Questions tagged [8.04]
An old Long Term Support (LTS) release of Ubuntu. Codenamed "Hardy Heron". Released on 24th April 2008. Reached full End of Life (EOL) on 9th May, 2013.
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Ubuntu 8.04 (hardy): No network devices (Asus laptop) [closed]
Just installed 8.04 alongside win7 on my trusty Asus laptop to run as a local server in my studio.
But just going into desktop after install, there are no network devices available. I check System ...
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openssl update on ubuntu 8.04 [closed]
I have an old e-commerce website on an old but stable Ubuntu 8.04.
We're worried about the new OpenSSL requirement for Paypal. Seems that we have to update the TLS protocol to version 1.2 and ...
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Install Ubuntu 8.04 in triple-boot with Ubuntu 14.04 and Windows 8.1 [closed]
No, this isn't the typical duplicate question about dual Ubuntu (12+) with Windows 8. I am way past that, dual booting beautifully Ubuntu 14.04 LTS & Windows 8.1, thanks to this excellent answer (...
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Mount partition sdb get message permission denied?
I have 2 server with different ubuntu version,first server use ubuntu 8.04 and second server use ubuntu 12.04, now i want to use 2 HDD in first server ubuntu ver 8.04, so second server not function ...
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Ubuntu Server newer version than 8.04 on IBM xSeries 225 8649 [duplicate]
It was installed 8.04 OK. but since its no longer supported, i want to upgrade into newer version.
i've tried 9.10, 10.04, until the last one was 12.04.
when trying NORMAL BOOT :
on 10.04 and 12.04,...
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how to upgrade from Ubuntu 8.04 LTS to the latest more compatible version
I am not very knowledgable on Ubuntu in general but for the past few days I have been getting a bit of knowlege here and there. At first this desktop was only set to turn on and run in ¨Terminal"mode ...
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Upgrade from 8.04 to 10.04, “no release found” [duplicate]
I've run the following commands as root:
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
apt-get dist-upgrade
all work fine, but then i run
do-release-upgrade
and it says "no new release". This makes no sense as ...
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Ubuntu 8.04 won't start the setup
I am trying to run ubuntu 8.04 iso on a Virutal PC. It comes up with the Ubuntu install screen and when i click the Install Link, it says loading linux kernel, then it just shuts down my virtual pc. I ...
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Is there a version of the Chromium browser that will run on Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy)
Looking for a version of the Chromium-browser that will run on Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy).
There must be one since I'm using Google Chrome 12.0.742.60 beta on that machine now but I've been unable to locate ...
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Upgrade Subversion to 1.7 on 8.04
It comes with version 1.5 and I'd like to update it to 1.7. Is it possible? It seems that I don't have apt-add-repository on this system.
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Guide to installing Hardy Heron via USB drive on a laptop running Windows XP?
I want to dual boot Windows XP and Hardy Heron. I have partitioned my single hard drive, created a boot-able pen drive with the Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS ISO, I am aware how to boot and start the installation ...
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There isn't a sofware package called “dbmail” in your current software sources
where is dbmail?
[Binary packages]
Most major distros already have packages for dbmail. Ubuntu, Debian,
Fedora en Gentoo are known to do so. So check your package manager.
From the console:
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Can I use 8.04 Hardy packages or repositories on Precise?
I'm using Precise Pangolin, and I sometimes notice packages I'd like to install exist on http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main but not on http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main. I ...
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What packages are safe to uninstall to reduce installation size? [duplicate]
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How can I turn my desktop Ubuntu 8.04 into a command line only install?
This question is similar to a previous question I asked How can I turn my desktop Ubuntu 8.04 into a ...
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Installing g++ on 8.04
I am running Ubuntu 8.04 (currently I do not have the option to upgrade due to hardware problems). I need to get g++ onto my installation but as this is no longer supported I am unable to use the ...
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How can I turn my desktop Ubuntu 8.04 into a command line only install?
The question says it all really. I had a problem with the 8.04 alternative install .iso (which after some research is a well known bug) so I had to install the full desktop version. I know I can ...
