vic666 Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Dear All, I wanted to install version 17 of Ubuntu from a DVD and something went very, very wrong. Now I can't even see my desktop. The laptop is screwed up. I need somebody familiar enough with Linux to undo whatever I've done and re-install Ubuntu from another source, without of course wiping out the files inside. I suppose this post was more suitable for the classifieds section, but the computer services listing looks very sad with zero posts. I will of course pay for your time. Please contact me if you can help. Thanks, vic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenny2017 Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Where are you located? It's very easy to do the install alone. Please see: https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-install-ubuntu-desktop#0 You can download the files and create a bootable memory stick or thumb drive, a CD does the trick as well. https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-create-a-usb-stick-on-windows#0 Once you've created the media, just use the command to choose your boot device and boot from the memory stick. It's usually F 12, depending on the model. Please feel free to get back if you encounter problems. P.S. First, please take the CD out and boot from your hard drive by choosing F 12, or the command to choose the booting media. It might restart without problems without the CD if it's on autorun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vic666 Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 Jenny...whoever you are: THANK YOU!!! Everything works perfectly and the new Ubuntu is great. You have made my day. All the best, vic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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