Questions about installing Ubuntu, or installing programs from within Ubuntu.
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VMware Player wont install on ubuntu 13.04
I have followed these instructions:
sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r)
chmod +x ./Downloads/VMware-Player*.bundle
gksudo bash ./Downloads/VMware-Player*.bundle
I got ...
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Why wouldn't MySQL install correctly?
I am newbie to ubuntu. While I was trying to install MySQL, I got the following errors, and need some help trying to understand how to fix the problem.
Setting up mysql-server-5.5 ...
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install ubuntu on MSI u100?
I have a MSI u100 and i have Ubuntu 10.04 and I don't like it. I don't have internet access at home. I downloaded 13.04 and tried to boot it from there and i did the start up disk creator but it still ...
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Having trouble trying to convert iso to img for usb install, says “No such file or directory”
Attempting to convert .ISO to .IMG for USB install, here is the line of code: hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o ~/ubuntu-13.04-desktop-i386.img ~/ubuntu-13.04-desktop-i386.iso. After trying to execute ...
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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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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on machine with Windows XP. How to have a real UNIX-Ubuntu, not just Ubuntu-GUI over Windows? [duplicate]
The goal: I want to learn UNIX, UNIX-like platforms. Especially command line and bash.
I have Windows XP installed on my machine. I have chosen Ubuntu for my goal.
I have one hard drive on my ...
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How to install Wine on an Ubuntu Live USB?
I have installed Ubuntu on my USB and now I am trying to install Wine to allow me to run Windows executable files. I have tried to install Wine through Muon Package Manager but it's showing this ...
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What wold be the differences between a persistent USB Live Session and a installed Ubuntu in a USB drive?
I'm a teacher and will ask my students to either bring their laptops with Ubuntu installed with an specific list of packages preinstalled or bring a USB Drive or External Hard Drive with Ubuntu and ...
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Cannot install Ubuntu 12.04 After Windows Install - grub related, boot-repair unsuccesful
I am trying to install Ubuntu 12.04.2 alongside Windows 7 on a new Samsung 840 SSD.
I have tried the installation twice from scratch, but the same thing happened twice: windows works fine, then I ...
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ubuntu install problem all versions [duplicate]
i have purchased an asus f202e-ct063h touch screen net/ultrabook.
i plan to dual boot windows 8 and ubuntu.
This model does not have an optical drive. i have made bootable usbs using the ubuntu ...
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Does Wubi format my C drive if I select C drive in 'installation drive'
I'm really excited to actually install Ubuntu on my computer but I would like a way that doesn't take up too much disk space and neither lets me have risks of mistakenly formatting / partitioning the ...
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unable to install Rabbitvcs on ubntu 12.1, python dependencies error
My OS is ubuntu 12.1 and from last 2 days i am trying to install Rabbitvcs (svn client) on it. when ever i run command to install pre-requisite of Rabbitvcs, i got python dependicies error, like:-
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How to make Launcher icons visible?
I just installed Ubuntu. After starting up, the launcher icons are not visible. What to do?
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Issue while installing ubuntu as dual boot [duplicate]
I have Windows 8 professional presintalled on my hp pavilion m6. I need to install ubuntu 13.04 as dual boot. The windows partition i created is not detected on ubuntu installation. How do I install ...
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Recovering Encrypted LVM Wiped Out by 13.04 Destop Installer
I was trying to install 13.04 Desktop from a USB stick into an existing Encrypted LVM. As I went through the install and selected use custom disk partitioning in the GUI it showed all my existing ...
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install matlab 2013a with error
I tried to install Matlab2013a in my laptop (Ubuntu system). I download a ISO file (very big) and followed their instruction: mount it and run "install". But it returns me an error:
Cannot locate ...
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Black screen after boot in recently installed 12.04
I just installed Ubuntu using Windows in my new laptop and after the bout and the purple screen (with the sound) the screen it gets black. Any ideas on how to solve this?
Thanks so much in advance.
