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second Operating system on ssd doesnt seem on grub menu
I have ssd and a hdd
I installed ubuntu on hdd , after this fedora on ssd however on grub menu only ubuntu appears. I am uploading the text file of boot info script please help .
Boot Info Script ...
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How to install Ubuntu 12 in place of Fedora 18 while preserving my dual boot windows 7 installation?
I have installed Win7 first, then I did install Fedora 18 and now I boot through the Fedora's boot loader to either of the systems.
What I want now is to replace Fedora 18 by Ubuntu 12 without ...
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Chroot Fedora 18
I'm doing a computer project about linux . And my responsibility is chroot on linux and its future . I am thinked a hidden-linux on another linux will be great.
So I want to run Fedora 18 on ...
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get back command prompt after opening programs from terminal
When I launch any application from terminal, then the terminal gets locked until I close that application. What I want is just to use terminal for launching programs and then use the same terminal for ...
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Ubuntu Virtualbox networking with MTS usb modem
I have installed virtual-box in my ubuntu 12.04 and installed fedora 14 as a vm. Now I need to connect to fedora vm from my host (Ubuntu). What I'm trying to achieve is ssh connectivity between host ...
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Ubuntu disappeared from boot menu after installing Fedora
I had Windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.10 installed, where in I had the option to choose which to boot during startup. And all was fine.
Now, I installed Fedora 15 by taking some space off the Ubuntu ...
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Destop translation tool
I am a journalist whose primary job is to translate articles from Russian to English language. In Windows I was fond of using http://www.dicter.net/ Basically what I need is something that watches ...
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How do I install Ubuntu One on Fedora 17? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is Ubuntu One available for Fedora?
(Edited Google translation.)
I have a new hard drive and installed Fedora 17 on it. My other computers use Ubuntu One, by having ...
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Darkstat won't start
After building & then starting 'darkstat' application from officila sources I got the following error:
darkstat -i eth0 27590: error: pcap_open_live(): eth0: You don't have
permission to ...
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Which is the best or better linux based ox for developers [closed]
We have many different linux based os : Ubuntu, Knopix, fedora,suse and many more.
I need an OS for the developers or I mean which is the best one for developers.
I know this question is bit out of ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 “fakeRAID” RAID0 installation
I have 2 80 Gb HDD's with a RAID 0 motherboard configuration (Intel Z77, fakeRAID) with a 100 Gb partition running Windows 7 and a 60 Gb partition where I would like to install Ubuntu 12.10. However, ...
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Dual boot Fedora with Ubuntu
I have a laptop currently running Fedora, how can I dual boot it with Ubuntu?
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Is it a good idea to share partitions between distros
This is what my laptop's partitions look like
windows: about 100 GB
Ubuntu root: 50 GB (mounted at /)
Free space: 50 GB
Ubuntu home partition: the rest of the space (mounted at /home)
I want to ...
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Ubuntu Messed up my Grub [duplicate]
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Ubuntu does not put Fedora into GRUB menu
I have Windows XP Installed, and i have installed Fedora 15, yesterday. Updated it today to 17, and installed Ubuntu. After ...
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Fedora Disappears from grub.cfg at reboot [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Ubuntu does not put Fedora into GRUB menu
There have been many questions asked about the way that Ubuntu 12.x GRUB plays poorly with Fedora (17 in this case), but I ...
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Ubuntu-Fedora dual-boot: Set up swap partitions for simultaneous hibernation?
I want to install another Linux distribution (Fedora) besides Ubuntu 12.04 on my laptop. As I like to hibernate my system and as I want to use this feature on both installed Linux distributions, how ...
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How do I use an Ubuntu notebook as second monitor for a Fedora desktop? [closed]
I was wondering if there is a possibility to use my netbook with 12.04 as a second monitor for my Fedora desktop, because its keyboard is broken but everything else is running just fine.
I already ...
