An old Long Term Support (LTS) release of Ubuntu. Codenamed "Hardy Heron". Released on 24th April 2008. Reached full End of Life (EOL) on 9th May, 2013.
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Cannot load Ubuntu 12.10 or 8.04 in Dell Studio 1450
I have recently been asked to repair a Dell Studio 1450 that was originally equipped with WinXP, and then clean loaded with a copy of Win 7 Home Premium. Since the computer was disabled with the FBI ...
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What day in April will Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Server be scheduled for end of life
I searched on Google to find the end of life date of Ubuntu 8.04 Server (Hardy Heron) but to only find that it is in "April 2013".
My question is, will I get updates in April or it ends on the first ...
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Upgrade from 8.04 to 10.04, “no release found”
I've run the following commands as root:
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
apt-get dist-upgrade
all work fine, but then i run
do-release-upgrade
and it says "no new release". This makes no sense ...
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Ubuntu 8.04 won't start the setup
I am trying to run ubuntu 8.04 iso on a Virutal PC. It comes up with the Ubuntu install screen and when i click the Install Link, it says loading linux kernel, then it just shuts down my virtual pc. I ...
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Is there a version of the Chromium browser that will run on Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy)
Looking for a version of the Chromium-browser that will run on Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy).
There must be one since I'm using Google Chrome 12.0.742.60 beta on that machine now but I've been unable to locate ...
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Ubuntu 8.04 - How to connect to a ATT Uverse wireless connection?
I have dual booted Ubuntu 12.04 and 8.04, on 8.04, I am too stupid to figure out how to connect to my network. Please tell me how, thank you!
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Is running Latest Firefox on Ubuntu 8.04 possible?
Is running Latest Firefox (ver. 16) on Ubuntu 8.04 possible?
If so, what do I need to do to accomplish this?
(If I can keep that latest support Firefox 3.6.17 alongside the latest Firefox 16, that's ...
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Upgrade Subversion to 1.7 on 8.04
It comes with version 1.5 and I'd like to update it to 1.7. Is it possible? It seems that I don't have apt-add-repository on this system.
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Guide to installing Hardy Heron via USB drive on a laptop running Windows XP?
I want to dual boot Windows XP and Hardy Heron. I have partitioned my single hard drive, created a boot-able pen drive with the Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS ISO, I am aware how to boot and start the installation ...
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There isn't a sofware package called “dbmail” in your current software sources
where is dbmail?
[Binary packages]
Most major distros already have packages for dbmail. Ubuntu, Debian,
Fedora en Gentoo are known to do so. So check your package manager.
From the ...
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Cant upgrade Ubuntu 8.04 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I upgrade from 8.04 to 12.04?
I have an old Mini inspiron 1010 with ubuntu 8.04 and i cant upgrade it to the latest one because everytime i open update manager, it ...
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Can I use 8.04 Hardy packages or repositories on Precise?
I'm using Precise Pangolin, and I sometimes notice packages I'd like to install exist on http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main but not on http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main. I ...
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What packages are safe to uninstall to reduce installation size? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I turn my desktop Ubuntu 8.04 into a command line only install?
This question is similar to a previous question I asked How can I turn my desktop Ubuntu 8.04 ...
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Installing g++ on 8.04
I am running Ubuntu 8.04 (currently I do not have the option to upgrade due to hardware problems). I need to get g++ onto my installation but as this is no longer supported I am unable to use the ...
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How can I turn my desktop Ubuntu 8.04 into a command line only install?
The question says it all really. I had a problem with the 8.04 alternative install .iso (which after some research is a well known bug) so I had to install the full desktop version. I know I can ...
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Can I use the 2.6 kernel provided with my embedded system to run 12.04?
In summary I am quite new to Linux, but have the task of writing some software. The software has to run on a particular hardware board and the manufacturers of this board have provided a custom build ...
