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[ubuntu] Trying to dual boot with w8 pre-installed - Ubuntu disk boots to a...

I'm trying to install Ubuntu alongside Windows 8 - Windows 8 came pre-installed on the machine. The laptop model is the MSI GX60. Hardware can be found at this link:...

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[ubuntu] Setting Up Dual Boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.10

Hello all, I have decided to Dual Boot Ubuntu 12.10 and Windows 7 on my main laptop. I have used Ubuntu before on my secondary machine but I did a clean install. I have already shrunk my Windows...

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[ubuntu] can't install ubuntu 12.04 after install xp

hi everybody, i try to install ubuntu 12.04 on my pc and i have install win xp first. but i can' boot via usb stick, i got a message when i boot ubuntu from usb stick : "grub4dos 0.4.5c...

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[all variants] Removing inidivudal application wants to remove entire Desktop...

I installed Ubuntu server and then added the Mate Desktop Enviornment. I want to uninstall an individual application (Atril) and when I do this Ubuntu wants to also remove...

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[ubuntu] Disc burned too quickly?

Hello, I have an older computer that's pretty outdated. I had Ubuntu 9.10 installed on it but in an attempt to upgrade it, the OS is now no longer usable. I found a 9.10 live CD which I can run but...

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[ubuntu] installing .deb packages via dpkg

I've taken backup of softwares from my previous installation via the dpkg-repack. All the packages are stored in a folder. I want to install some specific packages from it but don't know the...

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[ubuntu] Name Node is not getting created

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[ubuntu] Ubuntu 12.10 Desktop AMD64 (initramfs) unable to find a medium

Hello, I am currently trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 Desktop AMD64 on a 50GB unallocated partition. I downloaded "ubuntu-12.10-desktop-amd64.iso" and have tried mounting it on my 16GB USB flash drive...

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[ubuntu] Why USB drive is to be formatted using NTFS when it is to be made...

I have decided to install Ubuntu as the second OS on my PC to get started with Linux. I attempted to make USB drive bootable by following the guidelines mentioned in all the linux forums and also...

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[ubuntu_studio] Installation Failure (drops me in busybox)

I am trying to install ubuntu studio 12.10 64bit from a memory stick. Currently the computer is running ubuntu server 12.04 LTS 64bit. I want to completely erase the server OS and replace it with...

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[ubuntu] Unable to boot after 12.10 installation [Win8 machine - no bootable...

HP Probook 4545s, came with Win8 installation.First installed Ubuntu onto sparate '/' partition; after restart system rebooted into Win8 (no GRUB whatsoever).Then ran boot-repair for the first time -...

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[ubuntu] Installation crashed while trying to replace WIN-XP from UBUNTU 12.10

I was trying to replace windows xp from ubuntu 12.10 with a memory stick.After the installation started it immediately crashed and a message of "Installation crashed" appeared.Now after this ,I...

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[ubuntu] Ubuntu Server 12.04.2 Install Blank Screen

Hey all. I've seen several posts about this, but either I'm applying their fixes incorrectly or their fixes just didn't work. I'm trying to install Ubuntu Server 12.04.2 from a flash drive. I get to...

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[ubuntu] KDC - Couldn't get GSSAPI

Alright gang, Im new to ubuntu. I have installed a Dell Proximity printing solution using CUPS and everything seems to be working well. I do have a minor problem. When I authenticate to the ubuntu...

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[64 bit] Server install black screen 12.10 CD/DVD

Hello, When i select install Ubuntu on my sata DVD drive i get a black screen, i pressed f6 and tried all the options there and it did not work. But, when i tried it on my ide DVD with converter to...

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[ubuntu] Different Behavior With Black Screen After Update/Reboot

Ubuntu 12.10 I recently allowed the current update that involved Kernel 3.5.0-27-generic and got the blank screen issue. I was not able to ctrl-alt f1 etc. What I did do, was reboot and at the grub...

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[ubuntu] Upgrade failed - now what?

I am running 12.04 LTS This morning the update from 3.2.0-39 to 3.2.0-40 failed. Grub shows 3.2.0-40 but the update manager says the last update was 6 days ago. How does one rerun/reinstall an update?

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[kubuntu] GPT Disk Conversion for dusl-boot system

I have a Kubuntu 12.04 system with three disks. The Kubuntu boot disk is /dev/sda and has one ext4 partition. On the other two disks /dev/sdb and /dev/sdc, the first partition is a Linux RAID...

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[ubuntu] issues with installing, and booting a Mac with Ubuntu on an external HD

So, I need some help. I've been trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on a 2TB external USB HD and then boot my 2010 MacBook Pro from that. My external HD is formatted as a GUID partition table. I was...

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[ubuntu] The volume “boot” has only 0 byte disk space remaining

I'm getting 'The volume “boot” has only 0 byte disk space remaining' whenever I try to run sudo apt-get upgrade. Ubuntu 12.10 64 bits I can't resize /boot in gparted (it says maximum size 243 MB, which...

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