Questions about uninstalling softwares in Ubuntu, or uninstalling Ubuntu from a computer.
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Remove Android OS and Install Ubuntu
So I found "The Complete Linux Installer" in Google Play but my cheap $72 tablet doesn't have enough space to run Ubuntu 12.04 on it. I'm considering acquiring another and just putting Ubuntu on it ...
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Tried to remove Ubuntu, stuck with Grub [duplicate]
I need help. I tried to install ubuntu 13.04 alongside Windows 8 on the same drive (a ssd) but all it gave me was problems-- boots in low-graphics mode, gives errors on start up, etc. etc. I'm done. ...
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Why did uninstalling Wubi not free disk space while virtual hard disk was 15GB?
We recently uninstalled Wubi from a Windows Vista computer by selecting Ubuntu in Control Panel and clicking the uninstall button. The uninstaller ran suspiciously fast (it was done in a few seconds ...
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Proprietary ATI Driver fglrx kills my Video
So, I'll explain the problem, but first I want to cry aloud PLEASE HELP!
I've used Ubuntu 12.04 for more than half an year and everything is set up just the way I want it. But I did a stupid mistake ...
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Removing opera browser from xubuntu
I have downloaded opera from the website (dep package) and installed it now I want to remove it but I dont know how. I tried sudo apt-get remove opera but it didn't work.
Thanks in advance
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Login screen stuck after uninstalling zeitgeist
I uninstalled zeitgeist but it seems that I accidentally uninstalled also something relevant for Ubuntu to work, I found that it might be some kind of a Ubuntu desktop-package but I couldn't find ...
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How to remove Xubuntu notification thingy?
I downloaded Xubuntu to try it on Ubuntu. After uninstalling it using sudo apt-get purge xubuntu-desktop, I found out that even after that when there were pop-up notifications, it would appear in the ...
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Weird Thunderbird Uninstall Problem
Ok. I know there are other posts about uninstalling Thunderbird, but my problem is weird.
First when try and find Thunderbird in the Software Center to uninstall it it does not show up as installed, ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 Desktop
Installed Ubuntu 13.04 Desktop from usb boot flash I get a blank screen with 2 small icons at the bottom of the screen, then the rest starts to load, then after a while I get just a corrupted screen, ...
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How to Remove Ubuntu 10.04/10.10/etc without Replacing It with Another OS?
Is there a way to completely remove Ubuntu 10.04/10.10/etc from a HDD without replacing it with another OS, so the HDD will return to its origin-state (empty)? I have googling this, as well as using ...
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Removing AppArmor
I have MySQL installed in my development machine, where I just don't need any additional security measure.
I want to move MySQL Data files to another partition, which implies a lot of change in ...
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how to uninstall any other OS without uninstalling Lubuntu [duplicate]
i have installed 2 OS on my computer. Linux Mint and Lubuntu 13.04 ( No windows )
now how do i uninstall Linux Mint ?
keeping in mind i've no windows OS so no bootloader issue i guess.
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How do I delete Fedora 15 from Ubuntu 12? Fedora was installed first
I installed Fedora 15 on my laptop and deleted XP (at least I think XP is deleted). Then I installed Ubuntu as dual boot with Fedora 15. Now I want to remove Fedora 15 and leave only Ubuntu (and XP ...
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How uninstall a program?
How is a program uninstalled in Ubuntu?
By internet search I know to go to System/Administrator/something. Where is this so-called "system" found?
What is this "system"? System sounds important.
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Removing ubuntu 11 and keep Ubuntu 12
I have a laptop that has both Ubuntu 11 and 12. How do I safely remove 11 and leave 12 while transferring my data from 11 to 12?
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How can I be able to start Windows 7 from Ubuntu, and not from grub? [duplicate]
While I was in Windows 7, I once changed my System Settings to have Ubuntu starting automatically, and since then I don't know how to run Windows again (what a stupid thing I did). Since I can't run ...
