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Ubiquity is the installer used by Ubuntu.

Ubiquity is the installer used by Ubuntu. For information about where to find log files, debugging and how to report bugs see DebuggingUbiquity.

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How can I install Ubuntu encrypted with LUKS with dual-boot?

The Ubuntu installation disk has an option to install Ubuntu encrypted using LUKS. However, there is no option to perform an encrypted installation along-side existing partitions for a dual-boot scenario. How can I install Ubuntu encrypted alongside…
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How can I dual boot Windows and Ubuntu?

I currently have Windows 7 on my computer and I want to install Ubuntu alongside Windows safely. Could someone please provide clear instructions?
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"Install alongside" option missing. How do I install Ubuntu beside Windows using "Something Else"?

Whenever I startup from the LinuxLive USB, and try to install Ubuntu 12.04, it only gives me two options instead of the usual 3 or 4. My options are "Replace Windows 7 with Ubuntu" and "Something Else". Whenever I go into "Something else", it looks…
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Installing Ubuntu with Windows, which is left and right when allocating space?

I'm installing Ubuntu (or Xubuntu/Lubuntu/Kubuntu) alongside Windows 7/XP. I got to the screen that says, "Allocate drive space by dragging the slider below." On the following screen, I'm not sure whether the right side or the left side is for…
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Why "maybe-ubiquity" on default kernel command line?

On Ubuntu Server 18.04.03 LTS, fresh install, I wanted to do edit some kernel command line settings. In /etc/default/grub, I found the following set: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="maybe-ubiquity" I'm a Linux power user, but never really tried Ubuntu.…
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How to Install Ubuntu 14.04 with RAID 1 using desktop installer?

Many people claim that it is impossible to install Ubuntu onto RAID 1 with the Desktop CD. Is this really true? If not, how can it be done?
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What is the "Install this third-party software" box in the installer and what third-party software is installed?

When installing Ubuntu it always has this box which says Install this third-party software, but I am wondering exactly which third-party software and where it is installing it from. I can see the description below, however I want to know exactly…
user364819
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What is the default swap size?

How does the installer calculate what size of swap partition to create? Presumably it's based on installed RAM size, but does that depend on how much RAM?
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Build my own Ubuntu ISO

I'm running the daily Ubuntu image (Yakkety Yak) and I would like to build my own Ubuntu image (alternate right now but instructions for a live image also help) while adding a few PPAs. There are several guides on the Ubuntu Community Help wiki, but…
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Installer gets stuck with a grayed out forward button

I have a CD with Ubuntu 10.10 and a laptop with Ubuntu 8.10. The laptop had all sorts of crud on it, and anything I wanted to keep was backed up on an external drive, so I was happy to do a wipe and reinstall instead of an update. So after a bit of…
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Unsafe swap space detected

So I had a Ubuntu 13.04 installation and I had encrypted my hard drive while I was doing installation. I was playing around and mistakenly deleted all the partitions, now I downloaded lUbuntu 13.10 x86 Desktop but when I am trying to install it says…
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How to fix `ubi-timezone failed with exit code 1` error?

I'm trying to install Lubuntu 12.10 on a Fujitsu Lifebook C-2220 (Pentium 4 - 2.40GHz, 215MB ram). I'm installing from a USB drive. I reach the "Where are you?" page, click continue, and get the error ubi-timezone failed with exit code 1. Any…
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Clarification of the third-party software options during system installation

During installation, the user is presented with the following dialogue: The 'Flash' and 'MP3' options are pretty self-explanatory, but what about the 'wireless hardware' and 'other media' options. What 'other media' is this referring to, and how is…
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How can ubiquity be forced not to install grub?

My HDD partitions: esp --> sda1 archlinux --> sda2 swap --> sda3 sda4 --> would be a place for ubuntu I'm going to install ubuntu on sda4; currently my boot process is controlled by systemd-boot which is installed in archlinux via bootctl…
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ubiquity customization

I installed ubiquity: sudo apt-get install ubiquity ubiquity-casper ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu ubiquity-frontend-gtk and I made some modifications to it: changed the images to match my company added new slides etc.... Everything looks good, but…
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