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Using userdel cannot remove .gvfs folder, Permission denied [closed]
I am using Fedora 9. I removed the user using userdel -r command. The user is removed, but the home directory still remains. When I tried to remove the home directory (rm -rf /home/user/), I get the ...
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Fedora login gone after Ubuntu updates on a dual boot [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Ubuntu does not put Fedora into GRUB menu
After a software update for Ubuntu, my dual boot with Fedora will not show Fedora in the start menu. It just boots into Ubuntu ...
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Ubuntu does not put Fedora into GRUB menu
I have installed a number of operating systems, including Fedora. Most recently I installed Ubuntu, and Ubuntu installed its own version of the GRUB bootloader. However, Fedora does not show up on the ...
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Can't boot to Windows anymore after removing Grub on a Netbook
Today I decided to try out Fedora by booting it from USB. I liked the OS, and decided I wanted to install it to my hard-drive. I couldn't complete the installation because I needed to free up a ...
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How to install Fedora 17 over Ubuntu 12.04 LTS [closed]
I have been using Ubuntu since Ubuntu 11.10 came out. I was very satisfied with how Ubuntu has evolved over the past few years, but now I would like to try out Fedora 17 since that has been out for a ...
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Ubuntu install CD hangs at 5 red dots while booting
I put the disk in for 12.04, go to the Bios, and I boot off the disk, it works until the 5 dots go red when it is ready to load the desktop and it just hangs. Worked before when I had windows and I ...
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How do I triple-boot Ubuntu, Fedora and Windows 7?
I have an Acer Laptop with windows 7 pre installed. I want to install Ubuntu and fedora and make a triple boot configuration. I want to know how? I am a newcomer to linux and I need help.
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Why does grub selection no longer appear on my dual-boot system?
I had installed a Ubuntu 12.04 and Fedora 17 dual boot on my system. During the installation I had installed Ubuntu first and Fedora later. Fedora had recognized Ubuntu and added it to the GRUB OS ...
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Anything I should know when using/installing Fedora? [closed]
I've been using Ubuntu for a small while now, since March, ergo since 11.10. I know the terminal, ppas, etc. But now, I plan on dual-booting Fedora and Ubuntu just to try it.
Does Fedora give you the ...
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Two linux OS at a time
If i install ubuntu 12.04 alongside fedora 17 and
If i install some applications in ubuntu and then later i login my pc with fedora will the applications will be available for me in fedora or do i ...
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Triple boot problem with Windows 7, Ubuntu 12.04 & Fedora 17
I just installed Fedora 17 after Ubuntu 12.04, But now I can't boot into any of 2 linux, I also have windows 7 installed and I can boot to it, I edited boot with EasyBCD.
During installation of ...
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recovering raid 0 hard disk
I bumped to a huge (for me) problem. I was running dual boot system (win 7 / linux) and at some point I decided to test fedora ( I am new in Linux ).
My hard disk conf: 3 hard disks each 1 TB, 2 set ...
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Adding more already installed OS's to BURG
Can I add more already installed operating systems [such as BLAG linux or Fedora] to BURG [after BURG is installed] so they will appear on boot menu?
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Favorites on gnome 3: where to put it [closed]
How can I put the favorites bar on gnome 3 in other place or divide it? Or move it to the center of desktop on fedora 15?
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Migrating users from Fedora, anything to look out for?
I've migrated around 300 users from a Fedora server to Ubuntu. I copied over all the relevant entries in /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, /etc/group, and /etc/gshadow. One thing that was a bit concerning is ...
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Why do I need to create a bios-grub partition when I install 12.04?
Is the bios-grub partition in Ubuntu 12.04 mandatory?
I have used 11.04, 11.10 and 12.04, But I was never asked for this.
Today I tried a fresh installation of Ubuntu 12.04 and for the first time ...
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Maximizing HDD space on dual boot Fedora 16 and Ubuntu 12.04 system
My question is very specific. In the screenshot here of my GParted, you can see Fedora 16 installed on /dev/sda4 and Ubuntu (with the mount point "/") on /dev/sda6. Partition /dev/sda5 is taking up ...
