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132 votes
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How do I boot into single-user mode from GRUB?

24 votes
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Where else to go for help if not helped at Ask Ubuntu?

23 votes
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Are these SATA errors dangerous?

21 votes

How to test 3d acceleration?

15 votes

What does the term "Extended Partition" mean? Is it safe to use this type of partition?

15 votes
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How to boot into Windows 7 when grub is installed in the Windows partition?

14 votes

How can I add an entry for Ubuntu to the Windows 7 boot menu?

12 votes
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No ACPI support for my PC, what can I do?

12 votes

Missing vmlinuz from /boot

10 votes
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How can I input punctuation marks like ellipsis?

8 votes
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Intel 330 SSD running slow, how can I improve performance?

7 votes
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Ubuntu 12.04 installer does not see Windows already installed on my computer

7 votes

Why x64 bit version is way more faster than x32?

6 votes

Would adding more RAM increase my speed in Ubuntu, and how hard is this to do?

6 votes

Why don't I see an option to upgrade to 12.04 LTS?

6 votes

12.04 won't boot from Live CD or USB

6 votes

No sound in 12.04 on VirtualBox

5 votes

How to install Ubuntu on a hard drive with bad blocks?

5 votes

How do I install missing firmware?

4 votes

I am having problems booting after I installed Ubuntu. How can I collect information to diagnose and fix the problem?

4 votes

Can't boot into Win7 since Update to 12.04

3 votes

Ubuntu 12.04 update + VirtualBox VM 4.1.14 r77440 - No input

3 votes
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GRUB boot into Windows 7 breaks GRUB and makes system unbootable

3 votes

I receive the error 'grub-install /dev/sda failed' while attempting to install Ubuntu as the computer's only OS.

3 votes

Error message "Signal out of range 92KHz - 58Hz " when starting Ubuntu. What is wrong and how can I fix it?

3 votes

What is the need for /boot and /tmp partitions in ubuntu

3 votes
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Grub2 EFI: Where is my EFI partition?

2 votes
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Ubuntu recognized by os-prober but not grub

2 votes

Is Seagate's new "FAST Factor Boot" technology compatible with Ubuntu?

2 votes

I am not able to delete a corrupt NTFS partition on my pen drive. How can I force its deletion?