questions about upgrading packages, systems or hardware.
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Graphics problem after upgrade to 13.04
I upgraded from 12.10 to 13.04, and am having graphics bugs. Either the screen is blank with random colored pixels at the top of the screen or I get repeated patterns or colors.
I reinstalled (clean) ...
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Problems after system upgrade in XUBUNTU
I did the following in my computer :-
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get upgrade
After restarting the computer, I see the visuals of my Desktop changed. Also, there is not even single ...
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Laptop keyboard not working unless external keyboard is connected
I have a problem with my keyboard after upgrade to 12.04 - after turning on the computer it doesn't work at all... I can get through the login panel thanks to the on-screen keyboard but then, already ...
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Partial Upgrade on 12.04
When I was given the option to Upgrade to Ubuntu 12 I did try to Upgrade, but while it was upgrading the internet connection was lost and the system went through a partial upgrade.
Now when I try to ...
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No networking on boot after upgrading Kubuntu to 13.04
I upgraded Kubuntu to 13.04 today. I'm using an ethernet connection. On every boot, networking service is running and everything is configured properly, but it can't establish a connection. I have to
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Upgrade from 12.04 LTS to 12.10 failed- forbidden downloading
I use proxy to connect to the Internet. I am trying to upgrade to 12.10. The problem is that some(nearly all) packages are downloaded but some 3 Mb data is not downloading, due to which the ...
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After Upgrading from 12.04.to 12.10 will i have to install my drivers again?
I want to upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10 but will i have to install the broadcom drivers and some softwares that i installed from backtrack repository??
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Why can't I upgrade to Ubuntu 13.04 using Update Manager?
I'm aware of the How do I upgrade to the development release (aka. Ubuntu+1)? question and this is NOT a duplicate.
On my laptop running Ubuntu 12.10, when running sudo update-manager -d, I'm getting ...
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debootstrap error while upgrading from 10.04 to 12.04
I made a version upgrade with apt-get dist-upgrade and I had this error while upgrading packages:
2013-01-24 08:49:32 upgrade debootstrap 1.0.37ubuntu1~lucid1 1.0.39ubuntu0.2
2013-01-24 08:49:32 ...
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Clean install of 12.10 - reused 12.04 /home. Cannot start unity/login for legacy/imported user
I have separate disks for / and /home. I did have 12.04 installed but decided to do a clean install (format and install) of 12.10. I created my user at install. I should be able to login, right? ...
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Just upgraded to 12.10 every time I restart, settings are lost
If I shut down and later turn on my computer, my wallpaper is back to the initial wallpaper and all of the programs I pin to launcher are gone, likewise the ones that I unpin are back. Has anyone else ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 upgrade breaks my VM
I'm sorry if this has been asked before.
A little background: I have to use an Ubuntu VM for work (host is Windows 7 x64, running Oracle VMWare 4.2.4r81684 on a HP ProBook 4730s laptop), mainly for ...
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Cannot automount any usb external device under quantal
I recently upgrade to quantal and I have to mount all my devices (usb key, extrernal hard drive and even data cd) manually.
I get the following error message in a pop-up window when I insert any ...
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Volume keys not working after upgrade to Quantal, but work from MC Remote
All keys worked perfectly in Precise. After upgrading to Quantal, multimedia keys on my USB keyboard no longer work (volume keys, play, next, prev).
Weird thing is that I've also got a cheap MC ...
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Windows 7 when starting ubuntu black & blue striped screen after upgrade
I got a message saying that my version of ubuntu was obsolete so I clicked to update. I have Windows 7 and run ubuntu in a Virtual Box vm. When ubuntu tries to startup I get a screen with black ...
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Package ubuntu-release-upgrader does not exist
I get this error when i tried to upgrade Ubuntu 12.04 to 12.10 from update manager.
Package ubuntu-release-upgrader does not exist
Does anything can be done to fix this?
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How do i access previously installed software after update
After upgrade I can't find my games & gnucash. Software center says they're installed but can't open them from there.
