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    Cannot install any version of linux

    Greetings Linux.org My previous system loved Linux...Xubuntu. My more recent system refuses to take it. A little assistance would be greatly appreciated. And i will describe as best I can
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    Solved Problem with installing various distributions

    Hello. I wanted to install linux on my computer once again. My choice fell on Linux Mint/Fedora 42. I am currently using Windows OC. I downloaded the distributions from the official websites, and then, using the Rufus program, I created a bootable USB flash drive with the selected...
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    No Ethernet Card Was Detected

    i’ve been struggling for hours to figure this problem out when installing kali, can anybody tell me what’s going on with my eth card, and what should i do for it?
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    Dual boot Linux Mint with Win 11 Failed

    I have a Dell laptop in which I have installed a fresh Windows 11 24H2. It has a 1Tb SSD. I have allocated about half of that for Linux (Shrunk the Win OS partition). Then ran a Linux Mint ISO USB install. I thought I had installed it but now it won't dual boot. Plus if I re-run the USB...
  5. ZeidMahmoud

    Problem with gcc compiler

    everytime I try to install any software on my slackware 15 it says It can't complier . """ checking build system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnuchecking host system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnuchecking target system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnuchecking for a BSD-compatible install... /bin/ginstall...
  6. lymphor

    Solved Replacing Ubuntu 24.04 with Kubuntu 24.04

    Hello everybody :) I want to remove Ubuntu 24.04 from my PC and replace it with Kubuntu 24.04. I already have an USB stick with Kubuntu ready to be installed, but I would need some advice regarding the procedure to follow. I currently have installed in my PC both Windows 11 and Ubuntu 24.04, on...
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    How i solve this installation error ? [ kali installation]

    I'm newbie and i trying to install kali Linux for my college project. but when i try to install kali in my Virtual box it's show this kind of error. please help asap.
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    Password Help Needed

    Hi, I have an older laptop (HP 2000 Notebook, which originally had Win 8 installed). In 2018 I installed Mint as I wanted to learn Linux. Well life sometimes has other plans so I got away from that and now I'm trying to get back into it. Bottom line is I cannot recall my password. Back then...
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    Guidance on understanding and using C Project Build Tools (Make, CMake, etc.)

    Hello everyone, I am reaching out to learn more about using build tools like make, cmake, makefile, and related commands (e.g., make all, make cfg, make ., and make install) in C projects. I have been trying to install softwares like freeSWITCH, RTPEngine, and OpenSIPs from GitHub. While I...
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    MOK/ Secure boot problem

    Hello! After installation, the message "Perform MOK Management" will appear. Here I select "Enroll MOK" in order to be able to use third party software in the future. So far so good. Then I try to enter the password specified in the secure boot section during the installation, but nothing...
  11. 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...
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    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...
  15. 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...
  17. 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?
  18. 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...
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    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...
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    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...
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