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‎03-13-2021 08:55 PM

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Product: HP Pavilion dv7 notebook

Hello I do storage auctions and I want a storage locker the other day and I got this nice HP laptop and when I turned it on I discovered a system I've never used before which is Linux and the application is running Linux is called ubuntu 13.10. I would like to use this laptop as I purchased it in my storage auction and I don't care about any of the data that's on this computer already I don't mind if it all gets erased because I'd like to use the computer now that I'm the new owner. But I can't figure out how to do this because I'm not familiar with Linux. And I do not know the password. It will not even let me send her into a wireless network that I have at my house. So basically I have no idea what to do it seems like a decent laptop in there seems to be years of life left in it even though it was a 2008 model. Can anybody help me figure out how to take off the old owners information and start over as new for myself?

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‎03-13-2021 09:36 PM

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@Kristiestabrook 

In terms of Linux, sorry, no.  

 

HP does not provide Linux support -- so if it's Linux help you want, your best bet for support now is to contact the support forum of the distro you are using.

Since you are using Ubuntu, go here: https://ubuntuforums.org/

Good Luck



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