Questions about uninstalling softwares in Ubuntu, or uninstalling Ubuntu from a computer.
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Using files from Windows on Ubuntu when using Windows installer
I just installed Ubuntu using the Windows installer. I did so onto my main hard drive.
I want to find and use programs that were installed on my windows before I installed Ubuntu. How do I do this?
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How to revert ubuntu updates and installs to specific time?
Title may no be clear, i want to revert all updates and installations from my ubuntu to specific time. I have two netbeans on it with different version numbers. I want to revert all updates and ...
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Uninstall Ubuntu with no boot problem afterward [duplicate]
I'm trying to install Ubuntu on my laptop (ProBook 4331s) that comes with preinstalled win7, so I have no recovery CD or something, but somehow it has recovery HD, separated from HD C & D.
So ...
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How to remove the basic conky installed on ubuntu?
I have installed basic-conky using the following commands:
wget -O basic-conky-eth-u.zip http://goo.gl/n0Jlg
unzip basic-conky-eth-u.zip
sudo rm basic-conky-eth-u.zip
Now how do I remove it?
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How can I uninstall Qt5 that I installed from .run?
I installed Qt from qt-linux-opensource-5.0.1-x86_64-offline.run file.
It works fine, but I am unable to use KDE libs in it. So can anyone please say how to uninstall it??
I could also not find any ...
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How do I uninstall Ubuntu 12.10? [duplicate]
I run Windows 7. Created a 90GB partition with 4GB swap memory to install Ubuntu 12.10 on. I've decided not to bother with Ubuntu, at least for now on this computer.
Do I simply just delete the 2 ...
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1answer
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What should I do if I “installed” Ubuntu instead of just “trying” it?
Help! I'm brand new to Ubuntu and need some hand holding. I just created a Live CD of Ubuntu and installed version 12.10 when I think I may have been better off just trying it:( I started my Ubuntu ...
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1answer
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Unable to Add or Remove applications in Ubuntu Software Center [duplicate]
I am trying to add or remove applications from Ubuntu Software Center but ending up with the following error
Software can't be installed or removed because the authentication service is
not ...
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Uninstalling Ubuntu for a fresh start
After failing countless times to install ubuntu to dual boot with windows 7, I decided to try to get rid of all things ubuntu and try again. There is no partition in my hard drive that I can find at ...
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1answer
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Removing Ubuntu 12.10 and back to Windows 7 [duplicate]
I just downloaded Ubuntu 12.10 on my laptop that came standard with Windows 7. I figured I'd give Ubuntu a try but now I'm finding that I prefer Windows. I was unaware that I could have Ubuntu as ...
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1answer
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How to remove Ubuntu partition and boot menu? [duplicate]
how do I completely remove the Ubuntu partition and the boot menu so I can just keep the Windows 7 partition and boot directly into it? I want to remove it all and so I can go and reside the partition ...
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1answer
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Uninstall Ubuntu without access to uninstall file
I tried to use the Windows add remove program to uninstall Ubuntu, but it says I dont have access to the uninstall-wubi. which is apparantly on my H drive which windows doesnt even know exists. is ...
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General Advice on Ubuntu [closed]
I am interested in installing Ubuntu as an additional operating system, but I am not sure, yet. Before reaching a final decision, there are some things I need to know about Ubuntu:
Where can I ...
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1answer
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How do I switch back and uninstall Ubuntu? [duplicate]
I followed the instructions and downloaded the program, installed, restarted and I was brought to the Linux startup page. I was then panicking, how the hell do I switch back to Windows? Why can't I ...
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Can I unistall Ubuntu with the windows side by side feature? [duplicate]
If I get ubuntu and select side by side, can I unistall Ubuntu with no problem, and how would I unistall it?
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How to thoroughly remove KDE settings? [duplicate]
So I installed KDE to give it a nice go, and while I enjoyed it for those few days, many parts of it annoyed me, therefore I went back to Unity. I proceeded to remove KDE and all of its apps (at which ...
