[all variants] File system for my linux server's data drive
I am considering putting a Linux distro (haven't decided on which yet) on my server instead of Win 2008 RC2. The server will have a SSD for the boot drive, and a 6TB RAID 10 Array for the data drive....
View Article[kubuntu] apper and muon both installed
Hi, Using kubuntu. Since I did a dist-upgrade to 12.04, somehow I now have both apper and muon installed on my system for some reason. I would like to remove one of them. How can I safely do so?...
View Article[ubuntu netbook remix] Tried installing on eeePC
Hello, I tried installing eeebuntu from an USB-Stick (created with unetbootin) to my Asus eeePC 1008P. After I resolved the Boot-Issues, I got as far as the first screen, where I selected "Install",...
View Article[ubuntu] tried to swap unity for different desktop and now all i get is a...
I wanted to get rid of that anoying sidebar so i went to a site called ubuntu geek which recomended that i put this line into the command line sudo apt-get install gnome-session-fallback i did that and...
View Article[ubuntu netbook remix] Failed to fetch 404 Error on upgrade.
When I run apt-get update (as root), I get this error message. I can also not install from the Software Center (nor from apt-get install) Code: Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com maverick Release.gpg Ign...
View Article[ubuntu] installing SOAPLAB2+EMBOSS problem!!
Hi all, i tried to install soaplab2+emboss on amazon web service instance, i got java, ant, maven, tomcat installed, built soaplab2 firstly, it can be accessed...
View Article[ubuntu] UEFI Win 8 HP Laptop And Ubuntu (not good)
Hello Ubuntu Community I am posting to inform you all of a recent experience I had with you ubunu IF YOU HAVE RECENTLY BOUGHT A NEW WINDOWS 8 COMPUTER YOU MAY WANT TO READ THIS! I tried installing...
View Article[ubuntu] Grub2 chainload to new 12.10 install
I have been using Debian for years and have "squeeze" working on a system with 6 physical hard drives using grub2 as loader. I changed BIOS to have hd5 as boot drive and installed 12.10 using several...
View Article[ubuntu] Problem booting windows 8 UEFI with Ubuntu 12.10
Hi I installed Ubuntu 12.10 alongside Windows 8 after disabling secureboot. I had to mess around with /etc/grub2/40_custom to get it to work but I did in the end.. I had to reinstall Ubuntu as an...
View Article[ubuntu] Problems installing newest version of Ubuntu
Hello, I am new to using Ubuntu and also new to the forums here! I recently installed Ubuntu on my laptop with no problems at all and decided to install it on my old desktop also. On my first attempt a...
View Article[ubuntu] Handy tip if you break your BCD while installing an Ubuntu/Win8 dual...
Nothing particularly exciting here, but I didn't find anyone else suggesting this during the 4 hours I just spent messing about, so I thought I'd post it in case it avoids someone else paying the same...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu running in 2D mode after updating
2 days ago I updated Ubuntu 12.04 (common updates, not an upgrade to other version), and since them the desktop icon in the dash has disappeared and when I go to MyUnity to restore it I receive a...
View Article[ubuntu] Problem Installing Matlab
Hello everyone, I am having trouble installing Matlab on my laptop. First about my computer, it a 64 bit system but I am running the 32 bit version of ubuntu 12.04. This is the process I am using to...
View Article[ubuntu] Need help with grub.
Need to change boot from sda to sdb. boot-repair returns this: Please write on a paper the following URL: http://paste.ubuntu.com/1591894/ In case you still experience boot problem, indicate this URL...
View Article[ubuntu] Installing 64-bit to dual boot with 32-bit Ubuntu
Hi all, I currently have 32-bit Ubuntu 12.04 LTS running on my primary boot partition. I installed 64-bit Ubuntu 12.04 LTS in another partition in hopes of running a dual boot setup. After install, I...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu Stops in the Middle of Booting up Live CD
I've tried installing Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit using a live USB and WUBI (my CD drive doesn't work). Both didn't work and had the same problems. In the middle of of booting up Live CD mode, or when...
View Article[ubuntu] Dual boot, Win7 and 12.04 LTS, can't install Windows 7 SP1
I have a dual boot system with Windows 7 on the first disk (sda) and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on a second drive (sdb). I have upgraded/moved Ubuntu a couple of times, but Win7 has always been on the first...
View Article[ubuntu] chmod of symlink to NTFS volume for multi-boot systm
I am actually using Mint 14 cinnamon but as these forums are more active, I am looking for an answer wherever I can I have finaly set up my dream multi Boot Win7/OSX/Mint system with one exception. The...
View Article[ubuntu] installed 12.04 Lts successfully, but not booting
Successfully installed Ubuntu 12.04 lts on an ASUS Eee PC901 Ubuntu will not boot. Black screen with blinking cursor. tried all boot priority configurations. please help me.
View Article[xubuntu] Trying to Install Xubuntu on a USB stick
Hello, I'm going to vacation to a relatives house in a few months, and I happened to have an old mp3 player that functions just like a 4GB USB stick, so I wanted to install a Linux distribution to use...
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