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Files reduce to zero byte(empty) whenever I paste it or save it in a particular partition
In a dual boot system, I have a directory which can be access by Ubuntu also. Folders can be created, files can be renamed and files can be copied from, but whenever I try to paste or save any file in ...
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Problem with mounts?
A little while ago, I installed Unity Desktop on my pc (by way of "sudo apt install ubuntu-unity-desktop") . After removing it ("sudo apt autoremove '^unity' --purge) and rebooting to ...
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/Windows/System32/config no such file or directory Linux windows partition
I created a Windows partition from Ubuntu at /mnt/windows to navigate to /mnt/windows/Windows/System32/config
(following this instruction: https://github.com/spxak1/weywot/blob/main/guides/bt_dualboot....
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How to fix Ubuntu GUI after installing windows 11 dual boot
I recently installed windows 11 on my second hdd and since then I face issues with ubuntu improperly loading GUI.
Ubuntu loads to tty1 instead of the graphical user interface (GUI).
I have managed to ...
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Error: Attempt to read or write outside of partition after partitioning [fixed]
I was partitioning my main drive from the command line on a USB drive, and used parted to take 75gb off the end of the main partition, when I had 100GB free. That was a success, and I was able to ...
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Looking for a better understanding of how this UEFI workaround for Sophos XG should be performed
I have found a workaround to allow Sophos XG to boot without CSM but it requires this workaround.
I don't totally understand Linux but I'm working on it. I can get the /boot to mount on sda1 but I ...
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Automatize creating, moving and resizing a persistent data partition in a dual boot scenario
Device: Ubuntu 20.04.5 on Raspberry Pi 4B
I am willing to automatize the process of having a persistent data partition in a Azure Device Update scenario. For that (dual boot), I need a persistent data ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 stuck at boot screen
My computer won't boot.
I've tried:
Purge Nvidia drivers
Start with nomodeset
fsck (It didn't run because /dev/sda3 was always mounted.)
apt update
Removing quiet splash *
Results of journalctl :
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Accidentally commented out main drive in /etc/fstab, cant boot, any way to fix this without clean install?
Yall are gunna chuckle at this one, but in an attempt to resolve a slow boot issue, I opened up etc/fstab, commented what I thought was an unused drive causing the issue, and then rebooted to see if ...
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question about ubuntu22.04 default partitioning
I used Ubuntu20.04 and win10 dual OS before and because some environment went wrong so I decided to erase all of them and install Ubuntu22.04 only. I have a 128GB SSD disk(sda) and 1TB regular disk(...
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Problem with GNU GRUB and external HDD with ubuntu
I have installed Ubuntu in an external HDD. To do so, I formatted the external Hard Disk to ext4 and mounting point /. Then, I used that partition as boot. Now, whenever the HDD is mounted, the system ...
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Ubutu grub boot loading menu not showing on Dual boot Windows 11
I have 2 hard drive. Windows & Ubuntu both have separated dedicated drive. But Ubuntu Grub menu doesn't show up in startup. I have checked on disk and it's clearly indicating that there have ...
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Mounting a Windows Share NTFS Drive: Ubuntu File Manager, "Passphrase Needed to Access Encrypted Data"
I have installed Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on dual boot with Windows 11. I let Ubuntu use only one of the four drives. Now in Ubuntu, the other three drives are showing in an encrypted form. When clicked, ...
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mtd device must be supplied (device name is empty) - not booting anymore
My Ubuntu 22.04 wont boot anymore, as it get's stuck after [ OK ] Started Tool to automatically collect and sbumit kernel crash signatures.
Before that, it just shows the message in the title and ...
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How do I mount this laptop harddrive using a Live CD?
I have a Windows laptop that went wrong, and I would like to mount the harddrive using a live CD to rescue a couple of files.
I don't know how the drive is formatted or arranged but from my early ...
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