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Can I use the 2.6 kernel provided with my embedded system to run 12.04?
In summary I am quite new to Linux, but have the task of writing some software. The software has to run on a particular hardware board and the manufacturers of this board have provided a custom build ...
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How do I ignore missing trusted keys in apt sources.list? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I bypass/ignore the gpg signature checks of apt?
i have a problem in ubuntu hardy:
i use an old hardy server that i may not upgrade with the historical sources:
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Upgrading a live 8.04 LTS server to more up-to-date version
Running Apache, MySQL, PHP with Moodle 1.9.9 running as a school based CMS.
All possible updates for 8.04 have been applied.
Moodle 2.x from Versions 2.1 onwards needs Php version 5.3.2 which is ...
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How to uninstall java6
I am trying
root@vz10931:/var/www/mailer# apt-get remove --purge sun-java6-bin
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run apt-get -...
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New Software on Ubuntu Hardy Heron(8.04)
I am using ubuntu 8.04 because of my hardware restrictions.
I followed the steps to install latest firefox as i can use but i get firefox 3.6 could not found response:
For Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy) Users
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Distribution upgrade from 8.04 not working
I got a small, arm-based device. I edited /etc/apt/sources.list to have it pointing on old-releases.ubuntu.com instead of archive.ubuntu.com . At this point everything's fine, the repositories are ...
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How to Install Ubuntu 12.04 on an HP netbook with Ubuntu-based MI operating system
I am attempting to install 12.04 on my HP Mini netbook which runs their MI (mobile internet) operating system, based on Ubuntu 8.04. I've downloaded 12.04, inserted a USB stick, and am looking for ...
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How to Install PostgreSQL 8.4 on 8.04?
How can I install Postgresql 8.4 for Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 ?
sudo apt-get install postgresql will install postgreSQL 8.3
I tried installing individual packages from
http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/...
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Restoring the Ubuntu desktop and access to files
I recently got in way over my head playing with Ubuntu 8.04 on a Dell Mini 910. I think I deleted far more things than I should have trying to "make space". I started finding the applications I ...
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How do I stop the installer putting invalid entries in my /etc/hosts file?
I have a number of Hardy hosts that seem to get an invalid hostname placed in their /etc/hosts during the installation process.
There's a line in /etc/hosts on a freshly built, unmodified host that ...
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Wireless driver installation on LG-X130 8.04
Recently installed 8.04.
I can't connect through wireless.
I have a wired connection. My card is a Ralink rt3090
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Cannot boot 11.10 after 8.04 installation
I recently installed Ubuntu 8.04, before that I had 11.10. My intend was to use both of them.
After installation of 8.04, an item for 11.10 didn't appear in grub. What can I do to get it back?
PS: ...
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Reboot failure after upgrade from Ubuntu 8.04 LTS to 10.04 LTS
I bought our computer from Freegeeks with Ubuntu 8.04 installed.
I upgraded from Ubuntu 8.04 to 10.04 on Thursday November 10. I have an ASUS P4P800SE with Intel P4@3GHZ.
Installation messages were:
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How do I install the SSH2 extensions of PHP?
I want to be able to run PHP functions like ssh2_connect. But, those functions are not available on my machine. What do I need to do to install them?
I am using Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron.
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while setting upstart in application giving error
wht i have done is
sudo emacs /etc/init/app.conf
and then i write the code for my upstart
# application Server
description "applicationServer"
author "Rahul Mehta <rahul23134654@gmail....
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Why is my wireless driver not detected?
When typing iwconfig I only get "no wireless extensions"
How do I get the Ubuntu wireless driver to be detected?
lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory ...
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VMWare Workstation 6.5.5 on 10.04 Faster than on 8.04?
Now that I can finally enjoy my VMWare Workstation 6.5.5 on Ubuntu 10.04, I noticed that it feels significantly faster and snappier than when it is running on Ubuntu 8.04 (same exact machine, dual ...