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install/remove list of packages from command line with apt-get
I'm writing a Makefile for our team to be able to set up a local environment with all of the software they need to install packages, etc so that they can develop quickly without having to figure out ...
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How can I edit my 'Boot Index' to remove Windows? [duplicate]
I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 from Wubi, because the CD seems to fail in both Live and Install method (Infinite loading).
So in order to remove Windows, I had an idea: I modify my Boot Index list ...
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How to install windows 8, on a computer completely running ubuntu? [closed]
I tried booting from the dvd to install windows 8, but unfortunately I can only install windows 8 on an ntfs hdd. So i got GParted, but I can't create a new partition. I was thinking I could hook up ...
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How do I completely remove Unity Next?
I followed the instructions to install Unity Next. They worked, and I was able to run Unity Next.
Here are the instructions I used (quoting from the above link, with parts removed):
$ mkdir ~/unity
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Uninstall Ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]
I want to uninstall my Ubuntu 12.04 (installed using Wubi). My Ubuntu is on one of partitions that I don't want to delete my partition.i using win 7.
And I don't use grub
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PlayOnLinux preventing update - GPG Error
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 and I recently removed the program playonlinux because it was preventing me from updating my software.
However, after removing the program and attempting an update,
W: GPG ...
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Chrome won't work and won't let me uninstall it
At one point I was using Chrome and then one day it just stopped working. All of a sudden it would open but the "Oh Snap" warning would come up. It doesn't matter what I do, it only shows the "Oh ...
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Cant uninstall ati drivers after failed install
I have been trying to hammer out the installation of the ati proprietary drivers for Ubuntu/Precise. I have been following the tutorial at ...
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Uninstalling Ubuntu. Which partitions to delete?
I installed Ubuntu successfully, however something went wrong and I could boot neither Ubuntu or Windows 8, I was forced to reset the computer.
I now believe Ubuntu and all its associated software is ...
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How do i uninstall ubuntu 13.04 [duplicate]
04 and it works and all but i am dual booting it with windows 7, but when i run Ubuntu it runs then once i am in and on the desktop Ubuntu it works but when i open a file or some thing it will freeze ...
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How can I check if all basic system software is correctly installed?
How can I check if all basic system software is correctly installed?
While upgrading to 13.04 Ubuntu asked about uninstalling many programs. I did accept them.
Ubuntu is working, but some entries are ...
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help: incorrect ubuntu unistall
I installed Ubuntu on windows. But due to space constraints I had to delete it. I didn't delete it the right way (- imagine some horrible way to do that).
Now I have reinstalled Ubuntu and everything ...
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Uninstalling Firefox means installing KDE
I'm running Ubuntu with Gnome-shell. For reasons outside of this question, I needed to temporarily uninstall Firefox. I had no other browser installed at that time. On entering
sudo apt-get ...
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How can I uninstall Ubuntu 12.04/13.04? [duplicate]
Is it possible to uninstall Ubuntu 12.04/13.04 and if so how?
I am currently dual booting it with Windows 7 (and it wasn't installed via Wubi and I don't have a system repair disk.
Thanks
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How do I uninstall Ubuntu from a dual-boot with Windows 8? [duplicate]
I'm definitely coming back to Ubuntu in the fall for one of my classes but for now I would like to uninstall it. The only problem is, I've heard that people who uninstall it improperly are unable to ...
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Uninstall Ubuntu because of a mistake
I have installed Ubuntu and Windows 7. But Ubuntu does not work. I would like to uninstall Ubuntu and after then reinstall Ubuntu. Is there anybody who can tell me, how I have to do this?
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How to remove Ubuntu installed alongside another version of Ubuntu?
I successfully installed desktop 13.04 beside 12.04. Now that I have confirmed that 13.04 works and have retrieved old data files, how do I remove 12.04 to regain file space?
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How to remove ubuntu [duplicate]
So I originally installed ubuntu to a flash drive with wubi. Later I removed it from the flash drive and reinstalled a new version (still with wubi) but this time to my hard drive. Both still show up ...
