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I found my old laptop yesterday and it is running Ubuntu 12.10. I opened it, but there was just a black screen with a blinking underscore. I restarted again and pressed F12, clicked HDD and found Ubuntu.
I clicked it and typed in root and my password. To mention, it was in CLI mode. I tried ways to go to GUI mode, but couldn't. I ran:
startx
and
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
and
sudo apt-get update
but they all showed an error. I tried alt+F7 but it showed the blinking underscore again.
If you find a way to fix it, please help me as I really want to use my old laptop. Thank you for your help.
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John H.
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I found my old laptop yesterday and it is running Ubuntu 12.10. I opened it, but there was just a black screen with a blinking underscore. I restarted again and pressed F12, clicked HDD and found Ubuntu.
I clicked it and typed in root and my password. To mention, it was in CLI mode. I tried ways to go to GUI mode, but couldn't. I ran:
startx
and
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
and
sudo apt-get update
but they all showed an error. I tried alt+F7 but it showed the blinking underscore again.
If you find a way to fix it, please help me as I really want to use my old laptop. Thank you for your help.
boot
asked Mar 18 at 17:57
John H.
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Ubuntu 12.10 is way beyond end of life ....
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Mar 18 at 18:00
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I found my old laptop yesterday and it is running Ubuntu 12.10. I opened it, but there was just a black screen with a blinking underscore. I restarted again and pressed F12, clicked HDD and found Ubuntu.
I clicked it and typed in root and my password. To mention, it was in CLI mode. I tried ways to go to GUI mode, but couldn't. I ran:
startx
and
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
and
sudo apt-get update
but they all showed an error. I tried alt+F7 but it showed the blinking underscore again.
If you find a way to fix it, please help me as I really want to use my old laptop. Thank you for your help.
boot
asked Mar 18 at 17:57
John H.
12
I found my old laptop yesterday and it is running Ubuntu 12.10. I opened it, but there was just a black screen with a blinking underscore. I restarted again and pressed F12, clicked HDD and found Ubuntu.
I clicked it and typed in root and my password. To mention, it was in CLI mode. I tried ways to go to GUI mode, but couldn't. I ran:
startx
and
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
and
sudo apt-get update
but they all showed an error. I tried alt+F7 but it showed the blinking underscore again.
If you find a way to fix it, please help me as I really want to use my old laptop. Thank you for your help.
boot
boot
asked Mar 18 at 17:57
John H.
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asked Mar 18 at 17:57
John H.
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asked Mar 18 at 17:57
John H.
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asked Mar 18 at 17:57
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Ubuntu 12.10 is way beyond end of life ....
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Ubuntu 12.10 is way beyond end of life ....
– Panther
Mar 18 at 18:00
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Ubuntu 12.10 is way beyond end of life ....
– Panther
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Ubuntu 12.10 is way beyond end of life ....
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First try and upgrade Ubuntu to the latest version by running the following command:
sudo do-release-upgrade
and then we update everything else:
sudo apt-get update
Now reinstall the Ubuntu Desktop:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
answered Mar 18 at 18:15
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First try and upgrade Ubuntu to the latest version by running the following command:
sudo do-release-upgrade
and then we update everything else:
sudo apt-get update
Now reinstall the Ubuntu Desktop:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
answered Mar 18 at 18:15
Kris Stadler
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First try and upgrade Ubuntu to the latest version by running the following command:
sudo do-release-upgrade
and then we update everything else:
sudo apt-get update
Now reinstall the Ubuntu Desktop:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
answered Mar 18 at 18:15
Kris Stadler
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up vote
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down vote
First try and upgrade Ubuntu to the latest version by running the following command:
sudo do-release-upgrade
and then we update everything else:
sudo apt-get update
Now reinstall the Ubuntu Desktop:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
answered Mar 18 at 18:15
Kris Stadler
1499
First try and upgrade Ubuntu to the latest version by running the following command:
sudo do-release-upgrade
and then we update everything else:
sudo apt-get update
Now reinstall the Ubuntu Desktop:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
answered Mar 18 at 18:15
Kris Stadler
1499
answered Mar 18 at 18:15
Kris Stadler
1499
answered Mar 18 at 18:15
Kris Stadler
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answered Mar 18 at 18:15
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Ubuntu 12.10 is way beyond end of life ....
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