Questions tagged [installation]
The process of installing software, hardware, or peripherals on a personal computer.
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Does an Extended Validation (EV) Code Signing Certificate protect the downloader if the installer is compromised
A friend of mine has some software available on his website and the installer for it has been infected with some malware. The infection happened on the hosted server without my friend knowing. ...
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How to automatically install removed network printers?
By default Windows installs network printers automatically with an IPP or another type of basic print driver.
I discovered that when you delete such an automatically installed printer it won't be ...
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"Hard disk not found" after attempted install Ubuntu 23.10
I had a dual boot system with Windows 10 and Ubuntu 22.04. I wanted to install Ubuntu 23.10 instead of 22.04.
Info:
Secure boot: off
SATA mode: AHCI
Boot mode: UEFI
Windows and Linux are both ...
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Laptop keyboard not working when trying to install various flavours of Ubuntu from live USB
Today I have acquired a new laptop, Maibenben X565, with pre-installed Kubuntu 22.10. Kubuntu 22.10 is no longer supported, so I wasn't able to update and install packages I need, and was forced to ...
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Update "replaced" Omnifocus in Applications
I had Omnifocus 3 and I installed Omnifocus 4. When it had me drag the app into Applications, it asked me if I wanted to keep one or both the old or new apps. I chose to "replace" the old ...
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"Fatal library error, lookup self" with pacstrap during Arch linux install
I'm following the Arch Linux install guide. When I run pacstrap -K /mnt base linux linux-firmware, everything goes smoothly until the following error message occurs:
(4/5) Check if user should be ...
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Error when trying to install extensions via VScode on my Chromebook: “ Error scanning user extensions: Unexpected token '#', "#!/bin/bas"... ”
When I am trying to install extensions within VScode on my Chromebook. It shows me an error message"please check for the log details.
When I clicked on the log, the message was:
2024-03-02 15:03:...
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Can't install arch linux because archinstall couldn't open a file
I'm attempting to dual boot Windows and Arch linux. During installation of Arch linux, the following error occured:
error: failed to setup a download payload for /mnt/archinstall/var/cache/pacman/pkg/...
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How to confirm that the licensing for a fresh install of Windows 10 is active and valid?
A trusted local computer shop provided a magical thumb drive, and after installing Windows I get:
PS C:\Users\saund>
PS C:\Users\saund>
PS C:\Users\saund> [System.Environment]::OSVersion....
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How to install Windows 10 in legacy mode from USB?
To clarify a solution of enabling "USB" for installing Windows in legacy boot, how exactly is it possible to install Windows 10 in legacy mode?
Is it necessary to remove the EFI folder from ...
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How do I install glusterfs-server using rpm on Oracle Linux 9?
I have to install glusterfs-server using rpm on oracle linux 9.
I just found how to install glusterfs-server on other linux distributions.
But, I can not found any solution for oracle linux 9.
Oracle ...
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How to pick Office 2016 license in Click-To-Run installer?
The context: I have two active licenses purchased in my MS account, Office365 subscription and Office Home and Student 2016.
Both allow installation and when I press the install button they start ...
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Drivers failing to load during windows 10 install
I'm currently trying to install windows on my PC but I'm encountering an issue I've never seen before. When the install starts, it asks for me to select missing drivers for the install.
I can browse ...
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VirtualBox Installation
Sorry guys if this is a dumb question but I'm trying to learn all of this and am a bit confused.
I have Kali Linux installed as a 'Live" program to a USB stick. I'm looking at using the Oracle ...
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Move From Legacy to UEFI
I recently installed Fedora 39 on my system, but I only later realized that I did so in Legacy BIOS mode. Now, I'd like to switch to UEFI boot mode without having to reinstall the entire system. Is ...
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How to list pacman and AUR installed packages, of an Arch Linux installation on mounted drive?
My computer "died".
I got a new one and want to migrate my Arch install to my new machine. Moved from Intel to AMD, new motherboard, etc.. I thought the better approach would be to do a ...
