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11.04 unable to update so told to upgrade so did and now laptop is not doing anything because of graphics doesnt match

Asked by Layla

Im really sorry as i have no idea how ubuntu works as an ex put it on my laptop and it was running 11.04. Everytime it needed undating i did it, but today it said there was no more updates so i had to upgade. I did so and now i cant get on it! It says its running in low graphics mode and that i will need to configure myself except it will not open any of the options. It gives the option of starting it once in low graphics mode and restart yet if u chose this option it just sits on the ubuntu page with the dots flashing like on start up screen.

Hope u can help

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Natty is EOL (No updates and no support). I suggest a clean install of Precise (for LTS support til April 2017) or Quantal (supported til April 2014 but has the latest bells and whistles).

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Layla (gixerlass) said : 		#2

im sorry i have no idea what that means, i cannot get logged on let alone install anything

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

What part is confusing you? Natty is no longer supported. It is a dead release....

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Layla (gixerlass) said : 		#4

there are no options to open anything, i cant log in its not accepting password or login

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samuel (samuel-h) said : 		#5

ActionParsnip is reccomending that you download the latest version of ubuntu (known as precise pangolin, often shortened to precise), using a different computer, and burn it too a CD, you can then boot from the cd on your computer and reinstall the operating system. You can then restore your data from whatever backups you have.

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