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How do OS installers work? [closed]
I am learning how Linux OS installation works, but searching the Internet for this doesn't provide any information for my questions.
Note: This question has been marked as off-topic on Server Fault so ...
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How to remove operating systems and bios starting screen to restore hardware to when it was bought
I have installed loads of different operating systems (windows, manjaro, artix, popos, 2 ubuntu systems) on the same computer for trying different things out and I'm not exactly sure where everything ...
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Install other OS than DSM on Synology DiskStation DS16SE — possible?
The DS216SE will eventually reach its end of support. [EDIT: it is not as soon as triggered this question originally,* but that only postpones the issue. Also I'd prefer a less restricted access.]
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Dual Boot: Can disabled tools be re-enabled after the dual boot is complete?
I'm a little new to linux. I notice on some dual boot tutorials they'll ask you to disable several things in order to proceed with the dual boot steps. For example if you have windows pre-installed, ...
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Unable to create a bootable Windows 10 installation on an external SSD?
I would like to create a portable copy of Windows 10 using an .iso of the educational version.
I work almost totally in Linux so after giving up trying to achieve this there I created a Win10 VM.
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Cant install or run any app offline in tiny core linux? mounting /dev/loop123 on /tmp/tcloop/gtk1 failed Invalid Argument
I tried everything. downloaded dependencies and dep files for elmerfm and the program itself, actually downloaded all files like md5.txt, list, info... Put them to sda1/tce/optional/ . Also my tce is ...
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EFI System Partition for Dual Boot Windows and Linux
I just built my first computer and I want to have Windows and Linux installed. My hard drive is on the small side for a dual boot (256 GB SSD), but I plan on upgrading at a later date.
Following the ...
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What are the risks (if any) of installing an older version of Linux
My machine has limited RAM capacity. Newer Linux distributions seem to require more memory (often 1 GB or more) and seem to consume more than 500 MB on itself.
Is it safe to use an older version of ...
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Installing OS on hard drive, then moving hard drive to another machine
I have an old desktop which doesn't have a working CD/DVD. I want to install Linux on it in the simplest way possible.
I'm thinking I could solve this problem by removing the hard drive temporarily ...
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How could I install Linux to the hard drive of a different computer (one that won't boot from cd)
I have a really old Dell laptop that is beyond slow with its current WinXP installation. I want to make it usable again by installing a Linux distro (such as Xubuntu) but there is one big problem: It ...
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shouldn't droid OS load like linux [closed]
Why does it have to be machine specific. Ex. Nexus One
I've got an Apad that has 1.5 installed. Why can't I just grab 2.2 and install it like linux. It would be nice if Google went this route. The ...
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