[ubuntu] GRUB2 generating error after upgrade to 3.2.0-58
Something went horribly wrong when I upgraded to 3.2.0-58. GRUB2 generated a duplicate entry for Previous Linus versions and also I think I saw 3.2.0-58 and 3.2.0-57 repeated twice. I tried deleting...
View Article[xubuntu] How to add xp to grub menu
Hi I installed Xubuntu alongside XP by creating a swap, an installing on another partition. The problem now is, that I cant enter my XP from the start up GRUB menu. Is there a way to ad it to this...
View Article[ubuntu] Fresh install will not boot with AMD GPU
I put together some parts I had lying around from a previous build (the case fans broke so I dismantled the unit and never got around to using the parts until now). It's a cool system and it POSTs...
View Article[ubuntu] update php
hi, i am a newbie runing unbuntu 12.04lts on a vps, am looking for help how to update php to latest release.. at the moment its Version of PHP: 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.6 cheers
View ArticleSamba4 and samba-common configuration error
I'm experiencing an issue with installing samba and samba4. I've tried to install both of them, but every time samba-common returns an error while running post-installation script. I've tried Code:...
View ArticleInstalling on a laptop with a compressed /homw btrfs partition.
Hi, One of one of my laptops I have two btrfs partitions / and /home (in addition to swap). Ubuntu 13.10 installed without problem on these partitions. The way I install Ubuntu is formatting / and...
View ArticleProblems installing Ubuntu and grub on a blank hard drive
I recently got a laptop with windows 8 installed on it for the purpose of installing Ubuntu or another linux os. I erased the hard drive and tried installing Ubuntu, but the installation ends after it...
View Article[all variants] Squeezing a 13.10 Live DVD onto (just less than) a 4G USB...
(SPECIFICALLY, it's Kubuntu 13.10 but it's not [hopefully] limited to just that ver...) I have a USB Flash Drive thats labeled 4G but formats out to 3.7G. <-- thats a whole 'nother thread... I've...
View Article[ubuntu] Software center uses old musescore version
I installed musescore from the software center in Ubuntu, but when I type Code: musescore -v in terminal it shows that it's version 1.2, and the current version from the website is 1.3. The reason this...
View Article[ubuntu] non installable system mirror cd
Hi I visit clients to show them that they should upgrade to Ubuntu, BUT I would like to be able to remove the option for an install from the CD/USB stick, I just want Ubuntu to run for them. or to put...
View ArticleFresh install - reinstall all previously installed packages
Hi, I'm going to perform a complete fresh install of ubuntu - and I'd like to work out how best to get things 'back to how they were' (or near enough ;) ). So, I'll be taking a back-up of /etc - and...
View Article[ubuntu] GRUB Still not working after boot repair
Basic problem: Flashing cursor on boot What got me here: Installed Ubuntu Server 12.04 to a USB Thumbdrive Configured bunch of stuff for media server Installed new 4 TB Drive Used fdisk (cause I'm a...
View ArticleHow to install this older version of vlc player?
http://www.oldapps.com/linux/vlc_pla...?system=ubuntu I found an older version for ubuntu, which I need to install but don't know how. The tar.xz file was unzipped into this file named " vlc-2.0.8 "....
View Article[ubuntu] How to uninstall Ubuntu
Hi, there. Quick question, whose answer I didn't find on the net. I have installed Ubuntu through Wubi on the Partition D and later on I reinstalled the Windows formatting the whole C:. Now I can't...
View Article[ubuntu] cannot upgrade to 13.10
Hi when I try to upgrade I get this error: An unresolvable problem occurred while calculating the upgrade. This can be caused by: * Upgrading to a pre-release version of Ubuntu * Running the current...
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[ubuntu] (Urgent!) Error - Cannot find any crtc or sizes
This screen appears when I try to boot via a live USB: It simply hangs after this. No signs of any progress or any other errors. Simply this. I don't really know what other details to give, but this is...
View Articlelens remove shopping, no sending personal data
I am installing 13.10 and trying to remove all shopping features. More generally I would like to write a script I can run on every install to * disable/remove shopping features * stop sending data *...
View Article[ubuntu] GRUB doesn't recognize EFI drive to install on upgrade
Having the same problem as this thread that was closed before the issue was ever solved for some reason, blocking upgrade to saucy. The problem is definitely GRUB. The drive is correctly formatted; I...
View ArticleDisk layout on a laptop being installed on btrfs only.
Hi, I am planning on installng 13.10 on btrfs only on one of my laptops. Should I partition the disk before I start with one large btrfs parition, or will the installer do it optimally if I let it use...
View Article[ubuntu] Dual boot after upgrade to Windows 8.1
Has there been a consensus on how to fix the dual boot after upgrading to Windows 8.1? I see many, many solutions on the net and AskUbuntu etc... but each "solution" seems to have some who say it works...
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