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The most optimal operating system to host virtual machines
I have a laptop Toshiba Satellite A505 with following features:
Intel Core i3 processor
8kB L1 cache, 64 kb L2 cache, 256kB L3 cache
4 GB RAM
500 GB HDD
I have used many operating systems on it. ...
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Want to repair Grub [duplicate]
I have ubuntu 12.04 and windows 8 installed on my system. The main boot manager is grub, also the ubuntu and windows are installed in separate partitions. I want to install windows 7 back in place of ...
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Will any programs be removed from my current install if I switch to Ubuntu?
I really want to switch from Windows 7 Home Premium to Ubuntu, but I need to know if my programs i currently have installed on my laptop will be removed. Thanks
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Wubi is downloading file but I have full ISO [duplicate]
I have "ubuntu-12.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso" and my PC has Windows 8 installed. In my previous windows i.e "Windows 7" I used Wubi to install ubuntu 12.04.2 and installed and work correctly. Now I try to ...
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Install windows on the same drive as ubuntu
I have a drive with ubuntu 12.04 currently on it.
Can I and if I can then how, install Windows 7 on that same drive without removing the ubuntu installation? (being able to use both)
Please notice ...
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When I can use cygwin on Windows, then what does Ubuntu offer more? [closed]
The command line power that Ubuntu gives is excellent. I can install cygwin on Windows & get a Unix like environment which would allow lots of command line features, but what exactly are the ...
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Graphics Performance is Worse in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS than Windows XP: Using- Intel® 945G x86/MMX/SSE2 [closed]
Graphics Performance is Worse in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS than Windows XP: Using- Intel® 945G x86/MMX/SSE2
In Windows XP Professional, the graphics process much more effectively. I can watch HD videos ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 precise x11vnc to tightvnc windows 7, only shows background and mouse after log in [duplicate]
Hi I am wanting to create a headless(no monitor keyboard or mouse) Ubuntu machine which I can view from my windows laptop.
At the moment it is a full desktop, with monitor mouse and keyboard and I am ...
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SFS Windows partition after Ubuntu Install
I installed Ubuntu to dual boot with Windows 7 64-bit on another laptop of mine and encountered a problem. Here is what happened:
I shrunk the Windows partition to create space for Ubuntu
I ran ...
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Make windows sapi5 exe voices run on ubuntu? [closed]
This question seems very difficult because I have asked around but never get answers. If you know a forum with ubuntu coders, where I better ask, then let me know please?
The default read to voice on ...
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Ubuntu OS selection screen
After I installed Ubuntu 12.04 as a dual boot with windows 7 from USB ( not from wubi.exe) whenever I boot my system I was taken to the Ubuntu OS selection screen which shows ( selection for Ubuntu ...
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Using linux/ubuntu to combat windows flash drive malware?
I had asked this question on ITSecurity @ Stack Exchange also. There may not be may linux distro users in ITSec, but obviously there are many here. So, I think that it might be appropriate to put that ...
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How to distribute internet speed equally
Hi i am using adsl on my internet cafe and is there any way that i can distribute internet speed equally in all computers, is there any program for linux (Ubuntu) and Windows as well control and ...
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Switching partitions
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows XP Pro. However, I do not get the screen that allows me to choose which OS to boot up. I am completely lost and have wiped my computer over this five times. ...
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How to make Ubuntu backups readable on Windows
I want to backup my files in Ubuntu 12.04 to an external drive in a way that they are accessible from my wife's computer which is not Ubuntu, it's Windows. How do I do that? I don't want any ...
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Windows 7 + Ubuntu 12.04 + Invalid EFI file path + Boot repair + Grub many entries
I've a ASUS N56VZ with Intel Core i7 - 3610QM, with Win 7 Home Premium x64 pre-installed. This computer come with EFI instead of the traditional BIOS.
When I bought it, I had 3 visible partitions. C ...
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How to fix Ubuntu installation error with wubi? [duplicate]
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 inside windows installer in my system, partition E.
I just cut Ubuntu and paste into another location and after that, Ubuntu is not working. Whenever I try to install, it ...
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How to install winexe on Ubuntu?
I don't seem to find a working tutorial on how to install winexe, which is a program that allows for execution of commands on a Windows machine remotely from a Linux machine. None of the tutorials ...
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Background Intelligent Transfer Service in ubuntu [closed]
How to use Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) in ubuntu ?
thanks
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How to install GRUB on the hard-disk? [duplicate]
I'm kinda new to Linux. I wanted to install Ubuntu, so I installed Ubuntu alongside Windows 7, (I partitioned my HDD and left it unallocated) Ubuntu did not ask where to install and stuff, it just ...
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why is ubuntu running slow on my fast pc
I'm dual booting Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 7 and I have noticed in Ubuntu everything is noticeably slower. In Windows everything opens quick and there is no lag. In Ubuntu it takes 20 seconds to open ...
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Dell Inspiron 14(3421) running Windows 7 Pro as default primary OS and Ubuntu as secondary OS?
I have a very legit query,
My Dell Inspiron 14(3421) system came pre-installed with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS as the Primary OS on the whole disk drive(no partitions were made). So I made a recovery/backup ...
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support for .exe? [duplicate]
I am somewhat annoyed by the fact that most programs/games/everything else seems to be Windows only (.exe). Is there something that allows Ubuntu to support/run .exe files? Thanks!
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What happens to my Ubuntu when I upgrade Windows?
If I am only upgrading my Windows partition from Vista to 7 will it erase my entire drive and I will have to reinstall Ubuntu as it would if I fresh installed it?
I currently have 12.04 and Vista ...
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Windows 8 without secure boot - Dual Boot
I have a windows laptop which was upgraded from 7 to 8. Secure boot was not available during its upgrade.
