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Hi Michael - you will need to tell us more about your machine:

from the Terminal - type this and copy the result - back here, on your reply.

From a Live LinuxMint Media - - you can just format that Manjaro partition & then re-use it as a /data partition: - this would be the easiest option then, also from that live media - reinstall the LinuxMint Grub Boot Loader: https://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/245 is one way to do that. if...

rather than using the Installer to create an New Table on SDb - - use the Gparted program instead: - it's also available on that Live Media that you are running. - - Device - Create Partition Table make sure that you do select SDb - naturally. then point the Installer to the <now> vacant usb stick ....

you do need to tell us a little about your machine,, as it really depends on your machine's hardware: - you do need to download the installation ISO from here: https://www.linuxmint.com/download.php and the version will depend somewhat on your machine's hardware - - old / new hardware. then you will...

another Alternative for those older machines:
https://antixlinux.com/
as it's designed for older machines & is also xfce based as well.

welcome back


sure - the Linux experience is not always an good experience & it can easily put folks off the World of Linux,
& they then do run back to the familiar World of Windows - - it happens.

- - also trying to learn a bit more about Gimp .. ..

Yep - using Access is an problem, & you can't even run it under ./wine either. :( the fact that M$ is getting more & more 'wobbly' is yet another reason, to why we are seeing even more folks over on "this side". yet another 'ph call, from a guy whose missus has "bought an new computer" and it's so v...

if you now run that command in Terminal as:
sudo -c 'journalctl -u cups.service --since="None" --until="2018-11-20 19:17:09"' > troubleshoot-logs.txt
does that command now work - after you have typed in your own user password ?.

in just this year, there has actually been a distinct action against the use of those older machines,, and the iMac machines are no exception. it may just be the continuous push to 64bit machines, but there is a lot of 32bit machines out there, and folks are still keen to continue to utilise those m...

it seems that this is still doing the rounds:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/mark-shut ... -lifespan/
Mark Shuttleworth reveals Ubuntu 18.04 will get a 10-year support lifespan .. ..

can you still get to the Live Boot Menu ?

if so, then try the 'compatibility mode' & which is usually the 2nd option of that Boot Menu,
& then see if you can now get to an working desktop.

Hi Jatix ,
welcome to our forum


Do take the Time to Read the LinuxMint Users Guide that came with the installation.

technically you should be able to boot & run an LM18x series on an iMac,
but there has been a big shift in the LM19x series & that does seem to have dropped some older machines
out of the equation, unfortunately.

Hi meco,

welcome to our forum


You'll find many Windows 10 refugees around these parts. ..

the main issue is usually in the Host Linux System, as lot's of Linux Systems don't recognise an floppy drive / disk
& so the virtual machine may also not easily be recognise that drive.

you can indeed use virtual machines with old versions of Windows or Mac OS & they will work.
- did that with win-98 last year as always, it's the video that is the biggest hurdle, to overcome,
or you will get a reduced video screen. size

that's something that I've always had issues with:
- some linux's are better than others, when recognising an floppy disk / drive ..

for me, I've got an older Laptop, that still works, and could use that,
or an old win_xp machine, did work as well.

do have a read of this Tutorial:
viewtopic.php?f=42&t=163126
it's written for win-8x, but does apply to win-10 as well.

do post back, any further questions that you may have.

how is the existing indexing system set up ?

or do you mean partitioning set-up ?.

well - you do need to be careful, about which programs that you do UN-install.
- you can break Cinnamon, if are not a little careful.