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Problems installing usvision
I am trying to install usbvision from Sourceforge.net I am obviously doing something wrong
sudo apt-get install usbvision-0.9.6
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading ...
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Can you tell me how to install ChrUbuntu 13.04 on Acer C7 Chromebook? [closed]
A link or straight forward directions on what to do in developer mode is all I need. I have tried searching the internet multiple times and no one seems to have posted a way to install it. All that ...
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how to properly install ubuntu on imac? (bootcamp)
I installed bootcamp on iMac few years ago. Two systems (Windows Vista and Mac OS X 10.4) work just fine... I downloaded Ubuntu 13.04, burned it to the DVD and it works perfectly (I didn't install it ...
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How to mount image.iso and create an option in Grub to install?
Every now and then new versions of os are released. I want to try them out but what I don't want to have to burn a new CD/DVD or create a bootable USB, every time.
I don't want to use usb or cd/dvd.
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Yagi Turbotenna in Ubuntu 13.04
I am trying to get my USB-Yagi Turbotenna 802.11n to work in Ubuntu 13.04. I get the following error on running "make". Can anyone let me know what I am doing wrong?
Is it possible/advisable to ...
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installing external softwares in bootable Ubuntu in USB
I am new to Ubuntu, and this question I am asking here is more about a curiosity. I already have Ubuntu installed on a pendrive, but while roaming the internet, I came across this link Ubuntu ...
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Reinstall ubuntu dual boot windows xp [duplicate]
I got a ubuntu 10.10 dual booting with windows XP. Everything was working fine, but since 10.10 is no longer supported, i want to upgrade it to 12.10 or 12.04.
In the past i have had loads of problem ...
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Missing Operating System after removing Windows though partition (gparted)
My laptop is divided into three drives: C, D and E. Windows was installed in C and Ubuntu was in D. I format C and E by deleting and to NTFS using gparted. But when I restart, it tells me a "missing ...
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Trouble with Ubuntu installation in VirtualBox
I'm having some problems getting Ubuntu to install. I'm running Windows XP Home (32bit) on an older Dell Dimension 2350 with 1GB ram, trying to install either Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (32Bit) or 13.04 (32Bit) ...
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Cannot install Netbeans 7.3
First and first, I had Netbeans installed on my laptop when it was on 12.04 but after I upgraded it to 13.04 and could not find it on my dash so thought it was removed on upgrade.
I tried to ...
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Need help regarding installation of Ubuntu 13.04 on Windows 7 PC
I used UNetBootin software for USB booting. When I want to install Ubuntu using USB I can't see the option called install Ubuntu along the side Windows. Why is this happening?
When I tried this method ...
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Problem with installing ubuntu on Windows 8
So I have set up the Ubuntu installer by installing it onto my memory stick using the USBInstaller.
I am then faced with a problem. The Unbuntu Installer loads up and I start going through it making ...
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Problems installing Ubuntu 13.04 on Windows 8 PC
Exception: Error executing command
>>command=C:\Windows\sysnative\bcdedit.exe /set {59a7630e-b8b3-11e2-b90c-d3fbf29a86ca} device partition=E:
>>retval=1
>>stderr=An error has ...
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How to install apt-get package manager [closed]
I am booting Ubuntu via VirtualBox. PostgreSQL 8.0 is already installed in the disk image I am using. Now I want to upgrade the PostgreSQL database to a higher version.
I tried using:
apt-get upgrade
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Install Windows program & every user can access [closed]
I am using Ultimate Edition 3.2 log in as a root when install Windows program means MS Office 2007 through WINE install perfectly but admin, standard User can't access that MS Office 2007. Totally ...
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Convert Ubuntu 13.04 to mac error
I'm following this tutorial http://ubuntuguide.net/how-to-make-ubuntu-12-04-look-like-mac-os-lion and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpENgOt0_JI
But I'm getting this error:-
Reading package ...
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Problem occurred while installing packages
I have just installed ubuntu 11.10. whenever i try to install packages from software center I get message like 'Failed to download package file check your internet connection' but my net was on every ...
