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ret5hd

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2. Simple (meaning no real instructions) fix...

Reply to exboyfil (Original post)

Fri Jun 9, 2023, 09:05 PM

Jun 2023

Format hard drive

Reinstall Ubuntu

I know this probably isn’t what you were after, but that’s the essence of it. I guess you would need to download a Ubuntu image first, probably on a different computer, seeing as you don’t really have access to this computer yet.

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Wanting to reinstall Ubuntu [View all] exboyfil Jun 2023 OP

Erasing the disk is an option you can select during the installation BootinUp Jun 2023 #1

Simple (meaning no real instructions) fix... ret5hd Jun 2023 #2

Get a local computer tech... hippywife Jun 2023 #3

I've done this before. DUar17 Jun 2023 #4

Reinstall LPBBEAR Jun 2023 #5