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no window borders, can't see Unity, uninstall Mint skin
I have no windows borders. It is probably a compiz fusion issue. But I don't know how to uninstall that.
I can't see Unity, it worked in 12.04 but not on 12.10 or 13.04. And I want to uninstall the ...
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Uninstall Windows 8 and keep Ubuntu 12.10 UEFI
I didn't find any question about this.
I have a computer with pre-installed Windows 8, UEFI interface. Is it possible, and if so, how to remove Windows 8 completely and just keep Ubuntu?
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Changing from 2 operating systems to just Ubuntu
I have installed Ubuntu 12.10 alongside Windows. Now I want to remove Windows. Is there an easier way to remove Windows than uninstalling everything and installing Ubuntu again?
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Uninstall wireless/wifi drivers/modules on Lubuntu [duplicate]
I dont want to access the internet anymore. How can I completely uninstall wireless/wifi drivers/modules? Please help on this one. Thank you very much.
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How to uninstall Heroku?
I installed Heroku using
wget -qO- https://toolbelt.heroku.com/install-ubuntu.sh | sh
Please tell me how to uninstall Heroku?
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Unistalling Kubuntu
A while ago, I installed Kubuntu because I heard rumors that it ran faster than Ubuntu. Well, I found that to not be true on my machine. Since I got Kubuntu from the terminal, is there a way to ...
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Can't uninstall Ubuntu WUBI after upgrading Windows to Windows 8
I installed Ubuntu via Wubi on Windows 7, and I upgraded my laptop to Windows 8. The dual boot option and Ubuntu work fine, but I cannot uninstall it; it does not appear in the programs.
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Need to remove Metasploit from my Ubuntu 12.10 system [duplicate]
Tonight I installed Metasploit in my Ubuntu 12.10 it did not work properly, so i removed it by executing the following command in terminal
sudo rm -r /opt/metasploit
now when i try to re-install ...
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How to restore Windows 8 UEFI after deleting Ubuntu Partition?
I bought a Fujitsu with pre-installed Windows 8. I wanted to dual boot Ubuntu as I had done on my previous Windows 7 laptop. I followed some guides and managed to install it, with the GRUB boot ...
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Uninstalled Ubuntu to reinstall it, have a *:Recovery partition
Before I originally installed Ubuntu 12.04 this partition (*:Recovery) didn't exist, and I'm not sure what it is or if I need it. I'm running Windows 8 now and went through the entire uninstall ...
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A package was installed badly. How to remove it?
When I'm trying to update or install anything I get this error:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: The package equalx needs to be ...
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How to switch from Ubuntu to Windows 7?
I have Windows 7 installed on C drive and installed Ubuntu on D drive. When I start the laptop, it starts with Ubuntu. I want to switch back to Windows 7. I don't want to lose any data on Windows 7. ...
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Removal and return to old OS [closed]
I believe my system was loaded over another OS, can I uninstall or remove it and be able to use my old operating system again? Mine is corrupted and missing many files. unable to launch wireless card, ...
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How to completely uninstall eclipse?
I'm working on Eclipse Indigo on Ubuntu 12.04.
I'm trying to completely uninstall Eclipse (with Synaptic Package Manager + "Mark for complete removal"), but when I reinstall it, I clearly see that it ...
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How do I uninstall Ubuntu 12.10 (32-bit) and replace it with 12.10 (64-bit) without breaking my dual-boot with Windows 8?
I have a 64bit laptop running win 8 on my main partition and Ubuntu on another. My motherboard is UEFI if that makes a difference and here is my problem...
The current Ubuntu install is 32-bit. Since ...
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Reinstalling for upgrading not working
In order to upgrade Ubuntu from 10.10 to 12.10 I didnt use the update manager but reinstalled it completely, since old ubuntu was having problems and I could not log in (had login loop). I had not ...