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Error running cisco vpn client ubuntu 10.04 server. How to fix it?
I've been struggling to get cisco vpn working on an ubuntu 10.04.3 server with a 2.6.32-35-server kernel. i followed the lamnk.com tutorial.
i installed my linux kernel sources this way apt-get ...
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How can I uninstall Ubuntu when installed through Windows 7? [duplicate]
I installed Ubuntu without doing a partition, I ran the .exe from my Windows 7 OS. For the past week i've been trying to uninstall Ubuntu unsuccesfully.
I went to the Windows 7 control panel to ...
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1answer
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Uninstall program by terminal
How can I uninstall any program using terminal.
For example, how can I uninstall TeamViewer 7 wich is stored in my home folder. I can not see TeamViewer in ubuntu softvare center, so I can not ...
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1answer
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How to fully erase windows 8 and install Ubuntu? [duplicate]
I'm looking to buy a new laptop or desktop this year and was wondering if I should buy a computer with windows 8? I see that every Ubuntu user that has bought a windows 8 laptop that they are having ...
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Uninstall Ubuntu 12.04 to clean install windows 7
I have Ubuntu 12.04 as main and only OS. I want to do a clean install with windows 7 dvd and get rid of Ubuntu. When I boot from windows 7 dvd i get into he partitions problems. How do I remove them ...
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Undo software install (HUAWEI E303)
The first time I used this usb modem it worked fine, I should have left it at that, but curiosity got the better of me. It came with software/installer on it that I thought might be fun to have a look ...
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How to remove redmine from ubuntu 12.04
Log:
:/opt/maven$ sudo apt-get -f install redmine-sqlite
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to ...
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1answer
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Ubuntu Remove/Uninstall from single boot system
My problem is I have ubuntu 11.04 installed on my system. I have no other os installed. I have tried to install windows xp using bootable cd of XP. But it doesn't work. Blank screen appears. How can I ...
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No bootloader since install
So I installed Ubuntu at Ubuntu.com by using the install alongside Windows option. It installed with Wubi, and everything seemed to go fine. It told me to restart which I did. The screen never turned ...
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How to get rid of unwanted software? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the correct way to completely remove an application?
Is it possible to undo an apt-get install command?
Most of the time when I want to try a new program, the ...
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How to uninstall Windows after installing Wubi? [duplicate]
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How to convert Wubi install into regular install?
Okay so I'm not so great at this but I was trying to replace Windows Vista on my computer with Ubuntu. I thought I did ...
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experimental nvidia drivers, no normal boot? how to remove nvidia drivers from recovery mode?
After I installed experimental Nvidia drivers, Ubuntu will not boot. How can I remove the drivers from recovery mode?
If I choose recovery mode and in the menu choose "root" (drop to root shell ...
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How do I remove Oracle Java 7 from Ubuntu 11.10 [duplicate]
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How to correctly install and troubleshoot Minecraft (Client)
I currently got Ubuntu 11.10 installed on my laptop. And yesterday, I got Java 7. Before I got java 7, my ...
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why am i not getting my ubuntu 12.10 login screen back after uninstalling xubuntu 12.10?
I installed xubuntu, then uninstalled it completely, but I am not getting my original log-in screen back. It's a simple log-in screen with the computer's icon, user name, password and session details ...
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How to uninstall ubuntu 12.10 and install 12.04? [duplicate]
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How to roll back Ubuntu to a previous version?
I have a macbook pro and i have successfully installed windows 7 via bootcamp and then installed ubuntu 12.10 along side ...
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Boot issues with Windows 8 after installing Ubuntu, how to fix from terminal? [duplicate]
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How to remove Ubuntu and put Windows back on?
I just put Ubuntu 12.10 on my brand new laptop, and my display driver did not work correctly. When I tried to fix the ...
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How can I uninstall metasploit? [duplicate]
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Uninstall metasploit problem
I had serious problems with metasploit since I installed it, so I want to uninstall it.
