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64-bit Ubuntu Runs very slow
I recently replaced my 32-bit 12.04-LTS by 64-bit 13.04, but the 64-bit version runs VERY slow on my current computer (compared with the speed when I run 32-bit). Here is the info of the hardware:
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Problem in Installing Ubuntu 12.04 64amd on HP pavillion g6
I am trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 by USB drive and the machine boots from drive and after language selection screen both option running from usb or install on drive are not working , The ...
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Binary White-listed?
When I try to install on a Win8 64bit using the live CD I get a black screen with the words " Binary Whitelisted". I have searched around but the only thing I found was " add "nomodeset" in grub" ...
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Which Ubuntu version to install (12.04 or 13.04)
I have windows 7 installed in my laptop. I have a lenovo G570 series laptop. I would like to install ubuntu. Can anyone tell me which version to install ( 32-bit or 64-bit and 12.04 or 13.04)
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How to instal nogravity game under Ubuntu?
There is a freeware game Nogravity for Linux (http://www.nogravitythegame.com/classic/linux.html) but it is not in Ubuntu repository. Official steps to install (to run the .package file - ...
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My Ubuntu Precise 64 Bit PC's Boot Time is Two Minutes. Isn't that too much? Any Idea? [duplicate]
My Ubuntu PC boots up in 2 minutes. First minute goes for greeter session and the second minute goes for user login session. Is this normal?
My PC's main spesifications are as below:
Ubuntu ...
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Installing CUDA toolkit
I am trying to set up my computer for CUDA development as per this instruction. Before installation it recommends uninstalling nvidia drivers and suggest running apt-get remove --purge "nvidia*". But ...
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How Can I Run Ubuntu via my VM?
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 to run in VirtualBox alongside my Win7 64bit OS, without having to dual-boot. I added the 64bit Ubuntu iso to my VM, and powered it up so to proceed with the ...
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How to connect sony Xperia T on ubuntu 12.04 64bits to write android program?
I use ubuntu 12.04 64bits.
I have Sony Xperia T android phone.
I want to write android program.
What should I do after put connect line between phone and computer?
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Error when install xfree86-common package
I downloaded package xfree86-common package and trying to install on ubuntu 12.04 (64-bit) but I get these error:
Unpacking xfree86-common (from xfree86-common_4.1.0-16woody7_all.deb) ...
ERROR: ...
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Dell XPS 15Z - 64 Bit OS not installing, but a 32 bit OS will install
I have the following system:
Dell XPS 15Z
i7 Core Processor
16Gb of RAM
2Gb NVidia Card
This system is well capable of having a 64 bit OS on it. At first I thought it was just a bad image ...
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How to install VMWare converter on Ubuntu 12.04
I bought a laptop. It came with windows. I prefer to use Ubuntu. I need to use Windows at times. I would like to migrate the OEM windows installation to a virtual machine within Ubuntu.
That is the ...
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Install Skype on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit
Since weeks ago I'm trying to install Skype on my computer. I imagined it would be a straight forward task but it is becoming a nightmare.
What I have tried so far:
Installing from command line with ...
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inxi installation on ubuntu
I have migrated from Linux Mint to Ubuntu 64(KDE installed). I want check my hardware with inxi -F command but it returns : inxi: command not found and as I want to install inxi (sudo apt-get install ...
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Ubuntu 12.04.2 showing a kernel panic at the startup
I'm using a Acer Laptop 5100 (Athlon 64 TK-53, ATI 1100, 320GB HD, 4GB RAM, Broadcom 4311 Wifi), and I was using for some time Ubuntu 10.04 and later 10.10 64-bit versions without a single freeze. I ...
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Can't change brightness on Toshiba Satellite l745
I'm new to Ubuntu. The problem I have is that I can't change the brightness of my Toshiba l745 laptop. I've tried the brightness setting but nothing happens. I've also read other forums but none of ...
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ubuntu 12.04 64b udev rule overwritten
Ubuntu 12.04 64b mounts usb drives (hdd & flash) at /media/{DISK-LABEL} and assigns always 700 permissions.
