[ubuntu] Upgrade 16.04->16.10 problems and missing System Settings icons
I've upgraded 2 different desktop machines in the past couple of days, and I'm seeing the same problems on both. I initiated the upgrade like this: sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade sudo apt...
View Article[ubuntu] Advice before installing Ubuntu on mid-2012 MBP
Hello everyone, IÂ’m planning on installing Ubuntu LTS, alongside OSX, on my mid-2012 non retina mac. Before I start, I would like to ask for some advice; the information IÂ’ve seen elsewhere on the...
View Article[UbuntuGnome] Installing on fakeRAID or SoftwareRAID fails. Single SSD...
Hi there, so my story: I've had 16.04 installed and fully working on a single SSD, but I needed more space so I bought another same SSD and wanted to do it in fakeRAID 0. In my UEFI BIOS I've created...
View Article[lubuntu] lubuntu will not install
lubuntu will not install. The 16.10 ISO is missing the bootloader, and or the install program in the ISO is badly written because when it gets to point where it is 'configuring bootloader', 'installing...
View Article[lubuntu] Lubuntu wont boot after instalation
I am downloading lubuntu on a pc it is probably around 5-6yrs old. Spec: BIOS A02 Intel Pentium 4 2.20GHz 400MHz 512KB ram 2048 total memory with a 180GB hard disk Issue #1 When installing it stopped...
View ArticleNo Network, mouse pointer or working keyboard
I have a Lenovo Flex 3 1480. I installed 16.04 onto it recently and it was working just fine. I was using it earlier, finished what I was doing closed the lid and set it down. My computer was asking to...
View Article[ubuntu] OS Updates not working in Ubuntu Software
So, I went to "System Settings"->"Software & Updates"->"Other software" (so I can make adobe update itself cuz it isnt working for me (please tell me how to do that too)). And now it says...
View Article[SOLVED] Can't install Google Chrome 55 in ubuntu 16.10
I get the following error message: Code: henry@wyatt:~/Downloads$ sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb (Reading database ... 206882 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing...
View ArticleHaving trouble booting ubuntu studio from external hhd.
I'm having trouble booting ubuntu from an external hhd. First off I guess specs. Computer is lenovo t530 thinkpad. External hhd is seagate expansion desk (3tb). In the t530 there are 2 drives. 1 500gb...
View ArticleInstalling Ubuntu 16.04 With NVIDIA GTX 1060 (nomodeset does not work)
I have been trying to install Ubuntu 16.04 on my desktop which has a GTX 1060 like I stated in the title. Whenever it attempts to boot into the installer I get a blank screen. I tried pushing the down...
View ArticleGoogle chrome ppa missing.
Somehow I got google chrome 55 installed, but I just noticed in other sofware there is no ppa listed. Went to google and did the following and it is screwed up: Code: N: Skipping acquire of configured...
View Article[ubuntu_studio] su: Authentication failure (had a shop install OS..clean...
recently I have been unable to perform number of common tasks such such as installations/program removal, configuring AV oriented settings ect...I'm at a loss as to what information I should provide...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu Software Center does not have same programs 16.04.1
I just installed a new hard drive and decided I would start fresh and install ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS. Upon completion of the installation I wanted to install programs I had used on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS but in...
View Article[ubuntu] How do let UEFI access Grub menu?
I have a Dell Inspiron laptop has come with Ubuntu 14.4 installed. I would like to install another Linux or Ubuntu variant along side it. I have disabled "secure boot" and "fast boot" but the machine...
View Article[ubuntu] Touchpad not working after changing back from Gnome3
Hello, My Ubuntu version is 16.04, 64 bits I changed from Unity to Gnome 3, in the process I removed Unity. After playing a little with Gnome I revert back to Unity, removing gnome 3 and installing...
View ArticleCursor not moving
Hi, I bought a new laptop, a MSIGT62VR with a GTX 1070. I installed ubuntu 16.10 and everything work fine except one thing: my cursor ! It doesn't move from the left upper corner.. I can move the mouse...
View Article[ubuntu] unable to download ttf-mscorefonts-installer 16.04
Since the last security update I keep getting a prompt reporting that it was unable to download ttf-mscorefonts-installer. Clicking on retry just results in a repetition of the error. I tried to do a...
View ArticleInstall Ubuntu on Dell Inspiron Gaming 7559
Hello, I'm new to ubuntu and I want to experience this OS and Linux. However, when I do some research, some people said that my Dell laptop is not really compatible with Ubuntu( I doubt it). Please...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu 16.10 unable to find hard drives on new machine
Hey, I'm an owner of one of the new Alienware 17 R4's; got a pretty good deal on it- anyway I'm attempting to dual boot Ubuntu with it and it can't seem to find any of the hard drives on the machine. I...
View ArticleIs it possible to use umake to install outside of the /home/ dirtree?
0 down vote favorite I'm trying to install firefox-dev using umake. By default the umake install path is `~/.local/share/`; I'd rather it was in `/usr/local/` or `/opt/`. The problem appears to be...
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