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The suggestion to do a new installation of 12.04 was the one I took. I downloaded 12.04-1 and reinstalled with very little difficulty. And most important I can connect to the internet via my wireless...

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Thanks very much 2F4U!
I will try to do a complete reinstallation on by dual-boot system. I have downloaded 12.04-1 and burned an DVD for it. And I will stay with 12.04 for a few more years,...

1) What then is the purpose of having "recovery" to earlier versions in the bootup menu?
2) How can I do a fresh installation of 12.04 while keeping the applications and configuration that I had...

I have tried to get more information on the wireless problem using the following commands (results follow each):


sudo lshw -C network description: Network controller
product:...

I tried to installed 12.10 very recently; but, there were several errors during the installation and I ended up with a 12.10 that did not provide an internet connection.

No matter what I attempted...

I have a dual-boot system: Windows Vista 64-bit and Ubuntu 12.04->12.10 (attempted)

My 12.04 system was ok; but, as recommended (bug fixes, improved security,etc.) I attempted to upgrade to 12.10...

Yes, online help (at Eclipse) does allow one to use help. However, it would be useful to know why the help index is never built (even after 2 hours --- endless loop).

After what appeared to be a successful Eclipse (Version: 3.7.2) installation in Ubuntu 12.04, I tried to use help but this was not possible. I get the following:

Indexing...

0% complete
...

This worked fine for me --- thanks!

I tried this link and followed the information there as close as possible. But, first of all, the installation of gnome-panel did not follow what was shown at this link -- I saw no button with "Click...

Note, I am running a dual-boot 32-bit system (Windows Vista, Ubuntu 12.04).

I have recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 and the new desktop interface looks interesting; but, am having some problems...

This worked perfectly --- thanks for the tip/link GreatDanto-

I have earlier partitioned my HD for dual-boot of Windows Vista and Ubuntu on a 32-bit PC platform. When I booted up my system I always was presented with a list of different versions of Ubuntu and...

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I now have the latest numpy and matplotlib up and running on my Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit system. Some preliminary testing indicates things are working as they should. I am now summarizing what Eric...

I am running Ubuntu 10.04 (64-bit) with python 2.6 and have had great difficulties with the installation of numpy and matplotlib (matplotlib needs numpy).

I have tried several different...

My solution:
1. Remove Ubuntu 10.04 completely
2. Downloaded Ubuntu-10.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso and burned a CD for it.
3. Bootup from CD and followed instructions.

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Thanks to andrew.46. This procedure by Andrew (see link) takes several steps; but, works fine on my Ubuntu 10.04.1 system.

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Finally, I have succeeded to create a dual-boot (Win 7 with Ubuntu 10.04.1) on my HP Pavilion laptop. I will try to summarize what I believe is important in my solution but some of which is specific...

Done!



Thanks very, very much perspectoff --- this is a big help and I will attempt to follow your instructions as close as possible. After reading through this information and checking the...

No, I have not erased or removed the D: partition yet --- I am in a hold state waiting for advice on what to do next!



But I am using Windows 7 and thus their partitioning tools. Ubuntu is...

Just to bring everyone that is trying to help me up-to-date, I have attached another screen shot of the current partitioning for my system (this is where I am currently stuck)

Again, I have tried...

Yes, I know and I would like very much to get through this mess (and this is very true) and install a dual-boot (Ubuntu 10.04.1 with Windows 7) on my PC which has plenty of free disk space. It seems...

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I am now poised to prepare my disk for Ubuntu; but, it is not clear to me how I should procede. That is, I can remove D: now; but, not sure what to do then --- this partiitioning area is...

I like this last suggestion of yours (to be able to share data), this would be very nice and useful. I have now completed the creation of the recovery disks and no longer need partition D: --- Please...

I was just on the phone with HP technical support and let me summarize some things that came out of this conversation and is relevant to this problem:

1. My particular model of the HP pavilion...