I did try /opt/metasploit-4.5.0/uninstall but it ...
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Unintsallation Ubuntu
I am new to Ubuntu. i have installed it using windows Ubuntu installer. at first it worked well.but i have committed mistake while working in Quantum espresso software,Linux is required plat form for ...
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MythTV in dmesg though it is not installed
dmesg shows stranges massages. Last year I tried mythtv but it didn't work for me and thus I removed it again.
Today I saw that dmesg shows this messages:
[ 16.047679] init: mythtv-backend main ...
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Is it possible to undo an apt-get install command?
Case in point -- I installed Carpadio on my Xubuntu install (a Live USB), which then pulled like over 50 packages from, I suppose, the Ubuntu side of the repository. Now I would like to undo this. ...
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Uninstall Steam Beta on Ubuntu 12
I uninstalled steam beta via sudo apt-get remove steam, but it doesn't remove ~/.steam and ~/.local/Steam where most of the files are. Is the Uninstaller corrupt?
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How to uninstall (or delete) one of 2 ubuntu 12.4 LTS in my computer
I have 2 ubuntu 12.04 LTS in my computer. Both of them have the same name. I want to uninstall one that is in safe mode. What's the best way to achieve the purpose? Thanks for suggestions.
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How can I remove the second Ubuntu at start up
I had to uninstall and then reinstall Ubuntu. Now I show two Ubuntu choices in the menu when I start my computer. I searched google and have removed the extra kernel. That did not fix my problem. Does ...
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How to install/uninstall a driver on a frozen system using a liveCD
I just attempted to install the latest ATI video drivers on my laptop. Upon rebooting the system (including the mouse and keyboard) freezes after the Ubuntu logo. Because the keyboard is frozen I am ...
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Uninstalling programs/packages
I recently installed tools for android development (eclipse ADT ...) and I installed incorrectly and would like to restart from the beginning. I installed a few packages out of order and I am having ...
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Uninstall Netflix Desktop?
I recently installed Netflix Desktop, but I would like to uninstall it. But I'm a noob when it comes to Ubuntu and I can't find it in the Software Center, how do I go about uninstalling it?
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How do I delete Ubuntu installed with Windows system dual-boot? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to remove Ubuntu and put Windows back on?
I have installed Ubuntu alongside Windows XP on a different partition and I want to delete Ubuntu while retaining the ...
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Replace Android with Ubuntu on Pandigital Supernova DLX Tablet?
I am in desperate need to rid myself of my android os and replace it with Ubuntu For Arm Prcessors, so if any of you know how to the replace the android operating system, Please Help.
--So, Thanks In ...
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how to completely remove application from ubuntu 12.04
If i remove any application with sudo apt-get remove <applicationName>, the application get removed and then i can remove the repository later on. But i have noticed that certain cached and some ...
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Remove ubuntu-gnome-desktop?
I've recently installed ubuntu-gnome-desktop on my Ubuntu 12.10 32 bit system. It all worked, but now I would like to remove it again, since I like Unity better. This includes undoing all changes like ...
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how to do factory resetting in Ubuntu 12.10?
Is there anyway to do factory resetting in Ubuntu, just like we do in our smart phones?
I am in deep trouble to install/uninstall anything which uses gcc. I accidentally uninstalled gcc, infact ...
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reconfigure tasksel mail server
I set up my mail server incorrectly when I first installed it with tasksel. I tried uninstalling it through tasksel (removing the * next to mail-server) and then re-installing it. Unfortunately, it ...
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Installed Ubuntu on another drive, got rid of the drive, and dual boot screen is still coming up
EDIT: I am not asking how to uninstall Ubuntu. The drive it was installed on is now gone. I did not uninstall it before I pulled it out. On start up the dual boot screen is still showing up and asking ...
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I want to uninstall Ubuntu [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to remove Ubuntu and put Windows back on?
I have Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on my Windows 7 laptop and I am trying to uninstall it but when I insert the Ubuntu disk I can not ...
