I'm trying to partition the hard drive on my old mac (model 4,1 running OS X 10.5.8) so I can dual boot Ubuntu. The problem is that when I go to Disk Utility and and select to partition the drive I get an error saying that the partition failed because there's no space left on the device, even though I have lots of space. This happens no matter how small I make the partition.
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posted by el chupa nibre
on Apr 15, 2013 -
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What netbook should I buy for my mother who has very limited experience with computers?
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posted by vidur
on Dec 21, 2011 -
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Why are "i386" drivers supplied, and not 64-bit, for things like printer drivers?
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posted by Goofyy
on Jul 19, 2011 -
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I have an Ubuntu server. It's a Dell PowerEdge with a PERC 6 RAID controller. I'm trying to get it to boot to a different drive, and grub doesn't seem to be cooperating - it appears to attempt to boot to the correct volume and partition and then bonks out when mounting /proc - what gives?
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posted by migurski
on Apr 28, 2011 -
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I have been looking for an Ubuntu users group in New York, N.Y. Does anyone know of such a thing? That is - a group of users (with a few enlightened and charismatic geeks among them), for mutual support, learning, and troubleshooting.
(I'm not talking about learning Linux, now - just making the best of Ubuntu!)
Ubuntu is a beautiful thing, and when it 'just works', it just works. But often it...well, doesn't, and you have to find a workaround. The online Ubuntu community is great, but it would be nice to tear my hair out (and exult in my occasional success) among flesh-and-blood people.
posted by ferkit
on Jan 3, 2011 -
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Replacing my laptop, and planning to give current laptop to my 85 yr old mother so she can email and chat with me, her grandchildren, and her great-grandchildren, and receive photo's. Is ubuntu a viable OS for her?
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posted by batikrose
on Jul 1, 2010 -
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Trying to install XP and Ubuntu as dual-boot on a Dell Dimension 3100. The first menu, where I select which operating system to load, is off-centre and starts halfway down the screen. Some of the bottom of the menu appears at the top of the screen. Which means some of the options can't be seen. Help!
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posted by Cantdosleepy
on Sep 10, 2009 -
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Advice for a server newb who needs help getting started with a simple media/backup/torrent server?
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posted by wastelands
on May 29, 2009 -
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I'm about to move one of my computers to Linux, but I don't know much about the various distributions. Can you recommend resources that compare the strengths and weaknesses of the various distributions, so that I can assess any relevant tradeoffs?
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posted by philosophygeek
on Mar 21, 2009 -
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I'm having a problem with an Ubuntu 8.04 LTS server that seemed to have stumped the stars on the Ubuntu forums. It deals with disk drives and power management.
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posted by tommasz
on Feb 26, 2009 -
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I need a wireless (at least 802.11g) card that will work with both Vista and Ubuntu. Help!
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posted by comwiz
on Nov 9, 2008 -
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I am having problems making a persistent installation of Ubuntu on a usb thumb drive.
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posted by tip120
on Jul 22, 2008 -
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I need to buy a server for around $800 ($1000 as an absolute maximum). It will be hosting a website with a (PostGres) database that will start at around 4GB and grow slowly (so would like at least 2GB of RAM). It
must be able run Linux, preferably Ubuntu or Debian.
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posted by phrontist
on May 10, 2007 -
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