Questions about the 64-bit architecture, and how to get some software working on it.
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Cannot get rid of pending Virtual Box Update
I had Ubuntu 10.04, and installed Virtual Box from Synaptic. Then I upgraded Ubuntu to 12.04, and next time I opened Virtual Box I was greeted by a message box saying there was a new Virtual Box ...
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How to run 32-bit programs on a 64-bit system, Ubuntu 13.04
Recently I upgraded my netbook to Ubuntu 13.04 64-bit from Ubuntu 13.04 beta 2 32-bit.
I want to be able to run 32-bit programs (such as WPS, which is a clone of MS Office 2012) on my PC.
How do I ...
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How do I install tor on my ubuntu system?
I have Ubuntu 10.04 LTS 64 bit OS. How do I install tor so that it works and doesn't give me an error message? I got tor as an archive file (tar.gz) and I have an amdx64 architecture. I am new to ...
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Ubuntu gnome 64- or 32-bit with i7? [duplicate]
so I'm sure my PC is 64 bit, but while downloading ubuntu gnome, I encountered this:
PC (Intel x86) desktop image
For almost all PCs. This includes most machines with Intel/AMD/etc type ...
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Which Ubuntu for Software Development
Please suggest me in this regard. I am having a Lenono PC and Dell Inspiron N5010 (both are 64 bit with 4GB of RAM, Intel I5 Processors). My requirement is:
"A fully stable operating system (Ubuntu) ...
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No sound in Ubuntu 13.04, only Dummy output device listed
My sounds suddenly stopped playing on Ubuntu 13.04 64bit. I can only see Dummy output device in the Sound Settings and no sound is played during testing.
I can get the sound temporarily working by ...
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ubuntu-tweak 0.8.4 crashes on load
Tried solving it with this post:
Ubuntu Tweak crashes on launch Ubuntu 13.04
This is the terminal output:
nor@nor-HP-ENVY-17-Notebook-PC:~$ ubuntu-tweak
compizconfig - Info: Backend : gsettings
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video/audio output via HDMI Ubuntu 12.04
I've been out of the Ubuntu loop for quite a while now and have a completely new laptop now. Just installed Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit and would like to output my video and my audio via HDMI to my ...
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Mouse problem 13.04 installation Solved
I can't use the mouse when I try to install Ubuntu 13.04, and it also doesn’t work if I try Ubuntu. I want to install Ubuntu 13.04 64-bit on a new desktop.
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How do I get the touchpad working on a Toshiba P850?
The synaptics touchpad is not working after a fresh install of ubuntu 12.04.2 on a Toshiba P850. It works fine under windows 8 (it's a dual boot machine).
It appears to be recognised OK in ...
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New computer installation problems
I've just bought a new desktop computer:
Gigabyte 970A-DS3
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650
AMD FX8350
RAM: 16 Gb
I'd like to install 13.04 64-bit, but when I try to install, mouse doesn't work at all ...
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What does amd mean in the name of an Ubuntu iso image download? [duplicate]
I have an Intel 64 architecture and want to download Ubuntu 13.04. The image downloaded has amd in its name. Does that mean it is an AMD architecture iso image? Is it also compatible with the Intel ...
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Can't play midi file, Gstreamer keeps asking for i386 plugin that can't be installed (64bit)
I use Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64bit. When trying to play midi (.mid) file, it asks for a gstreamer plugin, but the Install button itself is unclickable.
Actually, I have gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad ...
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12.10 64 bit Ubuntu won't boot, grub rescue, file /boot/grub/i386-pc/normal.mod not found
I bought a new computer a couple of weeks ago and installed Ubuntu from a book DVD. Everything went fine and I was happily using Ubuntu until I found out that it was the 32 bit version. I want to use ...
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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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13.04 hash sum update problem not fixed when lists removed
I've looked at the other questions covering this topic, and while their error messages are identical to mine, their fix doesn't work for me. I have removed all apt lists and updated several times, but ...
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Skype on Ubuntu Saucy 13.10 64 bits [closed]
After updating to Saucy, when I run Skype, i get this error
~$skype
Erreur de segmentation (core dumped)
I tried to use the classic solution, without success
sudo mv /usr/bin/skype ...
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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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Is 12.04 compatible with the Dell XPS 14Z laptop?
Thinking of buying above Ultrabook and installing Ubuntu. Anyone done this already?
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Wont load Windows 8 Pro from Grub 2.0(Ubuntu 13.04)
Just installed Dual-Boot Ubuntu 13.04 on my self-built Windows 8 Pro PC, and after the installation I restarted, and once I was prompted with Grub 2.0 I tried to boot off of windows 8, and a few ...
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Unable to install Steam 64bit - Wrong architecture (Lubuntu 12.04)
I'm on a new install of Lubuntu 12.04 on an Acer Aspire 5534 (specifications here, tl;dr: AMD dual-core 64bit) trying to install steam_latest.deb from the Steam website. When I open gdebi to install, ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 login screen flickers. “Could not write bytes: broken pipes”
I use Ubuntu 12.04 x64 with a dual-boot setup.
Yesterday it worked fine but this morning when I attempted to boot it gets to the login screen and then it just flickers, alternating between the login ...
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Verizon FIOS Quantum 50 mb ony reaches 21mb on speedtest; Verizon config tool doesn't support Linux
I recently upgraded from Verizon's 25mb FIOS package to the new Quantum 50mb plan. Apparently there's some configuration tweaks to be made using the Verizon "in home agent" config tool, which is ...
