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by MartyMint
Tue Aug 22, 2023 7:52 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: Launcher help!!!!
Replies: 7
Views: 288

Re: Launcher help!!!!

I don't know what desktop you're using, but Drawer works for this sort of thing. It's a panel add-on for the Mate desktop.
by MartyMint
Tue Aug 22, 2023 7:50 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: How to get the multimedia codecs for offline installation.
Replies: 7
Views: 487

Re: How to get the multimedia codecs for offline installation.

No all world have to be affected in the same way. Some places can escape, Just follow the caravan of tricked out dune buggies and try and stay away from the nomads of the Forbidden Wasteland. Also, having some gasoline and non-perishable food items will help you when trading with the Sector W mutan...
by MartyMint
Sun Aug 13, 2023 10:31 am
Forum: Hardware Support
Topic: System Hard Freezes After Installing New GPU/PCIe Card
Replies: 9
Views: 503

Re: System Hard Freezes After Installing New GPU/PCIe Card

What power supply are you using in this machine?
by MartyMint
Wed Sep 28, 2022 9:02 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: canon camera software using WINE
Replies: 8
Views: 572

Re: canon camera software using WINE

I typically run screaming from bundled software....
Here's another vote for Darktable.
by MartyMint
Wed Jun 08, 2022 9:31 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: How to make screenshot with opened menu in Firefox? [SOLVED]
Replies: 6
Views: 392

Re: How to make screenshot with opened menu in Firefox? [SOLVED]

Just hit the Print Screen button on your keyboard. Not sure what you mean by "hidden" on your machine....
by MartyMint
Tue Dec 28, 2021 9:58 pm
Forum: Chat about Linux
Topic: How do you remove a topic?
Replies: 21
Views: 4808

Re: Discussion on the need to use Antivirus on Linux Mint and Why you might need to

Except those who say you SHOULD use an AV now as Linux grows in popularity and is more common it's getting noticed and attacked more... Linux has been a main player in the server market for decades. If a virus maker was to ever deliver their payload to a target of opportunity, it would be at the se...
by MartyMint
Sun Nov 21, 2021 6:29 pm
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: Application to re-write each sector of a disk ?
Replies: 8
Views: 693

Re: Application to re-write each sector of a disk ?

Menard wrote: Sun Nov 21, 2021 11:37 am stop natural erasure of the magnetic stored bits with the time :)
Not sure what you're asking.
If you're worried about data loss, you should be making regular backups.
by MartyMint
Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:16 am
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: Fear of Newness - Books?
Replies: 17
Views: 1155

Re: Fear of Newness - Books?

Moreach wrote: Thu Sep 23, 2021 8:45 pm Solved, found "Linux for Dummies" at library and got it. :D
Things in the Linux world can change rapidly. Try at least to get a publication that is current if you're going to go with printed material.
by MartyMint
Sun Aug 01, 2021 5:27 pm
Forum: Chat about Linux
Topic: Wish more people would start using Linux
Replies: 63
Views: 6241

Re: Wish more people would start using Linux

Bad computing habits are often "cross-platform".
Sometimes the problem isn't OS specific.
by MartyMint
Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:07 pm
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: Donuts and other breakfast pastries
Replies: 47
Views: 3465

Re: Donuts and other breakfast pastries

Lady Fitzgerald wrote: Mon Jul 19, 2021 9:57 pm
151tom wrote: Mon Jul 19, 2021 9:28 pm A bit off topic.

I made cornbread casserole for breakfast this morning and it was delicious ingredients eggs / rotel / diced onions / diced potatoes.

I like Aldi.
What? No corn?
Who puts corn in cornbread casserole?

hahaha j/k
by MartyMint
Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:05 pm
Forum: Chat about Linux
Topic: [SOLVED] Which Linux for very old PC (dual-core CPU with 1GB ram)
Replies: 39
Views: 9791

Re: Which Linux for very old PC (dual-core CPU with 1GB ram)

Relegate some old piece of junk to install Windows on and run Mint on your best machine.
Soar with the eagles.
by MartyMint
Wed Jul 14, 2021 3:08 pm
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: Seagate Back Up Plus Slim out of stock
Replies: 5
Views: 769

Re: Seagate Back Up Plus Slim out of stock

Why this particular drive/backup?
There's plenty of other good choices.
by MartyMint
Mon Jul 05, 2021 8:15 pm
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: King George III is still dead!
Replies: 42
Views: 2614

Re: King George III is still dead!

Kadaitcha Man wrote: Mon Jul 05, 2021 4:18 am a gif of me picking my nose.
You got to pick? I was stuck with the one they issued me.
by MartyMint
Mon Jun 28, 2021 5:38 pm
Forum: Suggestions & Feedback
Topic: Guide to Linux Mint Support Forums
Replies: 4
Views: 1015

Re: Guide to Linux Mint Support Forums

I'd like to see it.
Wherever you and the staff decide to put it, maybe for a little while you can include it as part of your signature.
by MartyMint
Sun Jun 27, 2021 12:30 pm
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: Win 11 requirements
Replies: 32
Views: 3252

Re: Win 11 requirements

No thanks. Not interested in the slightest.
by MartyMint
Sat Jun 26, 2021 10:01 am
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: [SOLVED] Best Version for Older Computer
Replies: 16
Views: 2322

Re: Best Version for Older Computer

I run Mint 20 on a similar machine. It works just fine with the MATE desktop.
by MartyMint
Tue Jun 22, 2021 5:20 pm
Forum: Hardware Support
Topic: [Solved] USB type-C hub driver error
Replies: 11
Views: 9595

Re: USB type-C hub driver error

Does your laptop support "HDMI over USB-C"? Not all of them do.
by MartyMint
Wed Jun 16, 2021 6:05 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: Recommendations for full malware check please!
Replies: 40
Views: 2653

Re: Recommendations for full malware check please!

I keep all my passwords in a text file, that is then encrypted with a robust master password. The individual passwords can be as complicated as I'd like.
It is easier to move that encrypted file around to any device I need. Much easier than juggling Post-It notes.

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