[ubuntu] Repeated hard freezes after a firmware update
Hello! I'm new to the forum; for the past few months, I've been using a hand-me-down Toshiba Satellite laptop from roughly 2006 with Ubuntu 10.04 installed on it. After spending all of last night...
View Article[ubuntu] Desperate to install Ubuntu but can't
I love Ubuntu. Ran it for three years on my Dell that died this morning. Replaced it with a Lenovo IdeaCentre K410 Pentium 64-bit. Learned to hate Windows 8 in a matter of minutes. Downloaded the 781...
View Article[ubuntu] mbr repair on Dell Inspiron with Windows 8 and EFI
I try to install ubuntu 12.10 64bit alongside pre installed efi Windows 8 on a Dell Inspiron laptop following instructions https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFI When I run the the boot repair utility...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu GUI not appearing - TTY instead
I'm not sure how this happened, but my system was working fine (for months). Maybe an update. When I boot, I get the Ubuntu load screen with the scrolling circles. After two rounds, I'm taken to the...
View Article[ubuntu] Dual boot Ubuntu and Windows 8 UEFI Mode
Hi, I install Ubuntu 12.10 amd64 in ultrabook samsung series 5 with HDD and SDD, and It have Windows 8 pre-installed, when I installed Ubuntu the grub didn't work, then I used boot-recovery to fix it,...
View Article[ubuntu] Installing and Calling Pinta
I was able to install Pinta by using the terminal command sudo apt-get install pinta* But it does not show up in my Applications/Graphics window and I don't know how to start it. I can't even find it...
View Article[ubuntu] Error :- rpm to deb convert using alien
Hi everyone, I am new in linux & I am trying to install Maya 2012 64 bit in my desktop. but it is giving following error everytime I try to install amit@Workstation:~/Maya2012$ sudo alien -k...
View Article[ubuntu] Can upgrading solve hibernate issues?
Some time back I had hibernation working (most of the time) properly on my 12.04. Had to reinstall recently and now I am quite happy with my system. However, the hibernation does not work. The only...
View Article[lubuntu] lubuntu 12.10 wont install
Alright, when i go to install lubuntu, I get through all of the GUI boxes asking what username i want, timezone, etc. and then i get to the screen with the "see more now!" style message. After a while...
View Article[ubuntu] problem with grub (it is not seeing the other ubuntu installation)
I have a desktop pc with ubuntu 32bit and windows xp already installed. The installation was such that there are two hard discs, one has windows, the other has ubuntu. The disc with ubuntu had separate...
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[ubuntu] DHCP/PXE install [Quantal]
Having a little issue here getting Quantal installed from a DHCP/PXE setup that we currently use to deploy RHEL & CentOS. I pulled the kernel and initrd files from here Code:...
View Article[ubuntu] Trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 for a month!
Hello community, I am trying to install the latest Ubuntu OS on my PC (64bit) and I'm having 2 serious issues: Note: I'm writing all these with what I remember only, as it have been some time since my...
View Article[ubuntu] Dell inspiron 1525 camera is not detected or working
I just installed ver 12.04 and it will not detect my camera though it did take my picture during the install. I have tried the following: modprobe -r uvcvideo && modprobe uvcvideo FATAL: Module...
View Article[ubuntu] xps13 dual boot
Hi, I've been trying all day to setup a dual boot installation on a dell xps 13 (bios ao7) with windows 8 (preinstalled) and ubuntu (12.04 sputnik iso). I've only managed to install ubuntu booting from...
View Article[ubuntu] 10.04 LTS Fails to Update Menus or Add New Choices
I was trying to add pinta, and it looks like it got onto my system as I can remove it and install it again, or if I try to install it without removeing it first, it makes no changes. By the way, my...
View Article[ubuntu] Choosing between Live USB and Full USB Installation
I want to run Linux from a USB stick without affecting the data on the computer. I need persistence, but I can achieve that through either a Live USB stick, or a full USB installation. Other than that,...
View Article[ubuntu] Nvidia gtx 670 (msi 670pe/oc) driver install/repeated log outs
Hy everyone I just installed ubuntu 12.10 on my machine, but i'm having problems right from the start. First of all, i can't open any browser or any program except options and terminal, or else my...
View Article[ubuntu] Install problems
Howdy all, I have a Dell Vostro 1510 that has a widows vista problem, and without the install disks is worthless, I am trying to install Ubuntu on it an it is having some problems. I have installed...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu Secure LiveUSB Stuck at splash screen
I have no idea what to do here I made a liveusb with ubuntu -secure when i reboot it start the usb ...i get the menu to try with out installing install ubuntu or check deck it is grub 2.0 i believe...
View Article[ubuntu] installing absolute latest software with apt-get
I want to install the absolute latest software (e.g., Apache 2.4.4, MySQL 5.6.10 and PHP 5.4.13) and all it's dependencies using apt-get, but I'm pretty sure the Ubuntu repositories will only install...
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