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Can't install Ubuntu Dual Boot
I'm trying to dual boot Ubuntu with Windows 7 and it's not intalling .Before i got a black screen witha blinking cursor.I added nomodeset and now the problem is I'm have a grub menu and after i click ...
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Remove Android OS and Install Ubuntu
So I found "The Complete Linux Installer" in Google Play but my cheap $72 tablet doesn't have enough space to run Ubuntu 12.04 on it. I'm considering acquiring another and just putting Ubuntu on it ...
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How can I edit my 'Boot Index' to remove Windows? [duplicate]
I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 from Wubi, because the CD seems to fail in both Live and Install method (Infinite loading).
So in order to remove Windows, I had an idea: I modify my Boot Index list ...
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Uninstalled Ubuntu to reinstall it, have a *:Recovery partition
Before I originally installed Ubuntu 12.04 this partition (*:Recovery) didn't exist, and I'm not sure what it is or if I need it. I'm running Windows 8 now and went through the entire uninstall ...
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Reinstalling for upgrading not working
In order to upgrade Ubuntu from 10.10 to 12.10 I didnt use the update manager but reinstalled it completely, since old ubuntu was having problems and I could not log in (had login loop). I had not ...
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reinstall Ubuntu software center [duplicate]
ciao a tutti,
ho disinstallato l'ubuntu software center perché mi dava problemi e, usando le vostre precedenti guide, ho provato a reinstallarlo, ma mi genera errori nel terminale e non lo installa. ...
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how to remove 12.04 & install 12.10 or 13.04 when I have windows too?
I was a windows user in the last year i listened good things about Ubuntu & Finally installed 12.04 on my acer laptop . I found it useful & nice . after 5 months i saw KDE & really love ...
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Emerald theme manager on ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]
I've installed emerald theme manager, but not from Ubuntu Software Center (because it isn't there) on Ubuntu 12.04. And of course I had to install a lot of other libraries/packages for it. And my ...
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Pre-installed Libreoffice does not uninstall properly [duplicate]
User expertise: next to zero
Problem:
I installed Ubuntu 12.10 (the latest linux-secure-remix as of late march 2013) to my new notebook. It has LibreOffice installed, but there is no LibreOffice ...
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How do I make my current installation of 12.04 like when I first installed it?
I recently did a project involving a lot of messy installs. After manually undoing what evil I have done I realize I have broken a lot of dependencies and instead of manually slaving over each one, ...
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Why I can not install Google Chrome?
I am in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 32bit environment, and if I want to install Chrome (32bit), the system would inform me that:
yao@yao-ThinkPad-X220:~/download$ sudo dpkg -i ...
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How to complete unfinished installation in ubuntu 10.04?
Hi i have installed ubuntu 10.04 on my desktop.
After installing i kept some softwares to install using ubuntu software center and while it was installing the power went and i hibernated the system.
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Bios unable to find Ubuntu 64bit CD, with 32bit installed already
My friend and I are having a problem, where his PC won't find Ubuntu 64bit CD, after having installed 32 bit already by accident.
He gets a BIOS message saying "Media test failed. Check cable" and ...
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How to remove Firefox & temp file for Firefox in Ubuntu?
How to remove old version Firefox and how remove temp file for Firefox in Ubuntu ?
How to remove old version Firefox and install new Firefox 19.0 in Ubuntu?
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Ubuntu Installation Partitioning Gone Wrong
I wanted to install Ubuntu 12.4 LTS beside my Windows 7. So I put the CD and booted my PC, everything was easy, but I wanted to give Ubuntu 200GB and instead I gave it more than a terabyte. Now, my ...
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Cannot unlock /var/lib/dpkg/lock error [closed]
What does this mean?
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?
This came after ...
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I cant install programs on Ubuntu error subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
please help, i cant install or unistall programs the error is that:
installArchives() failed: (Reading database ...
(Reading database ... 5%
(Reading database ... 10%
(Reading database ... 15%
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How can I remove Windows? [duplicate]
I installed Ubuntu 12.10 with Wubi using a pen drive as a data file (I just copied wubi and ubuntu iso) and it works pretty fine.
I tried many times to simply click on the iso and install, also ...
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Using files from Windows on Ubuntu when using Windows installer
I just installed Ubuntu using the Windows installer. I did so onto my main hard drive.
I want to find and use programs that were installed on my windows before I installed Ubuntu. How do I do this?
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Uninstall Ubuntu with no boot problem afterward [duplicate]
I'm trying to install Ubuntu on my laptop (ProBook 4331s) that comes with preinstalled win7, so I have no recovery CD or something, but somehow it has recovery HD, separated from HD C & D.
So ...
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Unable to Add or Remove applications in Ubuntu Software Center [duplicate]
I am trying to add or remove applications from Ubuntu Software Center but ending up with the following error
Software can't be installed or removed because the authentication service is
not ...
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General Advice on Ubuntu [closed]
I am interested in installing Ubuntu as an additional operating system, but I am not sure, yet. Before reaching a final decision, there are some things I need to know about Ubuntu:
Where can I ...
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No bootloader since install
So I installed Ubuntu at Ubuntu.com by using the install alongside Windows option. It installed with Wubi, and everything seemed to go fine. It told me to restart which I did. The screen never turned ...
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How to uninstall ubuntu 12.10 and install 12.04? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to roll back Ubuntu to a previous version?
I have a macbook pro and i have successfully installed windows 7 via bootcamp and then installed ubuntu 12.10 along side ...
