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it's most unlikely to be some Virus, that is causing your issue,
& so you shouldn't need to be buying E-SET's freaking Linux antivirus right now .. ..

it's going to some hardware issue, that is dropping your system back to a shell prompt:
- what video driver, if any, are you using ?.

Yeah - - Fair Point . . But - as I've said - - this will also depend on where you live :!: ie: you can get far better services, IF you do live in the CONUS area. ie2: I'd not been able to obtain any such services, from that Manufacturer - In This Country. :( so - I'd elected to Pay For That Service,...

since the computer has it's BIOS locked with a password,, - then something that I'd still recommend,- is to Pay to have that Code - Removed. it will always be a right PiTA if you don't do this. NB: it will be cheaper do, if you do happen to reside in the CONUS area. . . this is something, that I've ...

Hi dunist,

welcome to our forum


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

Hmm - - the above is a good method to find Missing Drivers - on the Windows System,
but, alas, that's not going to work on your LinuxMint System.

it seems that the LM19 version & the last version of LM18x did start to use a SwapFile, rather than an actual /swap partition. - whether this is progress, or not, is a moot point. the LM19 series also sets it's own file-size, for that SwapFile, as well. if you do wish to use the 'old method' then yo...

Just How Old is that Drive?

can you Boot Your Live Media & then from the Accessories Menu- use the Disks program,
- to check the drive status of that drive, to check it's Failure Rate or lack of . .

(64 Bit , Windows 10 work perfecto) but - of course it is :o that Windows is an Highly Customised System :shock: and your LinuxMint is Just Plain Vanilla :( ie: if those drivers are not already incorporated into the Linux Kernel,, & there are No Extra Drivers Available - - then your gadget won't wor...

you've done well, if you've managed to get Adobe Acrobat 10 Pro working with Mint 19 8) as a General Rule, any Adobe Product will not play nicely with any Linux System. :( and if you've also tried using Crossover Product & that didn't work out, then you may wish to try out their New Cx18 series, sin...

Hi Aronne,

it would pay to start another Post about your DPKG issue,
and, if possible, to give even more information, about what you have done, so far.

Australia setting itself up as Five Eyes' weakest link: https://www.itnews.com.au/news/australia-setting-itself-up-as-five-eyes-weakest-link-512984 Australia’s proposed decryption laws would make it the “weakest link” in the Five Eyes alliance and therefore a “funnel” for international requests for ...

Hmm - there is a high likelihood of that M$ LifeCam needing some Extra Drivers.
and as such, you could have some issues in getting those drivers to work on any Linux System.

Yeah - it's inevitable that grandpa's “Superiority” may not hold for much longer though. .. so, the New Rule, must change to "I have a better idea.... if you touch any of my computers, & I will bust your ass, now get out of my office, and don't you ever come back." they will get in - Eventually - - ...

This is supposed to be a Technical Forum, . . . . . . .

so, do keep your Opinion Apolitical,, or the Admin.Team.LinuxMint
- will shut this Topic down.

will it keep loading, until you get a Working Desktop ?.

if you do use the Skype program, from any source,
then you may run the risk of your use-age statistics, being used for "promotional purposes".

"To help identify and prevent fraud, information about how you use your device, including the approximate number of phone calls or emails you send and receive, will be used to compute a device trust score when you attempt a purchase," Apple explained.

Yeah - Right.

NO - you can't do that all from Command Prompt !

you should be able to restart that laptop, pressed f12, and then choosed boot from a usb. ..
- what happens at this point ? does it just boot the LinuxMint on the HDD ?
or do you get a Black Screen ? something else ?.

there is a whole pile of software, that really only worked well, on win-xp, & as such, there is quire a valid reason, to run win-xp inside a VM .. .. most folks, also don't know, that you can still get win-xp from M$ themselves, - even these days. :shock: it's a definite worth-while project, to unde...

what actually could get very interesting,
- is those folks who have an machine with an smaller eMMC storage memory drive.
these are getting filled up., by that Bloat-ware that is called Windows -10
this could be a potential income earner, for those 'in-the-know'.