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    Newbie on powebook g4

    Also when i start up it tells me it is missing B43legacy......if that throws any light. I am relatively well versed in windows command line...old dos..but unix is still a mystery.
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    Newbie on powebook g4

    Thanks for that. The tty T the top is tty 1. Is bash the fuller console you are talking about. If not how do i access a fuller console. Sorry to be a pest but i am trying to understand. By the way from tty1 I cn run and use python
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    Newbie on powebook g4

    Sudo update-grub yeild an error does this mean grub is not working
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    Newbie on powebook g4

    Machine is 512mb i think
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    Newbie on powebook g4

    Yes a blue screen with kubuntu written shows but then the login screen freezes up.
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    Newbie on powebook g4

    I am communicating on an android samsung s3. When i boot i get yaboot which gives me the option of booting from the kernal or the cd rom. I have the ubuntu alternative on dvd and also usb but have not been able to boot from either. I also have a disk with slacko. I need some more help...
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    Newbie on powebook g4

    Once when trying to start 16.04 gui i got a scrren askking me to update video display but not any more can you ppoint me to instuction oon how to do that from command line.
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    Newbie on powebook g4

    On startup it gous to kununtu i then get the loginn screen which frezzes. I can use ctr alt f3 to get to the terminal if i do it before the startup appears.
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    Newbie on powebook g4

    When i try to update to 18.04 it tells me it cant find ubuntu minimal and reverts to 16.04 . Any ideas?
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    Newbie on powebook g4

    Have a powerbook g4 that came with ubuntu 12.4 installed. Foolishly i updated to 16.4 and have not been able to run th unity gui or any other. I have spent about two weeks researching which has been very educational and have tried many things non of which have worked. I think the problem is...
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