Questions tagged [system-installation]
Use this tag for questions related to the initial installation of Unix-like operating systems. When installing extra software on a running system, use the "software-installation" tag.
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Bootable USB for Ubuntu 22.04 not detected on Dell Precision 3540
I just bought a Dell Precision 3540 laptop on Amazon. I am trying to install Ubuntu 22.04 on it. (FYI, I tested my bootable USB stick on my Lenovo IdeaPad 3 and it worked fine so that's not the ...
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How to run Debian installer with a newer kernel?
I want to install Debian 12 on a new laptop but the keyboard doesn't work on kernel 6.1 due to a bug that was fixed in kernel version 6.4. Is there a way to start the Debian 12 (stable) installer but ...
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Having Trouble Decrypting Drive and Reading Files
I am doing a fresh install of Linux Mint and I want to decrypt my hard drive which was encrypted during a previous installation of Mint so that I can recover some files. I have located the hdd with ...
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Issue with 'Destination port unreachable" when installing linux
I'm currently trying to install Arch Linux on a new disk, but I'm encountering a networking issue that I can't seem to resolve. I'm getting a "Destination Port Unreachable" error when I try ...
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hosting a Redhat 8 network install on LAN
If I have an operational server running RHEL-8.10 on a LAN as 192.168.1.1, is it possible to host a network installation of rhel-8.10-x86_64-dvd.iso downloaded from Redhat which is ~14gb, such that ...
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Make reboot be an early step in installing GNU/Linux
I install GNU/Linux on old crappy laptops.
One of the problems I have again and again is that the laptop does not boot after installation. Maybe it needs a certain setting in BIOS (think UEFI), maybe ...
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Is it possible to install a Linux distro split between two usb drives?
I have 2 USB drives, each 32GB. I was trying to install XFCE version of Debian 12 on one of the 32GB USB drives. But I failed, and then Google said for a complete functional Desktop environment to run,...
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Can I install Debian to a USB disk from a live USB?
I run Arch on my home server and after 2 years of infidelity I want to get back to Debian.
I will install it on a new M2 disk, but for comfort reasons I would like to avoid bringing the tower computer ...
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Cannot connect to home server via SSH on Arch Linux
I was trying to install Arch Linux on my home server but SSH cannot connect to host saying: ssh: connect to host 192.168.0.103 port 22: Connection timed out, also SSH cannot resolve archiso.local.
I ...
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I am following a video on setting up Qemu/KVM. Setting up of tuned, I am having a problem with missing parameters. How can I correct these errors?
In setting up Qemu and KVM: I received the following notification.
I have seen several others with this same problem,
but I have not been able to find a post with a resolution to implement.
$ sudo ...
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Can't install Debian because of LiveOS dropping to initramfs prompt
I have a problem with the LiveOS on Debian. I had a problem before this one: the mouse and keyboard do not work (they flicker for a bit and then stop) and they drop me into the Gnome DE. I found a ...
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Trouble setting up Linux on Nintendo Switch
I'm a complete noob to Ubuntu and I've been trying to set it up on my Nintendo Switch, but I keep getting the same error that says "Failed to mount rootfs" on boot. I've tried doing the ...
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Weird - can't install Linux on an ITX-Machine
This is the hardest nut in Linux installation I had in 28 years.
It's an Asrock J5005-ITX-Box with a Megatrends-UEFI-Bios I bought preowned. CPU ist Pentium Silver, I use the Onboad Graphics (Intel ...
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Installing Bazzite- Hit control + alt + F4 to open the log window, now I can't close it
I was installing bazzite and it was being slow so I took a look at the log with a key combination I found on google, control + alt + f4. The log showed up, but I haven't been able to get it to close, ...
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creating a bootable usb with GPT partition scheme to make use of linux .iso
The rhel-8.10-x86_64-dvd.iso to install from which is 14GB in size.
For a usb device (i.e. disk) that would show up in Linux as /dev/sdb for example, doing a cp rhel-8.10-x86_64-dvd.iso /dev/sdb ...
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Kernel BUG at fs/inode.c:613 during installation of Debian 12.5.0
I used the Debian 12.5.0 ISO DVD image from the official website and wrote it to a USB flash drive via Rufus. During the "Load installer components from installation media" process got stuck,...
