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    Re: Kernel compilation error

    Are you using a kernel source from kernel.org?

    http://linuxtweaking.blogspot.com/2011/02/how-to-compile-kernel-from-kernelorg-in.html
  2. [all variants] Re: [HowTo] Install proprietary NVIDIA graphics drivers from restricted repo

    Unfortunately I would have to disagree.

    Using the 'Hardware Drivers' application in Ubuntu is the easiest method to install display drivers and it works.
  3. [ubuntu] Re: What does it mean when a release stops being supported?

    It means it will no longer receive updates from the ubuntu repositories. So yes, you are correct.
  4. Thread: Grub2 config woes

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    [ubuntu] Re: Grub2 config woes

    How did you edit your grub settings?

    If you could explain in detail, this will allow us to see where you went wrong and make a better assessment of your current position.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Problems dual boot, Help!!

    Blasphemist, I am going according to the fdisk output.

    Do you believe it is wrong? Is the bootscript output more reliable?


    Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
    255 heads, 63...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Problems dual boot, Help!!

    You are pretty much in a terrible situation, how valuable is it to get the data back?

    When you delete a partition / format a disk, all the data that was present doesnt disappear, it just becomes...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Problems dual boot, Help!!

    Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 sectors
    Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes /...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Problems dual boot, Help!!

    The OP's NTFS partition is being registered as unknown, Ubuntu cannot therefore mount it.
  9. Thread: Broke packages

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    [SOLVED] Re: Broke packages

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/735491

    Maybe the above will be of help.

    You have to logout/login for the hostname to take effect.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Problems dual boot, Help!!

    /dev/sda1 2048 27265023 13631488 27 Unknown -----> Gone wrong??

    It seems your main Windows 7 ntfs partition has gone wrong, unfortunately that can happen when resizing.

    In...
  11. Thread: Broke packages

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    [SOLVED] Re: Broke packages

    Don't worry about the error message concerning the partial directory.

    Does sudo apt-get update now work?
  12. Thread: Broke packages

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    [SOLVED] Re: Broke packages

    Try this instead,

    sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/*
    sudo apt-get update

    And to change your hostname

    sudo hostname whatever
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    [ubuntu] Re: Ubuntu latest version

    If you are able to boot into 9.10, access your windows partition using the file manager and copy the *iso file over to ubuntu.

    Then use Brasero to burn it to a CD.

    If all goes well you now have...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Ubuntu latest version

    Hello!

    Tell us a little bit more, are you using Windows XP / Vista / 7 / MacOS?
    What did you download, specifically?

    Generally speaking the next step after downloading your Ubuntu *.iso is to...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Fedora installed alongside Ubuntu

    Can you post the output of sudo fdisk -l
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    [SOLVED] Re: kernel updates and kernel-ppa

    If you do not wish to remove the kernel but prevent it from being updated,


    sudo apt-get install wajig

    dpkg --get-selections | grep linuxYou will now see a list of kernel packages installed on...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Fedora installed alongside Ubuntu

    ajgreeny, you are right. Fedora does by default create a lvm layout. Something I hope the OP didnt go for.
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    [ubuntu] Re: how to replace libreoffice

    Very patronising.

    saladbar2000, perhaps this may be of use http://help.libreoffice.org/Common/Database_1

    LibreOffice is a fork of OpenOffice, essentially you could say it is OpenOffice but much...
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    [ubuntu] Re: belkin usb hub not working with ubuntu 11.04

    Can you confirm if the usb hub is working on another system / OS, perhaps it is just coincidence it stopped working after an update?
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    [ubuntu] Re: Fedora installed alongside Ubuntu

    In ubuntu, open a terminal and type

    sudo update-grub

    This will update your boot menu and should add fedora as an option.

    If you still do not see the boot menu, you will need to edit your...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Help about installing Nvidia driver .

    The "Recommended" one.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Does linux really work?

    Sorry for going off topic.



    You are impliedly saying Windows is a more stable platform given you are less likely to encounter the effects of faulty memory.

    Hence, Windows is more resilient...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Does linux really work?

    In other words Windows is more resilient to faulty memory. That doesn't sound right.
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    [all variants] Re: I/O error on external hard drive

    Can you remove the folder using sudo?

    Perhaps it would be best to run chkdsk under Windows.
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    [SOLVED] Re: secure overwrite of a partition?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_boot_record#System_bootstrapping
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