Please i need a cheap fairly used UK HP laptop with the spec.:4gb ram, 750gbhdd, core15, good battery.
If available in Lagos kindly let me know.

Linux users can now download Linux Mint, I have written a post exclusive on several Linux Distro, Just visit my blog at www.techvillz.com. Feel free to ask me any question regarding Linux or any distro

Craigston:

For the sake of doing crazy things! Can you imagine this? Running VirtualBox in a Virtual Machine. I could not take it further (by installing another VM in VBox running inside a VM) because of hardware constraints.

I believe at some point it would fail, regardless of the hardware available because VBox does not yet support Nested Virtualization

stynhaq:


I believe at some point it would fail, regardless of the hardware available because VBox does not yet support Nested Virtualization

I might try that someday, maybe after I upgrade my hardware.

Nony1:
Please i need a cheap fairly used UK HP laptop with the spec.:4gb ram, 750gbhdd, core15, good battery.
If available in Lagos kindly let me know.

You will have to enter computer village and search for this spec.Its pretty tough to get exactly what you want tho, so I will advice you prioritize the key specs like processor and RAM, then you can settle for or upgrade other specs.

Techvillz:
Linux users can now download Linux Mint, I have written a post exclusive on several Linux Distro, Just visit my blog at www.techvillz.com. Feel free to ask me any question regarding Linux or any distro

I am a KDE fan so i have the Linux MInt 18 KDE currently running KDE Neon (User Editon).

I just installed Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS distro on my Windows 10 OS Dell Inspiron Machine (upgraded from Windows 8.1 OS). My intention was to dual boot and be able to choose either Windows or Ubuntu at startup. I have been able to achieve my goal, albeit with some challenges:

1. I am unable to boot into Windows OS except I use the boot menu by pressing F12 at startup and use the Windows boot manager. If I don't do this, I'll automatically boot into Ubuntu. Pointers: I had to disable UEFI and use Legacy to be able to boot from USB to install Ubuntu. So Windows is set to boot from UEFI and Ubuntu from Legacy.

2. My battery reads "charging 0%" and as soon as the power source goes off, the laptop goes off too. I have tried recalibrating the battery, re-installing the battery driver and updating the driver, all to no avail.

My questions:

A. How do I get to be able to choose the OS to boot from without using the boot menu? What do I need to do to make Ubuntu boot mode to change to UEFI (I understand that both OSes must be set to boot same way. I erroneously installed Ubuntu using Legacy instead of UEFI).

B. What else can I do to get my battery back?

Thank you in advance.

Try disabling legacy boot

jaeyikeh:
Try disabling legacy boot

That will make my machine boot automatically to Windows. I need a repair that will enable me to be able to choose the OS I want without having to use the boot menu in F12 or F2

Dsdada:

That will make my machine boot automatically to Windows. I need a repair that will enable me to be able to choose the OS I want without having to use the boot menu in F12 or F2

It's obvious the answer is to reinstall Ubuntu in UEFI.....

Wipe the Ubuntu partition in Windows. Reclaim the space. Make sure Windows is working fine as a sole boot in UEFI

Then try Install Ubuntu in UEFI

PS: u need to disable fast startup and properly shutdown windows before installing Ubuntu...

@4llerbuntu, thank you for your insight. I'll look into that. Any help for my unyielding battery?

Dsdada:

That will make my machine boot automatically to Windows. I need a repair that will enable me to be able to choose the OS I want without having to use the boot menu in F12 or F2

I used this for my OpenSuSe Leap 42 sometime late 2015 and it's still working.
https://tweakhound.com/2015/11/04/dual-boot-opensuse-leap-and-windows-10-uefi/

It should work for Ubuntu

Dsdada:
@4llerbuntu, thank you for your insight. I'll look into that. Any help for my unyielding battery?

I can't remember the exact package name, but there is a battery Management package for Ubuntu that solves this.
Just Google Power Management for Ubuntu

stynhaq:


I can't remember the exact package name, but there is a battery Management package for Ubuntu that solves this.
Just Google Power Management for Ubuntu

powertop
tlpstart

pcguru1:


powertop
tlpstart

Yes. Tlp.

kamikaze2458:
Guys, i am about to opt into Linux administration by personal tutorials. Where should i start from?

Linuxacademy.com

@chxta,
I am having issues running a Debian Server 8.6.0 on my newly installed Virtual Box 5.1.12-1124, but I keep getting the error message Attached .Kindly help look into this Thanks in anticipation
Cheer!

