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Hmm. Wouldn't it be better to just do:



sudo apt-get install build-essential


Anyway - this is just repeating information that can be found from the link Elfy posted -...

Agreed. There are a few free tools out there which you can use to do this (just as a start: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=free+imaging+software) :)

My personal tool of choice when making an image of a...

1) Xubuntu 14.04.1 LTS
2) Dell
3) Inspiron 8600

Everything seems to be working ok. The only issue is probably around the media keys (i.e. volume control buttons, mute button, play/pause, etc)....

Ah. Understood. Thank you.

Thanks guys. All has worked great.

Just a follow up question (before I mark this as solved).

In regards to the command:


sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

How come these aren't done when running...

Thank you so much! Did not know about the ALT+Right-Click method.

Hi there,

Just a question in regards to using sudo apt-get autoremove. I was just wanting to basically make sure all was running clean (just some housekeeping) and was confused by the output of...

Did you start tapping the F2 key repeatedly, and quickly, as soon as you turn it on?

According this page -...

Glad you were able to sort it out in the end.

P.S. Make sure to mark the thread as Solved (using Thread Tools ... I think :P)

Hmm. In regards to your USB it sounds like you wanted to use a USB drive on which you already had other data. I think the best way to use this USB, and store other data on it, is to first copy the...

Considering that it appears that the installation to the SD Card hasn't actually completed (in fact - it appears that it has frozen) my personal opinion is that if you tried to disconnect the SD card...

Hi there. In regards to your USB did you do the following to make a bootable live USB: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows ?

Additionally - did you make sure that...

I agree with this. Probably worth doing before trying anything else.

Would it be possible to physically disconnect the drives so you only have one HDD connected to the machine?

That way you can...

Sorry about that. Link fixed now.

When you say "didn't run a long time" when running live what happened? Did it crash/freeze?

Just a query: any reason you are starting a new thread on this compared to your previous thread? http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2255884

In regards to the machine that you have - with the AMD FX-8320 and ASUS M5A97 motherboard - have you tried running Ubuntu/Xubuntu/etc 14.04.1 from a Live USB (which - assuming you have a windows...

I don't think that drive is suitable at all actually (happy to be proven wrong though).

Based on what I read here: http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=1190#tabs-301



And here:...

Just a question - when you built the Live USB drive did you use the method outlined here (I'm assuming you have access to a Windows machine):...

You're welcome. I, myself, and still very much a rookie when it comes to linux so I'm just sharing what I found useful.

Linux Live USB Creator should work as well. There are a few tools out there...

Just a question - did you follow the steps outlined here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2130640 (considering the age of your laptop - do you need to use the forcepae flag?) and here:...

Sounds like you're having an interesting time of things. :) I hope Xubuntu works out for you. That's the distro I'm going with as well for my old Dell Inspiron 8600.

I'm fairly new to linux (well...

Thank you for the reply and reassurance regarding forcepae flag.

I've tried about Lubuntu and Xubuntu live (from USB) and like the look and feel of Xubuntu. Didn't feel too slow either so will...

Cheers.

I've just been going through the motions of trying out Ubuntu myself (I'm a Ubuntu and Linux rookie too) so I had the links handy. :)

This thread should help you with putting one iso/distro/image onto a cd/usb in order to try before installing: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2230389

And this thread is a guide to using...

A couple of questions:

1. In regards to PAE. According to the PAE help page - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PAE - my understanding is the CPU in my Dell Inspiron 8600 should be a Dothan based...