Will this windows8 work as a dual boot or is there any special configuration required?
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How to install a program from a .pkg file on ubuntu?
I recently downloaded microsoft office visio and was planning on using wine to install it on my laptop running ubuntu 12.04. But I can't access the .exe file.
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How to identify and replace broken files in a corrupted Ubuntu ISO?
So, this isn't exactly an issue running Ubuntu, but rather with installing it.
Every time I try to download the Ubuntu ISO (from any source) it seems to end up corrupt. That is, the MD5 sums are ...
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External Hard Disk Damaged | Not Detecting
I wanted to install Ubuntu 12.04 on my external 80 GB hard disk. During installation I selected "Something else" option. I formatted the hard disk there with "free space" as file system. As there was ...
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Wifi card not working in Windows 7 after installing Ubuntu?
I have a WiFi card that worked in windows 7 until installing Ubuntu. Now it will only work in the Ubuntu side of my dual boot. Is there any reason this could have happened? I am currently using a WiFi ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Wired Connection Not Working
I am a beginner to Linux and Ubuntu, and my laptop currently dual-boots Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 7. Neither of my wired and wireless connections are working. My wired network was working, but when I ...
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Why can't we install ubuntu on Sony Viao?
I am planning on buying Sony Viao T series SVT13113EN Ultrabook. It comes in two versions - one with Windows 7 and the other with WIndows 8. When I asked the sony people if I cud install ubuntu ...
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Is 64 bit ubuntu (120.04.1 LTS) running on VirtualBox hosted by Windows 8 safe?
I recently got a pre-installed Windows 8 system. I wish to dual boot it with ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS but after reading the thread, I'm doubtful of the idea. I can do the stated procedure but i don't want ...
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How to Install Ubuntu Alongside Windows XP but the Keep the Windows Boot Loader(MBR) [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to add Ubuntu to the Windows XP boot.ini file?
I have only 1 hard disk, Windows XP is already installed on a partition, and I prepared a partition for Ubuntu.
At ...
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Ubuntu not showing up in windows 7 network
I have a windows 7 laptop and ubuntu desktop, and both are connected to the same network, I can see the windows laptop in ubuntu's network, also I can access it, copy past files,on windows I cannot ...
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Is the Ubuntu installer capable of resizing/moving existing NTFS partitions?
I want to install Ubuntu 12.04 LTS x64 alongside with Windows 7. I already have 3 primary partitions taking the whole disk space.
100 MB system-reserved (primary)
180 GB system (primary)
285 GB ...
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How do I mount disks with an Adaptec RAID controller on a dual-boot machine? (error code 12)
I'm trying to migrate from Windows to Ubuntu 12.04, dual-booting at the moment.
One problem I am facing is the RAID controller, I'm not able to mount any of the drives connected to it.
(The OS is up ...
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Does a partition need to be mounted before data transfer to USB?
I'm trying to use Ubuntu 12.04 to transfer data from an unbootable hard-drive in Windows XP to a usb. Does the partition need to be mounted beforehand? Also, I read I could use ddrescue to perform ...
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Windows not loading from either grub or burg?
I'm very sorry if this has been asked before, but I cannot find a relevant post that could help me.
Here's the problem:
Windows 7 seems to be able to boot from it's own HDD and bootloader, but then ...
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Ubuntu won't boot on windows starter
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS yesterday from a usb, but it only boots into Windows unless the usb is in, then it boots into the Ubuntu loader where I can choose Ubuntu vs. Windows. What's the problem?
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How to modify partitions after install?
I wanted to have Ubuntu with full disk encryption on one big partition, and Windows on a small one. In 12.04, only the Server Edition installer has full disk encryption, so I used that and then ...
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Ubuntu won't appear on laptop startup
I've recently installed Ubuntu along with Windows Vista.
So normally when the laptop is starting up it shows two options whether I want to log on Windows or Ubuntu. One day I shut down the laptop and ...
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on 12.04 & XP dual boot system, howto upgrade xp to win 7?
I have system with XP installed first, followed by Mint 12 and then Ubuntu 12.04. I now wish to remove Win XP and install Win 7 in the Win XP partition. How do I go about this?
Thanks for any help in ...
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How to make a partition Ubuntu can read?
I have Windows Vista and I installed Ubuntu 12.04 along with it.
I have three partitions on my hard-drive on Windows, but when I open the laptop through Ubuntu it only reads the first and second ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Windows 8 dual OS
I have gone through several answers listed and had a look at quite a few forums already. I understand that the root cause is the Windows 8 GRUB. When I check msconfig, it does not populate UBUNTU. My ...
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Can't boot in 12.04 after formatting the entire drive
I installed ubuntu 12.04 by formatting the drive that had windows 7. The installation went fine but after I rebooted It asks me for a windows 7 disk repair disk and doesn't even look to recognize any ...
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can't replace windows 7 with ubuntu 12.04
I have windows 7 and wanted top replace them with 12.04 but when I was booting and starting installation of ubuntu I chose replace windows in my ssd and it saw this problem.
"/dev/sda contains GPT ...
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windows 8 dual boot [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Installing Ubuntu on a Pre-Installed UEFI Supported Windows 8 system
Attempted to install Ubuntu 12.04 on an ENVY dv7/Windows 8 preinstalled. It would not install using ...
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Ubuntu installed along side Win 8 but not shown in boot [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Cannot boot to Ubuntu, though installation was successful
Actually the question says it all, but let me tell you what I did, so u may find exactly what might have went ...
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Switch between Windows 7 and Ubuntu without rebooting?
Is this possible? It's kind of a pain that I would like to get past.
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Can't run cstrike.exe file in CS1.6 using WINE
when i right click on cstrike.exe file and select open with wine windows program loader it doesnt show any error nor the game gets started.Please Help.
