Ubuntu 11.04 on HP Pavilion DV5-2077CL

[Sid Boyce]

On 02/07/11 17:37, Clay Weber wrote:
> On Saturday, July 02, 2011 12:09:33 PM Sid Boyce wrote:
>> I wonder if anyone is using this laptop and what version of Ubuntu is
>> installed.
>> My brother installed 11.04 on his but could not launch apps such as
>> libreoffice and others.
>> Yesterday with the help of an expert as he described him spent 2 hours
>> trying to get it working and failed, so he reinstalled Windows 7 but
>> would really like to get Ubuntu working. Internet access and skype
>> worked, but a bunch of other stuff failed to launch.
>> Regards
>> Sid.
> *Kubuntu* should work just fine on that machine :) . Considering that a
> program like Skype works, as well as networking, seems to indicate something
> more along the lines of an install gone bad or incomplete. More information
> would be required to determine what the real problem is, but it initially
> sounds like some gui-related library or icons are missing or corrupted. Skype,
> for example, uses a completely different gui toolkit than what *Ubuntu*  and
> *Unity* use, which may explain why it opens and others do not.
>
> Did the laptop run fine from a livecd session before the install?
>
Thanks, I just wondered if there were any known problems.

He reported the livecd session was fine. I don't know if his "expert" 
helper knows anything about Linux.
Earlier this week a relative in London was advised by his "expert" that 
he needed more memory as the system had used it all up - brought a wry 
smile on my face and I had to explain the situation.

Difficult to get meaningful information from a newbie in the USA and I'm 
in the UK. I suspect there is something missing.
When he next tries a reinstall I'll ask him to write down any error 
messages.
Regards
Sid.

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