#system-installation

Fix: Installing Ubuntu on a SSD #dev #development #solution

Installing Ubuntu on a SSD

Going to install Ubuntu 10.10 on new intel x25M 80GB SSD. It will be fresh install. I have been googling for past few days and getting overwhelming articles/blogs/Q&As. One particularly very useful being:

How do I optimize the OS for SSDs?

But with so many suggestions and differences of opinions (on different links) this simple OS install process seems to be daunting…

Answer: How to boot Ubuntu from EFI/UEFI? #solution #fix #answer

How to boot Ubuntu from EFI/UEFI?

I installed Ubuntu 11.10 on a newly bought Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 71 (model: 1577-G3G) with EFI boot enabled. I opted for the Use Entire Disk option. Even though the installation process went without any problems/errors, when rebooting it now just gives me:

No bootable operating system. Insert bootable disk and press any key…

I figure this is because of EFI.

How-to: Kernel requires an x86-64 CPU, but only detected an i686 CPU. How can I install Lubuntu/Ubuntu? #development #solution #programming

Kernel requires an x86-64 CPU, but only detected an i686 CPU. How can I install Lubuntu/Ubuntu?

I’m trying to install Lubuntu on my laptop (sorta old 2005). [Laptop stats: Intel® Celeron® CPU 410 @ 1.46 GHz 1.47GHz, 448 MB of RAM]

I press Install and this message appears:

This kernel requires an x86-64 CPU, but only detected an i686 CPU. Unable to boot - please use a kernel appropriate for your…

How to: Ubuntu 14.04 install NVIDIA driver #computers #programming #solution

Ubuntu 14.04 install NVIDIA driver

After I have managed to get running Ubuntu 14.04 (look at my last question about booting upgraded Ubuntu) now there is another problem: To continue with that story: I found a way to burn the image on a DVD. I took the amd64-image and with that it was no problem. Even under Windows now it was possible to burn the iso-image. Ubuntu then gave me the option to…

How-to: How can I install on a non-PAE CPU? (error "Kernel requires features not present on the CPU: PAE") #development #programming #solution

How can I install on a non-PAE CPU? (error "Kernel requires features not present on the CPU: PAE")

After burning Ubuntu 12.04 to a CD, I tried booting and got the message:

This kernel requires the following features not present on the CPU: pae Unable to boot - please use a kernel appropriate for your CPU.

What does this mean?

Answer [by fossfreedom]: How can I install on a non-PAE CPU? (error…

How-to: Installing Ubuntu on a Pre-Installed Windows 8 (64-bit) System (UEFI Supported) #fix #development #it

Installing Ubuntu on a Pre-Installed Windows 8 (64-bit) System (UEFI Supported)

I bought a computer with Windows 8 Pre-Installed, but I didn’t like Windows 8, so I decided to install Ubuntu as a second operating system.

I’m absolutely new to Linux. I have been using Windows for all my life, but I have read about Ubuntu (and Linux in general) and I think I’ll like it, so I wanted to know how to…