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Partitioning basics link reposted.
LUbuntu is the light-weight version of Ubuntu, so not only will it run it, but it should run faster.
I don't know what problems you are referring to since you never mentioned any. Please post more details about the issues you were having.
You mean how to install it?
sudo apt-get install qbittorrent
You'll need to reinstall Grub following these instructions. The instructions for the boot-repair tool can be found here.
What specifically do you want to know?
GParted wiki
GParted home page
Disk partitioning wiki
Ubuntu how-to-partition
Ubuntu partition sizes
Partitioning basics
Try these commands:
sudo su
kill 'ps -ef | grep -i synaptic'
apt-get -f install
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
exit
In order to boot off the USB drive you need to be able to select a different boot device then the Windows drive after restarting the computer. They will probably have this locked down through BIOS,...
It is just fine to leave the default excludes, you can modify the includes based on your personal preferences (i.e. I don't bother backing up my music or movies). For example on the excludes, /media...
Just uninstall it through Add/Remove Programs in XP and you are good to go. Here is the official documentation for uninstallation (for Windows 7 though)
You can force kill synaptic by finding the process ID with the following command
ps -ef | grep -i synaptic
then kill them with
kill process_id
The LiveCD should have GParted installed - it just isn't included when installed to disk. You can install it with
sudo apt-get install gparted
Do you have the Synaptic Package Manager open? The Ubuntu Software Center? Try closing those since you can only have one running updates/installations/etc. at a time, then re-run your command
...
At least in the Windows USB creator version it does, they call it "Space used to preserve files across reboots (Ubuntu only)". The max is 4GB if I remember correctly.
UNetbootin, Ubuntu (see #2)
Use a Wubi install. Wubiguide here. Or install within a virtual machine, like VirtualBox.
You can move your Ubuntu Wubi install to its own dedicated partition following the instructions in this thread. Once you have done so, you can simply delete the Windows partition and use a tool like...
You can only have one package manager open - is Synaptic open? The Ubuntu Software Center? Close those, then do they command line install, or alternatively, just search and install gparted through...
Good to know! Did they replace it with anything or just remove it from the standard installation?
You can use GParted which should be installed by default.
Hit [ALT][F2] type in GParted and hit enter to open it up.
If for some reason it is not installed, you can install it with
sudo...
All you have to do is reinstall Grub following these instructions. The boot repair tool how-to is located here.
It would be (IMO) easiest and best to simply move the Wubi install to its own partition. I feel like Wubi is the "trial" version to see if you like it, and if you do and plan to continue using it you...
It looks like the previously mentioned partitions are due to an existing linux-based OS you have installed.
Just so we can clarify things: what is your ultimate goal? Is it to keep the current...
You can list all partitions with
sudo blkidYou can mount the partitions with
sudo mkdir /mnt/mount_name
sudo mount /dev/sdXY /mnt/mount_namewhere you'll need to replace /dev/sdXY with the...
Easiest way (IMO) since it doesn't appear that you have the partitions mounted in Windows (i.e. no drive letter assigned) would be to boot off a Linux-live cd (Linux Mint or Ubuntu) and simply browse...