[ubuntu] Install from within Ubuntu?
Hi, Can I install Ubuntu 12.4LTS from within Ubuntu 12.10? I have a netbook thats has no rom and refuses to boot from USB even though it is set in bios. I first installed Ubuntu from the windows...
View Article[64 bit] Various installation problems, help please!
I am beyond desperate right now. I hope that you can help me! I've been trying to install Ubuntu on my 64 bit machine for about two weeks now. But either Ubuntu or my computer are acting up. Here's a...
View Article[ubuntu] Updating from 10.10
I have an old laptop running Ubuntu 10.10 that I've just picked back up. I want to update it to 11.04 in order to be able to update it beyond that, but I'm havign a lot of problems with it. When I...
View Article[ubuntu] fault during boot cannot find wubildr.mbr
So I have come to a grinding hold on this What is done Used Wubi to start download I have two partisions on the ssd hard drive on my laptop and want to use one for windows one for Ubuntu There for the...
View Article[lubuntu] md5sum does not work
I have just downloaded the lubuntu12.10 iso and tried to check it. Neither of the instructions for doing this here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM are giving me any joy. automatic method...
View Article[ubuntu] /casper/vmlinuz file not found
Hello all :) I am trying to install "ubuntu-12.04.2-desktop-amd64" from a USB created with "Universal-USB-Installer-1.9.2.5". When I click anything in the boot menu (livecd, install, etc) it just says...
View Article[ubuntu] black screen
hi, i helped my friend install ubuntu 12.04 from a cd..everything worked fine that day but when he turned on the laptop the next day, the screen was black, but everything seems fine when hooked up to...
View Article[ubuntu] How can I install GParted on Ubuntu 10.10 PPC
Hello I have just installed Ubuntu 10.10 PPC on my Mac mini G4 and everything works fine except that I cannot install a simple application called "GParted" on Synaptic Package Manager. I guess I need...
View Article[ubuntu] Samsung lappy won't boot from 2nd HDD
I have a Samsung Series 3 laptop (model NP300-V5A) that won't boot from a second HDD where I have installed Ubuntu 12.04.2 (x86). I replaced the primary HDD with a Samsung 830 series SSD and moved the...
View Article[ubuntu] installation hangs on update-initramfs
When install it hangs on not only the second screen when you select to download additional updates, but if i ever get past that. (i have to change initramfs.conf to dep and only then will it move past...
View Article[ubuntu_studio] Ubuntu Studio 12.10 with Windows 8
I cannot install Ubuntu Studio 12.10 64-bit on Windows 8 Pro 64-bit with UEFI. I cannot run the live DVD or install from disc, nor install from Wubi.EXE. I have secure boot disabled and have tried...
View Article[ubuntu] Can't boot into windows 8 anymore...
Hi guys, Linux newbie here and I'm having problems booting into windows 8. I successfully managed to dual booting Kubuntu with Windows 8 by using boot-repair. But then I got the sudden urge to install...
View Article[ubuntu] Enabling BIOS pasword protected SSD drive in Ubuntu 12.10
Enabling BIOS pasword protected SSD drive in Ubuntu 12.10 I have posted it in [Hardware, but I think better place would be in [Installation]. Sorry for the cross-posting, if some gentle soul will show...
View Article[ubuntu] How to install Winrar
Hello! I'm new and want to install winrar on ubuntu. I have downloaded the linux version of winrar but don't know how to install it. I have tried two terminal commands: "sudo aptitude update &&...
View Article[xubuntu] No more room in /boot
Hi, New to Linux, I run the update-manager, and get the message that there's no more room in /boot. This is interesting, as I do recall having to update the kernel 'back in the day', but haven't done...
View Article[lubuntu] ...you have held broken packages.
Quote: Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been...
View Article[xubuntu] Xubuntu & Lubuntu on a single DVD
Is there a way to burn Ubuntu, Xubuntu and Lubuntu on a single DVD on Win 7 & Ubuntu ?. I tried burning Xubuntu and Lubuntu on a single DVD using Magic ISO but that didn't go to well. So i was...
View Article[SOLVED] Cannot see all available packages after upgrade
I hope that someone can help with this one. I am going round in circles. I have upgraded a server from natty to precise, via oneiric. All seems to be working well, until I try and install some...
View Article[ubuntu] Dual Boot Ubuntu and windows 8
Hi everyone, First time poster, but I have been using Ubuntu for awhile. I just recently installed Ubuntu on my new Thinkpad X230. I installed Ubuntu after i had already installed and configured...
View Article[PPC] upgrading eclipse
the actual eclipse that is on the lubuntu 12.04 for mac ppc is not Juno, how can I upgrade for this or at least for the Eclipse helios on my eclipse. I have this problem when I'm attempting to do it...
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