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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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Creating Custom Command
I'm a web developer. When i want to start working, always i'm executing some command on terminal. For example :
sudo service apache2 start
sudo service mysql start
sublime
For speed up this ...
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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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Cannot install ia32-libs on a 64 bit Ubuntu installation
I am using a 64-bit installation of Oneiric. I need to install the ia32-libs package to get some applications (evince, adobe reader) to work. For example, adobe reader is giving the following error: ...
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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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Can't install Guitar Pro 6 on 64-bit Ubuntu on laptop, but I could on desktop
I have Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit on both my laptop and my desktop.
I managed to install Guitar Pro 6 on my desktop by using 32-bit dependencies, following the instructions here to install:
I ...
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Realtek RTL8723AE wireless not working on Ubuntu 12.10
My laptop is Toshiba Satellite C850. Network adapter is Realtek RTL8723AE Wireless Lan 802.11n PCI-E NIC. It's on Ubuntu 12.10 AMD x64. I tried many things but it never works.
Is it wont be ...
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Can't install openfst, libtool error
When I do make, it just hangs and after long time, terminal returns error :
make[3]: Entering directory `/home/akshayy/Downloads/openfst-1.3.3/src/script'
/bin/bash ../../libtool --tag=CXX ...
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x64 or x32 best for virtualbox to install windows 8 or 7
I have a Lenovo G580 Laptop, I work in IT Support and we need Windows for work, so I would like to install Ubuntu and use Windows 8 in a Virtual Box.
Should I use x86 or x64 for Better Performance?
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How can I run Citrix Receiver on 13.04 x64?
I am trying to install Citrix receiver on Ringtail and I seem to be having a dependency issue. I have installed the correct architecture, but it requires a separate install of Open Motif. OpenMotif ...
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How do I check if I have a 32-bit or a 64-bit OS?
I downloaded and installed the latest 11.04 version from the official Ubuntu site.
However I don't know if it installed the 32-bit or 64-bit version.
In Windows 7 I could right click My PC and there ...
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draftsight for ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64bit
Is there any edited file for draftsight.deb so it can work on ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64bit
I have downloaded the draftsight.deb from the website and tried to install it on my laptop
but I couldn't ...
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Error during install of ubuntu. (WUBI 12.04)
After the check of installation files i get this error:
An error occurred:
Error executing command
command=C:\Windows\sysnative\bcdedit.exe /set {148fbf66-bba8-11e2-88b0-bc5ff42bd53b} device ...
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cannot make ubuntu 64-bit v12.04 install work
I decided it was time to update my ubuntu (single boot) computer from 64-bit v10.04 to 64-bit v12.04. Unfortunately, for some reason (or reasons) I just can't make it work.
Note that I am attempting ...
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Help installing Ubuntu 12.04.2 DVD in Windows 8 [duplicate]
I downloaded the 12.04.2 Desktop amd64 ISO from the main website. Then I burned it onto a DVD, but when I restart, the computer won't recognize the DVD when it boots.
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Have I downloaded the ...
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My Toshiba laptop doesn't find the external monitor
Having used Ubuntu 12.04 and still using Mint 14.1 with an additional monitor on my Toshiba, when I installed Ubuntu 13.04 on the same laptop with that same monitor, it doesn't see the monitor.
It ...
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Trouble Installing 12.10 on a GA-990FXA-UD3 Base Machine: Network and USB Don't Work
I've spent two days pulling my hair out trying to get Ubuntu to install correctly on a new machine I built using a Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 motherboard.
Ubuntu seems to install fine, however, neither ...
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ATI 4850 on 13.04 64bit
To those that can help,I am guessing that you have seen a variant of this problem many times before. However after doing my best to try to use the various fixes mentioned across various pages, I have ...
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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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radeon x1550 catalyst 13.4 supported?
I am trying to install a proprietary driver and the AMD web site tells me to use Catalyst driver 9.3. I want the newest version of the driver I can get for this graphics card so will 13.4 work or will ...
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nintendo 64 emulation, confused with mupen 64pluse/m64py, project 64 freezes
I'm in a huge pickle. I'm trying to help a friend to whom I installed Linux for. He is happy with it since he gave up that old xp. but the problem now that we are both faced with is playing our 64 ...
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rtl8188ce wifi adapter is not detected after installing newest realtek driver
I have the following problem. Since I installed a kernel update yesterday on my ubuntu 12.10 I thought I might check if there is a new realtek driver too for my wifi(8188ce chip is still very unstable ...
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Dependency error while installing google chrome on Ubuntu 13.04
I Installed Ubuntu 13.04 64 bit Unity Desktop environment and did the routine OS update.
Downloaded the 64 bit .deb file from google chrome website and tried installing it ,which resulted to the ...
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12.04 stuck at the login screen
I did fresh installs of Ubuntu 12.04 on all my computers yesterday and one of them just doesn't seem to like 12.04. Let's start with the symptoms:
I initially tried installing through a USB flash ...
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Will I have to reformat my disk that is running ubuntu 13.04 64bit after upgrading my Motherboard and CPU? details inside
Im currently running ubuntu 13.04 64 bit on a custom computer that consists of a asus a8n-sli deluxe mobo and a AMD athlon 64 FX-60 Dual Core processor x 2 with 4 gb ram. The OS works great and ...
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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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asus eeepc 1015CX ubuntu 32 bits or 64bits? [duplicate]
i created a bootable thumbdrive that i can use to run on my other laptop, the toshiba qosmio..
however, when i tried to do a run from thumbdrive, it doesnt work.
when i tried installing it
i get ...
