Questions tagged [installation]
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Do I use ext4 for all partitions (such as / and /boot)? What are the other formats used for?
I'm installing ubuntu onto a new laptop with 24gb SSD and a 500gb HDD. I wanted to put / and swap onto the SSD and /home onto the HDD. Is there anything I shouldn't use ext4 for?
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Can I install Ubuntu on the same hard drive I booted with?
I booted Ubuntu using an external hard drive. Is it possible to install it on the same hard-drive without unplugging or turning it off? I only have one working USB port and the internal PC hard-drive ...
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npm install ws doesn't work
I want to implement a websocket server in node.js. For that I want to install 'ws'. I've already installed npm and node.js in my ubuntu system. Now I'm trying to run the command 'sudo npm install ws' ...
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Error opening cache E: read error -read (5:input/output error)
I tried to install 13.04 after downloading and burning on a boot disc, or 12.04 from a disc from a magazine over windows 7 on a netbook but got the following code
an error occurred, please run ...
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sbd asking for cache data failed
BACKGROUND: I have been trying live USB versions of Ubuntu on my "Dell inspiron mini" for several years. None of the previous versions were able to detect the high resolution screen (1366x768). ...
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12.04 taking very long time while installing on VMware workstation 7.1.1
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 desktop edition using VMware workstation 7.1.1. Ideally total installation should complete in an hour. But I'm not sure why it's taking very long time. I waited for ...
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Running Binding of Isaac on 64-bit?
This is a re-post of a question I've put here to no avail. I've been using Ubuntu for quite a while now, but my knowledge is limited. Please bear with me! :)
This issue revolves around the recent ...
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EasyBCD can't find Ubuntu?
I tried to install win7 + ubuntu 12.04 on my Dell Inspiron 17R, win7 first ubuntu second using U disk. At first I installed win7 and ubuntu under ATA and AHCI mode and successfully created entry for ...
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Why doesn't copying the Ubuntu ISO to a USB or hard drive work?
Sorry if the question sounds stupid in some way, I'm completly new to Ubuntu, never even actually installed it and that's the problem.
I just downloaded the installer, not the wubi, but the one named '...
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Ubuntu installer not seeing free space on hard disk (dual boot)
I'm trying to install Ubuntu (12.10) on a laptop on a 240 GB Intel SSD drive already containing a Windows 7 installation. I have the disk partitioned as follows:
1500 MB, NTFS, system partition, ...
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How can I install pflogsumm for Postfix mail log analyzer?
I am useing Postfix mail server in Ubuntu 13.04. I want to install pflogsumm in my server and analyze the mail log. How can I do this?
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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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is there a way to ignore checksum error?
I have downloaded installer of Mathematica from it's website but checksum does not match and i can't install it. Is there any way to ignore checksum and install it anyway?
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How do I mount iso files inside a virtual drive?
If I want to run a program from a ISO but the program runs in Windows, thus running it from Play on Linux. I would like to know if I have to install the mounting program inside the virtual drive ...
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How to install gnomebaker?
How to install gnome baker?After downloading the software-files,I can't find the executed file or how to navigate to launch to install it.
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Can not install Ubuntu on Samsung Ultrabook Series 5 (Win 7!)
I have a Samsung Ultrabook Series 5 with Windows 7 (which I want to keep)...
I can boot from a USB stick without a problem and ubuntu work fine, but when I want to install it, the installation ...
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Installing gflags 12.04
I want to install libgflags-dev. According to this launchpad link, it is present in the ubuntu repositories : https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gflags and http://packages.ubuntu.com/raring/libdevel/...
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Ubuntu Touch install for Galaxy Tab 2 tablet
I am trying to install Ubuntu Touch on my Galaxy Tab 2 tablet.
But for 'recover mode', the options I get are not same options as mentioned in the instructions. I get the following options:
Reboot ...
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How to fix "No Operation System" Error?
So my CD drive is damaged, and I wanted to format my PC with a bootable USB with Ubuntu on it.
Everything was ok, I created my bootable USB but when I tried to boot from it, a massage appeared ...
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The installer needs to commit changes to partition, but cannot do so because partitions on the following could not be unmounted. /isodevice
The installer needs to commit changes to partition tables, but cannot do so because partitions on the following could not be unmounted. /isodevice
I'm installing this from a external 1TB hard drive ...
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Is it possible to make an EXACT ISO of my system to put on other computers?
I am new to linux, but had a question. I am getting in the business of buying old computers, putting Linux on them, then donating them to students who don't have their own computer at home. I have ...
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Package dependency problem preventing installing any program due to libvte9 dependency
That is the error I get whenever I try to install wine, chromium, flash player or any thing else any help would be appreciated (a new Ubuntu user)
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
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Qt (headers and libraries) not found
I'm trying to install a program and i used the following command:
./configure
But, an error occurred:
checking for Qt... configure: error: Qt (>= Qt 3.2) (headers and libraries) not found. ...
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unable to locate package fpc [duplicate]
When I try to install any package through the command line, I get an error. Can anyone help me on this?
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
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How to install autoconf
I need to install Tesseract, that need to install autoconf automake libtool,
However I got the error as follows:
sahu@sahu-desktop:/$ sudo apt-get install autoconf
Reading package lists... Done
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Install KDevelop on Ubuntu 13.04
KDevelop has a new release 4.6 http://kdevelop.org/46/kdevelop-460-final-released
I would like to install this on Ubuntu 13.04 (or Ubuntu 13.10 if that would be easier) The proper way to install ...
