Ubuntu Installation :: Manage An Upgrade Of An Adjacent OS
Feb 27, 2010
I've been dual booting Ubuntu and Windows for about a year now. I know that Windows is nasty and all, but game publishers haven't gotten the memo, and Windows 7 isn't that bad. How do I know? I've been using the trial. Except that runs out tomorrow, so I'm going to have to install the full version. Which leads to the problem:
If I install it onto the partition where I had the old install, will grub find it? Will it roach my Ubuntu partition?
If that won't work, it leads to a second problem: The Internet connection on that PC is so awful (for reasons that I'd rather not get involved in here), that I'd rather not, if I have to re-install Ubuntu, download all of the packages I have installed again. Is there a reliable way to back up (and, more importantly, restore) all of the libraries and programs?
Finally, if neither of those options are possible, is there a way to select the packages directly, and download them with a well-connected PC?
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Mar 24, 2010
I'm using kde 3.5.10 on a Debian Lenny with xorg from backports and nvidia proprietary driver (195.36.15) on my laptop. Nowadays I have received a 2nd monitor, end my purpose is to attach it to my laptop. TwinView or separate X screen work fine but clone or extended view modes for my mind are not so usefull. I think there is the possibility to assign one virtual desktop to one monitor and another adjacent virtual desktop to the second monitor. how to obtain this kind configuration.
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Jun 16, 2011
I have upgrade my debian sid and after the new kernel update, xorg can't start because I need to rebuild the module. After the build, xorg start, but not compiz, who say :
[cubox@cubox-fixe:~]$ compiz (core) - Fatal: Root visual is not a GL visual
compiz (core) - Error: Failed to manage screen: 0
compiz (core) - Fatal: No manageable screens found on display :0
Launching fallback window manager
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Dec 17, 2010
I've been using Ubuntu on all my computers, but for a school project I need to get back to Windows VISTA.Running 10.10 on my netbook, using the desktop edition though.I got a Bootable Vista USB sorted, but I'm having a problem installing from it.I press F2 to enter the boot options and I only have 6 options - 4 Ubuntu options and 2 memory tests.How do I manage to select to boot from the USB?
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Jan 21, 2011
I made a USB pen bootable w/ubuntu 10.10 booted the OS in bios chose my language then on the next step I chose to install updates and third party applications. When I pressed next I was just loading (loading mouse icon) and it don't seem to finish, I just let the computer trye to get past the loading by waiting for 30 - 50 min but nothing happend.
Also tried reinstalling the OS on the USB w/UNetbootin both 32/64 bit and10.4 version -> no change PS: when shutting the comp. down while in ubuntu testing mode black screen with errors accure (a lot of different numbers - error) this is increadable enoying!
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Sep 22, 2009
I try to use fedora 11 as my home server. The server should be remotely managed by VNC. A normal VNC-setup does not allow to log into the login screen, but that is what I need !!
Notice that I would like to maintain the sever using the normal gnome gui. I have been investigating lots of options to get VNC running this way, have been searching all over, but did not find any working solution. All solutions I found where based on XVNC which is not available for fedora 11 as far as I know.
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Dec 18, 2010
I would like to install and manage SQUID Proxy Server using command line in Ubuntu 10.04 Server.
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Feb 12, 2011
I keep getting the following msg as I try to upgrade from 10.04 -> 10.10 ... "Could not calculate the upgrade An unresolvable problem occurred while calculating the upgrade: E:Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages. This can be caused by:
* Upgrading to a pre-release version of Ubuntu
* Running the current pre-release version of Ubuntu
* Unofficial software packages not provided by Ubuntu
If none of this applies, then please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the files in /var/log/dist-upgrade/ in the bug report." I don't think any of the issues above apply - can anyone offer advice on how to get around or "force " the upgrade
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Jun 1, 2010
While upgrading to a newer version of Ubuntu I noticed a warning saying that the installation/upgrade should not be interupted. Unfortunately though, during this process my computer froze up and I had to shut it down. Ubuntu no longer starts on my computer. I still have Windows though, which is what I'm using now.