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How to dual booting ubuntu 11.10 and fedora 16? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Dual boot ubuntu 11.04 and fedora 15
I installed ubuntu 11.10 on my system.
I tried to install fedora 16 on free space I have left for it. when after completing ...
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Evince crashes for a specific pdf file [closed]
I'm using fedora (64 bit), but I guess this might be relevant here too. If not, I'd be happy if anyone could direct me the appropriate forum/bug reporting site.
I have a pdf file that I created, ...
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How to install ubuntu over fedora 15 wihtout having tons of options in the Loader?
I currently have Windows Vista and Fedora 15 dual booting on my system. I need to keep my vista for work related stuff, and as a fairly new Linux uses am having problems with drivers in Fedora (Wifi, ...
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How do I create a Fedora 16 live usb from Ubuntu? [closed]
UNetBootin and LiveUSB Install don't support Fedora 16 yet, so how do I manually create a live USB?
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Dual booting Ubuntu 11.10 and Fedora 16 [ problem partitioning ]
I have 320 gb hard drive. It already has a drive each for Ubuntu installation, Home, an NTFS drive and swap partition.
With the space that is left over, I want to try Fedora 16 too as it has some ...
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No Internet 10.04
Here's my story, short as possible:
It all started two years ago when two laptops with Windows became unusable. I had nothing to lose, and went for a clean install of Ubuntu. We were thrilled with ...
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Grub overwritten
I've accidentially overwritten my bootloader. I was prepping some live USB sticks and think I accidentially wrote to my local disk instead of my USB stick. Now my machine will only boot in to Fedora ...
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Fedora 16 KDE: Are the packages the same format? [closed]
I'm thinking of installing Fedora 16 in the KDE interface just to try it out. What's the difference between that one and Fedora 16 in GNOME 3... If I wanted to install Skype for instance, would I be ...
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Differences between Ubuntu Gnome-shell and Fedora Gnome-shell?
I am using ubuntu 11.10 with gnome-shell installed, I often hear people talking about the "pure gnome-shell experience" with regards to Fedora, What does this mean? are there any differences between ...
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Is dual booting ubuntu and fedora/openSUSE as easy as popping in a liveCD?
I wish to dual boot ubuntu (currently installed) with fedora and/or openSUSE (fedora for vanilla gnome and SUSE for a good KDE experience). I do not know much about dual booting and grub. Do I only ...
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How can I edit my Grub bootloader entries (Hide, Rename, Remove)? Preferably doing it manually, and not with a program
So basically I have a pretty flooded Grub bootloader, with older linux versions, 3 operating systems and memtests. What I want is to leave the operating systems only. I need to know how to do it ...
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I am tryng to dual-boot Ubuntu 11.10 and Fedora 16
I am going to dual-boot Ubuntu 11.10 and Fedora 16. I am installing Ubuntu first. Partitioning 15 MB for Boot partition, and the rest of my space divided by 2 for each Ubuntu and Fedora (500 GB each). ...
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how to avoid manually updating grub [closed]
I have dual boot system with Ubuntu 11.10 (installed first) and Fedora 16. I have actually two problems.
how to avoid manually running update-grub after a Fedora kernel update?
after running ...
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Is Ubuntu One available for Fedora?
I just wondering why Ubuntu is not developing the Ubuntu One client for Fedora even the closed source one. It will help to broaden the Ubuntu Cloud and revenue generating Ubuntu Music store by ...
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Replacing Fedora 15 with Ubuntu 11.10
I am new to the Linux world and have been experimenting with a Windows 7/ Fedora 15 dual boot system, and now I would like to remove Fedora and install Ubuntu 11 instead.
Can anyone tell me the ...
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How to share internet from one network card to another ethernet port
I basically seek a way to "bridge" the internet connection coming into my linux machine through one ethernet port (on the mother board's NIC) and share it with another computer connected to a separate ...
