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If you do decide to dual boot Windows and Ubuntu on the same drive remember to use Windows tools to work on Windows file systems/partitions. Defrag Windows before and after expanding/shrinking/moving...

I should of thought of it hours ago. I use a command to change the internet addresses of the Ubuntu repositories to go from the latest version of Ubuntu to the next version of Ubuntu under...

Did you use the Ubuntu utility called Language Support? That will allow us to install Chinese (simplified). Do you have a Chinese keyboard? You may also need to go to system settings>keyboard and add...

This is what google translate offers:






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The -d switch will upgrade Ubuntu to the development version. Ubuntu 24.04 is no longer a development version. So, it is not possible to use the -d switch to upgrade 22.04 LTS to 24.04 development...

I am not educated enough to understand all that the boot repair summary says. But it seems to me that you have Windows in BIOS/Compatibility mode (Legacy Windows) and Ubuntu in UEFI mode.

Both...

You do not say which version of Ubuntu you are on. I have used Ubuntu 23.10 and am now using 24.04 LTS I have had no problems using system settings>screen display to either join or mirror an second...

The official upgrade path from Ubuntu 22.04 LTS to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS will not be open for another 6 months, or there about. At that time Software Updater will offer an upgrade to the latest LTS...

My desktop machine stopped working. I needed a replacement. I like the look of what Starlabs are offering and I would have brought one of their laptops if my choice had been in stock. In the end I...

I would not be using Ubuntu or Linux if I had not read in computer magazines these words: "Ubuntu for Humans."

If the developers of Linux distributions had not worked on various desktop...

I would like to suggest that the reason the upgrade from Ubuntu 23.10 to 24.04 failed was because the upgrade path is not yet open and will not be open until 6 months after Ubuntu 24.04 LTS has been...

As a test, open a terminal and run


sudo update-grub

Watch the printout. Does it show Windows 7 as a boot option?

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I shall assume that Windows is already on the machine; and you know how to download and burn to a USB memory stick Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ISO image. I also assume that you know how to boot from the USB...

This link gives a powerful reason not to force an upgrade to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS at the moment.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/dont-upgrade-to-ubuntu-24-04-yet



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What is the code name of 24.10? Two words beginning with the letter O. In the past I have changed the addresses in the sources.list file as soon as I have known the new code name. For a few days -...

Have you tried entering the BIOS/UEFI settings utility and disabling the hardware that you think is faulty? I do not think that those messages are coming from the Grub bootloader. The motherboard...

I like to run the development version and set it up the way I like to see how things work out before I upgrade. It was my original intention to switch from 20.04 LTS to 22.04 LTS but a Windows app...

People also grow old and reach end of life support. Names that I saw regularly when I first started reading this forum in 2007 are no longer with us on the forum and I suspect on the planet. I myself...

I am sorry that I have not replied sooner. I do not use the internet every day. I also had breakage on the Ubuntu 20.04.6 install caused by my failure to pay attention to what I was doing.
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The GUI utility Software Updater should run apt update; apt upgrade; apt autoremove and snap refresh.

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I may be wrong about this but it is my understanding that the Android developers do not update devices with Android as the OS. The responsibility for upgrading a version of Android to a newer one...

I updated the 24.04 development version on 08 April. Lots of packages were held back but many packages we were updated. On rebooting I got a white screen with this message:



The only thing that...

What does that mean?

a) When you boot the computer you get an error message saying no operating system found.

or

b) When you enter the BIOS/UEFI settings utility and open the boot manager...

Try



A folder/directory off of the root directory

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Where do you have the empty/unallocated space? Is it between sda1 and sda2? Or is it after sda5?

We are trying to explain that sda5 is inside sda2 and takes up all the space in sda2. So, you must...