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Apr 16, 2010
I am trying to upgrade from 9.10 to 10.04 beta. I tried ALT-F2 & ``update - manager -d'' but when Upate Manager opened, it did not give me the option of upgrading to 10.04 beta.
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Mar 29, 2010
I'm running 10.04 and for several days now I get two packages that are grayed out and do not upgrade in upgrade-manager.
If I use the shell and apt-get I get the following message: The following packages have been kept back: firefox-gnome-support update-manager
The system is functioning well, but these 2 packages just linger as I process probably hundreds of lucid upgraded packages.
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May 16, 2010
I tried to upgrade ubuntu from 9.10 to 10.04. It is almost complete downloading packages,but i get this error:Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...untu2_i386.deb The HTTP server sent an invalid Content-Range header [IP: 91.189.88.30 80]I tried to change from main server to US server, but I still get this error.
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Jan 18, 2010
I am begining on Ubuntu Server Management I would like to receive your on this doubt In order to have my Ubuntu Server up to date and with the last security patches, is it enough to do:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade?
If not, please where I can find an easy guide in order to keep or mantain my server OK? Also, what are the risks when we do: sudo apt-get dist-upgrade?
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May 9, 2010
doing an upgrade from 10.4 to 10.4 LTS and got this error:
Could Not Calculate Upgrade
An unresolvable problem occurred while calculating the upgrade:The package 'skype' is marked for removal but it is in the removal blacklist.
This can be caused by:
* Upgrading to a pre-release version of Ubuntu
* Running the current pre-release version of Ubuntu
* Unofficial software packages not provided by Ubuntu
If none of this applies, then please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the files in /var/log/dist-upgrade/ in the bug report.
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Oct 13, 2010
When I tried to upgrade to Ubuntu 10.10 using commandsudo apt-get dist-upgrade the following error is thrown:Setting up netbase (4.35ubuntu3) Installing new version of config file /etc/services.
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Nov 14, 2010
I am trying to upgrade from 10.4 to 10.10. I have never had a problem upgrading before with the Update Manager. Now I get an error message when using the Update Manager. The message says, "Could not calculate the upgrade". See screenshots. I also checked the package manager for broken packages and came up with nothing.
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Mar 14, 2011
I'm running Ubuntu 10.10 and 2.6.35-27-generic. When I run the Upgrade Manager, the 'Distribution Upgrade' window pops up and in bold letters reads 'Running partial upgrade'.
The next line reads '>Preparing to upgrade' and sits there. Mean while, the process begins to perform a great deal of constant hard drive activity. The window's horizontal activity bar reads 'Calculating the changes' at the bottom of the 'Distribution Upgrade' window.
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May 26, 2010
I'm trying to upgrade from 9.10 to 10.04 LTS I've followed [URL] Everything is updated. But, i don't receive the message "New Ubuntu release..." Will I have to download the entire DVD?
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Dec 4, 2010
I would like to install 10.10 preferably right now.But I'm having issues, dist-upgrade won't upgrade me for 10.04 to 10.10.I tried to go into my Update Manager, but it's not recognizing any new Ubuntu versions.I don't particularly want to wipe my system, so what should i do?
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Jan 27, 2010
I tried to upgrade from Fedora 8 to Fedora 12, but after preupgrade got everything ready I rebooted. Anaconda searched for storage devices and then said "No upgrade root found". What can i do to continue the upgrade manually?
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Jul 7, 2010
I will try to explain. My bank send to me a file which has extension .fm6, but which is, in reality, a zipped file. I have a program, which runs more or less well under wine, to open them.
Now the problem is: how can I associate this kind of files to the application? I mean, I can change the application for *all* compressed zip files, I know how to do it, but I do not want it. Just zip files that happens to have a name ending in .fm6 should be associated with them.
I know it's possible. In the end, openoffice.org files are really zip files (try it), and they are treated differently.
