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Cannot get 10.10 installed - first time user

Asked by Jo Allen-Fry

Hi there,

I've never used Ubuntu and i'm installing it for the first time on a dell Inspiron mini netbook.

I've got it on a USB pen, working absolutely fine and loading up the installation.

I get to the Who are you? page, am entering the details, but I cannot click 'Forward' - it is just greyed out.

Is there a way around this?

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

You cannot have capitals or non-alphanumeric items (like periods and pipes) in your username.

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Jo Allen-Fry (jo-doctor-tech) said : 		#2

haha sorted! thanks very much

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Julia A. DuFault (j-dufault) said : 		#3

Interesting...but I have never used anything but my husband's name in all small letters for the user name, and I am still stuck at this exact same spot. Did the install work for you, after you changed the user name?

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Jo Allen-Fry (jo-doctor-tech) said : 		#4

it did work after i changed it yes...have you entered a password?

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#5

Entering a password is mandatory.
For which reason did you not want to have a password ?

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Julia A. DuFault (j-dufault) said : 		#6

I DID enter a password -- every time! I just could not get the "Forward" button to enable, it continued to be greyed out even after all the files were done loading and I got the "Ready when you are" message. ALL of the required information on the screen above was completed, and in compliance with the screen requirements for # characters, etc. I also tried checking and unchecking the box for "password required upon login", but either way the button would not enable.

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) said : 		#7

Exactly what did you enter in each of the boxes (aside from the Password boxes)?