Guys am in a fix !!!
I recently installed NTFS 3g to help mount an additional drive I wanted to add To my PC
Since then my OS refused to boot



It gives an output like this each time I turn it on


"Well com e to emergency mode"
After logging in type "journancl -xb"
To view system logs
"Systemctl reboot " to reboot
"Systemctl default " to try again
To boot into default mode
Give root pass word for maintenance
(Or press control -D to continue)

Need info on what to do next

purplekayc:
Guys am in a fix !!!
I recently installed NTFS 3g to help mount an additional drive I wanted to add To my PC
Since then my OS refused to boot



It gives an output like this each time I turn it on


"Well com e to emergency mode"
After logging in type "journancl -xb"
To view system logs
"Systemctl reboot " to reboot
"Systemctl default " to try again
To boot into default mode
Give root pass word for maintenance
(Or press control -D to continue)

Need info on what to do next

Try a manual fsck on all related partitions. Did your PC go off without a proper shutdown?

Craigston:

Try a manual fsck on all related partitions. Did your PC go off without a proper shutdown?

no it didn't
I noticed it started behaving like this after I used the software

purplekayc:
no it didn't
I noticed it started behaving like this after I used the software

Give root password for maintenance, unmount your root and home partitions. Then type in 'fsck /dev/sda1', 'fsck /dev/sda3', replacing sda1 and sda3 with the partition labels for your corresponding partitions. This process will attempt to correct filesystem errors. If you are prompted to accept an action, just enter 'y'.

Craigston:

Give root password for maintenance, unmount your root and home partitions. Then type in 'fsck /dev/sda1', 'fsck /dev/sda3', replacing sda1 and sda3 with the partition labels for your corresponding partitions. This process will attempt to correct filesystem errors. If you are prompted to accept an action, just enter 'y'.

still not working
I keep imputing my login and password but does accept

ww

purplekayc:
still not working
I keep imputing my login and password but does accept

Can we get descriptive error reports and screenshots?

purplekayc:
Guys am in a fix !!!
I recently installed NTFS 3g to help mount an additional drive I wanted to add To my PC
Since then my OS refused to boot



It gives an output like this each time I turn it on


"Well com e to emergency mode"
After logging in type "journancl -xb"
To view system logs
"Systemctl reboot " to reboot
"Systemctl default " to try again
To boot into default mode
Give root pass word for maintenance
(Or press control -D to continue)

Need info on what to do next

Just to be clear, what OS is this? NTFS 3G comes installed on Ubuntu by default so why did you install?

And is it a dual boot?



If it is a dual boot, boot windows, turn off fast startup.

Then open elevated CMD and use this to shut down.

shutdown /s /t 5


Ideally you should use a live USB or CD to run fsck /dev/sd* on all partitions on the hard drive.

For the windows ntfs partitions use sudo ntfsfix /dev/sda*


* = drive number.

Check drive partitions with
Sudo - i
fdisk -l

Try booting Ubuntu again and this time do systemctl default if there's still error.

4llerbuntu:


Just to be clear, what OS is this? NTFS 3G comes installed on Ubuntu by default so why did you install?

And is it a dual boot?



If it is a dual boot, boot windows, turn off fast startup.

Then open elevated CMD and use this to shut down.

shutdown /s /t 5


Ideally you should use a live USB or CD to run fsck /dev/sd* on all partitions on the hard drive.

For the windows ntfs partitions use sudo ntfsfix /dev/sda*


* = drive number.

Check drive partitions with
Sudo - i
fdisk -l

Try booting Ubuntu again and this time do systemctl default if there's still error.

its Debian

Craigston:
ww
Can we get descriptive error reports and screenshots?

can't make screenshots
Can't login
Am @ the Unix /kernel interface
Maybe I would use my phone later

And I did a systemctl and I got this

Guys, I just moved to elementary os this afternoon..

Freaking lightweight and works. It's based on Ubuntu anyways.

Jregz:
Guys, I just moved to elementary os this afternoon..

Freaking lightweight and works. It's based on Ubuntu anyways.

Xubuntu feels lightweight too. I really need better power management and battery life.

Craigston:

Xubuntu feels lightweight too. I really need better power management and battery life.

Edit - I saw kubuntu instead of Xubuntu
Old - - I don't like KDE a tiny bit.

NEW - oh Xubuntu is lightweight too but I can't trade good ui for anything else.

A friend told me MATE desktop is pretty lightweight though.