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How do I ignore missing trusted keys in apt sources.list? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I bypass/ignore the gpg signature checks of apt?
i have a problem in ubuntu hardy:
i use an old hardy server that i may not upgrade with the historical sources:
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Upgrading a live 8.04 LTS server to More uptodate version
Running Apache, MySQL, PHP with Moodle 1.9.9 running as a school based CMS.
All possible updates for 8.04 have been applied.
Moodle 2.x from Versions 2.1 onwards needs Php version 5.3.2 which is ...
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How to uninstall java6
I am trying
root@vz10931:/var/www/mailer# apt-get remove --purge sun-java6-bin
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run apt-get ...
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New Software on Ubuntu Hardy Heron(8.04)
I am using ubuntu 8.04 because of my hardware restrictions.
I followed the steps to install latest firefox as i can use but i get firefox 3.6 could not found response:
For Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy) ...
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Distribution upgrade from 8.04 not working
I got a small, arm-based device. I edited /etc/apt/sources.list to have it pointing on old-releases.ubuntu.com instead of archive.ubuntu.com . At this point everything's fine, the repositories are ...
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How to Install Ubuntu 12.04 on an HP netbook with Ubuntu-based MI operating system
I am attempting to install 12.04 on my HP Mini netbook which runs their MI (mobile internet) operating system, based on Ubuntu 8.04. I've downloaded 12.04, inserted a USB stick, and am looking for ...
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Can I upgrade from 8.04 to 12.04?
How can I upgrade from Hardy to 12.04 LTS directly? Without doing multiple upgrades i.e to Lucid, Natty Narwhal, Oneiric, next upgrade, etc.
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How to Install PostgreSQL 8.4 on 8.04?
How can I install Postgresql 8.4 for Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 ?
sudo apt-get install postgresql will install postgreSQL 8.3
I tried installing individual packages from
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Restoring the Ubuntu desktop and access to files
I recently got in way over my head playing with Ubuntu 8.04 on a Dell Mini 910. I think I deleted far more things than I should have trying to "make space". I started finding the applications I ...
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How do I stop the installer putting invalid entries in my /etc/hosts file?
I have a number of Hardy hosts that seem to get an invalid hostname placed in their /etc/hosts during the installation process.
There's a line in /etc/hosts on a freshly built, unmodified host that ...
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Wireless driver installation on LG-X130 8.04
Recently installed 8.04.
I can't connect through wireless.
I have a wired connection. My card is a Ralink rt3090
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Cannot boot 11.10 after 8.04 installation
I recently installed Ubuntu 8.04, before that I had 11.10. My intend was to use both of them.
After installation of 8.04, an item for 11.10 didn't appear in grub. What can I do to get it back?
PS: ...
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Drivers Unresponsive, Only Ubuntu 8.04 can install [closed]
I tried to install through boot through disk, but the windows set-up says there's no hard drive. The new Ubuntu CDs I’ve made do not work. I can't update anything on old Ubuntu. This is all due to my ...
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Reboot failure after upgrade from Ubuntu 8.04 LTS to 10.04 LTS
I bought our computer from Freegeeks with Ubuntu 8.04 installed.
I upgraded from Ubuntu 8.04 to 10.04 on Thursday November 10. I have an ASUS P4P800SE with Intel P4@3GHZ.
Installation messages were:
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“No such file or directory at pod/perlmodlib.PL” error when compiling perl [closed]
I've got Hardy installed on an old laptop and the repos only have perl up to version 5.08. I've got a new script that requires at least 5.10 so I thought I'd compile a local version in my home ...
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How do I install the SSH2 extensions of PHP?
I want to be able to run PHP functions like ssh2_connect. But, those functions are not available on my machine. What do I need to do to install them?
I am using Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron.
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while setting upstart in application giving error
wht i have done is
sudo emacs /etc/init/app.conf
and then i write the code for my upstart
# application Server
description "applicationServer"
author "Rahul Mehta ...
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Why is my wireless driver not detected?
When typing iwconfig I only get "no wireless extensions"
How do I get the Ubuntu wireless driver to be detected?
lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory ...
