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Whenever i try to upgrade, or install a new package I get this error: dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting: syntax error: unknown user 'mpd' in statoverride file E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) Been reading and trying different ways of fixing this. Once this is fixed, is...

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Very good points. I have switched from using gnome 3.4 although I really liked it. I think I am using standard gnome. I just bought a 8gb usb flash drive, since i can not boot to cd. What cd/dvd iso would be best as a recovery usb? That way in case anything happens, i can use an usb key to fix/repai...

Well that apparently worked....Thank you so much.

Lol i am afraid to reboot in case this problem re-occurs.

So, what kind of precautions can i take to prevent problems or to make sure i have really good backups?

Thank you all!

I don't think I can take a screenshot of the grub menu, but here is the output of the instructions you gave me. mint@mint ~ $ sudo grub-install -v grub-probe: error: cannot find a device for /boot (is /dev mounted?). grub-install.real (GRUB) 1.99-12ubuntu5-1linuxmint1 mint@mint ~ $ sudo mount /dev/s...

sudo fdisk -l Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 sectors Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x0c998324 D...

Let me explain my hard drive setup. My first drive is 1.5 tb, and it has 3 partitions 1st is WinXP 2nd is Linux Mint 12 3rd is used for storage/media/movies etc 2nd Hard Drive has all my backups. So i can't exactly remove my winxp drive. Linux is installed as the 2nd partition of my main boot hard d...

Actually it's winxp, not sure why it says win7 loader. But yes i can still boot to winxp just fine. Can i download and install any recovery software, while booted via usb? Because of my hard drive layout, i am unable to boot to cd or dvd. Would it help if i showed a screenshot instead? I can do that...

grub-probe: error: cannot find a device for /boot (is /dev mounted?). Installation finished. No error reported. That is the error message I get. I rebooted, and still can't boot into linux. Is there a way to fix this so i do not have to reinstall? Because i spent so much time setting everything up. ...

I found out that my linux mint partition is /dev/sdb3, and when i booted to usb, it had it mounted already with a long string of alphanumeric characters. My first hard drive is my winxp partition, which is the boot partition. i have 3 partitions on my main hd, which is 1.5 tb, and my 2nd one is 500 ...

Okay, I am atm, booted via usb to linux mint live. When I do sudo os-prober i get this: /dev/sdb1:Windows 7 (loader):Windows:chain /dev/sdb3:Linux Mint 12 Lisa (12):LinuxMint:linux I tried to do the sudo grub-install but that failed. mint@mint ~ $ sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt /dev/sda3 gr...

My linux partion is not the 1st partition, is there an easier way to map the partion names vs the internal names, so that i know which is wich?

i can't boot from cd, something about how my drives are setup, i can however boot from usb, and i have a usb thumb drive with the latest linux mint 12 iso on it.

I am a dual booter. I have winxp and linux mint 12. I have problems booting in linux mint 12. The grub screen show's linux 12, linux 12 recovery, and memory tests, and winxp boot options. If i try either of the linux boot options, it just stays at an empty screen...No matter which of the linux optio...

I really prefer that those stay up there. Now i have read that the way to fix that is to do this: gconftool-2 -s -t string /desktop/gnome/shell/windows/button_layout "menu:minimize,maximize,close" But that doesn't seem to save the settings of keeping the minimize, maximize and close icons in my wind...

Even though I am really new to linux, I really like the cinnamon desktop, allows me to have a custoizable taskbar, that looks somewhat like windows, so creating an experience that isn't too unfamiliar.

How do I set it up, so everything but error's is hidden from me?

I have to run that every time after a repo is added, which i have no problem with, however unless there are error's with a repository, why should it show all the other info?

Thanks for the quick response. I did enable the backup system, as i have two hard drive's, which is handy, to have as a backup system. Beyond my home folder, is there anything else I should be backing up? The way this partition is setup, is at 70 gigs, i am trying to have each os have a max size of ...

Hi all, I am totally new to linux, but not new to computing. Been into computer's since 1980. Long time window's user sadly lol. Now I am dual booting winxp/linux mint 12. I really like what I see so far. Community looks great, and I love the idea of less crap from antivirus etc. But being the geek ...