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Windows 8 Installation couldn't find drives

I am trying to install Windows on Ubuntu using a bootable Windows USB stick. Basically I want to multi boot with Ubuntu and Windows 8. However, on the "Where do you want to install Windows?" ...
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Reinstalling Ubuntu via Wubi, ubuntu/disks for backup?

I am about to do a full re-install of Ubuntu via Wubi and want to ensure nothing is lost when I uninstall. I've read that by downloading the entire C:/ubuntu/disks folder on Windows is the proper way ...
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Ubuntu boot from HDD after USB installation

I have installed Ubuntu 12 from a USB drive and after the installation my laptop did not boot from the HDD anymore. Before the Ubuntu installation Win7 was installed. During the installation I choose ...
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Installing Steam on Ubuntu 12.04.2 64bit

So Steam is a 32 bit application, but after I install it on Ubuntu tells me I to type "steam" and "steamdeps" into the terminal to complete installation. But when I type either command, it says I am ...
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How to install Xen (XCP-XAPI) on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Server?

How to install Xen (XCP-XAPI) on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Server in a cross platform approach (Windows and Linux users)? I need a complete and comprehensive guide on the subject covering all steps necessary ...
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Installing 64-bit Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS, on a VM with VMWare Player, on a 64-bit Windows 7 PC

I'm trying to create a VM, using VMWare Player, with an ISO image of Ubuntu Server 12.04 (LTS). The machine I'm doing the installation on has an Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU, and runs 64-bit Windows 7 I ...
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fPIC: command not found

I'm installing lenstool on a 11.10 ubuntu computer. I already have installed it on my 12.04 laptop and , although after a lot of struggling, it worked. But this time I am getting a weird error. First ...
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I have a ESXi 5.0 installed and when I am Installing Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS it is giving an error saying grub installation failed? [closed]

Please check the below screenshot of the error. I have other Ubuntu servers running fine on this esxi server, so I don't think problem is with ESXi. I have 32 GB of ram spare on this ESXi ...
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Installing Java from PPA in Ubuntu 12.04

I am trying to install Java on Ubuntu 12.04 but facing some problems doing it from the command line. When I tried to add the repository using this command, I get errors: $ sudo apt-add-repository ...
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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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Ubuntu 12.04 installer gets stuck at “Where are you?”

I have been trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 on my 60 GB SSD (nothing else on it). I get to the stage where it is copying files and where you selected your location on the "Where are you?" page. When I ...
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Ubuntu installation will not boot, throws error missing file: /dev/sdc1

I tried to install Ubuntu 12.04 and received the continuous message loop: udev[number]: timeout: killing '/sbin/blkid -o udev -p /dev/sdc' [number] I suspect this error happens due to a missing ...
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NVIDIA graphics driver in Ubuntu 12.04

So my overall goal is that I want to be able to code with CUDA enabled applications. However, upon many days of searching, using installation walkthroughs, and reinstalling countless times after ...
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What is causing a tiled screen during installation of 12.04 on Emachines EL1200-01e?

I'm getting a tiled screen while installing Ubuntu 12.04 32 bit (and now 64 bit) on my EMachines EL1200-01e. No idea what could be causing this. EMachines EL1200-01e Processor Type AMD Athlon 64 ...
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Install MySQL 5.1 on Ubuntu 12.04

Only version 5.5 is available through apt-get, but I want to install 5.1. Is there a way to install it through apt-get? Perhaps by adding a certain repository. How can I install it manually without ...
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Is it possible to upgrade Ubuntu 12.04 Beta 2 to Final without reinstalling?

If I install Ubuntu 12.04 Beta 2 now, is it possible to upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04 Final when it is released without reinstalling everything from a disc?