Questions tagged [installation]
The process of installing software, hardware, or peripherals on a personal computer.
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How to move/reinstall flatpak apps from user to system or viceversa?
I am using Pop!_OS 21.10. By default, the Pop!_Shop installs flatpak on user mode, which is annoying because I have multiple users on the system.
I have now added the Flathub repo system-wide, so now ...
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Windows XP installation disk for XP Mode under Windows 7?
I am running XP mode under Windows 7, for testing / troubleshooting software.
I am trying to install a third party driver(unidrv printer), and I get stuck at
Setup failed to locate required files. ...
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Windows apps old versions are not removed from hard
I found that upgrading new windows app does not remove the old versions. So when I navigate to C:\Program Files\WindowsApps there are mulity versions of some apps.
Is there any way to remove them ...
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VMware Tools skipping X drivers
[re-posting from the "Not Answered" thread, https://communities.vmware.com/thread/416544]
When trying to build VMware Tools, I get the following message:
Detected X server version 1.11.4
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Install Python 3.7.3 from source with SSL failed
I am having troubles installing Python 3.7.3 with SSL.
All my compilations are successful, but the final install of module _ssl is failed.
Step 1: Install OpenSSL:
git clone https://github.com/openssl/...
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How to enable unsigned driver install during Windows 10 Setup?
In Windows 7 during Installation Setup one could press F8 and Force Unsigned Driver installation.
When I try to press F8 during Windows 10 setup nothing happens.
How can I enable installation of ...
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Debian 7: "Failure of key exchange and association"
I'm installing Debian using the Live CD with GNOME and the non-free packages. The internet works just fine when using the live CD, but when you try to open the installer and select a network, it gives ...
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unable to install windows 7 in my laptop with no os
I have a the following message when i try to install windows 7 through an bootable USB..
setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an
existing system partition
I will explain ...
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Install two different versions of same application on OSX?
A friend of mine is running OSX, and wants to install two versions of World of Warcraft onto the same machine: one being the current official retail version, the second being a much older ("Vanilla") ...
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Permission denied issue in cocos2d update
I have been trying to update to Cocos2D version 2, but I always get the following lines of code in the terminal.
Installing Xcode 4 Box2d iOS template
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conkeror install fails on OS x lion
I installed Conkeror by following directions from the Conkeror wiki at http://conkeror.org/InstallationOSX
I am using xulrunner 6.0, which is installed in /Library/Frameworks/XUL.framework/
After ...
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Install specific version of Visual Studio 2017
I have trouble installing a specific version of Visual Studio 2017. Microsoft released the new Update 3 (Version 15.3.1) and they only provide an online installer. This one installs the most recent ...
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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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Homebrew pros and cons on macOS
I have to reset a MacBook Pro (15 inch mid 2012, with macOS Catalina), and to rienstall all the applications after the reset I'm considering to use Homebrew instead of the traditional method (download ...
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What does "Copying Windows files" do during Windows 10 installation?
The first step is named "Copying Windows files" in Windows 10 installation (via DVD drive). However it always completes in the blink of an eye. What exactly is it, and why does it go so ...
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Why is the OOBEKEYBOARD / OOBEREGION bug fixed (or worked around) by enabling the default administrator account?
MS has some (nonworking) advice for working around this issue here. In my experience, you can click "try again" until you're blue in the face, it will never work.
The real workaround that ...
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how do I install curl from source, including updating the libcurl version?
I am working on a distro of linux that doesn't have the version of curl I need supported via apt-get. The latest I can get through apt-get is 7.52.1 and I want the latest (7.65.1). So, I've followed ...
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How to make apt to ignore the dependencies?
I was trying to remove Clementine but the problem is that the apt thinks sees that some packages require packages that the dpkg won't execute because of a conflict. I tried with apt --fix-broken ...
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Install XAMPP from command line on Windows
I am trying to install XAMPP programmatically on Windows machines and I need to change the folder where the installer puts the files. I can barely find any documentation on the installer, except for ...
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Installing Windows 10 on a Samsung 850 EVO SSD gets stuck at "Copying Windows files (0%)"
Recently, I acquired a Samsung 850 EVO 120 GB SSD to use for OS (Windows 10) installation. After creating a bootable USB installer (using Rufus) and booting from it, I can do the following things:
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The attempt to mount a file system with type vfat in /dev/nvme0n1p1 at /boot/efi failed
Trying to install Debian dual boot with windows 10 on SSD but I have this error message : The attempt to mount a file system with type vfat in /dev/nvme0n1p1 at /boot/efi failed I forced EFI ...
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Can't install python requests library on Centos 5.11
I'm running Centos 5.11. I'm trying to install the python requests package. But pip keeps giving me syntax errors.
pip help returns
[root@32437-201824 bin]# pip help
Traceback (most recent call ...
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Why 32-bit installation of R is available in 64-bit machines?
I wanted to know why, when you install R for Windows on a x64 machine, it lets you choose between installing 64-bit,32-bit, or both.
I don't understand why would you want to install 32-bit version of ...
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Black screen while installing Debian
I tried installing Debian with a netinstall CD-ROM on my custom-built PC. Everything is going fine until I choose any of the install options because then the screen turns black and I get no graphical ...
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Oracle Virtualbox problems in setup
I have Windows 8 Pro and I was trying to install oracle virtualbox Version 4.3.12. for the genymotion emulator . While installing the installation bar goes till copying files and then suddenly it ...
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Cannot boot Windows 8 install cd in uefi mode
I have a Toshiba Satellite that came with windows 8 pre-installed on it. After foolishly wiping the HDD, I acquired a Windows 8 install disk.
My problem is that the computer will skip attempting to ...
