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[Jan Groenewald <jan@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Permula,

I think you are in the wrong place. Try these:

http://www.ubuntu.com/support (also try phrase your "can't use desktop
manager" more clearly there) and
https://help.ubuntu.com/ (documentation)

Regards,
Jan



On 7 April 2015 at 17:55, pemula <faizsynt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> help me to fix bugs on my ubuntu please. im new user. cant use desktop
> manager. i've installed this
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1265192
>
> Title:
>   Install/reinstall wipes out all/other partitions
>
> Status in elementary OS:
>   Fix Released
> Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
>   Fix Released
> Status in ubiquity source package in Trusty:
>   Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
>   [Impact]
>
>   Serious data loss due to misleading UI in a variety of cases where the
>   installer fails to accurately assess or describe the current
>   partitioning layout.  This set of proposed changes fix the problem
>   both narrowly (by fixing a specific detection failure) and broadly (by
>   being more consistent and conservative about how automatic
>   partitioning methods are described, and by always displaying a
>   confirmation dialog; "are you sure?" dialogs are generally dubious,
>   but in this case it supplies more specific information which is a
>   justifiable last resort for an operation as potentially destructive as
>   partitioning).  I have taken care to ensure that it has no impact on
>   translations.
>
>   [Test Case]
>
>   Validating this ideally requires exploratory testing, but simple tests
>   include setting up partitioning layouts that include deliberately-
>   unrecognisable partitions and making sure that the installation
>   process only removes those in response to options that explicitly
>   state that they will erase the disk rather than merely erasing a
>   single OS, and that a confirmation dialog is always displayed.
>
>   [Regression Potential]
>
>   This involves partitioning logic, so be careful.  I've tried to keep
>   the changes as isolated as possible to the automatic partitioning
>   page, although the confirmation dialog change also affects the manual
>   partitioner.  It's worth checking that back/forward paths still work
>   correctly, as this took me several goes to get right.
>
>   Original report follows:
>
>   Brand new Samsung laptop with UEFI. I had installed 13.04 Ubuntu but on
> reboot I never saw the 'grub' style menu. It just kept going into Windows
> 8.1.  So I got the 13.10 version (64 bit) and choose "Reinstall Ubuntu"
> (That may not be the exact text)
>   It removed all the partiions including the recovery partitions. I do
> have a backup for the windows install, but I was very surprised that this
> happened.
>   On a positive note I now have Ububtu up and running on my machine.
>   This is not my first time with Ubuntu. I have installed Ubuntu alongside
> WinXp, Vista and Windows 7. I've used Ubuntu desktop for over 6 years.
>   If you would like me to try something to replicate this. .. I could
> shrink my existing partion make another one - reinstall and see if it
> whacks that one. I can do this now .. I'm still moving into this laptop so
> starting over is not so bad.
>
>   Steve Devine
>
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