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installing a .deb package

You can give Eddy a try if you prefer a nice graphical interface.
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What should be done with boot partition for updated installation of elementary OS Odin

There are few things to know here. The default Windows EFI partition of 100MB is too small for Windows and Elementary - Elementary will not be able to install on it. You need to create a second EFI ...
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Cant install elementary, Security Violation

You will need to disable 'Secure Boot' in your machine's BIOS settings.
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What size boot partition does elementary OS 6 Beta need?

I needed to create three partitions to install eOS 6 beta on a 2015 MacBook Pro with dual booting: boot, swap, and the main partition. Based on a discussion on an AskUbuntu forum, I decided that 550MB ...
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Elementary OS 6 doesn't play well with VirtualBox

This worked for me for the installation issue: Boot the installer in EFI mode not legacy-BIOS mode. It's Settings->System->Enable EFI (special OSes only). https://stackoverflow.com/questions/...
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Kernel panic when booting from USB stick to install 7

I ran into this issue, which resulted in this PR. Building the ISO based on that PR following these instructions, flashing that to an USB stick and then booting from it seems to work!
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What is the MD5 sumcheck for elementryos-6.0-stable202111005? also elementryos-6.0-stable202111103?

they provide sha256 checksum for latest iso. can be seen here https://elementary.io/docs/installation#verify-your-download
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Not able to install ProtonVPN

Have you tried to install it manually? If not try downloading the Debian package ProtonVPN and then use dpkg: sudo dpkg -i protonvpn-stable-release_1.0.0-1_all.deb If dpkg is complaining about missing ...
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Elementary OS 6 installation without grub boot-loader

I opened a terminal console and ran: sudo apt install ubiquiti Then: ubiquity -b I managed to run the installation and was able to boot it but it throws a problem with the password. It does not ...
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Can't install elementaryOS in virtualbox as guest screen 800x600

I got the solution from this thread : Virtualbox installation screen size too small Go to Settings > System > Motherboard > Extended features, check "[] Enable EFI (special OSes only)&...
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Running latest version of VMware Workstation Pro 16.x but cannot install Elementary OS 6 due to UI dialog being too big

I was facing the same issue with VMWare Workstation 16.1.x till I reach this post and took the advice posted previously of Colin Dean regarding EFI Mode The issue that I wasn't able to reach this ...
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SOLVED GRUB fatal error during install on RAID

I got it to work... I must have done something incorrect when I installed grub the first time. After much internet searching, I found someone who had done something similar and I partially followed ...
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What size boot partition does elementary OS 6 Beta need?

209MB for a /boot partition is a little tight. This could make it rather difficult to install kernel updates. Some people are able to get by with a small /boot, though I tend to keep mine at 1GB in ...
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elementaryOS 5.1.7 Hera AppCenter and apt require password to install anything

There's a lot of content in this "question" so it's hard to fully understand what you're asking. It's often better to ask a succinct question if you want a succint answer, but I'll try and ...
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installing a .deb package

If you're comfortable with the command line, you can use the dpkg command to install a .deb package. The format would be sudo dpkg -i name_of_package.deb then, sudo apt-get install -f. the dpkg -i ...
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Unable to install Elementary OS: Hangs during reboot after installation

Did you try the obvious things like disabling Secure boot on your BIOS (UEFI, I know)? or using "nomodeset" (as specified here: Elementary OS won't boot past live CD screen)
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How to install while using my operating system

As a general rule, it is not possible to have two operating systems running natively on the same physical piece of computer hardware simultaneously. You can install two operating systems, but you have ...
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(SOLVED) apt-get is trying to uninstall everything I've ever installed!

I finally got it fixed. I had to remove the apt.llvm.org repository from the sources.list. Then I could use the Force Version command in Synaptic to switch over to using LLVM builds from the kisak ...
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excuse me, but; os can't be installed on 2009 MacBook

Welcome to the elementary OS StackExchange. Then I tried to do it. Error after error. It would be useful to include these errors in your question. No relevant help can be provided when no ...
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install elementary os on M2 Solid state drive

in Bios configure your sata to ahci mode
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