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Installed google chrome but I cannot launch it. It does not appear on dash? [duplicate]
I am running Ubuntu 13.04 64bit and tried to install Google Chrome on my machine following these command lines.
wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
sudo ...
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Wubi installer hangs on expanding
I downloaded wubi installer for 12.04 LTS (64-bit) after deciding to re install Ubuntu, but every time I try it freezes on expanding. i have also tried using a bootable USB but after I choose install ...
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“Continue button” grayed out in “installation type” screen during 13.04 installation
I'm installing Ubuntu 13.04 onto my 32-bit Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, from a live-usb. One of the screens says "Installation type", with the three options "Install Ubuntu alongside Windows Vista" or ...
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Fail to startup Ubuntu 12.04 LTS after ugrading from 10.04 LTS
I had installed Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and when I did the updatemanager it says it has an uprgrade for 12.04 LTS so I let it install it and after installation I needed to restart the computer.I have dual ...
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dual boot automatically partition
I'm trying to install Ubuntu from liveusb 13.04 64bit in dual-boot with windows 8.
I have UEFI active.
I already disabled FastStartup of Windows 8.
No problem with Secureboot (then still active).
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I am running unbuntu 12.10 on a IBM lenovo thinkpad r51 (non pae cpu) How do I install 13.04 from live dvd
I am running Ubuntu 12.10 on a IBM Lenovo Thinkpad R51. It has a non PAE CPU. I Purchased a 13.04 Live DVD. The live dvd will not boot. Is it possible to work around this without jumping through a lot ...
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Power off the monitor on install Ubuntu 13.04
When i try to install Ubuntu 13.04 , I have problem to display .
In first i see the page same as blank after about 5 sec monitor power off and get to standby mode but the dvd-rom is worked hard and ...
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How do I install the latest OpenOffice.org?
Today I downloaded and installed OpenOffice through the PPA repositories, using apt-get (hope that's what I mean to say), and when the program checked for updates it said there was a new version - ...
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Want to repair Grub [duplicate]
I have ubuntu 12.04 and windows 8 installed on my system. The main boot manager is grub, also the ubuntu and windows are installed in separate partitions. I want to install windows 7 back in place of ...
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How to run MATLAB(64bit) on Ubuntu 12.04(32bit)
I've Ubuntu 12.04 (32bit) And Windows 7 (64bit).
I've installed "MATLAB-R2011b" on Windows 7.
How can i run that on Ubuntu without using WINE ?
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Ubuntu One Failed to Install in Ubuntu 12.04.2
Ubuntu 12.04.2 has dependencies problem when installing Ubuntu One. I can't install dependencies nor ubuntu one in Ubuntu 12.04.2.
I just clicked on Ubuntu One icon on dash, it showed me that many ...
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How can I dual boot Ubuntu 13.04 with Windows 7 Home Premium? [duplicate]
I have a nice impression to Ubuntu before and I want to dual boot it with my Windows OS. (I'm a total newbie in this field :D )
I have downloaded the latest Universal USB Installer and the Ubuntu ...
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how do I install gpointing-device - I seem to have got my brain into a loop
I would like to install the gpointing-device-settings package which I found on the Launchpad website
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gpointing-device-settings
I tried:
apt-get install ...
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New Ubuntu User
I am a new Ubuntu user with years of experience using Macs. Today for the first time I got a Windows machine ( IBM T31, 1GB RAM, 1.6Ghz CPU, 20GB HDD ), and I wanted to install Ubuntu so I downloaded ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 64bit Installation problem! [duplicate]
I downloaded ubuntu 13.04 64bit.
burned it on DVD.
tried to boot on DVD.
then BLANK SCREEN!
I also tried using a liveUSB.
still BLANK SCREEN!
it shows first a purple screen after that then blank ...
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UEFI mode problem with windows 8 on sony vaio
This is Manorath. I tried all the options explained in the help page regarding uefi mode when I boot my sony vaio which already contain windows 8 in uefi mode when I am using the ubuntu cd as my first ...
