The process of installing software, hardware, or peripherals on a personal computer.
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I've just downloaded ADT for Android development, where does it go?
I have just started using Ubuntu with XFCE. I downloaded the latest version of the Android Developer Tools from Google, and now I'm trying to figure out where I can put it. On Windows, I'd just unzip ...
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Trouble installing MySQL [closed]
kirk$ sudo gem install mysql2 -v '0.3.11'
Building native extensions. This could take a while...
ERROR: Error installing mysql2:
ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
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How to install both windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.4 on a brand new blank hard drive?
I know there is some trickery with boot partitions for win 7/8 and I'm not sure which one to install first so it doesnt "overwrite" the other so to speak. Is it as simple as partitioning the disk and ...
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Is there a way to automatically get track of installed packages and dependencies?
There are packages I installed using 'apt-get install', that installed also all its dependencies. If I want to remove it after some time, I would remove its dependencies as well. Now I do not trust ...
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Wine running apps stops download when downloading big files
If I am trying to install the .Net framework in Wine. It has to download data around 200-300 MB.
It starts well. But after downloading 10-20 MB the download stops. Installation is still running, even ...
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How to install JDK 6 from a bin file on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64 bit
The Android Open Source project requires JDK 6. From posts I have read all over, the Open Source JDk will not work. I have tried many things from numerous posts here and on other webs to no avail. ...
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Program (CCleaner) shows wrong installation date?
I installed CCleaner a few days ago (forgot the exact date, uninstalled it) and when I checked control panel for the list of programs it says I installed it on April 23, 2013!
What's going on? My ...
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Trying to install Window 7 Pro x64 on a Raid 5 array but having problems
Immediately after the installation starts I am getting the message "Windows could not format a partition on disk2. The error occurred while preparing the computer's system volume. Error code ...
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Old Windows XP install stuck in loop. Cant finish install
A while ago I had a virus problem that really messed up my OS. I tried to reinstall, and that did not work. I then spent another $100 on a new disc which did not work either and would not accept the ...
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controlling & handling dependencies in installing Mechanize::FireFox on Linux-box
as i try to install Mozrepl and Mechanize::FireFox on a OpenSuse-Linux-Box i run into issues. See some of them. note - this was a earlier try - with the version 0.58
But the issues are still the ...
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How to install Windows 7 after formatting Sony VAIO notebook
I have a problem with my Sony Vaio notebook.
I cannot install Windows 7 after my HDD has corrupted and I cannot install the new OS. I also have lost the recovery disk.
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Not finding how to build after configuring a package
I am trying to install some package on my osx. I downloaded it and ran autoconf, then when running ./configure, I get this message
checking build system type... configure: error: cannot guess build ...
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how to I make Windows stop complaining about missing python dll?
When I type "python" at the Command Prompt, it pops up a message complaining that "The program can't start because python32.dll is missing from your computer." I have python 2.7 installed, so I think ...
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How to install Visual Studio 2012 Premium on computer with visual studio 2012 Express (web and desktop)?
I have visual studio 2012 express (desktop and web versions) installed on my computer.
I need to install visual studio 2012 premium on the same computer.
how should i do it? Is it better to remove ...
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Installing OSs from a hard drive
I work in QA and we test on 32 and 64-bit versions of Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8. We are always getting in new hardware or having to rebuild systems. We have old outdated discs and have recently made ...
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Want to rescue GRUB
I have ubuntu 12.04 and windows 8 installed on my system. The main boot manager is grub, also the ubuntu and windows are installed in separate partitions. I want to install windows 7 back in place of ...
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Trouble installing php-devel on CentOS
Working with a PHP install and trying to install APC on a server to help with speed issues with an application we're developing.
We are having trouble getting phpize installed. phpize is not on the ...
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Marquee digital labs 3d [closed]
Any ideas why i can't play 3d movies I have the marquee digital labs projection (md-1000led-3d) and a Sony 3d blu ray player. HDMI cable is high speed with Ethernet but when I put in the 3d movie I ...
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How do I install Internet Explorer 9?
I have attempted to install Internet Explorer 9 from the .exe file available from Microsoft but I received the error:
I then ran revo uninstall to check uninstall any previously installed versions ...
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VMWare workstation installation error: The MSI '' failed
I am installing on windows 7. The vmware workstation version is 9.0.2-1031769.
Installation proceeds as expected until about 70% when it fails with the following error:
The MSI '' failed.
I have ...
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Chrome won’t allow installing an extension from local .crx files
I have an extension that was installed via Load unpacked extension. I packaged and saved it as a .crx file. Now, when I drag it to Chrome, it won’t let me install from the .crx file and pops up the ...
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Manually Installed monit on debian squeeze
I am running Debian squeeze and I want to install monit, the problem is that the version in the repository is old and doesn't have some options that I need.
I downloaded the source and compiled it ...
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How can I install Paint.NET on windows 7?
I previously installed Paint.NET and removed it (imprudently, I might add) by deleting its program files. Now when I try to reinstall it via the executable file found within the zip file here it says ...
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Unable to install Samsung Kies, error -2
Whenever I try to install Samsung Kies on my Windows 8 Pro x64 PC the installer shows the following error:
Here's the Kies install log:
[Samsung Kies] OnBegin()
[Samsung Kies] GetExistFolderPath ...
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horde: groupware-install: command not found
I try to install horde 5 via PEAR. I followed the instructions in the documentation. I'm using system-wide PEAR for the installation. Unfortunately when following the instruction to execute:
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Installation of latest MySql server
I have downloaded the MySql 5.6.11 win32 version. Facing problem in installing this downloaded version. I can't find any setup file.