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MSI with Windows 11 installed unable to log in error 0xd000a002
I'm having a problem with my MSI Summit E13FlipEvo A12MT-019IT laptop with Windows 11 installed. For a few days I haven't been able to log in by entering my pin and password even though I know that ...
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Why is the UEFI admin password is asking this password at each reboot?
I am currently setting a new home server; a Qotom Mini PC. It is equipped with an AMI BIOS/UEFI v2.19 UEFI 2.6.
I've set a BIOS/UEFI password "administrator" only (no "user" ...
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When distributing a Linux application, can you include dynamic libraries alongside your binary?
dumb question about distributing a Linux application. I know we have Flatpak for this but I am curious.
Say you're creating a GUI application that depends on some dynamic dependencies. As I understand ...
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How to change preinstalled win11 language (forever)? (before setup complete)
i have some notebooks coming with a preinstalled win11, that is sadly in an unwanted language. is there a way to change the language of a preinstalled windows 11? (forever, so it stays when a system ...
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Why Windows won’t install on new machine?
I have an Asus 670E and a Ryzen 7600x3d for ages I just kept an old install that went through 2 other motherboards, another processor and 2 RAM kits.
Due to the mess my machine became I decided to ...
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What mean if installation files is bigger then program itself? [closed]
What mean if installation files is bigger then program itself, does it mean virus is inside installation files?
For example, installation files has 15GB and installed program at local disc C only 7GB.
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Regarding to change the installation folder from %LocalAppData% to %ProgramFiles%
I didn't notice until I looked for Chrome that all my recently installed programs are being installed within %LocalAppData%, which is temporarily hidden by default, and when I tried to install a ...
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Getting an error when uninstalling Oracle Analytics Publisher Desktop - The installation source for this product is not available
Oracle Analytics Publisher Desktop has been installed and uninstalled 2 times. Something must have gone wrong the last time I uninstalled it. The program is listed in Control Panel and in the ...
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How to install Windows updates automatically during the Windows installation?
During the Windows 11 installation, there is a step called «Installing updates»:
Is it possible to provide a set of already downloaded KBs *.msu, which will be installed automatically during the ...
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How to install WireGuard on Orange Pi 4B?
I want to make minecraft server to play with my friends and I need to connect my Orange Pi to WireGuard server, because it's located under the NAT (if I get that term right). But when I try to apt ...
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How can I install python3-dev for armhf using debian multiarch?
I also posted this question here https://stackoverflow.com/q/77693879/7926069 but was told this site may be a better fit so I crossposted. Hope that's okay!
I have been going in circles trying to ...
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Do you need to install Windows on a PC?
I have bought a new PC intending to use it as Linux box. I specified "No operating system". The BIOS/UEFI won't boot from a Linux ISO and the manufacturer tells me I must load Windows first (...
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Ubuntu 22.10 not able install mysql
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 22.10
Release: 22.10
Codename: kinetic
I trying
sudo apt-get install mysql-server
Reading package lists... Done
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Debian system can't access full memory
I decided to install Linux debian 12 on my PC today. The install itself worked without issues, but I am unable to install applications. When I try to the system tells me to re-enter the drive.
In the ...
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How do I stop this install of Office
For a few days now, after a boot, I see this error
Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010
The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable.
Click OK to try again, or ...
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Kali Linux VM stuck on installation
I am trying to set up Kali Linux on VirtualBox but it is stuck in the 'Select and Install Software' step. The progress bar shows that it is nearly completed, but it has been stuck on 'Unpacking ...
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Desktop entry equivalents on Windows and macOS?
What are the equivalents of Freedesktop's .desktop entry for different operating systems?
I'm making a Python package that would allow managing and registering such entries for other python packages ...
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Installing micropython gone wrong
I am trying to install MicroPython on my computer for microprocessor programming.
