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Many of you tried dual-booting with Linux and Windows installation and maybe deleted the Linux partition. I'm sure that you still remember pain when you realized that Windows wouldn't boot anymore.

The solution for this situation is to reinstall Windows boot loader. Here is how to fix it:

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Recovering boot loader in Windows XP:

1) Boot the system from your Windows XP-CD, just like you booted the Linux-CD/DVD before

2) Start the recovery/repair console (not the repair installation)

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Although Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin is LTS release, long term supported and stable GNU/Linux version, it has some issues.

We provide the list with the most common Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin problems and their solutions.

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This article is regularly updated, so stay tuned!

Ubuntu 12.04 can't restart

Issue

Ubuntu 12.04 can't restart following the standard reboot procedure: 

Default behaviour in Ubuntu 12.04 fir wireless conectivity is to ask a user for a password every time the system is started displaying message "Wireless Connection Authentication Required". Also, if you have a weak wireless signal it could happen that Ubuntu has problems to connect and continue asking for password.

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Here is the tutorial how to force Ubuntu to remember wireless connection password and to connect automatically without asking you every time.

1) Click on the connection icon on the taskbar

Unity, a default desktop shell in newer Ubuntu releases doesn't have an option for changing default font type and size as Ubuntu had in the previous versions.

Somehow, I think that default font size in Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin is too big for modern screen resolutions. Here are instructions how to change default font size in Ubuntu:

1) Instal gnome tweak tool with the command:

Unity Launcher is an application switcher and launcher in Ubuntu Unity.

In some cases, it goes in the background, behind all windows and the Unity Shell, and it's not possible to move it to the frontend, in front all other windows (what is its default and normal behaviour). This happens no matter whether you enabled Unity Launcher auto hide option or not.

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