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Unable to load into installed linuxmint os
I currently have Windows and Arch Linux installed on a drive with a GPT partition and grub. I am now trying to install Linux Mint alongside these two.
I am installing Mint on a second HDD (same PC) ...
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Which partition should be bootable, and why?
Using Debian 12.5 Bookworm, 64bit
I wanted to teach myself how to partition my disks for my needs, so I did this:
——————————————————————————————| [!!] Partition Disks |——————————————————————————————
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Ubuntu 24.04, Manual Install: /dev/mapper/* targets unavailable
We've got a new installer, Subiquity for Ubuntu 24.04. I've always set up my disks properly, encrypting, opening, creating logical volumes and filesystems, etc. Then I'd enter the installer and find ...
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Any OS selection runs Windows instead of selected OS
I installed ubuntu22 alongside windows11 on (Lenovo Ideapad3), while installing I selected "use ubuntu alongside windows". So I did it. But for some personal reason I deleted the grub from ...
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Why won't Ventoy boot from a flash drive
I recently bought a used Laptop, which had a German xUbuntu installation. I am vaguely familiar with xUbuntu.
Because it was in German I wasn't able to find my way around and decided to just plug in ...
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How to join the Ubuntu 22.04 Server to the Window Active Directory
I have new server running on the ubuntu and I want to join that server to our existing AD which is resolve as "ad.xyz.edu" and under that AD our department (OU) "med.abc.edu" is ...
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Could not create MokListRT: volume full etc when trying to boot almost any distro/liveUSB
I'm having this issue for a few months now...I was using fedora for a long time but it broke after an update and since then I can't install or run a live environment of almost no distro...so far only ...
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Clone Linux OS Btrfs disk and boot with cloned disk 2024?
Disk D is a typical Linux installation. D has EFI (boot) and Btrfs (the rest) partitions. If I have a disk E whose size is > D, how can I clone D on E, and boot with E? Is that possible without too ...
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Black screen when trying to boot to Ubuntu and Mint
I am trying to install Linux on my new build. I have fired it up and I can see all of my hardware correctly in the bios. I have tried installing Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, and Mint. Each time, I start ...
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Mass install linux by dd to drive directly?
I need to install an custom OS to many similar/identical laptops. Would it work to live boot a laptop and dd the disk from a template laptop to the new one? Is it possible to trigger secure boot key ...
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How to set number of terminal rows on Arch Linux installer
I'm attempting to install Arch onto a 2016 Macbook pro - however when the actual installer prompt starts, the screen buffer overflows below the bottom of the screen. As a result, the active prompt is ...
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Stuck on "Finished casper-md5check Verify Live ISO checksums."
I tried to run a Linux Mint 21.3 Cinnamon Edition vm in Hyper-V, but I've had some problems.
When I used the Gen 2 option, it always displayed >>Start PXE over IPv4.
When I installed using Gen 1,...
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Debian installation from USB: "the logical volume vm-sys-net-private on qubes_dom0 could not be deleted"
I tried Qubes OS and found out that it is too heavy and complicated for me. So I tried to install Debian from a flashed USB. However, the installer gives the following error:
the logical volume vm-sys-...
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LinuxFX not installing
I have downloaded "Windows Ubuntu 11.4.4 LTS" from the LinuxFX downloads page, and created a bootable USB stick with UNetbootin. When I plug it in the OS starts up as normal.
Now to the ...
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RHEL installation time cannot set user with group id 100
when installing rhel-8.9-x86_64-dvd.iso, and even version 7.9, at the initial graphical popup during install when you go to user creation - advanced ...
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Termux proot-distro install fedora error
When I use proot-distro, it shows me this error:
~ $ proot-distro install fedora
[*] Installing Fedora...
[*] Creating directory '/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/var/lib/proot-distro/installed-rootfs/...
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Minimal to no intervention for Linux installation [closed]
I need to replace a Windows OS running on x86 devices with a custom Linux distro. I need to automate the process as much as possible. Ideally, plug in a USB stick or connect to a Network server, run ...
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Forgot to install the desktop environment while installing debian 12
I forgot to install the desktop environment while installing Debian 12.
