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Distribution: Linux Mint 18.3 & attempting 19.3 on my main PC
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Ideas how to fix?
I have an old laptop and I'm installing Linux on it to just fool around with and learn a little here and there over time. I installed Ubuntu on it, restarted, when it started back up, I got http://imgur.com/iBPrDni
Distribution: Linux Mint 18.3 & attempting 19.3 on my main PC
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Both were 64. I actually figured out the answer just about 30 minutes ago. Well, I didn't figure out the answer, but I found a way around it. I burned the ISO with a USB installer and tried reinstall Ubuntu, but that didn't work. I had an ISO of Linux Kali on my main computer, so I wondered if I could write that and erase everything else on the laptop. Surprisingly, that worked. Though, I downloaded Mint 17 rather than trying Ubuntu again and have that working at the moment. So, I'm just starting with that. I'm not positive, but I vaguely remember reading something about some versions of Linux not being compatible with certain hardware? I could be completely wrong, too. But, if that is true, I figure that could be the reason?
Distribution: Linux Mint 18.3 & attempting 19.3 on my main PC
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Now that I finally have Linux on the laptop, I think I'll leave that there for now to get started with something and try Debian out on VirtualBox. I'll probably end up trying a few others.
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