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Unity is very low speeds In Ubuntu 13.04
My system specs are as follows:
Ram: 3GB
CPU: AMD Sempron (tm) Processor 140 Processor 2.69 Ghz
Graphic: Nvidia GeForce 9400 GT 1Gb
I've installed Ubuntu 13.04, and Unity is working very slow. ...
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booting into recovery mode = fail
The story so far...
Several weeks ago 12.04 crashed while i was on the interweb. Now when i boot, it asks me for a password to log in. I can log in as a guest, but of course all my files and ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 changing permissions External Hard Drive from Terminal
I am attempting to rescue files from a broken system via the root terminal of the recovery console.
I have a seagate 2TB external hard drive. Output of "sudo fdisk -l":
/dev/sdb1 is the device boot
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Ubuntu won't start up anymore
I recently tried out my new usb bluetooth adapter. It is a "pluggable" brand that said it was linux friendly. I put it in, messed around with my bluetooth headset, it worked great. I then restarted my ...
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No GUI, No internet, Using wifi, NEED HELP
I LOOKED in:
No GUI and no internet
No GUI, No internet connection, please help 12.04
How to add applications and GUI to the minimal Ubuntu?
After Installing 12.04.1 I Have No GUI?
How do I get the ...
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how to return to the recovery mode menu from shell [duplicate]
After dropping to root shell from recovery mode how to return to the recovery mode menu?
I have only wifi connection and I do not know what Repair broken packeges menu entry does so I want to drop to ...
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Blinking Cursor After “Enable Networking” in Recovery Mode and unable to do anything else.
After hitting "Yes" on "Do you wish to continue?" I get
fsck from util-linux 2.20.1
/dev/sda1: clean, 166400/2444624 files, 906859/9765755 blocks
With a blinking cursor on the line below it. From ...
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How can I install unity from recovery mode?
My computer crashed and my desktop does not load up and I have no terminal using ctrlaltt etc, so I uninstalled compiz from root shell prompt.
This has removed unity so now I need to re-install it in ...
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Problems booting in recovery mode with Ubuntu 12.10
This is what I get when I boot into recoverymode:
udevd[369]: timeout: killing '/sbin/modprobe/ -bv pci:v00001002d00006738sv0000174
Bsd0000174Bbc03sc00i00' [374]
It shows multiple times.
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Unable to mount filesystem as read-write in recovery mode
I deleted two unused user accounts. Now I am unable to login even into my own account.
I rebooted in recovery mode in the root shell and tried to restore the back-up of /etc/passwd. However, the ...
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failsafex mode hangs: how to debug it?
I have radeon/intel hybrid graphics. When testing my recovery mode login, failsafex mode hangs at the second screen. It needs a mouse or not? Looks like there are buttons I could click. I have a ...
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PASSWORD RESET - nothing works [closed]
I installed the Ubuntu 12 on my computer along the Win 7. I set up the guest account only (switched as an administrator). I haven't using it yet until now, so i dont have such things as flash plugin ...
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Change keyboard layout inside recovery mode
I had two keyboard layouts: "Swedish" and "Farsi" in my Ubuntu 11.10. After upgrading to Ubuntu 12.04 I now am stuck at login screen. Reason is that I only see and have Farsi layout which has close to ...
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How do I reboot from the recovery console?
I run Ubuntu in a virtual machine and I've managed to reset my password in recovery mode, by editing the parameters according to these instructions on Superuser.com. Summarizing my steps:
I changed ...
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What is the difference between single user mode, recovery mode from GRUB, and booting with Ubuntu install disk?
What is the difference between the following:
Entering single user mode, e.g. telinit 1
Entering recovery mode, at the GRUB screen selecting Ubuntu ... (recovery mode)
Using the Ubuntu installation ...
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How to recover password without restart
So I recently installed Ubuntu on this computer, I just started using it today for the 2nd time, I needed to install some video plugins to use for the web and it asked me for a password.
I do not ...
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How to Enter into Recovery mode? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I boot into a root shell?
How would I boot into the Ubuntu and Windows recovery modes if I removed the options to do so from the Grub menu?
My root password has ...
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Unable to enter single-user (recovery) mode
I'm running Kubuntu 10.04 on an x86 machine, most updates applied. I need to get into single-user mode to install the latest nvidia drivers to support my new dual-display graphics card, but nothing ...
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Dual boot Ubuntu and Windows 7, I Can only boot ubuntu through recovery mode
I want to become a new user of Ubuntu, however this problem is preventing me.
I have/had Window 7 professional on my computer. I recently looked into getting linux. I discovered dual-booting and ...
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Ubuntu boots in read-only filesystem after upgrade!
I got a serious problem here:
I recently upgraded to the Latest Version of Ubuntu. Now, I boot to my Ubuntu Partition, and I get a Low-Graphics error!
I boot to a Recovery-Mode to see what the ...
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Deleted almost everything. Recovery methods?
I deleted almost everything on the system except chromium and pdf I guess. No software centre no apt-get. I mean there is nothing. Is there anyway I can restore all the bundled software etc with ...
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How to repair GRUB2 in a system with broken recovery mode? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I repair grub? (How to get Ubuntu back after installing Windows?)
How To Repair GRUB2 In A System With Broken Recovery Mode
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How to disable recovery mode/single user mode?
