Installing a unix-like operating system
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/home partition
I am facing the following doubt.
I installed Arch time ago with a home separate partition.
My issue is that I need to reinstall the system and I don't have a backup of my /home.
Would a new ...
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How do I get Fedora 17 boot media to boot my laptop?
I have been using Ubuntu since Ubuntu 11.10 came out. I was very satisfied with how Ubuntu has evolved over the past few years, but now I would like to try out Fedora 17 since that has been out for a ...
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Installing Linux/NetBSD on an old Sky digibox?
I've just been updgraded to Sky+ and I've got an old Sky box (Thomson 286_544 aka Thomson DSI4212C). How would I go about installing NetBSD (compatible with nearly everything) on it?
Has anyone ever ...
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Install of Gentoo: Can't find root device (boot of LiveCD from HardDrive)
I am attempting to install Gentoo on my PowerPC Mac. I have reached the point where I can boot the LiveCD (I have no CD Drive, so it is from my Hard Drive), but after the kernel is loaded, I get a ...
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How do I install openSUSE 12.1 from an external hard disk?
For some reason, my laptop (HP ProBook 5320m) refuses to boot when I install the ISO images for openSUSE 12.1 on an USB stick (the stick starts to blink and then the internal fan goes into overdrive ...
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archlinux aif command not found
I`m pretty much a newbie to linux and a complete newbie to archlinux. I started Archlinux after grub and I see a
[root@archiso ˜]#
command bash. The installation guide tells me to either type
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Install Chrome Linux from PXE boot
I've got a PXE boot server from which I can boot a selection of LIVE CD's. Mostly different Ubuntu distributions.
Setting it up for ubuntu was relatively easy. I have copied the caspar directory from ...
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Install Linux on PPC Mac: NO CD DRIVE
I am trying to install Linux on my Xserve G4, a NewWorld PPC Macintosh computer. The issue is: I have no CD drive, so all those helpful comments like "Just boot from Linux using a LiveCD" don't work ...
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Find filesystem of an unmounted partition from a script
I'm writing a custom automated install using AIF (Arch Installation Framework), and I need to find the filesystem on a partition given a partition.
So far I have this:
grok_partitions () {
local ...
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Linux Mint 64-bit Kernel Panic on Boot
I'm trying to install 64-bit Maya on the new Macbook Pro with Retina Display using a Bootcamp partition.
The trouble is that I get a kernel panic similar to the one below on live cd boot or usb boot. ...
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How do I install Ubuntu/Mint on top of Debian?
I have a basic dual setup with Linux Debian and Windows 7 (Grub is my bootloader). However, since this machine will be donated to a friend that does not know a lot about computers, I would like to ...
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Changing linux distro remotely while preserving data
I have a headless Fedora 15 (without GUI) box. With the following partition structure:
$ df -T -h
Filesystem Type Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
rootfs rootfs 49G 2.8G 46G 6% /
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Why Debian CD has 52 CD [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
31 Debian CDs — Why? and which do I need for a vanilla desktop install?
I am about to install Debian. But Debian has 52 CD Images - how can Debian be so large? 52 ...
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Which system configuration setting(s) on HP Compaq dc5750 need to be changed if “running Unix”?
HP Compaq dc5750 small form factor Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2.0GHz 2GB 160GB
On starting the system it displayed this message:
If you are running Unix, you need to configure your system using the ...
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Which Fedora CPU architecture should I choose? i386 or i686?
I have an old Thinkpad X32 which has an Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.80GHz based on the result of cat /proc/cpuinfo and I was wondering which is better to use on it, the i386 or the i686 version ...
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Linux clean install on an HP ThinClient
I'm having some issues with installing and removing stuff in Linux. I have a HP ThinClient (T5325) and was following these instructions to remove the HP OS and set up a Debian OS:
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Install CentOS from hard drive - kernel panic
I want to dual-boot CentOS and Windows XP. The computer has two partitions (C: and D:) and I want to install CentOS 6.2 on the D: drive.
