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Help with installation version 12.10 desktop
I downloaded Ubuntu 12.10 a while back ant tried to install it. I created a USB drive and booted up from the drive. It started installing, showed a long list of code and then just showed a strange ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 freezes at boot installation (at the purple screen)?
Each time i try to install Ubuntu 12.10 live cd, the Ubuntu installer asks about the language and then it loads at the purple screen. Suddenly everything freezes at some point in the first purple ...
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Clean install of Ubuntu 12.10 not booting
Just installed Ubuntu 12.10 (wasn't 100% happy with 13.04 yet) from a USB drive. I have done this numerous times. This time I did the install three times. I think something was wrong with one flash ...
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I start upgrade and download only part of the packages
I start upgrade and download only 1366 packages out of 19.. How to Restart remaining packages for downloading ?
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Is it safe to rollback Wubi without fresh Wubi install?
I've installed Ubuntu 12.10, then I made a backup from root.disk file. I decided to change from Ubuntu to Xubuntu. So I downloaded Xubuntu 12.10 ISO image and reinstalled Wubi.
In case I'm want to ...
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Module Not Loaded
I am new to Linux driver development, and I just stated to do some driver programming beginning with "hello.c" on Ubuntu 12.10... but unfortunately my Makefile didn't compile the kernel code... and ...
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gtk2-engines:i386 breaks 12.10 dist-upgrade
My 12.04 LTS was working just fine and when i tried to upgrade to 12.10, I have 3 packages that failed to install gtk2-engines, libtool and python-gst0.10.
After the upgrade to 12.10 is completed ...
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12.10 installation problem
I have been trying to install 12.10 version of Ubuntu on my 1GB powered 160 GB AMD sempron 64 bit processor, without a graphic card.
The entire procedure seems to occur with ease till the end except ...
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Running QQ : Can't find Python 3.3.1 in apt-get or synaptic
I'm running QQ : Can't find the repos/packages for Python 3.3.1 with apt-get or synaptic. How do I find them and install Python 3.3.1?
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kubuntu 12.10 - problem with netbeans 7.3 and java
I have kubuntu 12.10 and I have installed netbeans from official site (https://netbeans.org/downloads/). Before I had already installed java from java ppa repository ppa:webupd8team/java ...
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Can't install Ubuntu 12.10, keeps restarting
I've installed it in the flash usb with the Linux installer.
The notebook detects and boot on ubuntu, but before being able to choose the language, after the "keyboard = ubuntu" logo, it just ...
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Ubuntu Installation Hangs when using Wubi [duplicate]
I installed Ubuntu 12.04.1LTS using Wubi Installer. It worked absolutely fine and I used it for a while and installed some updates too.
For some reason I had to uninstall Ubuntu. I uninstalled Ubuntu ...
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Why would Ubuntu only want to do a partial upgrade to 12.10?
I'm new here, why when I installed Ubuntu yesterday, would the upgrade to 12.10 only want to do a partial upgrade?
The wifi is saying 52Gb connection, but the upgrade box is reporting '1000B ...
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Why Ubuntu detects my HDD size over than expected size?
I've been trying dual-boot, and chooses Advanced Options. While my HDD is just about 460 GB, Ubuntu reads it about 500.1 GB.
snap:
Larger Image
Why? It's albeit annoying for me...
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12.10 USB Installation not progressing past Wireless network search
Keep trying to install Ubuntu version 12.10 from a bootable USB flash drive and the installation keeps getting stuck after clicking "continue" of the Wireless stage.
At first, I thought that it might ...
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Cannot Install MATLAB R2013 on Ubuntu 12.10
I tried running install from the files that I had downloaded (currently located in my Documents folder...should that be changed?) but the installer refused to install my files in a folder, giving me a ...
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Two home folder. Ubuntu 12.10
Hi to all,
Recently I installed Ubuntu 12.10. It's very nice and I like it very much. I have a few doubts about folders, as I was previously using Windows. In Windows, I have 3 local disks C,D,E. Now ...
