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  1. [ubuntu_mate] Re: Can you help me to install Ubuntu for dual boot?

    Gasp. Would like to (see the history and talk behind this community page). Coming from the kernel documentation on which Arch wiki article bases its information and a few working setups with swap =...
  2. [ubuntu_mate] Re: Can you help me to install Ubuntu for dual boot?

    Not being in the heart of OP's question here but

    > You need enough space for all of RAM in GiB.

    This is an approximation.
    According to kernel documentation:

    Actually we may either...
  3. [ubuntu_mate] Re: Can you help me to install Ubuntu for dual boot?

    Yeah swap is recommended unless one knows exactly what he's doing.
    But oldfred one does not need swap size = RAM for suspend/hibernate. That's old gossip as swap size = 2/5 RAM is practically...
  4. [all variants] Re: Is it still true - secure boot must be off to dual boot via Grub?

    Thanks oldfred for making it clear here.

    > only major Boot virus was actually from Sony in implementing DRM.

    Well it all depends whose "security" they're talking about!

    EDIT:
    Ours, or...
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    [SOLVED] Re: No space on the disk

    OK it's late thought a couple words shoudn't hurt.

    1) The NTFS partition wa *consistent* right?

    2) Reading other threads with the same issue it appears adding the following option at boot did...
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    Re: Error installing Ubuntu 16.04 on Chromebook

    « crouton UID 1000 not found » returns many results from Crouton's developer dnschneid. That's also the best place to ask on this as it is Crouton related.
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    [ubuntu] Re: LibreOffice very slow on Ubuntu 16.04

    Arch GNU/Linux rolling
    _

    Small correction: document used for test is 250 pages only and 550k characters and I set it to use gtk. LO-fresh 5.1 (re)loads in 18 (14) sec on the netbook. ABout the...
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    [ubuntu] Re: LibreOffice very slow on Ubuntu 16.04

    If LO keeps being #!¤@ slow upon (temporarily) removing its existing profile, or better on a "test user" session then we'll know for sure it's system related, and not to LO settings.

    For the...
  9. [SOLVED] Re: update-grub messing kernels, roots & more upon installing >one ubuntu

    @grahammechanical please note that on my last post I wanted to multi-quote but quotes were lost upon clicking 'Go Advanced' and my message appeared below oldfred's first answer.

    OK I've moved all...
  10. [SOLVED] Re: update-grub messing kernels, roots & more upon installing >one ubuntu

    Thanks you guys for the skilled advices.

    Here the BootInfo summary report for this machine: https://ptpb.pw/4PNH

    You're right about *not* using a separate /boot partition for multiple GNU/Linux...
  11. [SOLVED] update-grub messing kernels, roots & more upon installing >one ubuntu

    I'm testing a few Ubuntu versions before installing and helping with them at the local DIY house where we're building up a digital work shop.
    For the record last time I tried to install an Ubuntu...
  12. Thread: 2 OS 1 user

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    Re: 2 OS 1 user

    Woah, we're close to unanimity with four answers and one single and easier way ;)

    Note that with /home in the system partition, IMHO you better have a workin backup solution (at any case but yet...
  13. Thread: 2 OS 1 user

    by lliseil
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    Re: 2 OS 1 user

    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2291023&p=13407994
    See Bucky Ball's answer for most informations, then mine (browser...)
  14. [SOLVED] Re: [Dual boot linuxes] borked Grub2 - which way to recover?

    Amen ;)

    I'd like to check but AFAIK the Installer » Partitionning did show the internal SSD as sda --not a USB stick, thus installed Grub2 on sda1. And then proposed me /dev/sda to install the...
  15. [SOLVED] Re: [Dual boot linuxes] borked Grub2 - which way to recover?

    Thanks oldfred though my way is to use SSD for systems, and spinning disks for the data.

    Second Ubuntu install (this time with 14.04.3 Mini 64bit) gave me much more light on what happened.

    The...
  16. [SOLVED] Re: Upgrading Ubuntu broke my ssh keys...how do I use the same keys again?

    Well it seems OP used a DSA key and that what caused the trouble:


    Things evolve; ssh is one of them :)
  17. [SOLVED] Re: [Dual boot linuxes] borked Grub2 - which way to recover?

    OK, here's the boot-info

    Obtained it from ubuntu-gnome "Wily" also x86_64 (1)

    http://paste2.org/hZfYOewc

    It's super powerful indeed. Please do not take in account the Mageia configuration,...
  18. [SOLVED] Re: [Dual boot linuxes] borked Grub2 - which way to recover?

    Yeah I saw Boot-repair but it's all graphical, so I couldn't include it yet. Is there a CLI version? For I have cli access to the box by chrooting in from the running Mageia. Am not physically close....
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    Re: Help with Installing a 2nd LInux Distro

    One can safely share some application profiles between the distros, on top of the pure docs/multimedia files.

    Correct me if I'm wrong but any major application with the same version plus useful...
  20. [SOLVED] [Dual boot linuxes] borked Grub2 - which way to recover?

    Hi, installing a dual boot Ubuntu Trusty and Mageia 5 GNOME on a brand new rig for an old man.

    Note: As suggested by the dates on my profile I'm not an Ubuntu crack though I have a >ten years old...
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    Username change request

    Hi,

    Please change my old username to

    lliseil
    sa@lliseil
    kozaki@lliseil
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    [all variants] Re: "backend" taking up 100% CPU ???

    Hi, had same issue on Joli OS 1.2 Live today after having launched runned then close the System report tool.
    Thank you for the tip on this issue.
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    Re: HOWTO: Restore GRUB (if your MBR is messed up)

    UP,

    Anybody correct me if I'm wrong,
    SATA hard drive where to install grub (MBR) might be (sd0) right ?
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