So I downloaded the i386 ISO package, used UNetbootin to ...
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Best Disk Partitioning Scheme for a Linux-based Developer Machine
Is there some kind of "best disk partitioning scheme" for a Linux-based web and application developer machine, in terms of performance, organization or others?
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Fresh Linux (Debian and CentOS) installation will not boot
I am trying to install either Debian or CentOS on a home server (Fujitsu PRIMERGY TX100 S3). I first tried installing Debian. The whole installation was successful (including grub). But after ...
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How to install OpenSuse 11.4 through an ISO without burning it to a DVD?
How to install OpenSuse 11.4 through an ISO without burning it to a DVD?
Installation needs to be done on hardware, not on some virtual machine.
anisha@linux-dopx:~/tarBalls> uname -a && ...
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Installing centos server in a virtual machine
I have little Unix/Linux experience, so sorry if this sounds stupid.
What I want to do is simple: I want to learn CentOs so that I can manage my own web server. I did so by buying a dedicated and ...
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Installing basic OS on a server without console
I'm having a server with some obsolete linux installed. I want to wipe everything out, have a basic Ubuntu installed, and get the IP of the server, and a default username and password.
From there ...
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How do I install Ubuntu from Suse?
I just got a new laptop (HP ProBook 4520s), and I don't have my PC here, with which I used to create bootable USB's to install Ubuntu with. I only have an USB, an external hard drive, and some ...
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Installation Error: Kernel Panic - not syncing
I have a machine with the following spec:
CPU: Intel i7-2600S 2nd Gen Core 2.8GHz Low Voltage CPU 65W TDP RAM: 8GB DDR3 - 2 of these so I got 16GB of RAM.
I want to install a Linux distribution and ...
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Stuck at “Attached SCSI removable disk” trying to install Linux Mint
I bought a new laptop the other day, and now i'm trying to dual boot Linux Mint with Windows 7, which is already installed.
I initially used UNetBootin to put the .iso onto a USB.
Rebooted with the ...
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How to set up FreeBSD for my region?
im currently installing FreeBSD. Im at the "Time Zone Selector" screen. I don't know what should i choose. Normally, since i live in Quebec (Canada), i choose Eastern time GMT -5, but there is no such ...
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Installing new Operating System such as FreeBSD with PXE boot?
I am no expert on this issue, I am maybe even using the wrong technical term. Anyway, my goal is this: to install a new OS from a server that has the installation documents etc so some settings in ...
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Installing Lubuntu on PC
I am having problem with the installation of Lubuntu 11.10 . The problem is in section of "select and install software." It's giving me the following message:
Please insert the disc labelled: ...
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Installing FreeBSD without removable media from CentOS 6
I've been tasked with installing FreeBSD 8 alongside CentOS 6, without the luxury of removable media. CentOS 6 is already on the machine, and running quite nicely. However, I cannot figure out how to ...
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How do I format c while installing Ubuntu?
I would like to try out Linux but I did not find how to format c while installing.
There are 3 requirements at the beginning:
2.6 (?) GB storage
Internet - this is ok
And something else I have ...
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Extract files from FreeBSD 9 ISO
With FreeBSD 8 you could manually install by doing something like:
# mdconfig -f /FreeBSD-8.2-RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso
# mount -t cd9660 /dev/md0 /cdrom
# cd /cdrom/8.*
# export DESTDIR=/mnt
# cd ...
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How to remotely control a CentOS 5.4 install
I need to support a legacy system that's running CentOS 5.4. There are errors coming up during the install and walking through the admin on the other end is quite tedious and inefficient.
Does ...
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How do I get started with linux? [closed]
I am a programmer but have only used Windows as the development environment till now. I work on Java. I wanted to start developing on Linux and would like to know where to start. More specifically:
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Install Chromium OS without USB Disk
You seem to need a 4GB USB disk or flash drive to install Chromium OS onto before you can install it to your hard drive. Is there a way to install Chromium OS onto your hard drive without a handy 4GB ...