I am making installation for school computers. I would like to remove single user mode booting, which can make student root user. How to permanently remove single user / recovery mode from GRUB? I am ...
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Can only boot via Recovery mode
I am using a ASUS 1225C netbook, with intel gma3600.
Because graphics support was not available, i followed the instructions given here.
Now when I get the grub screen, If i select the first option ...
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Why is my dualboot system asking for “grub”?
I switched on my laptop and it asked me for grub. I don't know what that means. I use both Windows and Ubuntu.
This is what it said:
GNU GRUB version1.99-12ubuntu5
Minimal BASH-like line editing ...
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How can I prevent the time change that happens after using the root shell in recovery mode?
I frequently make backups of my home folder by using the root shell in Ubuntu's recovery mode.
However, after doing this, the time has changed a couple of hours, both on Ubuntu and Windows. It happens ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 recovery mode root shell has no internet connection
I'm debugging some things on my computer and I boot into recovery mode from the grub menu. Then it gives me a bunch of options on what to do next, and I select the one that drops it to a root shell. ...
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Ubuntu boot menu options [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I boot into recovery mode?
how to get the boot menu option where you can choose the recovery or the latest version of kernel? it helped me in the past to boot ...
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PC doesn't boot and shows “No init found”
When I turn on my PC, it says:
Case 1
BusyBox v1.17.1 (ubuntu 1:1.17.1-10 ubuntu1) buil-in shell (ash)
enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.
(initramfs)_
Case 2
In Recovery Mode, it says:
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How Do I Enable Nvidia Drivers in Recovery Mode?
How do I enable nvidia drivers in recovery mode?
I've installed 12.04 via text mode with the alternate ISO. It rebooted into the blank purple screen; Ubuntu bongos played. I'm in recovery mode. Apt ...
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What are the standard file permissions for the /etc directory(file)
I kinda screwed up the /etc directory by running:
sudo chmod 417 /etc
Leaving me unable to use sudo:
sudo: can't open /etc/sudoers: permission denied.
sudo: no valid sudoers sources foundm ...
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How to boot to recovery mode in 10.04? holding shift key doesn't work [closed]
i am going to try the guide inside this question
However, it requires me to boot from recovery mode.
But holding the shift key doesn't work for me to go to grub menu.
Anyone know how to troubleshoot ...
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how to modify another user's .profile from the recovery console?
Pretty much everything is in the title, really! ;)
I installed a few components to compile go programs, and the last step was to add the go directory to the path.
Being a total ubuntu noob, I added ...
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Can't Enter Password in Recovery Mode
When I go into recovery mode to get to the command line, I enter "telinit 3" to drop out of root. This works on my desktop, but on my laptop it asks for my username and password, then I hit enter and ...
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How can I connect to the recovery console of a remote server?
So, my Ubuntu server's hard drive went into emergency read-only mode while I was in an SSH session. Thankfully, I was able to connect with SFTP and grabbed a few critical files, although, stupidly, it ...
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Restore Ubuntu-Tweak from recover cd or external HD
I've been trying to repair my system after it froze during a session using Ubuntu-Tweak. I'm aware that it only saves the settings and not the files, so my question is:
Can I restore it from another ...
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Lost my user directory, all files still there when viewing unmounted partition from rescue disk, how to restore?
Solution: Boot with Ubuntu Live USB, find the missing user directory in /media, back it up, then boot into the Recovery Console Root Prompt, run mount -a to force mount everything in fstab, then ...
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How to exit recovery console? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to exit the recovery console?
I upgraded my Ubuntu to 11.10 two days ago and by accident I started on recovery console mode and now I cannot get out of it. I tried ...
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How do I boot into a root shell?
When booting to the graphical desktop fails we sometimes are recommended to boot into a "root shell" or to boot in "recovery mode".
How do I do that?
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Authentication token manipulation error
I forgot my Ubuntu password so I booted into recovery and dropped into a root shell prompt and this is what happened:
root@username-PC:~# passwd username
Enter new UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX ...
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How to install a package in recovery mode?
I was using Ubuntu 11.10 and installed the KDE Desktop and I was happy with that. But I wanted to get my old login screen back so I removed the package kdm. When I boot my PC now, it keeps booting and ...
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Selecting desktop environment on recovery mode [closed]
I wanna select the Gnome Environment on the recovery mode at the Grub Screen since I installed Kubuntu desktop on Ubuntu 11.10 and failed. I can see the Kubuntu logo, the blue screen but it just ...
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Could not resolve archive.ubuntu.com when reinstalling xorg
I managed to uninstall xserver-xorg completely, and now all I see when booting Ubuntu is a blank screen. I've tried reinstalling it through shell prompt (recovery mode) but every time I get errors ...
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Why there is no password to root under Recovery Mode?
I am trying to understand this situation... Today I got a problem with de sudoers file since I modified and got problem whit this modification. So the only way to solve the problem was to modify the ...
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Login and install packages when no DM is installed
I recently updated a few machines to 11.10. On one of them, the promt to chose between gdm and lightdm. I tried selecting light dm, but the upgrade tool inevitably returned to the same prompt. I then ...
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How to access GRUB 2 in a computer with only Ubuntu?
I want to start the Recovery mode on an Ubuntu-only machine. The problem is that machine seems to skip grub and boot directly into ubuntu (as it is the only OS installed.
How can I boot into the ...