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Upgrading to 10.04 broke my TrueMobile 1150 wireless
My laptop was running 8.04 LTS (hardy), using network manager I believe, and the wireless worked fine. I do not believe I was using ndiswrapper, as the original version of Ubuntu I installed (edgy) ...
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Starting a service from /etc/event.d works, but not from /etc/init
I'm trying to launch an upstart service on Ubuntu 8.04 from /etc/init/, but I always get start: Unknown job: job. When I try to launch this script from /etc/event.d/ it works fine. Why would this be ...
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How to uninstall 8.10 while keeping 11.04?
Yesterday I installed Ubuntu 11.04 with 8.10 already installed and since then my Dell VOSTRO laptop gets shuts down automatically every half an hour. Although I am using the latest version (currently ...
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How do I upgrade from 8.04 to 8.10?
I have Ubuntu 8.04 and I am trying to use "update manager"
to upgrade to 8.10. The upgrade fails because of some problem
related to network/internet setting. The error I get is discussed
and a ...
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How can I upgrade sqlite3 to at least 3.4.2 (or newer)?
When I try to run sudo apt-cache showpkg sqlite3, I only get the version 3.4.2. I need later than that to compile the sqlite3-ruby gem, and I can't make from source files (even with a ./configure --...
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usb device name
I would like to know if the usb device name is randomly allotted at every reboot in an eeepc netbook with Ubuntu(hardy heron).
What bugs me is that while I transmit some serial data over say ttyUSB0, ...
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ddebs missing for hardy?
I'm trying to debug some crashes on a 8.04 LTS server, but the ddebs repository at http://ddebs.ubuntu.com/dists/ no longer has a directory for hardy...
Any ideas where the debug symbols for hardy ...
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Using up arrow to run previous command
What setup do I need to use up-arrow to run previous command?
With Mac, I can use up-arrow to rerun the command that I just run, but it doesn't seem to work with my bash shell.
I use 8.04 (I can't ...
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How do I install and use python 2.6? [closed]
I use ubuntu 8.04 as I have to use gcc 4.2. I tried to download python 2.6 using apt-get, but the package is not available.
Is there any way to use python 2.6 in ubuntu 8.04?
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Manually installing Python 2.6?
Ubuntu 8.04 comes with Python 2.5 and no 2.6 package support in the apt-get ecosystem. Searching around I found http://www.saltycrane.com/blog/2008/10/installing-python-26-source-ubuntu-hardy/ and all ...
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How do I fix a corrupted /var/lib/dpkg/status? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I rebuild a corrupt dpkg status file?
I just discovered that /var/lib/dpkg/status is corrupted (details):
$ sudo dpkg --audit
dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/...
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Problem opening SFX archive file(.exe) using the archive manager [closed]
I have installed both rar and unrar using apt-install but I am still not able to use archive manager for opening the archive file.. I have also tried installing p7zip(p7zip-full and p7zip) but no ...
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Connecting with a BSNL Broadband Internet [closed]
I am unable to connect my broadband connection with Ubuntu. The connection works fine when I use Windows 7. However, when I use ubuntu I am not able to access the internet.
I followed all the steps ...
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Updating from libnet-z3950-perl to libnet-z3950-zoom-perl
I have a server running 8.04 with the libnet-z3950-perl package
I got some issues with encoding and while trying to debug them on my local 10.10 installation I got the following error:
# apt-get ...
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upstart on 8.04
My understanding is that upstart is installed on 8.04, but it's different than 10.04. I'm having trouble finding documentation on how to start/stop/check services from the command line for 8.04.
I'...
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Why don't 8.04 panel launchers work on 10.04
I copied my panel launchers verbatim from 8.04 to 10.04, residing in both systems in the same path:
$HOME/.gnome2/panel2.d/default/launchers
However, for some reason, they are not visible on 10.04's ...
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Where are panel launchers located?
I am moving from Ubuntu 8.04 to 10.4 (yeah... :)) and I would like to copy quite a few useful launchers I created over the years.
Where are they located in 8.04?