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How do I delete Ubuntu installed with Windows system dual-boot? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to remove Ubuntu and put Windows back on?
I have installed Ubuntu alongside Windows XP on a different partition and I want to delete Ubuntu while retaining the ...
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Replace Android with Ubuntu on Pandigital Supernova DLX Tablet?
I am in desperate need to rid myself of my android os and replace it with Ubuntu For Arm Prcessors, so if any of you know how to the replace the android operating system, Please Help.
--So, Thanks In ...
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How to keep only ubuntu-minimal?
How can I remove all packages from Ubuntu and make sure ubuntu-minimal will not be lost?
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Restricted access on ubuntu
I'm new to Ubuntu!
Is there a way to limit the access users to a preset set browser, thunderbird and a soft phone only? I'm planning to run Ubuntu on the Odroid X2.
I would like to restrict because ...
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How to uninstall Windows 8?
I do not want to dual-boot, I want my PC to solely run Ubuntu. How can I do this? I've tried everything and it just won't work.
I am currently running Windows 8 and want to run Ubuntu 12.10. I've ...
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How to downgrade Ubuntu after 12.10 issues? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to roll back Ubuntu to a previous version?
I installed 12.10 removing Windows XP on a Netbook. The installation was successfully but the system is working too slow.
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Can't install a dependency?
I've been trying to install 'boot-repair' but it keeps saying:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
Depends: boot-sav (>= 3.196) but 3.196~ppa3~quantal is to be installed
E: ...
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Why can't I reinstall MySQL? [closed]
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I've been looking all around the Internet for an answer but didn't find anything. I hope you can help me now.
I have a server with MySQL. From one day to another, MySQL didn't let me ...
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Delete Data on Mednafen
could you tell me to delete data on Mednafen? Uninstalling just only leave the data. not to delete the data, just delete installation.
I have a harmful command configuration. that's make me stuck! and ...
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Large loss of files
Here is the situation. I was playing with wine settings to see I could get to play some old games. Long story short I ended up removing wine. Right after my wife asked me to help her with something.
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Can't remove software - Installed in NULL
I've installed software to our administration machine. The problem is that i cannot start the software or uninstall it, as it is not in any directory on the machine. I tried to install it at ...
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Remove Ubuntu and install Ubuntu Server as a fresh start
I have Ubuntu 12.04 installed on my laptop and I want to remove it and install Ubuntu Server. How would I do that?
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Python3.2 error; Unable to install or remove anything
I searched around as much as I could, but I couldn't seem to find a solution to fix my problem.
Whether I install anything, remove anything, run sudo apt-get update or sudo apt-get upgrade, I still ...
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Ubuntu Server on a VM?
I have installed Ubuntu Server on a VM and given it 100 Gb of disk and 2Gb of RAM. I also installed GNOME. My primary reason for the installation was to install a bunch of different NoSQL databases ...
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Unable to Install or Uninstall a Program
I'm unable to install or uninstall any software using Ubuntu Software Center. I've installed Wine. When I launch Terminal client, it vanishes after a while.
Below is the error:
There seems to be a ...
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Backtrack installation interrupted once, installed another time [closed]
I installed Backtrack 5 from a Live CD yesterday and while installing, i closed my laptop to let it run while I sleep. But then I remembered my friend told me the plastic of his computer melted this ...
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Installing multi-boot Linux system
I have a dual (XP/Linux) boot Compaq Presario S4500UK with a couple of spare partitions on the boot drive which I want to use for testing different Linux distros/configs before installing them on ...
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1answer
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I cannot remove/install software some dependency issue?
I'm having difficulty trying to install/uninstall applications in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I have this warning error that appears on my desktop in the form of a red icon with a line through it and it states:
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After formatting Windows 7 there is still dual-boot screen
I have installed Windows 7 and Ubuntu 11.10 on my PC and Ubuntu was installed using WUBI installer.
Today, I format my PC and installed Windows 7 and after restarting the PC, there is still ...
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I Cannot install or remove packages
I tried to install the openoffice.org package but it gave an error. Now i cannot repair, remove or install nothing. The Software center of xubuntu gives this error log. Nothing seems to solve this. I ...
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how to uninstall ubuntu12.04 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to remove Ubuntu and put Windows back on?
i have installed Ubuntu 12.04 alongside windows7 home premium in my laptop. i don't find any options to remove ubuntu. ...
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1answer
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I cannot remove ubuntu [closed]
When I try to enter ubuntu, it gets stuck on the GRUB loader menu.
I have tried to install xp using a cd but the system does not detect the cd or the cd drive.
I have tried to use gparted and xp on a ...
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Can't download or remove software
Nothing works, whether it's an update, or software, or anything, even on Synaptic. I found another similar thread, and tried that but that didn't work. Synaptic is giving me the following message:
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I Want To Start Over But Its Confusing
Okay, I had a desktop completely running on Ubuntu 12.04. No dual boot at all.
I wanna re-install it because of some complications. Now I know there are many methods out there, but none could work so ...
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How to reinstall Ubuntu with WUBI?
I installed 12.04 using WUBI and also formatted all my hard disk.
So, I have only one OS now which is 12.04. It is causing me some problems so I want to overwrite it using same installation disk ...
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How to reinstall GTK+ and Gtkmm?
In a problem, I described in here (as "ChristophLu"), I have some trouble installing GTKmm. It seems that I have to remove GTK+ and GTKmm completely and reinstall it. But I do not want to reinstall my ...