I used this instruction pip install esptool then the cmd printed out this error:
Using cached esptool-4.6.2.tar.gz (...
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installed WSL before checking "Windows Subsystem for Linux" on WIndows 11
I installed WSL on Win 11, and Ubuntu afterwards, and everything seems to work just fine, but when I checked the tutorials how to install it, I found I had to check "Windows Subsystem for Linux&...
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How to update OpenVPN Server on Windows?
I have OpenVPN 2.6.6 installed on Windows 10, configured to run as a server.
For security reasons, i like to keep all components of my server up to date, and when i noticed that OpenVPN 2.6.7 had been ...
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Installation macOS High Sierra shows Prohibitory Symbol
The HDD from my daughter's Macbook white mid 2010 is very old and running terribly slow, so I bought a Samsung 870 EVO 500GB SSD to replace it. Then I downloaded a install Mac OS El Capitan app.zip ...
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How do you reset a Linux host to its first-boot state?
We are building a generic deployment image and I want to clean/delete all the host-specific details. (This a RHEL8/Oracle 8/Alma 8 system.)
This is what I have so far:
# rm -rf /etc/.etckeeper/* # if ...
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Trouble installing a package with chocolatey: System.Management.Automation.RemoteException
I'm trying to install a package with chocolatey 2.2.2 (the package is texlive), using a PowerShell session run as administrator.
I get the following error:
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texlive package files install ...
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BeeLink NUC UEFI Shell Command to Format Partition
I have a Beelink NUC that powers on to a "UEFI Interactive Shell v2.2" and Shell>.
I have a installation media USB for Win10, but when I view the current partitions it says unable to ...
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Downloading Google Chrome using Powershell
Is it possible to download the latest version of Google Chrome using Powershell. I'm an IT Admin looking at putting a script together for our field techs. Since upgrading our client machines to ...
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Trouble installing a Grapher (install.package command) on Debian
I'm trying to install Grapher from https://grapher.network/docs/install
The V8 library install is fine, works great. But the second line to get Grapher is throwing an error. According to the doc it ...
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I tried installing oracle but it was showing installation error. Will there be some residues of failed installation files on my system?
The error to be specific is this
""The wizard was interrupted before oracle Database 18c Express Edition could be installed
Your system has not been modified. To complete installation at ...
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Installing Apps on Alma Linux
I started Linux since 2000 on Suse Linux that time.
At that time there was only installing from RPM, no Flatpacks or AppImages.
I recently installed Alma Linux (9) for it is based on RHEL and vey ...
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Partial Linux GUI install on Chromebook was interrupted. How do I undo all that was done and start over?
I got a phone call and bumped a key and have no idea where I am and want to undo all that is done so far, go to back to bare bones penguin so that I can start over.
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Why does wsl --install always yield Catastrophic Failure on my new Windows 11 Home 22H2 installation?
I am trying to start using Ubuntu 22.04 inside my Windows 11 laptop using wsl. I have gotten this to work on my desktop. However, every time I try to run 'wsl --install' (or 'wsl --install -d Ubuntu-...
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Error when installing .msi - needs to be installed on local drive
I have an MSI file I'm trying to install (for the Bose SoundTouch program). However, when I press 'install' after selecting the directory that it should be installed in, I get an error - that the ...
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Remote Application Installation Quotewerks
I am having an issue on my Windows Server 2019 Terminal Server. Im trying to install quotewerks. Im using an installation file that is on another server that i've shared the database for. It appears ...
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Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) will not install any Linux Distro
I am using a Windows PC with the following specs:
Edition: Windows 11 Home
Version: 23H2
OS build: 22631.2338
Experience: Windows Feature Experience Pack 100.22674.1000.0
Processor: Intel(R) Core(...
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Dificulty installing Linux Mint on Thinkpad t430
I'm trying to install Linux Mint MATE edition on an empty SSD on my laptop through a bootable USB stick. When I turn on the laptop it does show the menu giving me the option to start Linux mint, but ...