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Need help with computer 2017-04-30 04:22:30 Post No. 306473
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I found an HPdc7900 sff on a curb. It has a windows vista sticker, but when booting it is ubuntu.
I have been able to reset the passwords to the accounts, but when I log in I get this
I know practically nothing about ubuntu/linux, but is it supposed to look like this? Or am I supposed to get a desktop like I do on my windows machine? If so, how do I get there
I don't know if it was an office computer so I don't know if it has a bunch of restrictions
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it should normally boot into the desktop environment. are you trying to recover any data that was probably left over from the previous owner or do you just want to have a functioning machine?
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>>306498
I would prefer that it loads into a regular desktop to see, if any, data is left. I have seen in my short time exploring and by just typing "ls", two files
Access-Your-Private-Data.desktop
README.txt
I have tried booting up many times to see if it would end up logging into a desktop, and tried logging into all of the accounts
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>>306518
1.Let's see if any desktop environments load in it.
Press Ctrl+Alt+F9.
I think that's the default for unity, Ubuntu's default desktop environment.
2.Check if any of them exist, by checking Ctrl+Alt+F1 to F12.
You should get one desktop environment by then.
If not, there's none installed, use "cd .." to go to previous folder, "cd <insert_folder_name_here>" for the folder which you want to enter.
The / folder will have your system (kind of like the windows folder, I guess).
Good luck OP!
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>>306574
Just checked, it's Ctrl+Alt+F7 (this is considering that it has a desktop environment and didn't get uninstalled for whatever reasons)
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>>306473
Haha, you changed the password and blew away the encrypted storage key.
https://askubuntu.com/questions/71708/how-do-i-open-access-your-private-data-desktop
Why not give it back, Jamal, before you break anything else?
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>>306581
What was OP doing?
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>>306582
stealing a computer
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>>306591
Found it on a curb, trying to get into it. There was also a printer, but it was obviously left for garbage
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>>306581
I found it I be keepin it
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>>306574
Where would I press Ctrl+Alt+f1-f12
After I log in? before? in the grub. Unless a desktop environment has been uninstalled
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>>306867
After it's booted and it's asking you username, you can change environments anytime.
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>>306892
well then there isn't a desktop. I fiddled with it for a good while and tried all ctrl+alt+f1-f12 on all screens.
Plus, doing some more searching it seems that just about everything was wiped it has a 160 gig HDD and there is 145 gigs free, so I assume it's just the OS and some left over drivers and files.
I'm probably just going to sell it
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