause this so i unplugged...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu 11.10 upgrade to 13.04 retaining desktop and compiz?
Hi, I've been running Ubuntu since about 09.04 and faithfully - and excitedly - applied all of the upgrades as they came out. Until around 12.04. As soon as I hit Unity my productivity slowed...
View Article[ubuntu] Tricky Installation Trouble
Hi all, I have always heard good things about Ubuntu and so decided to try it out. I got it to work (sort of) and I really liked it and now I'm stuck without it trying to re-install it. My problem is...
View Article[lubuntu] Use graphics driver of another debian-based distro
Hi there, my question might be a bit too specific, but anyway - I hope there is someone out there who can help me out. I'd like to use lubuntu on my rather old Toshiba Tecra T900 (P3@933MHz, 512MB RAM,...
View Article[ubuntu] Install of 13.10 beta fails
When I try to upgrade from 13.04 to 13.10 I get the following error: "gerald@gerald:~$ update-manager -d Checking for a new Ubuntu release authenticate 'saucy.tar.gz' against 'saucy.tar.gz.gpg' gpg...
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