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Article from Issue 105/2009

Interrupted Upgrade

Question:

I am new to Linux. I recently installed Ubuntu in a dual-boot configuration on my desktop. My existing OS was Windows XP, SP3. After a while, I received a notification on screen (I was running Linux at the time) that Ubuntu 9.04 was available for downloading. I agreed and started the download/installation.

Everything went fine until the system encountered the Moodle program that I installed for later tinkering. When it did, it asked for the FQDN. Since I am not running Ubuntu as a server, I attempted to bypass this information… Bad choice.

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