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How to install CentOS 6 via USB mass storage device?
I want to install CentOS 6.2 on a laptop (Thinkpad R40) which comes without CD/DVD-drive but with USB 2.0 ports.
It seems that CentOS does not provide ready-to-use dd-able USB images for ...
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Installing to a PCIE sata card
I have an ASUS P5Q deluxe from an old gaming computer that I'm converting to a server. Unfortunately, while their silly onboard fake RAID thing(drive xpert) worked fine in Windows, the drives are not ...
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Create a Bootable (UEF GRUB) USB for Ubuntu & Windows 7 Install
I want to create a Bootable EFI USB to install Ubuntu & Windows 7 (maybe with utilities like PartedMagic). I did that using MultiSystem previously. However, I am using GPT and Windows install ...
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How to configure GRUB to load Windows 7 Install in UEFI mode
I have a Dual-Boot USB I created with Multisystem for booting into PartedMagic, Ubuntu 11.10 & Windows 7 Install. Problem is Windows 7 says it cant install on a GPT partition.
Googled, and found ...
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Upgrade to Debian testing shows only white noise
I've installed Debian on my desktop, but now all I can see is white noise on my screen.
started with a squeeze netinstall
updated my /etc/apt/sources.list from:
# deb http://ftp.belnet.be/debian/ ...
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Build a “live USB stick” image without actually using a stick
We're trying to build a customized installation stick for putting linux on our embedded product. We're wanting to build it from scratch every time -- that is, pull RPMs out of a (local) repository.
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Debian Wheezy netinstall can't configure DHCP
I am reinstalling my Debian system with the Wheezy netinstall image on a USB drive.
I have a wireless router that also comes with ethernet ports, so I could either connect to my LAN via wifi OR ...
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Cannot install Debian on QEmu-arm
I'm trying to run Debian 6 network install with this command:
sudo qemu-system-arm -M versatilepb -kernel ./vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-versatile -initrd ./initrd.gz -hda ./debianlxde.img -m 256 -append ...
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FreeBSD 8.2 STABLE installation failing on VirtualBox
On my pc-bsd box, I installed VirtualBox and trying to install FreeBSD 8.2 STABLE in 10GB space.
During installation, I selected all the default settings, it looks like this:
But after this, I get ...
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Linux Mint can not see my partitions - installation problem
Scenario:
On my laptop I have Windows 7
My disk drive has several partitions whereof not all are used (for now)
My plan is to install Linux Mint on the 20000 MB (19,53 GB) partition (called I: in ...
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Installing Freebsd as guest OS on kvm without using VNC
I want to run Freebsd as a guest OS on kVM running on Ubuntu server 10.04. All howtos mention VNC as a necessity to start and finish the installation process. Can I install freebsd on kVM without ...
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How can I find a Ubuntu package to use with Amazon EC2?
I'm looking to set up a new server on Amazon's EC2 and I wanted to use Ubuntu 11.04 is it is fairly new but not too new. I previously used 10.10 which I think is also very stable and time-tested.
My ...
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What kind of installation should I choose from CentOS to have it as dom0 xen host?
I want to have CentOS 6.0 x86_64 as a dom0 xen host. During the installation of CentOS there are many options for installation: "minimal" "Basic Server"... "Virtual Host"..
The question is: which one ...
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Debian - Stripped down Automated Install Disc
I want to create a debian install disc that only installs the minimum software to get a web browser such as ice weasel to run in an x-windows environment.
Question: How can I make an stripped down ...
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make a linux “from scratch” using package manager?
Is there an easy way yet to make a linux system "from scratch" using a package manager like pacman, dpkg, etc.?
For example, something with which you can just say you want a working computer system ...
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Running the wizard again after a new system installation
I'm interested in installing Linux Mint on old laptops and giving them away.
During initial installation, I'm going to add VNC (or other tools to allow remote support), but interested in leaving the ...
