initially I installed linux mint 14 , after that I installed windows 7 and now I lost the grub I can't boot my linux and I need it a lot. I searched for ways to get the grub back , but they all said what to do before installing windows 7 and then what to do after installing it , but I didn't do the steps before windows installation and now I'm stuck .
Any help will be appreciated.
Hi Everyone,
I've already posted the following question in the "Installation & Upgrades" support category, but it might be going too much into the package-manager details so I'm trying here, too.
Due to a bad internet connection, I had to install a piece of software by downloading the two .debs and installing them with dpkg -i.
So I have a package A that depends on B, and I've ins
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Item cannot be installed or removed until package catalog is repaired.
When I choose "repair" this does not resolve the problem.
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Now I can report on installing Mathematica 9 in Linux.
The best thing to report is that this installation went even more smoothly than my previous one.
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Hello ,
I have installed fedora 16... I am a new to Linux , installed with the intention of understanding Linux.... Now , when i was installing gcc compiler using yum, i got the message yum lock was held by Package kit , i failed to recognize that it is responsible for refreshing software packages in add/remove programs.... I killed that process... :( ...
Installing Programs in Linux – It’s No Longer Difficult
By S Austin
There are quite a few myths that are still common today about the Linux operating system. One of these myths is that programs are very difficult to install.