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Can't install linux-libc-dev on WSL/Bash on Ubuntu on Windows
I'm trying to install linux-libc-dev on Bash on Ubuntu on Windows (the Windows Subsystem for Linux).
This is to fix an earlier bash error:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libc6-dev : ...
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Should I uninstall WSL or the old Linux distro before installing WSL2?
I was using Windows 10 version 1909 yesterday. I had WSL enabled with Ubuntu 18.04 installed.
Now I have updated to Windows 10 version 2004. How do I update to WSL 2 the cleanest way with no residue ...
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How do I connect webcam to OpenCV in linux in docker from windows 10
I want to package my OpenCV program in Linux to somebody who only use windows to test. After some surveys, I find that docker may be a suitable way to put all my dependencies and program together to ...
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Grub not showing after installing Elementary OS alongside Windows 10 [UEFI]
I've tried to install elementary OS alongside Windows 10 in a UEFI machine. I first did it with Secure Boot enabled, using the "something more" option. I configured the root and swap partitions as I ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 File sharing (write permissions issue) with Windows 10/11
I have been struggling with getting a shared Samba share in Linux to be writable from Windows 10/11. I have found several questions on this but can't find a solution. I can see and list the samba ...
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How to restrict root access to other users/partitions
Setup:
Laptop dual boot Ubuntu 22.04 and Windows 10 or 11 (both are fine for me).
I have the issue where I need to install some anti-virus software as root on Ubuntu. However this software is really ...
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Decrease partition size for ubuntu dual boot
I have windows 10 and ubuntu 20.04 dual booted and I don't use ubuntu much. I gave ubuntu a lot of space which I can use for windows. Now I want to reduce the size of the partition😐. I have ...
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Dual-Boot system with Ubuntu cannot access Windows 10 (grub update and boot-repair not working)
I've recently entered in possess of a desktop computer with Ubuntu 16.04 and Windows 10. Booting it, it will immediately start Ubuntu and I'm currently not able to log in into windows. I've already ...
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Computer keeps freezing after ubuntu installation
Recently, I decided to shift to Ubuntu 20.04. So, I installed it on dual boot setup along with my already installed Windows 10. It worked great for 3 days (great enough for me to shift a lot of my ...
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Backing up Windows drive under Linux OS?
I have a dual-boot Linux/Windows machine, each having a separate 1TB SSD drive. Mostly Linux is used, Windows just occasionally.
An incremental daily/weekly/monthly backup using rsnapshot is set-up on ...
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Connect to Windows shared folder in Ubuntu
I have recently installed Ubuntu 20.04. Moreover, I have a share folder in windows of another computer. I have to access the share folder in Ubuntu. Therefore, I installed samba client using this ...
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how to implement wifi direct between windows 10 and linux (ubuntu)
I'm trying to establish WIFI DIRECT connection between windows 10 and Linux (ubuntu).
I'm following steps as per the below link.
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-to-implement-...
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Dual boot - tried to mount Windows drive on Ubuntu 20, failed, now Windows won't boot
I installed Ubuntu on my laptop today in place of Mint. I was able to boot the Windows drive under Mint, but it failed in Ubuntu with the error described in this page.
However, when I tried to start ...
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Windows 10 killing grub
I'm trying to run a dual boot system with w10 and Ubuntu. Both system works, secure boot is disabled and legacy support enabled, but every time i boot windows10 it just kills grub so the next time i ...
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Ubuntu 18.04.1 + VirtualBox 5.2.22 - VM hangs/freezes when I press printscreen button
I am running Virtualbox 5.2.22 on Windows 10. The VM is a fresh install of Ubuntu 18.04.1 with 6 processors, 8GB of RAM, and 128 Video RAM. Guest additions is installed. If I press the printscreen ...
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