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stuck ubuntu 18.04 upgrade from ubuntu 16.04, at installing the updates
The upgrade got stuck at installing snap gnome characters, I don't know what to do please help me to resolve this issue without causing any damage to the system or its data.
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Removing dual boot and upgrading to Ubuntu 16 in a BIOS-booted computer
The hardware in point is an oldish desktop with a msdos partition table and booting in BIOS mode. The objective is to change the operating system arrangement from
dual boot Ubuntu 14 + Windows
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Ubuntu is unbootable after upgrade to 18.04, can only access Windows 10. How can I reinstall Ubuntu without losing my files? [duplicate]
I was using Ubuntu 16.04 on a dual-boot computer, fortunately.
I attempted to upgrade from 16.04 to 18.04. Now my computer freezes during the boot-up procedure. There screen fills up with lines of ...
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No desktop and internet after a dirty install of 16.04 from 14.04
I have a dual boot system and new ubuntu LTS 18.04 is releasing next month so I want to upgrade my system from 14.04 to 18.04. The best way for the up-gradation is first by going to 16.04 and then to ...
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How do I post a report from terminal and who will help me with what it says? [closed]
I tried to upgrade from 14.04 to 16.04 but it would not take and now I'm stuck between them and nothing works but terminal and I don't know how to fix. I need someone who can go through the report and ...
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How do I replace linuxmint with 16.04 LTS with flashdrive? [duplicate]
I run dualboot of ubuntu 14.04 and linuxmint. i want to replace linuxmint with the new 16.04LTS. I tried upgrading my 14.04 to 16.04 but i encountered a problem(only some packages could be upgraded) ...
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renaming removed key_buffer and myisam-recover options (if present) error while installing ubuntu 16
I have been trying to update my Ubuntu 14.04LTS to Ubuntu 16, I tried updating using a USB stick as it says in the official site, but that didn't work, I wasn't even able to enter the boot mode, so I ...
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Should a faulty Ubuntu 15.10 system be 'upgrade'd to 16.04 or 'erase and reinstall'ed?
I interrupted a routine software update that was hanging, and as a result my Ubuntu 15.10 has lost a lot of general system functionality, e.g. it will no longer write files to USBs, play sounds or ...
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problem with upgrade to 16.04 from 14.04
I upgraded Ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04, but I had some problems with installation, so I wondered if I could install 16.04 again without using USB memory stick or DVD? Or if I can return to 14.04
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Updates to 16.04 leads some inconsistency
I tried to upgrade Linux from 14.04 to 16.04. After installing all new packages, it showed that Octave cannot be installed for same reasons (I don't know if this is relevant to the problem below).
I ...
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Dell XPS 13 DE won't restart after failed update to Ubuntu 16.04 from 14.04
I tried updating my Dell XPS13 DE (9343) to Ubuntu 16.04 by using the below commands :
sudo update-manager -d
Basically followed this blog post : http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/04/how-to-upgrade-...
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