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Aug 23, 2010
Looking for a way to control how much cpu apps are allowed to use. I'm 10.04 64bit dual core.
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Oct 28, 2010
I'm looking for an effective way to manage use of internet bandwidth by users on a local area network. Currently there is a simple broadband router and unmanaged switch, and a standalone Ubuntu Server (8.04) that provides DHCP, DNS and mail for the LAN, and a web server. Ports are forwarded from a static external IP address to HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, SSH and IMAPS, and some security is provided by IP Tables (managed by using UFW).
There are 5 users on the network, and currently one or two of those 5 are using beyond our monthly download allowance of 30Gb. 1) To be aware of how many users are currently using the internet connection, and to divide the bandwidth between that number (so that if there are, say, 3 active connections, the total bandwidth available is divided 3 ways, rather than one of those users being able to hog all of it).
2) To allow each user to download up to 1/5 of 30Gb each month without any additional throttling (apart from the above), but once they go over that allowance to throttle them individually to, say, 10Kbps until the start of the new month.
I've heard other threads talking about both IP Tables and a proxy server such as Squid. I have no idea which of these would be most suited to the task. Currently, as I said, the Ubuntu server is standalone and only using 1 NIC, but it has 2 NICs and I could be configured to act as a gateway for the LAN, instead of the router, which is set to be the current default gateway.
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Nov 9, 2010
I installed ubuntu 10.04 minimial (just base packages), I have a desktop manager installed and was just wondering what the command was to install a gui to manage printers?
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Dec 22, 2010
I want to use Vidalia to manage a TOR relay. My /etc/default/tor file references another file /etc/default/tor.vidalia. It's supposed to help manage the TOR daemon. For whatever reason, I don't have a file called /etc/default/tor.vidalia.
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Jul 1, 2011
I'm trying to get my HP printer to work on Backtract 5 KDE (Ubuntu 10.04), I have installed 'system-config-printer-kde' and 'kde-printer-applet' plus the HP drivers but I think something is still missing cause I cant setup up the printer (clicking on add new printer I only have the option for network printer and new class printer) and if I try to print from any application there's only one option that is to file.
I'm sure there's a solution for this, I have searched a lot but can't find the list of packages necessary to manage printers.
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Jan 4, 2010
I'm running Ubuntu 9.10 together with Windows 7 and when I launch Nautilus I have a list of all my (Windows) partitions in the navigation bar on the left. However I don't want to see all those partitions in Ubuntu (eg. the Windows system partition or the partition reserved for the Win boot loader. Is there a way I can control which partitions will be detected and listed for mount in Nautilus?
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Jan 13, 2010
I have a LAMP server running Ubuntu 8.04.03 Server edition running smoothly. Ive setup several websites on the server and all are ok, but I constantly have trouble with permissions. Everytime I setup a new domain to host, I setup a user specific to that domain. This allows SSH login specific to the domain. The problem I have is that every time I setup ownership in the virtual directories for the users they belong to, the settings don't seem to stay. Initially it seems to work ok, but when I install Joomla and setup the webspace, I always seem to have to login to the server itself to chmod the folders I need to have writable. I cant chmod properly from my FTP client which is weird. How to manage permissions?
Currently I am doing the following:
Code:
sudo mkdir -p {name of domain}/{public,private, etc...}
sudo usermod -g www-data {my user name}
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/{directory for the domain}
sudo chmod -R 775 {folder path I need to change}
This works for a while but as I add new things to Joomla and I want to modify the folders, I always have to go back and redo the chmod and the chown commands to get them where I want.
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Mar 21, 2010
I would like to use a transparent terminal window but meanwhile I want to keep a solid background while it is full screened. Is there a way to manage this?
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Jul 5, 2010
My user/group manager in the system>administration menu is missing.Is there a command to get to the user/group manage using alt+f2 in the desktop? Or can i download the user/group manager from Ubuntu Software Center? I searched the Software Center and all i could find was the KUser user manager program... can I download it? Will it work with ubuntu 10.04?
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