I've written an udev rule in /etc/udev/rules to assign 0755 permissions:
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Ubuntu software center crashes on startup
When i try to open software center it opens but nothing shows up on the window and it closes after 5 seconds. it had worked previously and then i did a ppa purge and then it won't open. the ppa i ...
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Falling back to unity-2D after an update
I have a laptop with nvidia optimus technology and I had installed bumblebee (running ubuntu 12.04 64bit).
After an update ubuntu-2d is loaded (I verified that with echo $DESKTOP_SESSION printing ...
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Wubi offline installation error; failed
I'd read a guide to install Ubuntu using wubi offlinely, but it's failed. Wubi installer is exact at root folder of Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS desktop ISO file. This is some string on log file:
04-15 12:34 ...
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How can I configure Aspect Ratio of Webcam
Is there any way to configure the aspect ratio of the picture from a Webcam?
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 64bit, using the Webcam in 'Google talk', the cam is listed being used via the 'gspca main driver' ...
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32 bit Wine in 64 bit PC running Ubuntu 64 bit Precise
As I'm using dotnet20, I've setup a WINEPREFIX=~/.wine32 with WINEARCH=win32 (as per question 'Installing dotnet2,0 on 64 bit machine'). I saw in above question (How to install 32 Bit Wine on 64 Bit ...
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Netflix still not working
I am running 12.04 LTS on a 64-bit system and I followed the "I heart" instructions to a "t" but while trying to run netflix app I get a message that the program plugin container.exe has encountered a ...
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error on update (sudo apt-get update)
i have this problem. what should I do? thanks
mohsen@mohsen-ThinkPad-R500:~$ sudo apt-get clean
mohsen@mohsen-ThinkPad-R500:~$ sudo apt-get update
Err http://ir.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg
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Google earth 7 not working - Ubuntu 12.04 64 [closed]
Anyone know how this error is fixed?
~$ google-earth
Google Earth has caught signal 11.
We apologize for the inconvenience, but Google Earth has crashed.
This is a bug in the program, and should ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 - Multimonitor - Office Use - Update AMD drivers?
I am on a triple monitor 12.04.2 64-bit (and will stay till the next LTS). I have an ATI 5850 with the AMD catalyst drivers installed (fglrx), version 12.10. I do not play games. The only thing I ...
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Can ubuntu 64 bit run ubuntu 32 application? [duplicate]
Can ubuntu 64 bit run ubuntu 32 application?
Now all our pcs and laptop are i7, 16GB memory.
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ubuntu software-center problem in linuxmint [closed]
I am using Linux Mint KDE Nadia 14 64bit version
When I run software-center, following errors appear:
huseyin@huseyin-GA-MA770-UD3 ~ $ software-center
2013-03-31 23:00:24,688 - ...
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WebCam doesn't work in skype
I have Ununtu 12.04 64-bit on Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E130. WebCam works fine in Cheese, but there is no sign of video in skype.
I unsuccesfully tried the following command:
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Should I install 12.04 or 12.10?
I've been using 12.04 for a few months now, but today I began thinking about re-installing Ubuntu, and now I'm a bit confused.
What should I Choose?
Ubuntu 12.04 or 12.10
32 bit or 64 bit
I want ...
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Why would 12.04(64bit) work, when 12.10(64bit) doesn't?
The problem is, that running and installing 12.10 doesn't work. I've done following tests:
Installed 12.10 32-bit. It's working.
Installed 12.04 LTS 64-bit. It's working.
Upgrading from 12.04 64bit, ...
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Mousepad not working with 12.04
I am running 12.04 64-bit, and I have had a bit of trouble with Ubuntu. First, I installed 12.10 32-bit, and then I tried to install 64-bit, but it didn't work. Then, one of my friends, who has the ...
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Files no longer open with the preferred app, Nautilus opens instead
Basically that: it used to be that if I downloaded a certain file in firefox, chromium or transmission it would open with the preferred app (image > shotwell, zip > file roller) but now its always ...
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Secure Boot with Ubuntu 12.04.2 (64 Bit) on Thinkpad X230?