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Windows 8 "Device Setup" process stuck without further progress
After plugging-in of an USB device, standard window with progress bar appears. The problem I experience is that it gets stuck at certain progress and doesn't continue no matter how long I wait.
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Installing EclipseFP on Mac OS X
I am trying to install EclipseFP. I'm running OS X Mavericks.
I've tried following both the official installation instructions and the advice in this answer on SU, but I'm still having the same ...
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Having trouble installing Linux Live CD on to a VirtualBox Hard Drive (install option is not working)
I've built several Ubuntu ISO images using Ubuntu Builder which will run in VirtualBox as a Live CD, I have run into a problem trying to Install the ISO to the VirtualBox machine as the Install option ...
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Program can't start because GX6050R.dll is missing
I'm trying to install a program on a Windows 7 machine, but in the end of the installation process, when I press "Finish", I get an error message saying:
Actrix.exe - System Error
The ...
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So I wrote a program... Now how do I package it and automate the install?
I wrote a very simple Linux program which is essentially made up of: a bash script, four python scripts and a text file. I want to package it all together so that when people install it, it ...
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32-bit .DLL registers on install (Win7 64-bit), but not regsvr32
I have a 32-bit application, that uses a VC++ 6 developed 32-bit .DLL (deployed as Win32UMinDependency) that I can't register on a Windows 7/8 64-bit machine. Along with the application are ...
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How do I install sass on centos 5.9 with ruby 1.8.7?
I have CentOS 5.9 on an x86_64. I've installed ruby 1.8.7. Whenever I try to install sass I get an Error saying sass requires Ruby version >= 1.8.7. but that's what I have installed. This is the ...
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"bad magic number" during fresh OpenBSD installation to a USB stick
Trying to install OpenBSD 5.2 onto disk sd0 (2GB USB storage connected to the computer).
Burned install52.iso as image to a CD, loaded it into CD drive, and booted off it.
After selecting [W]hole ...
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Errors when installing jdk 1.7 in linux
When I am installing jdk 1.7 in Oracle Linux by using the following
rpm -ivh jdk-7u9-linux-i586.rpm
However I am getting the following errors, how can I resolve these errors and install jdk 1.7?
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Where to install manual builds on OSX
I have macports installed and it's using the default /opt/local location. There are a few packages not in macports and some I tools I wrote that I put in ~/bin. I found myself needing to use these ...
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Install Linux with two hard drives
I've a machine with two hard drives. The first one has 80 GB and the second has 120 GB. I'm about to format this machine and install Linux, and I want to install all the main partitions (/, /...
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Python Can't Find Platform Dependent Libraries -- Mac Homebrew Install
In an effort to purify my environment I have recently eliminated MacPorts and all traces therein from my Mac OS 10.6.6 box, replacing it with the hip new Homebrew (https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew).
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HP Pavillion DV6500 recovery disk failure
I recently attempted to re-install Windows Vista on an HP Pavillion DV6500 using the factory recovery DVD's, but encountered a strange problem. When the recovery disk attempted to reformat the hard ...
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Installing Windows Mobile SDK without Visual Studio
Is it possible to install the Windows Mobile SDK without having Visual Studio? I am using SharpDevelop to write a Windows Mobile application, but I need to use an assembly in the Windows Mobile 6.0 ...
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Binutils 2.29 installation error when attempting to build a Linux distro using “Linux From Scratch” instructions
I am attempting to build a Linux distribution with Linux From Scratch (LFS) version 8.1. I am building it with ElementaryOS (which is based on Ubuntu) which I have installed on VirtualBox on my Mac. I ...
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How can I restore the WSL installation process after a Ctrl+C interrupt?
When I installed WSL by typing wsl --install in cmd, it got stuck on "Installing Ubuntu" for hours. (By the way, it's surprising that there's no progress bar, as the installation package for ...
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Installing a brew cask didn't require password, but uninstalling it does?
I meant to install iStats but accidentally installed a different program that goes by a similar name.
Naturally, I tried to uninstall program, but when I run
brew uninstall --cask istat-menus
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openjdk@11 is already installed but not found in JavaVirtual Machines folder
I am working on macOS ventura 13.2.1
If i run
brew install openjdk@11
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Warning: openjdk@11 11.0.18 is already installed and up-to-date.
java -version gives me
The operation couldn’t be ...
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Installing Icarus Verilog : Should I install "MinGW dependecis (DDL libraries)"?
I have just started to learn HDL. I'm trying to install Icarus Verilog together with GTK Wave.
I use Windows and download the installer from here. (I downloaded : iverilog-v12-20220611-x64_setup [18....
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Is there a way to make a virtual machine that resembles a given real one as closely as possible?
I've taken a habit of installing OSes on older machines as follows: I create a virtual disk drive on my more powerful desktop, so that it is as large as the physical drive, then I run the installation ...
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Arch Linux - Archiso - Implement custom commands after installation
I'm creating a new Arch Linux-based ISO by using Archiso.
My purpose is to run commands as:
pacman-key --init
pacman-key --populate
after the installation, so, in the Live Environment, because I need ...
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Cygwin installer does not terminate if run as administrator
I want to install Cygwin quietly. The problem is, that the setup does not terminate. It stays open in the background and takes 100% CPU usage. This can be seen in the task manager.
I am calling the ...
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How to specify winget installation folder
I would like to use winget, on Windows 10, as a packet manager, it seems to work pretty well. However I have encountered a big inconvenience: I seem to be not able to specify the location of the ...
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Windows 11, WSL with Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS: cannot perform "sudo apt install build-essential" because of missing dependencies
I need to install Salome-Meca - Code_Aster on a Windows 11 machine running Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS inside WSL. This software requires a series of extra modules (see https://www.code-aster.org/V2/spip.php?...
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