I'm stuck in tty1 when installing, no GUI, only text. I've asked on a Facebook group, and people there say I forgot to install ...
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How do I install Linux when I cannot disable Secure Boot?
I tried install Linux Mint with usb stick done by Ventoy and by (KDE) ISO Image Writer on Fedora. Mint latest version 21.3.Both times I get "Secure Boot Violation. Invalid signature detected. ...
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Can I install latest Kubuntu (23.10) on top of dual boot with Windows with old Kubuntu version (13.10)?
I have a dual boot PC with old versions of Kubuntu and Windows installed.
I can't upgrade Windows but I can/want to upgrade Kubuntu.
The Kubuntu installed version:
Kubuntu version: 13.10
Qt Version: 4....
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Do these hardware specs support Linux working system? [closed]
I have a PC with the following specs:
Processor: AMD Phenom II x6 1055T Processor, 2800 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 6 Logical Processors
RAM: 6GB
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology GA-890-FXA-UD5
Adapter: ATI ...
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Old laptop shutdowns during iso installation
The name of the laptop is a Toshiba Satellite A215-S4747
It has a AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology Chip.
It had 1 GB of RAM but i upgraded it to 4 GBs (It didn't boot when having 1gb so ...
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Why does VPS with stock Debian contain cdrom device?
I recently set up a debian 12 VPS with a new hosting company. It has:
/media/cdrom -> cdrom0/
/media/cdrom0/
And in /etc/fstab:
/dev/sr0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 ...
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How to get customized gnome live environment NOT to revert to original when live system is installed
I've customized a version of Linux Mint, including changing the desktop environment to GNOME, changing the wallpaper, adding shell user themes, extensions, changing the cursor, changing the icons, ...
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How to determine when KVM vm was created?
OS is Debian.
Not asking about uptime of course, but I would like to determine when vm was created and/or first booted.
Normally you can do something like: stat / and check birth time, but for a kvm ...
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Flash drive with ISO not seen in BIOS or not booting at all
I've got a problem. I cannot install any OS and I don't know why. I as usually copied artix linux iso to my flash drive to install it on server. Then in BIOS settings, drive didn't appear till I ...
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How to find out which repo lists libganglia-3.7.2 and to exclude this older version in my /etc/yum.repos.d/ dir?
I encountered a "Transaction check error" when updating the CentOS 7.9 using suso yum -y update command:
Transaction check error:
file /usr/lib64/libganglia.so.0.0.0 from install of ...
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Disable MOK password prompt, load GRUB immediately
I have a fresh install of Debian 12, but every time I boot it prompts me for a MOK password (just the password, no other options). I know what the password should be, but entering it says it doesn't ...
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Debian 8.10.0 installation on PowerPC can't use CD-ROM
So, I'm having an old PowerPC based IBM server, RS/6000 F50- that I'd like to get running simply for my own fun and hobby. There are several different OSes that can be installed on it and I was going ...
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Would there be a difference in running cryptsetup from a Ubuntu USB FD vs internal disk?
Meaning Ubuntu installed on a USB vs an HDD. Would it make a difference security wise, example speed with USB during luksFormat with the specified iter time? Or a difference running it through USB or ...
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Upgraded debian from bullseye to bookworm and now the computer freezes at boot screen
I followed this guide to upgrade debian bullseye to debian bookworm but now my computer freezes at the boot screen on the line "Loading initial ramdisk ...".
Can someone help me diagnose ...
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Restoring backed up Linux Partition
Suppose we have an empty drive /dev/sda with lots of space. We also have a partition of a previous Linux backup /dev/sdb1. This contains the usual linux filesystem /home, /usr, etc. What is notably ...
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Choosing a location for installation of Docker Desktop app’s CLI tools
When completing the installation of Docker Desktop 4.25, the Advanced Settings offers a choice:
Choose how to configure the installation of Docker's CLI tools:
System (requires password) Docker CLI ...
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Install Pop!_OS in custom mode with encrypted root partition
I've tried to install Pop!_OS in custom mode because I need Multiboot, but I also want an encrypted root partition. So I set an /boot/efi partition and unlocked a previous with luks2 encrypted and ...