I experiment with secure boot. I enabled it on Thinkpad X230 and could (and still can) boot Ubuntu 12.04.2 (64 bit) from USB stick. I then installed Ubuntu (left only the first NTFS partition with ...
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Only 4GB RAM out of 8 shown in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64 bit and in BIOS
I have seen similar questions and answers but mine is:
a. I have 8GB RAM installed
b. My BIOS shows 4GB
c. Ubuntu's System Setting/Details shows 3.7GB (but this small decrease is not a great issue ...
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Is it better to install 32bit Ubuntu for a EMT64 processor? [duplicate]
I got a Dell OptiPlex 9010 recently - it has an Intel® Core™ i7-3770 Processor.
Intel declares in the specifications (http://ark.intel.com/products/65719/) that it's compatible with 64bit instruction ...
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Can't get passed the welcome screen
I have a Acer Aspire 5553 Quad Core 64 bit Windows 7. I can boot Ubuntu 12.10 from a Live CD, but when I get to welcome screen (language choice,try Ubuntu or install Ubuntu). I have no response from ...
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Installing 64bit as 32 bit
I had downloaded Ubuntu the 64-bit version of 12.04 but I have an old computer which does not meet the minimum requirements for 64bit. Can I Install the 32bit version from this download or will I ...
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Login screen loop
I have Ubuntu 12.04 64bits and it worked fine until today. This is the problem: when I introduce my password at the login screen a black window appears and then it comes back to the same screen. If I ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit won't play DVDs
I have a Lenovo T400 with an Intel Cenrino 2 vPro prcessor and I am running Ubuntu 12.04 64bit. For the most part, everything is running great, but I have one problem. For some reason I can not play ...
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Ubuntu server12.04 not connecting to other LAN (via site-to-site VPN)
dear community members:
I have a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04 server (x64), and planned using it as a web server within a local network, which has 3 physical locations connected via site-to-site ...
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1 suspicious file with size 140TB?
SOLVED
please see the bottom answer for my solution
After I use GParted to fix my partition(GParted ran well but my laptop shutt down because it ran out battery power and didn't finish the process ...
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How can GParted be used to fix “partition does not start on physical sector boundary problem”? [duplicate]
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I tried to learn GParted and use it with all the risks -_- and I think that I found a solution, but I still have problem, please read my question below
this is from terminal after I move ...
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Deleted /usr/bin/env by mistake, how can I recover it?
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 X64, I deleted my /usr/bin/env file by mistake. How could I restore this?
Also I copy a file as /usr/bin/dev, I don't know if I originally had a file called /usr/bin/dev. If ...
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headphone jack doesn't work in windows 7 since installing unbuntu
i installed unbuntu 12.04 LTS 64 bit fine with a cd on a differant partition speakers and headphones work fine in unbuntu but only the speakers work in windows 7. the mic works fine in both, the only ...
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Manual intervention required for booting - How do I automate this?
I have Ubuntu 12.04 running exclusively on my aspire one 756 netbook, I downloaded the 64bit iso and made my install on a usb-stick.
First issue: it did not boot automatically from that stick, I had ...
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libGL.so.1 is missing after changing graphics card - unable to run Steam
Since my graphics driver update failed and Ubuntu 12.04 64Bit couldn't load the driver, and I changed to use the on-board graphics hardware, steam isn't able to start. It just tells me:
You are ...
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12.04, no steam in software center?
i have a newly installed 12.04 64bit ubuntu machine!
fully updated.
but in software center, there isnt anything with steam in the name.
looking for the steam 64bit client.
the desktop that i have is ...
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Choosing 64 bit Ubuntu on Universal USB installer [duplicate]
I would like to create an USB Live and I have intel processor which supports 64 bit systems but I dont know which version of Ubuntu best is for me..actually I have downloaded an Ubuntu iso file which ...
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Cuál versión (32 o 64 bits) de ubuntu instalar con este procesador? [duplicate]
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Hello to all! This is the first time I have a question here. I'm going to partition my hard drive and install Ubuntu 12.04 with my Windows 7, the detail is that I have this processor: AMD ...
