From main screen of Mint want to know version and flavor.

[ElMugroso]

Once Mint is installed and runs ok, .....

what button to push to know WHICH version and FLAVOR of Mint is running?

I could not find any "help..about Mint" or similar on the main screen.

Thanks.

[zerozero]

without knowing what version of mint you have installed ( ) the easiest way is:
- open terminal and type

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inxi -S

(it's a capital S)

- if you want a graphical way, open the menu (might vary depending of the v. you have installed) search system monitor and in the first tab (system) you have several info about your v.

[ElMugroso]

Thanks,

THAT worked, but it's still not that easy, for newbies, if one has to ask, and open a terminal. Plus it creates avoidable work from someone to have to answer.

In my case, after trying a few installations, wasn't sure, when I got one to work, if what I had Debian-based or Lisa, 32 bit, or 64 bit.

Most softwares have a way to click and find version, and Mint is a software, so maybe there ought to be that facility, perhaps when one clicks at one's username, at the top right button?

I do like the inxi command, though, now that I know about it.

And maybe it's the only command I need to really learn....It seems to be capable of answering 96% of my questions.

[zerozero]

well, actually in the new editions (at least since v. 10 -don't remember before) the first thing you see when you login first time into mint is mintwelcome, and this welcome screen has several info (in the most recent v. the info you are asking for) and a few useful links that a lot of users should keep very closely

type in terminal

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mintwelcome

regarding inxi, yeahh, it's a very handy script, try

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inxi -h

for the options you have with it.

have fun.

[ElMugroso]

Thanks for the help zerozero,

My screen is black when it starts, and even so, somewhere right after the installation, I changed the background to solid black, since I couldn't distinguish some things due to poor contrast of light color borders on the default backgraound.

And I now am sure I have the Lisa 64 bit version and not the debian-64-cinnamon. That was my doubt.

Yes, I had done inxi -h already, and am happily surprised of its practicality and power.

Thanks everyone!

[zerozero]

Thanks for the help zerozero,

my pleasure