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ubiquity package

cant get video to work and cant clean files

Asked by Tonya Lambert

I got this computer off craigslist. It was a training computer with linux ubuntu 8.04 already on it. Im not sure what i did, but i can no longer see panels, no longer get any kind of video or anything. it always says add plugins but nothing works. I tried to go and clean up files but it wont even let me move to trash or anything. Im not to computer savvy and i need some help please and thank you.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Hardy is no longer supported on the desktop, only server. I suggest you delete Hardy and reinstall with Precise. Not only is it the latest Ubuntu release but it is also LTS (giving 5 years support).

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Tonya Lambert (tonyadlambert) said : 		#2

My question was answered, but as i stated i am not computer savvy. So with that said in order to delete hardy and reinstall with Precise how do i do that? Do I need to take this to someone or is it something i can do on my own? I dont have any discs or any passwords. I just simply want to get back to viewing my videos and things. Im not sure if i deleted anything when i was tinkering around with it. Thank you

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#3

If unsure maybe contact someone from your local team to advise.
http://loco.ubuntu.com/teams/

Otherwise please follow installation guide.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation

Have a plan ready about partitioning.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DiskSpace
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DrivesAndPartitions

When finished this will be your desktop.
https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/ubuntu-help/

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