So I recently graduated from high school and they let me keep my laptop. It's running Xubuntu but the problem is I have no admin access and the administrators at my school set it to where it doesn't have a desktop either. Basically works as a chromebook, all it is made to do is run chrome. I tried to install a few things (such as tor) but it says I don't have a program that can open .tar.whatever.
I have absolutely no experience with Linux at all so I need your guy's help with a few things.
- Is there a way to add a desktop? I know it can be done as before making this post I looked up Xubuntu videos and they had desktops.
- How do I open/install things that have a .tar extension?
- If I must, what's the best way to go about installing a new OS or resetting Xubuntu without having admin access?
That would not work you retard. He has no administrative rights.
The only way is to install gentoo and gain administrative (or root) rights through that!
Ryan Wood
These* Fuck I'm tired
Jack Rivera
No
Isaiah Mitchell
Is this guy right? More people are saying things that go against this.
Benjamin Ross
Holy shit kid. You're about 5 years of technical experience too behind to even be posting here.
First of all, admin privileges are on the OS level, not the "computer" level (whatever that means.) Unless the BIOS has a password, but I somewhat doubt that.
OS is the OPERATING SYSTEM. The software that gives you a desktop (or not) environment to work within.
The simplest way to do what you're asking is to FORMAT (i.e. delete everything, for your purposes. This isn't what format means but I'm not giving you more information than you need) your HARD DRIVE (a drive that contains all the software that will run [aside from BIOS, but again, this is out of your depth]) and install a new OPERATING SYSTEM.
To do this you will need to do some digging. Find out whether your laptop boots in Legacy or UEFI mode. Do you see options when you first start the laptop? Does it say anything besides "Dell" with a loading screen? Such as "Press F8 for advanced options"?
Your technical knowledge seems to be approaching zero, so I'm trying to (foolishly) hold your hand at least a bit so you can get to where you want to be.
Anyway, find out if it's booting in Legacy or UEFI. UEFI is only really useful if you're dual booting. If it's booting in Legacy mode, you can make a bootable flash drive, FORMAT your HARD DRIVE and install your chosen OPERATING SYSTEM. It is pretty hard to FUCK UP your install so as to not be able to USE IT but I wouldn't put it PAST YOU.
Good luck.
Grayson Taylor
Wow fuck. That sounds extremely mushigushigi complicated there. Why not installing gentoo instead? Why do you want to be so complicated broo?
William Gray
install os x on it read hackintosh manuals, they describe every detail
Zachary Brown
Op read the wiki link which was posted here for gentoo.wiki. There everything is perfectly healty explained
Bentley Johnson
>OP has no idea what format means >you suggest a hackintosh
maximum kek
Zachary Bailey
I'm gonna be the ruiner of fun here.
Gentoo is a Linux OS that is notoriously complicated to install and run, and is a running joke of Sup Forums that everything can be fixed by installing gentoo. And you fell for it.
I'm sorry you're this illiterate/retarted to figure that out.
Ryan Hall
half of os x is for people like him
Chase Ward
I think everyone here is falling for OP's trolling user...
Kindly fuck off.
Joseph Hall
I'm really not trolling lol I'm just that dumb
Aiden Reyes
Poorly executed We could really have made op to read the wiki xD But you tried too hard to help someone who does not even want to google himself.
Brayden Barnes
The operating system itself, sure. The process of installing OS X on non-Apple hardware? No fucking way. God forbid he needs to flash his BIOS.
Luke Campbell
Do you have a bios?
Justin Ward
holy shit dood
Mason Diaz
Was what I said really too complicated? Do you honestly not understand?
Nathan Lee
Yes.
I put my cock and balls in, I put my cock and balls out.
I put my cock and balls in, and shake it all about
Jaxon Gutierrez
Don't listen to this guy, he's memeing you!
Easton Harris
I really hope OP is trolling
Adam Peterson
Listen faggot get another computer and download and install this:
Install B and use it to burn A on some CD (it has to be empty dumbass), and put that CD into your school computer before turning it on (CD means Computer Disk by the way, you didn't download anything we're referring to as C or D, don't be a retard).
Now as your shit turns on look for some shit that says "Press [some key] for advanced options/boot options" and press [some key]. Go to boot options and change the main boot device to CD, and then some shit is gonna happen and you're gonna click next every single time. Enjoy your Windows laptop and if you couldn't do it then kill yourself asshole.
Jonathan Gomez
>So I recently graduated from an USA highschool Clarified that for you OP
Hudson Russell
CD doesn't mean computer disk you faggot retard
Cameron Flores
thanks, OP, your post made me realize: Sup Forums REALLY doesn't know shit about linux. doing this is easy as HELL.
Man I was able to learn these things on my own when the internet was much shittier and there were no high quality youtube videos to walk you through everything.
Ayden Morales
Search on google or youtube "How to make a bootable Linux USB"
Then search "How to boot from USB on ____" where ____ is your laptop brand
Then search "Guide to install xubuntu" (assuming you chose xubuntu for the USB
Jacob Ramirez
Listen to this person OP, this is the simplest way to do it if you're really retarded.
Jace Bell
taxpayer money is going to a bunch of retards who can't format a computer
Austin Collins
This
Jose Robinson
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Julian Diaz
This is a pretty good method of solving your problem without reinstalling the os