Documents and Downloads are alright.
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Ubuntu upgrade 12.04 the disk drive for / is not ready or not present
When upgrading Ubuntu to 12.04, I get the message
the disk drive for / is not ready or not present.
I tried
mount -n -o remount,rw /` and `dpkg --configure -a
which gives me this error:
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The disk drive for / is not ready yet or not present
Unfortunately I experienced a power failure during an update from Ubuntu Server 10.04 LTS to 12.04 LTS (it was a power failure of more then 40 minutes so batteries charge of the UPS weren't enough).
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12.04 upgrade hosed my system
I wish I could be more specific. I installed the upgrade from the update manager and after the computer rebooted, I found I could not run a lot of programs. I tried running them from the command ...
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Upgrading from 10.04 to 12.04.1 stuck at downloading python-qt4
I am a Java programmer and I consider myself a Linux newbie. So I could use a little help here.
I am trying to update my Ubuntu from version 10.04 to 12.04.1 (LTS). The downloading start and runs at ...
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Cannot See Desktop After 12.04 to 12.04.1 Upgrade
After upgrading Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to 12.04.1 LTS through the Update Manager, I can no longer see my desktop or access any other features of OS. Not sure if my video card a/o driver is not compatible ...
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python-minimal dependency jam in LTS upgrade from lucid to precise
Relatively far along in the LTS upgrade with a call to "apt-get distupgrade" there appeared:
E: could not perform immediate configuration on python-minimal
I tried installing python2.7-minimal. ...
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Problems after upgrading from 10.04 to 12.04
I upgraded to 12.04.1 from 10.04 recently and am running the Gnome Classic (no effects) desktop. I spent a couple of days tweaking the appearance and behaviour but there are two issues that I can't ...
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Installing binutils-2.22 on Ubuntu 10.04
I am trying to install binutils-2.22 on Ubuntu 10.04. I have downloaded the source code of binutils-2.22, configured it with a custom prefix (to not conflict with the system binutils) and built it.
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No_SWT InputMethods Eclipse/Ubuntu 12.04
After i've upgraded to ubuntu 12.04, eclipse doesn't show fonts properly and there are some problems with Auto Complete. New entry in the right click menu "No_SWT InputMethods (no resource bundle)". ...
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Is it good practice to backport source packages from newer Ubuntu releases?
My plan is like this:
Say I'm running 12.04 LTS, life is good, but its packages guadually become old. Then 12.10 is out, I add a deb-src line in my sources.list, and backport (download source, build, ...
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Konica Minolta 4750EN unable to print following 12.04 upgrade
Printer used to work fine in 11.04 and 11.10 and still does from an 11.10 installed laptop on the network. This is a fresh 12.04 install + apt-get update and upgrade as the upgrade from oneiric via ...
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Boot failure after shutdown during upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04
During the upgrade process Xubuntu downloaded all of the necessary files then it said I needed to disable the screensaver before continuing. I couldn't get to the screensaver settings, So I shutdown ...
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This version of ntop is a minimally supported but OLDER version - please upgrade
ntop crashes:
root@dur:~#
root@dur:~#
root@dur:~# ntop
Sat May 18 17:57:45 2013 Initializing gdbm databases
Sat May 18 17:57:45 2013 ntop will be started as user nobody
Sat May 18 17:57:45 2013 ...
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Neverwinter Nights does not run in 13.04
I installed Neverwinter Nights on this very machine while running 12.10, following the instructions here. Since upgrading to 13.04, nwn hangs when I run it. This is a strace log file generated by my ...
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Ubuntu Server 12.10 -> 13.04 Upgrade & MDADM Raid Arrary
Now that 13.04 is out - i am looking to upgrade my home server (test rig) to have a play. Just wondering what effect running
do-release-upgrade
Would have on my MDADM raid array? Would it survive ...
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Wireless on Samsung Q530 stop working after upgrading to 13.04
The saved password is still the same in the wireless config under System Settings. The system sees all of the available networks, but cant connect to my home wifi.
