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Easiest way to stop using a separate partition for /boot?

I have an older machine that I originally set up as a dual boot with Windows 7 and Lubuntu. Part of that setup was establishing a small partition for /boot. The partition is 89 MB, and with recent ...
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Would I benefit from switching to Lubuntu or Xubuntu?

I just settled down with my ideal setup, a dual boot of Windows 7 and Ubuntu, but for some reason Ubuntu's running slow for me. I heard that Ubuntu was pretty small and resource light, but should I ...
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Lubuntu and xp dual boot [duplicate]

I dual booted my laptop with lubuntu and xp. But lubuntu isnt what I wanted. How can I get rid of just the lubuntu part of the disc.
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Can installing Lubuntu desktop interfere with my Win7 audio output?

After I went on Ubuntu today, and installed Lubuntu desktop environment, I just re-booted into Windows 7 and found out that my audio mini-Jack output isn't working anymore. Can that be linked to the ...
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How to dual-boot Lubuntu 12.10 with Windows 8? [duplicate]

All I want to know is how to get them to dual-boot. My laptop (HP G62) does not come with Secure boot. It is 3 years old.
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Dual-booting Lubuntu with Windows 8

I've got an older laptop (HP G62) that has Windows 8 as it's primary OS and I want to dual-boot it with Lubuntu. It does NOT come with Secure boot nor does it come with UEFI. I've been looking at ...
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Lubuntu install lagging with Kubuntu dual boot

My acer extensa 5230E-2177 laptop (which is 64bit) with Kubuntu 12.10 64 bit hangs when trying to install Lubuntu 12.10 32bit alongside Kubuntu. It gets to the requirement page in the GUI, and I can ...
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Dual boot with primary Windows

I've installed Lubuntu on my computer, but I let to be Windows primary. How do I get to Lubuntu? I have no offer list while booting Windows, Windows is booting automatically without chance to change ...
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Can I dual-boot in VirtualBox?

I use Windows 7. I also run Ubuntu 12.04 in VirtualBox. The other day I wanted to try Lubuntu. Is there a way to dual-boot Ubuntu 12.04 and Lubuntu in VirtualBox?
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GRUB2 claims linux partiton is unknown filesystem

I just installed Lubuntu 12.10 on a rather old PC, dualbooting with Windows XP. The partitioning scheme looks like this: 1st primary partition: 130GB NTFS, with Windows XP 2nd primary partition: ...
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Safely dual-boot XP and Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop?

My netbook Acer AOD255 has three primary partitions in it by default - PQSERVICE/recovery (NTFS), Android x86 1.6 (FAT32), and the main WinXP Home SP3 (pre-installed, dual-booted with Android from ...
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How can I rescue a Lubuntu install? [closed]

Quick recap: I was having a problem with hibernation so I check and the linuxswap partition is missing, showing an "unknown" chunk of drive where it was. Happened before, booted to the liveCD and ...
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Can't boot Ubuntu from Grub after installing Slitaz

After installing Slitaz today I wanted to create a dualboot with Lubuntu I had installed before. Somehow the Grub doesn't load Lubuntu (error 15). I've added a screenshot of the current menu.lst Can ...
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What do I need to do to switch from Ubuntu to Lubuntu on a dual boot computer?

I got a new laptop which makes my old one with a dual boot of XP and 11.10 redundant. Everything has been moved over and this is a perfect chance to play around with variants. I would like to ...
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How can I install Ubuntu 'alongside' Lubuntu?

I'm using Lubuntu 11.10. That's great, but sometimes I miss Ubuntu's eye-candy. I can install Ubuntu 'as a layer' on Lubuntu, so I'll be able to choose the 'layer' in the login screen. But doing this ...