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    [lubuntu] Re: Grub rescue, OS not starting

    What I meant by rescue partition is that the Windows 7 installation is a partition by itself ( there is no windows 7 disc ).
    I can usually install by clicking f9 on boot but it doesn't work now as...
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    [lubuntu] Grub rescue, OS not starting

    I've dual booted both windows 8 and ubuntu on my laptop.
    For some reason the WIFI stopped working one day so today I decided to format the laptop and reinstall it to check if that'll fix my WIFI...
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    Navigating files in Vim

    I've started using vim but I find it really hard to navigate and open new files.
    My files are on another drive so I have to access them via /media/Data/....
    while HOME is on /Home/usrname/...
    So...
  4. [other] Re: Transferring from Windows to Linux as a programmer

    Thanks for all the responses guys :)
    So since I'm a CS student and I have so C++ projects this semster, is there anything that you'd recommend to learn about Ubuntu/Linux regarding coding? I've been...
  5. [other] Re: Transferring from Windows to Linux as a programmer

    Did any of you do any sort of project to get yourself more familiar?
    Maybe I need one of those. You , mentioned customization, any advise on where to start?
  6. [other] Transferring from Windows to Linux as a programmer

    So I've recently made my move to Ubuntu from windows.
    Up until now everything is going quite well, but I still feel as if I don't really know the OS well enough to feel completely comfortable with...
  7. [ubuntu] Re: First time dualbooting, can't create partition

    So I've got it to work and have been using Ubuntu for 24 hours.
    I don't know if this is important, but I've been getting some errors with the Libre suit for some reason. Is this common? I'll try to...
  8. Thread: Linux books

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    [ubuntu] Linux books

    Hey guys,
    So I'm trying to make a permanent move to ubuntu. I've got it dual booted with windows 8. I can't seem to shake off my windows habits which is why I'm looking for a good on how to use...
  9. [ubuntu] Re: First time dualbooting, can't create partition

    It still won't let me boot:
    Here is the screen shot of the partitions after I've done the extended partition:
    http://i.imgur.com/c11l6.jpg?1
  10. [ubuntu] Re: First time dualbooting, can't create partition

    I've done as you said and managed to create the extended partition using the live CD feature. However, it doesn't let me choose which OS I want at boot. It just starts windows. What can I do?
  11. [ubuntu] Re: First time dualbooting, can't create partition

    If I click the "+" button and choose, for instance, 40GB out of the 400GB ext4 for the ubuntu, than it won't let me create another one. It changes back to unusable .
  12. [ubuntu] Re: First time dualbooting, can't create partition

    So I've deleted the D partition and it's now free space. I have no option to create an extended partition in the ubuntu installation options I posted above (After highlighting the free space and...
  13. [ubuntu] Re: First time dualbooting, can't create partition

    Thanks for the help, so a few more questions:
    1. How do I make an extended partition? I'm currently on my win8 and I don't have the option in the disc management.
    2. What's the difference between...
  14. [ubuntu] Re: First time dualbooting, can't create partition

    Mind explaining this a bit more into depth?
    From what I'm understanding from you I can take the data partition (which is roughly 350gb or so) and the 50gb I set aside to create another partition,...
  15. [ubuntu] First time dualbooting, can't create partition

    Hey guys,
    So I wanted to dual boot my laptop with Ubuntu. I created a 50GB partition for Windows 8 (which I've already got installed), a 350GB one for Data to be shared between the 2 OSs, and I...
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