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  1. can updates be done on a USB booted live linux with persistance?

    Can updates be done on a live linux USB flash drive booted with persistance? I have a 32 GB Ubuntu Mate 18.04.3 LTS and a 4 GB USB stick with Mint 17.2, both with that persistence option. And when...
  2. Re: will a MBR type boot capable USB stick with Mate 18.04 work with a GPT system?

    So with it formatted by the Rufus tool as MBR, will it get detected okay and be able to boot into the Ubuntu Mate 18.04 when connected to the newer UEFI computer? I thought that GPT is required for a...
  3. Re: will a MBR type boot capable USB stick with Mate 18.04 work with a GPT system?

    Okay thanks, and so then which partition method type is best to use on a USB flash drive so that it is reliable and durable, MBR or the newer GPT type? It is a 32 GB newer stick, and using the Rufus...
  4. will a MBR type boot capable USB stick with Mate 18.04 work with a GPT system?

    So will a MBR type boot capable USB stick with Mate 18.04 on it work with a GPT and UEFI system? I create it with my Windows 7 older system with MBR and BIOS, and then plug it into my newer Windows...
  5. [ubuntu_mate] Re: swap changed to a new partition, and so how to update that swap location?

    With the newer Linux can I change the /etc/fstab as root from UUID to by device to identify the swap location, such as; /dev/sdb3, or will the system not allow that change? This PC is a 11-2012 Dell...
  6. [ubuntu_mate] Re: swap changed to a new partition, and so how to update that swap location?

    So I did finally find out the method and did the changes. Since I have Linux installed on both a external esata drive, and on a solid state drive internal, I entered both swap file locations. In the...
  7. [ubuntu_mate] swap changed to a new partition, and so how to update that swap location?

    Have Ubuntu Mate 18.04 and Mint 19.01 installed and I did some partitions changing which then changed the swap file from /dev/sdb5 to now /dev/sdb3 and so how do I make this correction so that swap...
  8. [SOLVED] Re: updater fails, with error; "package operation failed"

    Okay this issue is now fixed by running those commands found at the AptGet How to at; help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGet/Howto. When I ran the apt-get update it ran through with no errors. And with...
  9. [SOLVED] Re: updater fails, with error; "package operation failed"

    Or is it; sudo apt-get update ? What if I try to remove and then install again the update manager package, such as with; "sudo apt-get remove dpkg", and then in place of remove put install. Is that...
  10. [SOLVED] updater fails, with error; "package operation failed"

    I have Ubuntu 16.04.3 installed and boots up okay except the updater fails, with error; "package operation failed". So how do I remove and re-install the updater to fix this issue?
  11. Re: USB flash drive with Mint 18.3 boot error

    Yes it is like I said, a USB stick, Samsung 32 GB, and I can boot other CDs, DVDs, and my other bootable USB flash drives with this 2009 computer. No I have not got it to boot to another computer yet...
  12. USB flash drive with Mint 18.3 boot error

    I have a new 32 GB USB stick with Linux Mint 18.3 on it with a persistence partition. So when I hit the key F8 to select the boot device and try to boot it, it just goes to a screen with "boot...
  13. [kubuntu] Re: missing the applications window menus, ( file, edit, view, tools, help, etc )

    Okay so when I select show the specific menu bar while in each application window, will that setting be saved and permanent for the next boot up of this running live from a USB stick version? Or are...
  14. [kubuntu] Re: missing the applications window menus, ( file, edit, view, tools, help, etc )

    Okay thanks for the replies, with my Kubuntu 17.10 it has the KDE desktop, and if possible I want to switch on the menu bar to stay in all the programs. I looked in the settings, and right clicked up...
  15. [kubuntu] missing the applications window menus, ( file, edit, view, tools, help, etc )

    I have a new install of Kubuntu 17.10 onto a USB flash drive and when I open any program such as the Firefox browser, there is no top menu bar. So how and where do I get this feature?:
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    Re: Can't boot from usb drive

    This site may help here; http://www.pendrivelinux.com/ , or here; https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick
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    [xubuntu] Re: Shrink partition

    You can try the Gnome partition editor called GParted, found here; http://gparted.sourceforge.net/index.php , then you boot to that on a CD and can then edit your partitions.
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    [ubuntu] Re: 12.04 hangs at "detecting hardware"

    Which boot mode do you want it to be in, the old legacy (CSM), or UEFI ? With no more Win 8 you can use the old style legacy BIOS. The Raid setting should be in the BIOS or UEFI ? Does that boot...
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    [ubuntu] Re: 12.10 & Windows 7 dual boot issue

    Did you yet boot into your system UEFI BIOS to check the settings there which are related to your partition type and table issue ? There may be some critical setting that is not set correctly. Search...
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    [ubuntu] Re: 12.04 hangs at "detecting hardware"

    Since new computers which came with Windows 8 have that new BIOS replacement called; UEFI, I would hit your F key or what ever key to enter your UEFI BIOS settings just to check that it is set...
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    [all variants] Re: UEFI Motherboard dual boot/dual HDD

    Okay I see then, and since you do not have Windows 8, and do dual boot with 7, then there is no need for the UEFI, you can try to set your system to that legacy standard BIOS with CSM enabled full at...
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    [all variants] Re: UEFI Motherboard dual boot/dual HDD

    Search that Gigabyte motherboard web site for more specific information such as CSM, this motherboard here may be yours; http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4145#ov , and here;...
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    [all variants] Re: UEFI Motherboard dual boot/dual HDD

    UEFI has a feature known as "secure boot" which blocks out any other boot loaders or operating systems. So try to hit your F key to enter that EFI set up screen to find and disable secure boot if...
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    Re: Installed Kubuntu; Windows Won't Start

    Since you multi-boot with Windows 7 and not 8, you may be able to go into your BIOS setup to change it from UEFI to the normal old style BIOS if possible.
  25. [ubuntu] Re: hard drive cloned versions of Ubuntu 10.04 and 12.04 boot error

    So then booting with grub 2 is the UUID easy to change since I did run the bootinfoscript tool ? Can I just copy and past what it does show for the Ubuntu 10.04 UUID from the boot info script text...
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