[64 bit] GRUB & Windows 8 issue
Ok, so I created a 25gb partition on windows 8 and then since windows 8 wouldn't let me boot into the live linux mint 14 cd, I ran the exe on the cd and told it to help me boot into the live cd. When...
View Article[ubuntu] WIndows 8 + Ubuntu 12.10 installation problem for UEFI
Have a windows 8 system. Shrunk the windows 8 partition, installed Ubuntu 12.10 in free space using manual partitioning (reusing win-8 efi). Installation ended without any error messages. On reboot,...
View Article[SOLVED] Updated Ubuntu 8.04.01, now PHP pages not working
I just updated my Ubuntu 8.04.1 system using Webmin (showed 16 updates ready). Immediately after the updates were applied, the websites with PHP pages stopped working properly. i.e. each time the site...
View Article[ubuntu] Unable to get past the purple blank screen on my HP 450 Laptop
Dear Experts, Huh! Apologies for creating a new thread. I'm new to Ubuntu ( though I'm familiar with Linus/Solaris). This is the third day and I'm still unable to install ubuntu 12.04 nor 12.10. I...
View Article[kubuntu] Why doesn't Ubuntu 12.10 include Firefox preinstalled since it is...
Hi, Had a quick question, I was surprised when I did a clean install of Kububtu 12.10 that I still needed to download Firefox before I could start using it. I thought it was removed to conserve space...
View Article[ubuntu] NVIDIA graphics card
Hi I would just like to find out of I should install NVIDIA. Im running 10.04.4 LTS. Ive had it on my system before upgrading and would like to find out if I should install it again? If so..please can...
View Article[ubuntu] update-manager 12.10
After upgrade to 12.10 I cannot update anymore. I tried even the main server, but still it complains: Quote: W:Failed to fetch http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu/dist...source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP:...
View Article[ubuntu] wrong version of ubuntu in grub
Last night I rebooted my computer and it received a grub rescue> My system is dualboot with win7. I managed to get the grub back but I only had version 9.10 CD but was running 12.04... Is there...
View Article[all variants] apt-get update/upgrade
Hello community! I'd love to ask if it is possibile to run apt-get update and upgrade without password prompt, in other words, I want to make anyone be able to install security updates on my machine,...
View Article[ubuntu] Updates / software repos
Hello , just started using ubuntu. installed the 12.04 on my notebook. a week later, i have over 500+ updates ready to be installed. Problem is each time i ask to install, i get an error to check my...
View Article[ubuntu] The second hard drive can't be detected
Hey guys~ There are 2 SSDs in my laptop, my Ubuntu OS is on one of them, however, I can't detect the other one =( My laptop has a storage of 128G and had a win7 OS initially. A few weeks ago, I wanted...
View Article[kubuntu] Can't boot windows 7 after kubuntu install
So, I have three hard drives. The first used to have windows xp on it, the second has two partitions, one containing just data and another containing windows 7 and the third is just data. I installed...
View Article[ubuntu] Can't install Ubuntu 12.10 or 12.4
Hi, I've been trying to install ubuntu, but when I select either "try w/o installing" or "install ubuntu," the screen just goes blank and my computer freezes. I've done a little research on this...
View Article[ubuntu] Dual booting with Windows 8 and ubunutu 12.10 on samsung series 5
windows 8 came pre installed on my new samsung ultrabook series 5 i disabled the secure boot and installed ubuntu 12.04 on a partition during instaerllation i created a separate partion Reserved for...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu Vs XP on Grub2 not recognising drive after "boot Repair"
I have been redirected from http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...=grub2&page=67 Grub continues to say the drive cannot be found Boot Repair URL is http://paste.ubuntu.com/1417204/ Thanks in advance
View Article[SOLVED] Help with Raid1+ LVM - confused :{
I am reinstalling 12.04 server again as I wanted to tweak the hard drive quotas and as it's not live as yet I can afford to play a little. I only have a 2 disc setup, Raid 1 for the mirroring and I...
View Article[ubuntu] slow windows
I just upgraded from Oneiric to Precise, and now I'm getting some strange effects in using certain programs. Nicotine+ is now phenomenally slow when changing tabs or minimizing. LibreOffice is usually...
View Article[lubuntu] 12.04 to 12.10 upgrade from the command line?
Hi there, Is there a way I can upgrade Lubuntu 12.04 to 12.10 from the command line? I can't see the option to upgrade yet in the Update Manager. Thanks, Nate
View Article[ubuntu] LiveCD boot fine, hangs on install - Sony Vaio
Hi Guys, I'm trying to install Ubuntu on my Vaio VPCEB15FG but installation hangs at same point every time. The laptop had windows 7 installed until something went haywire, tried to recover and...
View Article[ubuntu] Problem with adding keyboard language ( ubuntu 10.10 on android )
hello i installed ubuntu 10.10 on my android tablet but i can't type with local language ( persian fa-IR ) and when i want to install language-pack-fa with language support or terminal commands the...
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