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Ubuntu and Mint errno 5
There is no way I could install ubuntu right now.
I have a laptop - samsung r580
I had:
installed windows 7 on ntfs partition
installed ubuntu 12.10 (12.04 upgraded to 12.10) - i dont remember if i ...
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no internal harddrive, i want to be able to still use the remaining space on 64gbflashdrive
i have no internal hard-drive, i currently am using my brothers flash drive to run Ubuntu and i have a 64gb flash drive but would like to still use the flash drives remaining space once Ubuntu is ...
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VirtualBox not allowing a USB Device to be added [duplicate]
What am I trying to do?
I am attempting to add a USB device to show up in Windows 7 in VirtualBox.
What is the problem and what have I done?
I've had to jump through a number of hoops to get this ...
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Upgrading from 12.04 to 12.10 resulted in boot process sticking with “The disk drive for /dev/mapper/cryptswap1 is not ready or present”
I just performed an upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10, and everything seemed to go as expected. As the upgrade was finishing I was asked to restart the computer, which I did. Once I restarted, however, the ...
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Installing Ubuntu 12.10 or 13.04 not available to boot
I have tried a live CD for both 12.10 and 13.04 and done the install alongside Windows 7 option. It gets to the point it asks me where to install and the ONLY option in the drop down is my WD ...
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Installed ubuntu 12.10 from cd, now I can't boot my computer
So, I had windows 7, wanted to reinstall it onto a new HDD but since I no longer have the installation disk this proved tricky. So I thought, let's go with ubuntu then.
Installed ubuntu 12.10 from cd, ...
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Can Wubi 12.10 installation be overwritten, but retain the wireless configuration?
First time Ubuntu user. I installed Wubi 12.10 and managed to configure the wireless OK using great forum posts. Then tried to install Wine before doing a Ubuntu update. Got error message of "missing ...
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Couldn't find any package by regex - ruby
I need to install ruby1.9.3-dev
sudo apt-get install ruby1.9.3-dev
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package ...
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What to do to install Ubuntu 12.10 in Virtual PC on windows 7 enterprise?
I had review many answers of how to install UBUNTU in Virtual PC and I tried them all but they all failed. I am not sure what I am doing wrong.
I am using windows 7 enterprise. I had created the ...
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Trouble installing Ubuntu 12.10 on Macbook Pro [duplicate]
i converted the ISO file into a IMG image. Made the Bootable Drive, restart and choose to boot from drive.
When it boots from the drive, I get secure boot not enabled.
Then I get try Ubuntu and ...
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problem with ubuntu 12.10 as it is not showing up in boot menu
i installed ubuntu 12.10 alongside windows 7. I alloted 25 GB for it. It installed well but when i restarted again I dont get to select Windows 7 or Ubuntu. It directly boots to Windows. When i put ...
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Brand new computer, USB doesn't boot Ubuntu w/blue-ray plugged in
This seems to be somewhat different than similar questions I've looked through. I'm not really a programmer, and this is my first go at using any Linux build, so I've got no clue how to troubleshoot.
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New computer boot/live usb issue Ubuntu 12.10
built a new computer yesterday and the specs are as follows:
AMD A6 5400k process with AMD Radeon HD7540D graphics (built-in)
FM2-A75IA-E53 mobo
8GB Crucial RAM
I can install and run Ubuntu 12.04. ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 installation with windows 8
I have followed the procedure for Windows 8 installation. I got stuck with only Ubuntu working and my windows 8 installation appears lost.
Please give me a detailed procedure that I can use to find ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 unattended installations CD
My work require me to build an unattended installation CD for Ubuntu 12.10. I have searched on the Google but there is no clue or tutorial.
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How to write Ubuntu in boot.ini?
I have windows xp.
It has ntldr and boot.ini on
multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 1
and load Windows from
multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 3
I installed Ubuntu 12.10 on second hard drive and I ...
