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    guiverc reacted to f33dm3bits's post in the thread Noble Numbat Beta delayed (xz/liblzma security update) with ubuntu ubuntu.
    https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/noble-numbat-beta-delayed-xz-liblzma-security-update/43827
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    guiverc reacted to wizardfromoz's post in the thread Ubuntu ISO with beer beer.
    I am hoping that that is a typo, two posts above. Let's call it /dev/sdX for convenience, as the alpha character may differ. If you...
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    guiverc reacted to dos2unix's post in the thread Ubuntu ISO with beer beer.
    It can't be a partition on the drive, it has to be the "entire" disk. It can't be /dev/sdb1 , it has to be /dev/sdb This should be a...
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    guiverc replied to the thread Ubuntu ISO.
    The Ubuntu ISOs are intended to be cloned or written to your installation media device (ie. the device itself, not a partition on the...
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    guiverc reacted to kghose's post in the thread Ubuntu ISO with tux tux.
    I do the following 1. unmount the drive 2. dd .... of=/dev/sdb I don't use sdb1 or sdb2 etc.
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    guiverc reacted to wizardfromoz's post in the thread Ubuntu ISO with Like Like.
    Good call, @kghose :) @Scuppernong a belated welcome to linux.org. Are you able to show us the exact syntax of the dd command you...
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    guiverc reacted to truckerDave's post in the thread which one with tux tux.
    I can tell you, as a noob myself, the process is a lot like buying a car. You make up your mind, whether by bias from family and...
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    guiverc replied to the thread which one.
    I'll recommend mostly GNU/Linux; its the best tool for most jobs an OS is useful for. Beyond that I'd consider support; does it have...
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    guiverc reacted to charlie.corder's post in the thread which one with Like Like.
    Welcome @ferree , The only one who can answer that is YOU! Relax, we all went through the same process when we started using Linux...
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    guiverc reacted to dos2unix's post in the thread which one with Like Like.
    This is a little like asking what's the best vehicle for me. A car, a truck, an SUV? A boat, a plane, or maybe a submarine. What do...
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    guiverc replied to the thread Installed Xubuntu 22.04, some observations/questions.
    Comment (FYI) only. I see only mention of Xubuntu 22.04 LTS, but no specifics as to what/which you actually installed. 22.04 is a LTS...
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    guiverc reacted to KGIII's post in the thread Today's article is about Lubuntu but works for other distros... with beer beer.
    I tested this in Lubuntu and Linux Mint. In Mint, the colors were off - likely due to my using a dark theme and it being GTK3...
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    guiverc reacted to etcetera's post in the thread How often do you reinstall system? with Like Like.
    I clone the operating system, about once a month or so, so if the primary OS gets hosed, I boot off the clone and sometimes clone the...
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    guiverc replied to the thread How often do you reinstall system?.
    On other boxes I had no issue with that release-upgrade, alas those were systems that had few changes and a failed or unclean upgrade...
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    guiverc reacted to KGIII's post in the thread How often do you reinstall system? with ubuntu ubuntu.
    I dragged (drug?) my feet and did a clean install for that one. Fortunately, I was able to use a great deal from my /home directory. I...
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