Between the two of you I managed to mount the install dvd, installed the system and everything is going well.
Thanks for your assistance.
PROBLEM SOLVED
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Between the two of you I managed to mount the install dvd, installed the system and everything is going well.
Thanks for your assistance.
PROBLEM SOLVED
it is a dvd and Iused it to install on my computer.
I notice that the sources list is completely screwed, that might be the problem.
the dvd is amd64, how do I know if a Dell Inspiration 1501 can...
my daughter has 12.04 lts installed on her laptop but never used it and forgot her password.
I now want to install 14.04.1 on her laptop and get her going again on Ubuntu.
Laptop will not read...
thanks a lot, problem solved
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The computer is not frozen completely,I have access to everything exept at this stage to install wine ,problems installing google earth and I am sure a few more to come, but that is all part of...
to run this command I need super user privilages' dpkg --configure -a'
If I cannot run dpkg --configure -a on my own computer after I was instructed to do so,I consider that sort of frozen as I can...
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.
halfway through installing the wine program I got this...
I started immediately after my last post and saved almost everything on dvd's exept about 20 gig music files.Pity I didn't wait.
Nevertheless new system is installed and now battling with...
Thanks Bash, I will do the back-up and fresh install and give feedback.
Support appreciated.
I thank you 3RDALBUM and ian. After sudo update/upgrade I had many failed packages to prove your point.
Now, without losing everything I've got can I upgrade to 13.04 and what is the best way to do...
I thank you once again and take note of everything,in fact I'm learning a lot. In summary there is nothing wrong with my internet connection and the problem lies with the casino's software which is...
oK here we go. I now use a dongle for an internet connection which unfortunately hasn't or has, but cannot be detected by my system ,a program where I can go into and determine how much airtime or...
no go. I also have the newest beta version but will not install. Just tells me it contains untrusted packages.
I go to my software sources, select wine,circle arrow starts indicating installation and then stops and says 'server cant be found,check internet connection'
This is new to me and probably a stupid error.I am connected to the internet with Google but my computer cannot find server to help me install wine program. Pse help
You must have noticed okkie is doing the work and madeleine appearing all over, I am helping my daughter who I persuaded to use Ubuntu on her laptop.
Enjoy your day!
Your help is much appreciated. I have followed the steps to the best of my ability, Maybe my selection is wrong but here is the outcome of this round:
madeleine@madeleine-Inspiron-1501:~$ ######...
sorry for the long delays, new internet cables being installed.
here is the info:
deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS _Precise Pangolin_ - Release i386 (20120817.3)]/ precise main restricted
# See...
This is what I get
madeleine@madeleine-Inspiron-1501:~$ deb http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy main restricted universe multiverse
No command 'deb' found, did you mean:
Command 'debc'...
my sources list got damaged somehow. How can I reinstall it or how can I reinstall 12.04 again.I have the original disk but it does not offer any reinstall option
Sorry for the delay, had no internet connection.
I cannot open software centre at all. It appears for a few seconds as if loading and then disappears. My entire problem started with an update....
This is the gksudo output
deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS _Precise Pangolin_ - Release i386 (20120817.3)]/ precise main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to...
Am I having a hard time here! I cannot find my apt sources list at all. If I understand correct I must go to the sources list and uncomment the two lines above by adding a hash to each line upfront?...
madeleine@madeleine-Inspiron-1501:~$ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for madeleine:
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS _Precise Pangolin_ - Release i386 (20120817.3) precise Release.gpg
Ign...
madeleine@madeleine-Inspiron-1501:~$ sudo apt-get update
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/...