system-installation

arch linux not booting up after installation. Issue with grub

arch linux not booting up after installation. Issue with grub I was currently trying to install arch linux as dual boot in my laptop (i3). I was following this tutorial – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGhifbn6088 I completed the steps (everything installed normally) but during reboot I am getting this error Here are the things I checked: My windows …

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Add XUbuntu Installation to Manjaro Installation on Same Disk

Add XUbuntu Installation to Manjaro Installation on Same Disk I was struggling whether or not to split this in more questions, but then there’d be no context. I have a disk with Manjaro on it. My plan is to add an installation of XUbuntu Core on the same disk. As long as I’m installing and …

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Ubuntu Desktop 23.04 on iMac 2009 failed to install third party repository

Ubuntu Desktop 23.04 on iMac 2009 failed to install third party repository yesterday I tried to install the latest Ubuntu desktop on an old iMac from 2009. For the most part it worked great. But as the wifi adapter is not seen, I chose to check the option to install third parties repository. The problem …

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Installing ubuntu instead of windows 10

Installing ubuntu instead of windows 10 I have a laptop with ssd and hdd drives and windows 10 installed. I want to install ubuntu instead of windows, and that seems confusing when i want to make partitions, on windows i have C and D dirves and when i want to install software i had to …

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"This message is shown once a day"

"This message is shown once a day" enter image description hereInstalled ubuntu and after successfully creating user name and password , it reflects few lines as in image. What does it mean? Asked By: Madhu Gupta || Source There is a file /etc/motd (where MOTD stands for "Message of the Day") where the systems administrator …

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Cannot login to newly installed Debian 12, stuck on the login screen

Cannot login to newly installed Debian 12, stuck on the login screen I’ve successfully installed Debian 12 and upon reboot, I’m attempting to login to the desktop environment for the first time. After I type in the password on the login screen, the following screen flashes briefly and I’m taken back to the login screen. …

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Replacing ubunto with windows (any at this point)

Replacing ubunto with windows (any at this point) I hope you’re all doing well! TL/DR version: Need to install windows over ubunto; Windows isn’t recognising any drives; Tried using a live udunto pen to use Gparted to format the drives to NTFS and eliminate the ext4 partitions; Windows isn’t recognising any drives still; Tried again …

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Ubuntu installation on laptop. What to do with Windows partitions?

Ubuntu installation on laptop. What to do with Windows partitions? I don’t have important data on the device. Are there some partitions I should keep? If no, will I be able to revert back to Windows and possibly reactivate my copy if I change my mind in the future? Thanks in advance 🙂 Asked By: …

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Ubuntu works on USB, does that necessarily mean it supports my machine?

Ubuntu works on USB, does that necessarily mean it supports my machine? I want to install Ubuntu 23.04 on an old laptop, I tried it on the laptop with the USB drive and it worked. Does that necessarily mean that it will also work when installed on the computer? Asked By: Moshe Doytsh || Source …

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Moving Ubuntu Hard drive to another computer – Black Screen on boot

Moving Ubuntu Hard drive to another computer – Black Screen on boot I have been having a very difficult time trying to install Ubuntu 23.04 on a Super Micro Opteron system with 4 processors each with 16 cores 64 cores total, and 256GB of Ram. The USB goes to a black screen with a blinking …

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XDG_RUNTIME_DIR warning with source id's not beeing found

XDG_RUNTIME_DIR warning with source id's not beeing found The Problem: Hello, I’ve been trying to set up Ubuntu(22.04 LTS) as a second system on my main computer(the first OS being Windows). I’ve followed Tecno Tim’s guide on setting up dual boot and the linux os is beeing installed on a 1TB Toshiba hard drive(video link: …

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Installing ubuntu on a machine that is not listed on Ubuntu certified desktops fails

Installing ubuntu on a machine that is not listed on Ubuntu certified desktops fails I am trying to install ubuntu 20.04.6-desktop-amd64 in an old pc (Lenovo ThinkCentre m73 tiny 10AX0053JP). I bought here in an auction site. I used rufus and had the partition scheme set to "GPT". I got through Grub menu (Install Ubuntu) …

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Missing Symlink in Open SSL

Missing Symlink in Open SSL I experienced a problem setting up a new system (Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS, openssl 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.8) because libssl.so could not be found until I added a symlink from "libssl.so" to libssl.so -> /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssl.so.3. Is the lack of a symlink a bug in the openssl or some other package? Asked By: NanoBotic || …

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"452: out of range pointer" during installation – Why? And how to fix it?

"452: out of range pointer" during installation – Why? And how to fix it? I’m trying to install Ubuntu 23.04 on a newly-assembled home server (just a mini-PC with 32GB of RAM), but whatever entry I select (install, safe graphics, test memory) I get the "out of range pointer" error. I’m using a physical, non-ARM …

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