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that does happen,
and it does show that you do need to be prudent, in your exposure of the Linux System, unfortunately.

for myself, it's just another reason to Not use FB . .

it would seem that I'm spending 95% of my time, on my Linux PCs, and a few hours on some-one-else windows system, which is a lot less than it used to be. :mrgreen: Having been involved in Windows since before it became version 1.0 in 1985 as a senior developer for a well known global company, and co...

it would seem that I've been almost Windows free, on an number of occasions, but then, some-one wants help with that Windows System, and thus I've figured, that I'd better Stay on Top of it's various issues . .. all of my own PCs are multi_boot machines, anyway. :) and I'm also using Wine for an han...

YEP - - the Commercial Version, actually.

it works well on the few programs, that I'm interested in.
https://www.codeweavers.com/
some others have found that the Play on Linux works well,
https://playonlinux.com/
for their windows programs, as well.

the assumption would be, that Apple has very specific hardware, on each machine,
and that they can & do change that hardware, with each Hardware Model / version.

you would have to get an INXI report from each machine,
to find out those changes, if any.

sometimes, it's an case of if it ain't broken, then don't fix it . IE: you probably did Test Out the LM20 series & then took an punt on the LM20.1 series . . when you really should Test Out .. Both of those versions, as things Do Break. if you have the Time & the Expertise, then Do an Clean ...

Hi MBros, welcome to our forum. :) what is the Make & Model of your machine ? is the existing HDD the one that came with the machine? did it have Windows 10 on it originally ? you can actually partition & format that drive from the Gparted program, that comes with the LinuxMint Live Media. -...

have you tried Installing an alternative to the Firefox program ?
- there is several alternatives, including the most common ones.
did that work ?.

which program, are you using, that doesn't have to normal print to pdf option ?.

it's the ESC key that should show the grub Boot Menu . .

is there just the black screen, or is there some writing on that screen too ?.

did you upgrade from LinuxMint 18 series at all ?

does your Linux system use LVM or fake RAID ?

the error seems to suggest that it can't find some file(s) and thus can't un-mount them . .

Hi tab69 ,
welcome to our forum


what is the Make & Model of the machine that you are using ?.

is that error on an Installed LinuxMint System ? or with an Live LinuxMint Media ?.

can you get any further progress, by using the 2nd option .. Compatibility Mode.

did you check that the ISO is correct:
https://linuxmint.com/verify.php
else that can give some weird errors.

Hi Kevin,
there is No Direct Upgrade Path to the LM20x series .. from your LM18 . .


thus you would have to obtain the latest ISO and then use that,
https://www.linuxmint.com/download.php
to perform what is called an "clean installation".

that maybe so, but the idea is to try and help the OP with his password woes. :) as already noted, the better solution is to shorten the password to an more user-friendly length. once you get used to the LinuxMint System, then your need for the password, should also diminish as well .. not to zero, ...

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Hi Yggdrasil232 ,
welcome to our forum


where was the Instruction set, that you followed ?.

do tell us something about your machine:
viewtopic.php?f=90&t=318644
copy the result of that, back here, on your reply.

Maybe try this:
Update Manager - panel: View - Linux kernels

Install the latest kernel of the 5.8 series. Then reboot.

post back, what happens.

it would indeed . .

but who will do all of that Programming the Team.LinuxMint is quite small . . .

the Wine program is Not Installed by Default,
and you usually do have to Install it first,
& before you actually Install any Windows program . .