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How to install Ubuntu One on 8.04 and 6.10 [closed]
My computer will not support Ubuntu 10.10 due to 'age' ... I have managed a stable install of Ubuntu 8.04 on my desktop and Ubuntu 6.10 on a laptop and would love to use Ubuntu ONE on both as it would ...
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VMWare Workstation 6.5.5 on 10.04 Faster than on 8.04?
Now that I can finally enjoy my VMWare Workstation 6.5.5 on Ubuntu 10.04, I noticed that it feels significantly faster and snappier than when it is running on Ubuntu 8.04 (same exact machine, dual ...
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Upgrading to 10.04 broke my TrueMobile 1150 wireless
My laptop was running 8.04 LTS (hardy), using network manager I believe, and the wireless worked fine. I do not believe I was using ndiswrapper, as the original version of Ubuntu I installed (edgy) ...
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Starting a service from /etc/event.d works, but not from /etc/init
I'm trying to launch an upstart service on Ubuntu 8.04 from /etc/init/, but I always get start: Unknown job: job. When I try to launch this script from /etc/event.d/ it works fine. Why would this be ...
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How to uninstall 8.10 while keeping 11.04?
Yesterday I installed Ubuntu 11.04 with 8.10 already installed and since then my Dell VOSTRO laptop gets shuts down automatically every half an hour. Although I am using the latest version (currently ...
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How do I upgrade from 8.04 to 8.10?
I have Ubuntu 8.04 and I am trying to use "update manager"
to upgrade to 8.10. The upgrade fails because of some problem
related to network/internet setting. The error I get is discussed
and a ...
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How can I upgrade sqlite3 to at least 3.4.2 (or newer)?
When I try to run sudo apt-cache showpkg sqlite3, I only get the version 3.4.2. I need later than that to compile the sqlite3-ruby gem, and I can't make from source files (even with a ./configure ...
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usb device name
I would like to know if the usb device name is randomly allotted at every reboot in an eeepc netbook with Ubuntu(hardy heron).
What bugs me is that while I transmit some serial data over say ttyUSB0, ...
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ddebs missing for hardy?
I'm trying to debug some crashes on a 8.04 LTS server, but the ddebs repository at http://ddebs.ubuntu.com/dists/ no longer has a directory for hardy...
Any ideas where the debug symbols for hardy ...
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Using up arrow to run previous command
What setup do I need to use up-arrow to run previous command?
With Mac, I can use up-arrow to rerun the command that I just run, but it doesn't seem to work with my bash shell.
I use 8.04 (I can't ...
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How do I install and use python 2.6? [closed]
I use ubuntu 8.04 as I have to use gcc 4.2. I tried to download python 2.6 using apt-get, but the package is not available.
Is there any way to use python 2.6 in ubuntu 8.04?
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Manually installing Python 2.6?
Ubuntu 8.04 comes with Python 2.5 and no 2.6 package support in the apt-get ecosystem. Searching around I found http://www.saltycrane.com/blog/2008/10/installing-python-26-source-ubuntu-hardy/ and all ...
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How do I fix a corrupted /var/lib/dpkg/status? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I rebuild a corrupt dpkg status file?
I just discovered that /var/lib/dpkg/status is corrupted (details):
$ sudo dpkg --audit
dpkg: parse error, in file ...
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Problem opening SFX archive file(.exe) using the archive manager [closed]
I have installed both rar and unrar using apt-install but I am still not able to use archive manager for opening the archive file.. I have also tried installing p7zip(p7zip-full and p7zip) but no ...
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Connecting with a BSNL Broadband Internet
I am unable to connect my broadband connection with Ubuntu. The connection works fine when I use Windows 7. However, when I use ubuntu I am not able to access the internet.
I followed all the steps ...
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Updating from libnet-z3950-perl to libnet-z3950-zoom-perl
I have a server running 8.04 with the libnet-z3950-perl package
I got some issues with encoding and while trying to debug them on my local 10.10 installation I got the following error:
# apt-get ...
