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How to get Ubuntu download for a Mac
I am trying to download Ubuntu to put it on my daughter's MacBook (just installed new HDD, so no operating system on it); but from my Windows PC all I can see is the Windows Ubuntu. Can I use that, or ...
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Files are locked on ubuntu when copied from my mac or pc
I have installed ubuntu on my old computer, fresh install etc. etc. hope to use it as a central store for media, backups as well as use xbmc on it to play stuff on my TV.
Problem i am getting at the ...
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Make a Linux install CD on a Mac but Use it to Install Linux on a Windows Machine
I've tried a couple of times to install Linux on my Windows machine using a CD created with Mac OS X... Have not been sucessful. Any idea why? Perhaps I'm downloading the wrong version of Linux?s
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Using desktop edition as file server/ftp (mac, windows compatible)
I have a couple of problems, and a couple of goals.
goals
install ubuntu desktop edition and get apache running
use as file server for house, over simple LAN gigabit switch
use a dynamic IP tracker ...
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Mount Ubuntu shares remotely with Mac and Windows
First time on here so please be gentle!
I have setup a small school network with a Ubuntu 12.04 Server for use as a fileserver mainly. I have managed to set the server up (all command line based - no ...
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How do I burn Ubuntu to DVD? errors on Mac and PC
Trying to make a Ubuntu 12.10 boot CD.
On my PC - The selected disc image file isn't valid.
On my macbook - (not recognized)
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Is it possible to write programs for other OSs in Ubuntu?
Is there an Integrated Developemnt Environment (IDE) that enables us to write programs for Windows and Mac in Ubuntu?
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Reveal File in File Explorer
I have a Java application in which I need to "reveal" a file to the user (i.e. open the containing folder of the file in an explorer and highlight the file). I have configured it to do so in both ...
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Hardware MAC address change using live CD?
I would like to save a new MAC to the hardware, so I can use the new MAC address on Windows. I am using live CD of the newest Ubuntu. If I try ifconfig it doesn't save it for my Windows system. I ...
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Triple boot Windows XP, Ubuntu, & Mac on Acer z5g notebook
I'm planning to install Mac OS X using these instructions
http://basshead.wordpress.com/2010/04/04/snow-leopard-on-acer-aspire-one-aoa150zg5/
on my Acer z5g notebook
I have Windows XP & Ubuntu ...
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How can I try Ubuntu without changing anything on my computer?
I've never used Linux before and I'm a little unsure.
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What filesystem for an external Harddrive (Linux/Mac/Windows)
What Filesystem should I use for an external USB harddrive (500GB), with possibility
to share with a Mac and Windows systems, for example at the office.
Now it is NTFS but back in the day the NTFS ...
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How to convince friends using Windows and Mac to switch to Ubuntu [closed]
How can I convince my sceptical friends using Windows and Mac to switch to Ubuntu?
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How to reinstall or recover GRUB/MBR on an Intel Mac?
I'm on a triple boot MacBook (OSX, Ubuntu, Windows). Windows started misbehaving and needed to be re-installed (as it often does). After reinstalling windows, the MBR now points to Windows directly ...
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What is preventing wide-spread desktop Linux adoption? [closed]
Why? Why is there only "Windows", and "Mac", for most people? Is it a lack of advertising? Lack of support? Lack of, simply, knowledge that Linux exists?
Linux has so much to offer: added security, ...