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Is there any way to run Ubuntu 12.10 (32 bit) alongside Windows 8 without creating new partition?
I have windows 7 (32 bit)in my PC. I'm a newbie in Ubuntu and wanted to install it using a bootable USB stick. Now, when I clicked "restart to continue" to install Ubuntu alongside Windows 7, my PC ...
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Is this site still accurate? [closed]
Is this how to (dual boot specifically) up-to date and correct? https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MactelSupportTeam/AppleIntelInstallation
Thanks!
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installation error media is either dirty or damaged
There is an installation error which states that there is an issue with the installation media(in this case a cd-rom).
thanks for your time.. Installing on a Sony VAIO machine
any ...
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How do I install ORAC?
ORAC is a 3D chemical modelling software designed for UNIX OS and I have downloaded the tarball http://www.chim.unifi.it/orac/orac.5_3_3.tags.rel_5.3.3.r1963.tar.gz and extracted it but now I have no ...
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Will I lose the software I have on 13.04 if I install 12.10?
I have many software like the TuxPaint, tux type, text editor , devhelp , recordmydesktop etc on my Ubuntu 13.04.
Will I loose these software if I install Ubuntu 12.10?
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installed latest jre, but websites tell that it's old version (chrome)!
I've installed JRE (from .tar.gz with my console) When i check zsh it's installed:
➜ plugins update-java-alternatives -l
java-7-oracle 1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle
➜ plugins ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 and Prolong SSD life
I will be installing Ubuntu 12.10 on a SSD as a dual boot with Windows 7. I also have a HDD that will be used as a data drive.
I was thinking of having:
/ on SSD
/home on HDD
swap on HDD
Is there ...
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cannnot boot to text mode with r/w fileystem
I installed Ubuntu 12.10 server to a laptop, and the grub file is along the lines of:
setparams 'Ubuntu'
recordfail
gfxmod $linux -gfxmod
set root ='hd0,msdos/'
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How to install ClamAV on Ubuntu 12.10 [duplicate]
I am new to Ubuntu, so I am not sure how to install ClamAV on my Ubuntu which is version 12.10.
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Couldn't get desktop environment
I'm totally new to Linux. I've downloaded Ubuntu 12.10, and mounted it using virtual clone drive. I chose Demo and full Installation and on the next page I chose Help me to boot from CD and I clicked ...
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12.10 Installation Passphrase Stall - What is my Passphrase?
At the final phase of full installation of Ubuntu 12.10
It requires my PASSPHRASE.
What IS the "original" passphrase? I wasn't asked to create a passphrase before this point; so how am I supposed to ...
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Unable to update, screen freeze or no video signal
I am no longer able to update Ubuntu!
The screen freezes when installing from fresh using a CD (even with nomodeset and other options set).
For my last install I used the alternate install for ...
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Is there any standard tool for checking hardware and drivers?
I have installed Ubuntu 12.1- on my Dell Inspiron 15r 3rd gen Laptop.
It has ATI Radeon 7670m graphics card.
How do I install drivers for all my hardware safely?
Currently gesture of trackpad, fan ...
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How do I verify that my partitions are being used
I have installed Ubuntu by manually specifying the partitions /, /swap & /home. I am new to Ubuntu so I would like to verify whether these partitions are working properly.
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Ubuntu 12.10 setup freezing with ASROCK E350M1
I have the ASROCK E350M1 main board with the E350D processor and integrated Radeon HD 6310 graphics.
I am trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 but I am getting nowhere.
I choose to install Ubuntu of a ...
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Can't start Ubuntu 12.10
I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my ASUS 1025C, and when the installation finished, usually it restarts, but suddenly it displays a purple screen and the screen turns off, but the computer is still ...
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is the installation hang-up for pc with multiple harddrive and partitions present in 12.10 is fixed in 13.04?
i pc has 3 hard drive with several partition in each drives ? in 12.10 the installation crashes right after you click next on the 1st language selection box. it looks like parted or something related ...
