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I've tried to install Ubuntu 12.04 and I got damned kernal panic errors. I've tried Petra and my PC just froze at a white screen during installation. Why is it so damned hard to get this OS working? I've done everything by the book and I'm just a beginner so this whole typing in commands in the GRUB is rather hard to follow. I am downloading Xubuntu 14.04 as I am typing this. Hope it works! I am using the Linux PenDrive to create a bootable USB stick. I really want to try a different OS to to mess around. The Windows GUI is rather boring. Any idea what I might have been doing wrong?

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i never had any issues installing it on soo many different computers

 

maybe UEFI / secure boot issue ?

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i never had any issues installing it on soo many different computers

 

maybe UEFI / secure boot issue ?

I've check my BIOS and secure boot is disabled. My mobo is an Asrock H77 Pro4/MVP. Is there anything I have to check in my BIOS?

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I just burned it on a disc and it worked for me.

Damn. My disc have a capacity of 700MB. Doubt it would do for Xubuntu.

 

EDIT: I am going to try and my USB now. I'll report back the results.

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I have had funny business with my rig and USB install sticks. I would try either preparing a usb stick on another machine or looking into the wubi installer. I wanted to supply a link but I can't find it right now. The wubi installer lets you install Ubuntu into a windows sub-folder and then it configures the boot loader to dual boot the machine. It was how I got into linux before I knew what I was doing.

 

If that doesn't work then you could look into booting a virtual machine.

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You're doing something horribly wrong. By default you don't have to type in a single command to install Ubuntu. You just press install and while it is installing you get to pick stuff like which language you want your keyboard in, your root password and stuff like that.

It's as easy as installing Windows.

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By any chance are you using a nvidia gpu? Nvidia and linux have a long history of not cooperating and its always a struggle for me to get them to play nice.

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You're doing something horribly wrong. By default you don't have to type in a single command to install Ubuntu. You just press install and while it is installing you get to pick stuff like which language you want your keyboard in, your root password and stuff like that.

It's as easy as installing Windows.

 

It's not as easy as installing windows.......        It's easier :P

 

 

 

 

I would say there is a horrible problem there and a solution is not far away, I too have installed ubuntu on many machines including old laptops without much issue.  I am sure you will find the answer soon.

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It's not as easy as installing windows.......        It's easier :P

 

 

 

 

I would say there is a horrible problem there and a solution is not far away, I too have installed ubuntu on many machines including old laptops without much issue.  I am sure you will find the answer soon.

I have shared an image of the errors I am getting. Can you help me find out the problem?

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I have had funny business with my rig and USB install sticks. I would try either preparing a usb stick on another machine or looking into the wubi installer. I wanted to supply a link but I can't find it right now. The wubi installer lets you install Ubuntu into a windows sub-folder and then it configures the boot loader to dual boot the machine. It was how I got into linux before I knew what I was doing.

 

If that doesn't work then you could look into booting a virtual machine.

I'd love to try that but I have no idea how  :(

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I have shared an image of the errors I am getting. Can you help me find out the problem?

I wish I could, but I really don't know Linux well enough to problem solvel, I have just had really good easy experiences with it many times, I just wanted to reassure you that the answer is out there. Sorry

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I have installed so many distros in my netbook and they have all been easy to install, i would say even easier than windows. Maybe you could try linux mint?

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I'd love to try that but I have no idea how  :(

Here is the wubi installer faq, and the second link is to the installer:

 

http://wubi.sourceforge.net/faq.php

http://download.cnet.com/Wubi/3000-2094_4-10701841.html

 

I couldn't find a download for an installer newer than 12.04 (Current ubuntu is 14.04) and I couldn't find an installer anywhere else but Cnet unfortunately. But run that installer on a windows machine, reboot, select ubuntu, and off you go. :)

 

If that won't work I can link you to instructions to set up a virtual machine in windows.

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The problem might be specific to Ubuntu.

 

Ubuntu is a rushed distro that wouldn't pass any quality check aside from their own.

 

Ubuntu is the windows of linux.

 

Try something else.

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I installed Linux Mint Debian Edition on Thursday. I was very pleasantly surprised on how everything went.

 

If you want to give it a shot you can download this distro from here

http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=100

-Once I downloaded the ISO I used Win32 disk Imager to create a bootable USB from the ISO

http://www.softpedia.com/get/CD-DVD-Tools/Data-CD-DVD-Burning/Win32-Disk-Imager.shtml

-The only thing you need to read up on before hand is about the disk partitioning requirements during installation. Everything else was intuitive

-I have never used Linux before in my life but now I am posting from it so pretty happy.

-I don't plan on remaining a Linux noob but I was able to get by so far without the command prompt. I will learn it in time.

 

Here's a screenshot for anybody else who may be considering trying this distro. I like Linux Mint, and this one is based on debian (which is what steamOS and Ubuntu are based on).

It came with an office suite, firefox, thunderbird mail client, VLC, Banshee and lots of other stuff. Even detected my sound card and logitech mouse properly even though they are not officially linux supported. So far the only program I have manually installed is steam.

 

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I didn't want the complication of dual booting so when I want to switch to windows I just go into the bios and change boot priority. Works like a charm, I installed LInux on an old HDD i found lying around.

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Wow, if you think its bad now, you should of tried it 7 or more years ago.

 

Its freaking easy these days, I think you might have a mobo with some incompatible devices that might keep it from installing correctly or causing some of your crashes, best to check the forums (Ubuntu Forums) to see if anyone else is having  the same issues as you on the same hardware.

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Wow, if you think its bad now, you should of tried it 7 or more years ago.

 

Its freaking easy these days, I think you might have a mobo with some incompatible devices that might keep it from installing correctly or causing some of your crashes, best to check the forums (Ubuntu Forums) to see if anyone else is having  the same issues as you on the same hardware.

 

It was incredibly polished 7 years ago. You should have seen it 20 years ago. I remember it taking me the better part of a week screwing around with config files just to get X11 up and running. KDE and GNOME didn't even exist yet. Get off my lawn, etc. 

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try this one ^_^ Lubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

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