Install an older libfile in a system which has a newer version:
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http://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showtopic=21997&hl=libncurses\.so\.4

Upgrade Kubuntu 6.06 to 6.10
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http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=11554.0

Adept locked, "another instance using..."
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sudo apt-get -f install 
 sudo dpkg --configure -a

or

su (pwd), dpkg --configure -a

Reinstall GRUB
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# apt-get remove grub --purge
# apt-get install grub
# grub-install hda

Make a grub boot floppy
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# cd /usr/lib/grub/i386-pc
# dd if=stage1 of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 count=1

Reinstall Grub to MBR
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Type in sudo grub at the terminal
Type find /boot/grub/stage1. You will get something like (hd1.5) ..
root (hd1,5)
setup (hd0)
quit

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QEMU --------------------------------------------------------------
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Create a "live-CD" image 3 GB in size:
   qemu-img create live.img 3G

Run an iso file as a live CD in the image created above using 512 MB RAM:
   qemu -cdrom name.of.distro.iso -hda live.img -boot d -m 512

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Create an "installed" image 3 GB in size:
   qemu-img create -f qcow name.of.distro.img 3G

Run the ISO in "installed" mode using 512 MB RAM:
   qemu -hda name.of.distro.img -m 512

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