This worked fine in ubuntu 12.10.
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Upgrade to quantal went wrong
I have an asus ux32 and recently upgraded to quantal. Problems began when compiz suddenly crashed mid upgrading process and rebooted automaticaly.
After a sudo apt-get upgrade -f and a reboot my ...
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Unity won't start after upgrading to 13.04
Well, everything has gone to crap after upgrading from 12.10 to 13.04.
After logging in I see no panels whatsoever, only desktop with some files. Trying to run unity from terminal results in ...
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Integrating Pidgin with Online Accounts
After upgrading from 12.04 LTS to 12.10, Pidgin does not show in the message icon anymore in the tray. I found that the upgrade enabled Empathy with a very old bunch of accounts. I would like to ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 upgrade failed
Today I upgraded to 13.04 (from 12.10) and I already regret doing this because while upgrading my whole system froze (waited for more than 2 hours) and I had to use a hard shutdown.
Since that moment ...
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Why is my Ubuntu diplaying inconsistent version using two different methods?
I recently updated my Ubuntu from 12.10 to 13.04 using commands:
sudo apt-get update
and upgraded
sudo apt-get upgrade
After that I did
do-release-upgrade -d
But after sometime my system ...
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Window theme won't change (gnome 3.8)
I've just upgraded from 12.04, to 12.10, to 13.04 using the software updater, and I've upgraded Gnome from 3.4 to 3.8. The problem is, when I try to change my theme using the Tweak Tool, I am only ...
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Can not upgrade Ubuntu server to 13.04 using command line
I am trying to upgrade ubuntu server from 12.10 to 13.04 using command line.
I get the follow error when I do this command "sudo do-release-upgrade -d":
$ sudo do-release-upgrade -d
Checking for a ...
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Problem with opened windows
After upgrading Ubuntu from 12.10 to 13.04 all windows, which I open just hopping up and down throught customs screen. How can I fix it?
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I've made a mistake keeping the “obsolete packages” upgrading from Ubuntu 12.04 to 12.10
How do I get back to that point, so I can confirm to not keep the "obsolete packages" for Ubuntu 12.10 work normally? With the packages I've kept it's working much slower and I think it's because of ...
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How can I complete the failed upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
I tried to upgrade to 12.04 LTS but it got stuck at 36 minutes to complete upgrading. I restarted the computer and cannot boot my previous version of Ubuntu 2.6.32.
It stuck at this message:
since ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 just Killed Wine & ZSNES
My system just did a partial upgrade. I was busy doing something else so just let it get on with things.
Now it has removed Wine and ZSNES and won't allow me to reinstall them! Is there a way to ...
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Tried to install a Kernel, now i have mutliple problems!
I tried to upgrade the kernal to 3.8.2 but it didn't work. So after learning that 3.8 wouldn't work with bumblebee I tried to go back and install 3.5.25. It still didn't work.
uname -r says: ...
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Disk errors, then can't update anymore
So software update tells me it's done some new upgrades for me. So I oblige, but then I get a weird error message saying that my disk is read-only or something.
So I open a new terminal window to ...
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Wifi connection stopped working after upgrade
My wifi connection has been working flawlessly for 2 years running ubuntu 11.04 at first and even after upgrading to 12.04. A few minutes ago, the connection to my router suddenly stopped dropped; ...
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Missing options from settings panel in ubuntu after upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10
After upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10 I am missing multiple options in the settings panel.
Most seem to be display related like
sticky edges in the display panel the
behavior tab in the appearance ...
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Upgrading package “tzdata” wants me to remove 221(!) packages 12.04 LTS
I had a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit. After a month or so i updated the packages (apt-get upgrade -y). All packages suceed except for tzdata. This one has been kept pack.
As i tried to ...
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Should I install GRUB while upgrading Ubuntu from 10.04 to 12.04 on a VPS?
I just purchased a VPS running Ubuntu 10.04. During the installation, it asked if I would like to install GRUB. I actually don't know if I want to install GRUB or not. I'm afraid that I may mess ...
