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I am trying to use Debian Bookworm, version 12.4.0 on a Dell PowerEdge 1950 server with 2 seagate hdd (SAS). Everything worked perfectly until I got an error message from my laptop (my laptop was connected to the server using ssh) : I then got the following error messages on the server...

Given a choice to install and run a Linux distro, is it better to choose BIOS or UEFI? If the answer is "It depends", then what does the choice depend on? Does the choice of BIOS or UEFI matter if the distro is being installed on a virtual machine vs. real hardware?

Hi everyone, I've decided to write here because I couldn't find the answer to my problem anywhere else on the web. I managed to create a bootable USB with an ISO file of Neptune 7.0 distro. After first attempts, I was unable to boot into Neptune Live. The solution that I found was changing the...

I'm new to Linux Mint. In Linux Mint,at Installer partition manager,there is "Device for bootloader installation.I'm not sure which is the correct one to fill in the space,disk device or efi (ESP)partition. After reading a few posts on this subject matter,there is conflicting advice & no...

Hello. I bought the laptop a few days ago without an operating system. Since then I tried to install Ubuntu and was challenged with several errors. I used 'Rufus' to create UEFI and BIOS/UEFI bootable USB, and every time I selected Ubuntu to be installed, the computer showed the following...

Hey guys, I am a bit of a newbie to the Linux scene (that's me trying to be modest) and I have recently installed Zorin OS on my ThinkPad E595. I've noticed that my battery does not charge anymore after the installation - when I plug my charger in, it detects it but it does not charge past it's...

I recently bought a HP Pavilion 15-eh1001ur laptop. It had pre installed Windows 10. I use Linux, so I installed Kubuntu on it using a USB. I used Guided installation - use whole disk. After installation, Linux doesn't boot. It all stops at HP logo, not moving forward. Also the live USB mode...

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)...

I was trying to install a newer version of Linux Mint from a USB Stick. Linux Mint 19.2 to Linux Mint 20.2. I was unable to upgrade using the update manager, so burned an ISO to a USB Stick. No matter what I do, I am unable to access the bios screen. I believe I have UEFI on this PC. I...

In a nutshell: When it comes to the FOSS / FOSH friendliness, should one prefer Intel over AMD, or vice versa? Which is the way to go considering the degrees of freedom in hardware? Sorry for the inconvenience, I am still a novice on Linux and at the moment, buying my first pre-installed Linux...

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I use an Acer Aspire A315-51 laptop and I tried to install several distroutions (Ubuntu, Arch, Manjaro, ...) but every time when everything is installed, after I press the bios key F2 a blackscreen with a white line appears. I can still select the operating system via the F12 boot menu, but I...

Good day everyone! I have been trying to find an answer on the internet, but its quite mixed in opinions. Is there any major risks of getting malware if I disable secure boot or should I just be careful of what I download on the internet? I have heard that operating systems like TAILS will not...

I installed Arch Linux alongside Windows and I can boot both operating systems after pressing F12. But when I want to go into the BIOS, the screen goes black and there is a small white line in the upper left corner. Then I reinstalled the BIOS, but the I can no longer boot Arch Linux. But if I...

Hey, I have a laptop that is Acer Aspire V5-431 and I want to install Linux in it but I'm having problems while installing it. I have tried two distro's till now which are Linux Mint XFCE and Zorin OS Core. It gives me an error like this [[^6~ there are multiple lines of this and then nothing...

I have a lenovo Y520-15IKBN laptop, with an I7700-HQ cpu, with a base clock of 2.80 Ghz up to 3.80 Ghz in turbo boost mode, I use archlinux, but changing the distro the situation does not change. The CPU never reaches the maximum clock, at maximum 3.6 Ghz, not even in single core, (tested with...

I've replaced my screen with "special" screen (Pixel Qi) that when the backlight is off, basically doubles as e-paper so it is visible in sunlight. The Fn+F6 shortcut works great to turn the backlight off while keeping the LCD active (which is exactly what I need). The problem is that the...

First off, need to say my PC is a mess (later). Have an HP Pavillion tower desktop, was running Windows 7 until using a utility on the Registry and only shows the "GRUB loading ... grub rescue". Haven't got round to dual-booting Mint or Manjaro (or both) on it just yet. What I meant by my...

Hi Attempting to boot linux mint installation from usb In the BIOS boot menu, where you choose the order of what is booted up first. I am trying to move the 'USB HDD' to the top, however the '+' sign is the only key that does not seem to work? When pressed it only makes a sound like the rest of...

Hi, i bought a windows 10 hp 15-bw033wm touchscreen a12 to multi boot with kali and possibly knoppix as a diagnostic machine, however i cannot rearrange my boot loader, i was wondering if there was a way to i have not thoight of, or doni have to install grub on the windows management ufei drive...