I am new to this please help me to install MySql server on my ...
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Install GitHub for Windows through proxy
I'm trying to install GitHub for Windows. The problem is that I'm working through a proxy and the installation app don't let you change proxy settings.
Is there a workaround to change the proxy ...
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How to use axel or aria2 for apt-get?
I have a beauty debian :P and 6Mb p/s Internet. But when I will download install a package from repo download speed is very slow (40kb p/s).
And when I will download a package from web page I ...
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How to locate Matlab installation?
I need to locate my MATLAB installation. I find out that I need to type matlabroot at the MATLAB command prompt.
As I understand MATLAB command prompt means open cmd at the root where matlab is ...
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How to install Windows 7 on formatted drives?
I'm trying to install Windows 7 on a formatted drive from DVD, but I always get an error which says that the drive does not have bootmgr:
BOOTMGR is missing Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart
When I ...
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Unable to install Visual Studio 2010 Professional on my virtualbox
I have tried so many times to install Visual Studio 2010 Professional Edition on my Virtual machine in Windows Server 2008 Environment.I have find following error log file.
[01/07/11,22:42:55] ...
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Should I format an SSD cache drive before reinstalling Windows 7?
I bought a laptop which has a 500gb hard drive, and a small SSD drive for caching (24gb). It runs Windows 7 64-bit.
I would like to format the hard drive and reinstall windows. Should I also format ...
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Android USB Driver on Windows 8
I am running Windows 8 x64 Professional.
I updated my android USB driver to include my device (Sony Tablet S) as was instructed by the internet. Sadly, installing the driver seems difficult on ...
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Preventing unauthorised installation of software in Windows 8
Last night I complained to my wife that in Windows 8 the new Metro interface is so important that Microsoft has valued it over a usable clock. So I commented that I needed to find a widget or ...
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Cannot start Fedora when installed on two disks
My laptop has an SSD and a HDD. There is now no OS on my laptop.
Before I had installed Fedora 18 successfully (it was only on the SSD). Then I made some mistakes and the OS broke. Now I want to ...
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No icons, launcher, top panel or anything else while 'Try Ubuntu' 13.04
I just got Ubuntu 13.04 to my USB and pressed 'Try Ubuntu' and that worked very well, so I decided to install. At the end of the install I got a fail message and it said something about the boot ...
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All Linux installations fail on my laptop
I just bought an Acer Aspire S3, Intel i5 and Intel HD 4000. At first there was Windows 7 and I deleted it, then installed Ubuntu 12.10. Everything went OK and then I updated it to 13.04. Then the ...
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can't find tomcat directory after installing with easy apache on VPS
I have installed tomcat with my build using easy apache on my VPS. This seemed to set up fine with no error messages. But I cannot find any tomcat directory on my VPS (I thought that one should have ...
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Installing Windows 8 onto an external hdd without affecting the MBR
I wish to install Windows 8 on a laptop's external USB HDD.
Is this the best and safest way to do it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo27iz1Q3x8
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How do I put privoxy on my router?
My problem with Privoxy is that it runs as a proxy, which means you can't make everyone on your network use it unless you install it on everyone's computer (or is there a way?)
Can I install Privoxy ...
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how to install android on a new empty tablet [closed]
I know it's not an easy question, if we have an OEM that is creating new tablets, what is the process to install android on those tablets, and what apps to preload.
Thank you.
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Dual booting windows 8 and Pear OS 7
I've tried many times to dual boot windows 8 and pear OS 7.
Ive searched for tutorials around the web to not find anything.
If anyone knows how to do this exactly please leave the instructions. I've ...
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How do I install git 1.8.3 on mac OSX?
I want to use the new git submodule deinit command added with 1.8.3.
Can someone give me step-by-step instructions on how to install and use the development version of git on mac OSX 10.7.5? The ...
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Linux tool to autodownload and build from SourceForge?
Has anyone made anything (even just a script) to automatically download, untar, and make projects off of SourceForge in Linux? How could I do that?
I am using Ubuntu 12.10, specifically.
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Configure Qt3 in CentOS 5.7
My workstation has been just updated to CentOS 5.7 from CentOS 4.x. This makes Beyond Compare breaks because it uses Qt3, not Qt4 which is being used by the CenOS 5.7 KDE environment. The Beyond ...
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Check Ubuntu for Installation Issues/Errors
I upgraded from Ubuntu 12.10 to 13.04. I have got an error massage before the upgrade was finished and now i have the feeling that Ubuntu 13.04 was not installed correctly. How can i check/scan the OS ...
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Upgrading from Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal)
I just recently installed Ubuntu 9.04 on my laptop with no problems whatsoever. I'm just now learning that 9.04 is unsupported and it's making installing software difficult. I came to the conclusion ...
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How to downgrade and install packages with yum?
I need to install a set of packages which can contain packages which are older versions of already installed packages, in which case a ' downgrade' is necessary; but otherwise, an install is needed.
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windows 7 installation … no graphics
I try to install windows 7 from dvd.
I formatted my pc during install, aftwerwards during install, pc reboots and gives me a black screen.
i reset, go to safemode to remove the graphics driver, but ...
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Installing Red Hat 6.4 (RHEL 6.4) cannot find installation media
I am trying to install RHEL 6.4 on a Dell PowerEdge R720. I am using a DVD and every time the Red Hat prompt comes up and asks for my language and keyboard preference. After that, an error message ...
