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    [ubuntu] Re: Problems with apt-get

    Dachinster, if this all might not help have a look into thread [SOLVED] sudo apt-get install error
    at here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=727892
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    [ubuntu] Re: Problems with apt-get

    Hello dachinster,

    you could try a deletion of those two files:


    /var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin
    /var/cache/apt/srcpkgcache.bin
    and then run again sudo apt-get update

    You might also find some...
  3. Re: How to make a live CD/DVD from your harddisk installation

    Hello Capink,
    hm, it seems that this structure is as it should be:

    /media/ext4-external/cd/
    ├── boot
    │ ├── grub
    │ │ └── grub.cfg
    │ ├── initrd.img
    │ ├── memtest86+.bin
    │ └──...
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    Re: gNatty Gnome Live ISO

    Yes I really like this kind of booting an iso, also posted a link to your thread
    within drs305 iso boot thread at:
    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1549847&page=18

    I hope that his thread...
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    Re: gNatty Gnome Live ISO

    Okay I think that is why we got such a nice build from you.
    I have to say that I played a little with Fedora but at the moment gnome3 is working very well here at your distro. Yes the gnome3 really...
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    Re: Distro that doesn't force GRUB install?

    The USB plug-idea is a very good solution, what would happen if grub2 is already installed on sda and during a new installation maybe grub is installed onto an empty sda8 partition?
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    Re: gNatty Gnome Live ISO

    Okay thank you, please have again a look at my last post at http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=11181015&postcount=1610, as the site no. has changed you might not have noticed it.
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    Re: gNatty Gnome Live ISO

    Thanks, this seems really to be a very uninteresting file with states in like:



    <application id="nautilus.desktop" open-window-count="0"
    score="189" last-seen="1314146518"/>
    Maybe a score of...
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    Re: gNatty Gnome Live ISO

    Hello cbowman57,

    I am having a lot of fun with your Direct download gNatty Gnome amd64 v3 from
    16th of July 2011, it is working really nice, sometimes the login striked but after the next reboot...
  10. Re: How to make a live CD/DVD from your harddisk installation

    Hello capink I hope it's replaced the right way.
    The time sticking it together was a great pleasure as it seems that
    I am a very good friend :) of working guides from beginning to end.

    Capink, I...
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    Re: ISO Booting with Grub 2

    Hello there, here is another one, you should give it a try,
    I really like this amazing Linux-Project. Thanks to Patrick Verner
    for realizing Parted Magic, it seems to be the best solution for...
  12. Re: How to make a live CD/DVD from your harddisk installation

    Note: Replace natty with your favorite version name. e.g. maverick




    Copy the following files to have internet access within the chroot environment:


    for i in /etc/resolv.conf /etc/hosts...
  13. Thread: Grub 2 Basics

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    Re: Grub 2 Basics

    It again works like a charm as my root-partition is labeled "ubuntu-root-p6"
    the menuentry of the "/boot/grub/grub.cfg" is now set to:



    As we spoke earlier the label-thing gives us a lot more...
  14. Thread: Grub 2 Basics

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    Re: Grub 2 Basics

    Hell drs305,

    I have another question, maybe you can help me again with that:
    In order to get rid of the uuid checking from grub2 and use lable-checking
    instead I am not sure in which kind I...
  15. Thread: Grub 2 Basics

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    Re: Grub 2 Basics

    Yes, thank you that is an important information for any kind of package you might install from a newer build.
    We should all keep that in mind because sometimes there could be newer working packages...
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    Re: HOWTO: Backup all installed programs/packages

    Hello Lewis,

    this is just a small mistake, you should enter into the path you created for the packages by:


    cd ~/dpkg-repack
    just open your terminal and type that in, you should then get...
  17. Thread: Grub 2 Basics

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    Re: Grub 2 Basics

    After getting rid of startupmanager and installing grub-customizer I decided to try to update my grub2 version just as you said, everything happened just as predicted: "sudo apt-get install -s...
  18. Thread: Grub 2 Basics

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    Re: Grub 2 Basics

    Oh that is not a good thing so I am a little lucky that it was just tested on the 10.04 LTS. Sorry for the useless information.
    I will then better refer to the grub-customizer by:



    Thanks.
    ...
  19. Thread: Grub 2 Basics

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    Re: Grub 2 Basics

    Hello,

    I just wanted to post a small thing which might help you to control the grub2's display a little easier:



    sudo apt-get install startupmanager
    startupmanager
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    Re: ISO Booting with Grub 2

    Thank you Quackers, this one works like a charm, I just replaced the uuid by the label=name.
    It installed without any difficulties, all on just one hd, very nice.
    Fedora 15 was just installed...
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    Re: Grub 2 Basics

    Yes, we have to learn the exact syntaxes again, but hopefully grub3 will
    come in the same periode of time. So we can use the new knowledge
    for many many years :)

    Gonzalo_VC, maybe you missed the...
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    Re: Grub 2 Basics

    Thank you for this very useful additional information,

    I also found something which might help us in some cases.



    from here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1470874

    Did you try...
  23. Thread: Grub 2 Basics

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    Re: Grub 2 Basics

    Yeah, of cause that was what I wanted to say by 'volume-names'
    these are just labels as I also think that uuid's will get us confused sometime.

    Another question is if it would be possible to tell...
  24. Thread: Grub 2 Basics

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    Re: Grub 2 Basics

    Yeah, great! That's the way to do it.

    As we then would have an extended partition with five or more
    /boot /root & /home partitions won't affect what we want,
    I would then prefer volume-names in...
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    Re: Grub 2 Basics

    Yes okay that is a way, hm I have to reinstall it but I think that the option was in there.
    I will check that.

    But if Ubuntu does not have this option it should be one of the last Distros
    which...
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