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How to make apache tomcat comes with netbeans installation work?
I have installed the "apache tomcat" server came with NetBeans along with Glassfish server.
Now How can i deploy php application on it ? How should I configure it ?
The default directory of apache ...
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Geting error message " E: Unable to locate package qt3-dev-tools"
I'm trying to install Wine in Ubuntu 13.04 using the following steps:
sudo apt-get install flex bison qt3-dev-tools qt4-qmake
wget -c http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/wine/wine-1.6.tar.bz2
tar -...
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sqlite installation
I'm installing sqlite like this SQLite - Installation
I get this error, anyone know what to do?
anonymous@Anonymous:~/sqlite-autoconf-3080001$ make install
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/...
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Dual Ubuntu Installations with Whole Disk Encryption
My goal is I want to have a Xubuntu/Ubuntu dual boot, with a catch - I want the disk to be fully encrypted with the dm-crypt (native supplied) whole disk encryption. Now I know, out of the box the ...
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No install button in software centre?
I can not install most of the software as not all of the software has a button to install.
is this an error? or dependency problem if so how do i fix it?
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Unable to locate package texlive
I had a problem with texlive on my ubuntu 12.10. It could not find setspace.sty and tlmgr didn't work. I googled it a little but i couldn't figure it out how to solve it (i'm a rookie)
So i removed ...
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How do I run asciiquarium in out-of-the-box ubuntu?
Asciiquarium is a perl script that requires Term::Animation. What are the appropriate hoops to jump through to get this cpan module into an ubuntu perl install?
apt-cache search animation |grep -i ...
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Upgrade/Update Intellij 12
My Intellij shows me that a minor version is available for upgrade. How do I go about upgrading the current version. Do i have to create a new folder in /usr/share and change all references to the new ...
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When installing updates or from software center in Ubuntu 12.04, error messages
I have a new computer with plenty of disk space. There's a solid state boot drive and a regular disk where I put my files.
So the primary thing happening is that for the last few weeks, whenever I ...
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How can I install on a Dell M1730 laptop?
I currently have a Dell M1730 laptop that with the aquisition of my new system is now surplus, so thought it'd be good to throw Ubuntu on it (anything is better then the Vista currently on it).
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automatic installation error
I have a ubuntu orchestra server setup and I'm trying to install some desktop ubuntus across the network. The version I am trying to install is 11.10. My preseed file is like this:
# Preseeding only ...
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ca-certificates-java fails when trying to install openjdk-6-jre
I use a VPS with Ubuntu Server 10.10 x64. I want to use Java and run the command sudo apt-get install openjdk-6-jre but it fails because the installation encounted errors while processing ca-...
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What should I do at "Installation Type" step in the Ubuntu installation?
I have put 12.04 onto a USB drive and I am attempting to install Ubuntu this way. I'm using Windows 8 (I upgraded from Windows 7 myself). I don't know what to do when I get to "Installation Type" step ...
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How to install rar (no installation candidate)?
I need the package rar. But I get this error whenever I try to install it:
Reading package Lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package rar ist not available, but ...
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Install without installing boot loader
I'm trying to install ubuntu 10.10 without installing any linux boot loader (grub, lilo etc). I remember prior 10.10, there's an option for disabling install boot loader. I couldn't find this option ...
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Re-configure GRUB to directly boot to Ubuntu on dual-boot
I'm curently Dual-booting between Windows 7 and Ubuntu 13.10 both are 32-bit
I'm installing it on a HDD with Ubuntu Bootloader installed on an external Pendrive (So if i want to boot Ubuntu i must ...
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Installation Failed [Errno 30] Read-only file system faulty CD/DVD, drive, hard disk
I tried to install Ubuntu 12.10 and Ubuntu 13.04 using Flash drive and DVD, but all times I get this error. What does it say? And how can I fix it?
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Package 'openbsd-inetd' has no installation candidate [duplicate]
When I try to install openbsd-inetd, it shows
root@amsys-G41MT-S2PT:/home/amsys# sudo apt-get install openbsd-inetd
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state ...
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"Line 302 Permission Denied" error while installing VMware Player
The Problem
For an Operating Systems Architecture course at University, we are required to use VMware Player 3.1.4 for class assignments. I currently run 64-bit Ubuntu 11.04, and have recently ...
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Cannot Install vim with apt-get
sudo apt-get install vim
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package vim is not available, but is referred to by another package.
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Fixing unbootable installation on LVM root from Desktop LiveCD
I just did an installation from the 10.10 Desktop LiveCD, making the root volume an LVM LV.
Apparently this is not supported; I managed it by taking these steps before starting the GUI installer app:
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Installing ubuntu desktop without all the bloat
I am thinking of installing Ubuntu Server then from there install a desktop environment. Then I think ubuntu-desktop will not just include the desktop but other bloat too? How can I just get the GUI, ...
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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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How to fresh install Win7 under grub boot loader?
I am new with Linux and my laptop has Ubuntu 12.10 and Win7/64bit. Grub boot loader makes me choose which to boot at startup. I want to clean re-install of Win7 without changing configuration of GRUB ...
