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  1. vs2-free-users

    Generic installation system to provide special versions of debian?

    Hi, currently i install the latest debian to a desktop pc. With no additional packages. Than i dist upgrade to the next testing version of debian. Than i install xfce and my additional programs. Is there a generic system to provide my work as an install iso in a simple way?
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    NVIDIA install guide

    This is thorough, current (as of 01/26/2024), and hopefully newb-friendly. If a newb follows my guide step-by-step, they will succeed in getting their NVIDIA working (and working well) on Debian 12, but also learn many valuable things about Linux while doing it. There is a lot of information...
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    Stuck during reboot

    when I installed Kali Linux on my pc using live usb, after the installation the system needed to be restarted. I clicked continue and I was stuck on the GRUB menu saying that Restarting system for 17 mins. So I did hard shutdown and when I booted it back, it didn’t boot. I also run diagnostics...
  4. J

    Doomed but not giving up!

    OK, so I have my daughters old MacBook Air 2015, Model A1466 and I would really like to run Linux on it however, all my efforts so far have failed. Here is what I did: 1. Wiped the laptop to factory settings - actually, I think I completely wiped the disk as I recall having to go back in and...
  5. A

    Solved Having trouble installing Linux Mint

    Hello all, I am pretty new to Linux in general, and have been working the last couple of days to try and get a dual-boot with Windows working. I have tried to run both Linux Mint and Kubuntu, and both had the same technical problems, in that I am completely unable to connect to the Wifi, it just...
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    [SOLVED] Install .deb with all dependencies

    Hi. I'm trying to install a .deb package in Ubuntu 20.04. sudo dpkg -i remarkable_1.87_all.deb I have dependency problems: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of remarkable: I have read that this can be solved with sudo apt-get -f install, but the only thing I get is this...
  7. Ant-Eye-Matter

    Grub Hates Me.

    I've been installing as many distros as I can on an old laptop of mine. After about three operating systems, Grub starts imploding. I've topped out at 4. Is there an alternative to Grub that I can use to fix this?
  8. sudoMatty

    Installing Programs to a Different Disk

    Hello everyone. I've dipped my toes in Linux occasionally for the past few years, though I've been a Windows power-user for the vast majority of my time working with computers. I'm heavily considering switching to Linux as my daily driver, though I want to get an idea of how to do the things I...
  9. F

    Can't install Linux

    Hi guys! I'm asking here out of desperation, I've been trying to install (Dual boot) Linux for a while now but nothing worked so far. So I downloaded Kali Linux from the official website and flashed it with Etcher as recommended on the website (aslo tried Rufus but none worked). Then I booted...
  10. M

    The creation of swap space in partition #3 of SCSI3 (0,0,0) (sda) failed

    Hi, I wanted to download linux mint on my old laptop. When i was on install page, I created 3 partitions: - "/" root partition with 27 gb assigned - "/home" home partition with 30 gb assigned - swap area with 5913 mb assigned Then I clicked Install now. I was redirected to the region selection...
  11. R

    Wasn’t sure where to post this

    Hi, I am running windows 10, and Ubuntu 20.04 from USB. I wanted to find out if there was a way to install windows programs to the windows directory
  12. J

    Installing Linux off usb. Booted with no display. I'm desperate.

    I'm currently using an Acer laptop(Aspire V , Intel i7 6700HQ 2.6ghz , Gtx960M , 16gb ram) which is a pain in the arse. I have been wanting to switch to linux for a while but I can't install it in the mentioned laptop. I went ahead and flashed the Pop os iso to my usb(64 usb sandisk). I tried...
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    Noob question about Installing Linux

    When you choose to completely format the disk to install only Linux, does the installation delete also the drivers of the hardware? Recently I installed Linux Mint in an HP and after the installation it says that the battery is not HP anymore.
  14. M

    Ubuntu 20.04: problems with dpkg when installing new applications

    I have problems with dpkg when installing new applications When I run sudo apt full-upgrade I get the following error message: dpkg-deb: Fehler: »einfügen«-Unterprozess wurde durch Signal (Datenübergabe unterbrochen (broken pipe )) getötet Fehler traten auf beim Bearbeiten von...
  15. J

    Need help getting WiFi set up

    I've successfully installed Mint 20.2 Cinnamon on an old Dell OptiPlex 780, and I'm trying to get a WiFi plug-in working since it doesn't have an integrated antenna. Now, on some of my machines (running various Windows OSes), it was plug and play while others I've had to manually install the...
  16. T

    Frustrated with Virtualbox Error (rc-1908)

    I've been trying to solve this problem for days now. When I try to launch my Virtual Machine in Virtualbox 6.0 I get an error message: Failed to open a session for the virtual machine llllele. The virtual machine 'llllele' has terminated unexpectedly during startup with exit code 1 (0x1)...
  17. S

    ""solved"" Can’t install Linux Ubuntu

    Hello I installed Linux Ubuntu next to Linux Manjaro but when I trying to login in Linux Ubuntu I have message: error: no such device: 9d6b3069-5424-40c1-b37d-e8bfe055bde9. error: file "/boot/vmlinuz-5.8.0-53-generic " error not found: you need to load the kernel first. Press any key to...
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    Black screen after start menu

    I bought new laptop with these general specs: ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 UEFI: LENOVO v: R1AET34W (1.10 ) date: 12/19/2020 Quad Core model: AMD Ryzen 3 4300U with Radeon Graphics R2 AMD Renoir vendor: Lenovo driver other stuff but after 2 weeks downloading dozens of Linux OS and trying half a dozen...
  19. M

    Install Linux on a laptop without a screen

    Hello, I am trying to install lubuntu on my old Sony Vaio laptop that had the screen removed and I was using it with an external monitor. But, I can't get any output during the installation or access the bios. I tried to do a blind install(step by step with a VM install) but it doesn't appear to...
  20. R

    How do you install Linux on a DVD player?

    I have an old Panasonic DMR-XW300 DVD player and wanted to know how to install Linux on it and what Linux is best. And if it helps I have a hitachi deskstar in it with no adaptor to plug it into anything. Thanks!
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