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by BenTrabetere
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:48 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: Both appimage and deb applications won't open
Replies: 7
Views: 157

Re: Both appimage and deb applications won't open

The artisan-linux-2.10.2.AppImage would not launch for me, but the artisan-linux-2.10.0.AppImage launched without issue.
by BenTrabetere
Wed Mar 13, 2024 12:43 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: run applications without password
Replies: 4
Views: 123

Re: run applications without password

deepakdeshp wrote: Wed Mar 13, 2024 12:06 pm After autologin in Mint there was no prompt from the browser for a password. You can try it with Mint.
The first time I launch Chrome after rebooting I am always prompted to enter a password to unlock the login keyring.
by BenTrabetere
Wed Mar 13, 2024 12:40 am
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: Terminology Oldsters vs Youngsters
Replies: 107
Views: 2237

Re: Terminology Oldsters vs Youngsters

I remember buying single sided 5.25 disks then cutting the notch out on the other side I still have my notcher. I found it last week while digging through my Box Full Of Old Tech You Should Probably Have Thrown Out But Kept Just In Case. I could not remember what it was at the time. Show of hands. ...
by BenTrabetere
Tue Mar 12, 2024 2:15 pm
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: Terminology Oldsters vs Youngsters
Replies: 107
Views: 2237

Re: Terminology Oldsters vs Youngsters

If you want to confuse youngsters, ask them if they know why you "dial" a phone number. Then ask if they know where the dial is. I wager the expression on their innocent faces will be similar to the one a toddler has the first time someone plays 'I got your nose'. A neighbor's kid lives to...
by BenTrabetere
Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:57 am
Forum: Chat about Linux
Topic: How long have you been using Linux ?
Replies: 38
Views: 1245

Re: How long have you been using Linux ?

I selected Between Ten to Fifteen Years because I first started using Linux with Redhat 5.0 ... I just did not stick with it because OS/2 was still a better fit for me. I switched to Linux in officially in 2014 when WinXP hit EoL. So technically I guess I should be in the Between Five to Ten Years C...
by BenTrabetere
Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:09 pm
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: LibreOffice file problem
Replies: 11
Views: 292

Re: LibreOffice file problem

The person who lay out the newspaper/magazine uses MS Word to do it... :? Anyone who uses MS Word for a complex document like this deserves every drop of misery that comes their way. I have broken in at least five keyboards because Word automagically rearranged a page for me. On a postive note, the...
by BenTrabetere
Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:52 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: LibreOffice file problem
Replies: 11
Views: 292

Re: LibreOffice file problem

A bigger problem, IMO, is you are using LibreOffice Draw for page layout. It is not as egregious as some of the misuse of Excel I have seen over my many years, but Draw is not the best tool for the job. I would use Scribus for a document like this, especially if the placement of elements required pr...
by BenTrabetere
Tue Mar 05, 2024 11:42 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: Is opening AppImage inside a firejail enough to protect from malware?
Replies: 2
Views: 104

Re: Is opening AppImage inside a firejail enough to protect from malware?

Are you talking about a specific malicious AppImage (name and source, please) or a hypothetical malicious AppImage?
by BenTrabetere
Tue Mar 05, 2024 3:25 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: Image Compression
Replies: 5
Views: 105

Re: Image Compression

Almost every image editor, paint and drawing program (GIMP, Krita, Inkscape, Pinta, LibreOffice Draw, etc.) can resize images. I think these are not the ideal tools for the job - it is like using a chainsaw to prune the dead limbs on the office ficus that nobody waters. Smaller, simpler and faster t...
by BenTrabetere
Wed Feb 28, 2024 2:29 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: (Solved) Trying to decide on a Flatpak or an Appimage.
Replies: 15
Views: 432

Re: Trying to decide on a Flatpak or an Appimage.

I decided to go with the Appimage. The Appimage I chose, gimp2-10-36-python2-mm-ubuntu.Appimage, is purported to have the python 2 dependencies needed to run the Resynthesizer plugin ... No joy on the Resynthesizer plugin though. I've installed it, but there's no sign of it in any of the menus. I h...
by BenTrabetere
Sun Feb 25, 2024 10:11 pm
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: (Solved) Trying to decide on a Flatpak or an Appimage.
Replies: 15
Views: 432

Re: Trying to decide on a Flatpak or an Appimage.

Hello. I'd like to upgrade to the latest version of Gimp as it has a bug fix for the color picker tool. It can be installed via Flatpak or Appimage. I've never installed either so I don't an opinion on the merits of either. I've researched enough to form the opinion that, to the OS, it's a matter o...
by BenTrabetere
Mon Feb 19, 2024 3:10 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: where install appimages
Replies: 3
Views: 139

Re: where install appimages

On the right side of the github you will see a Releases section, and clicking the latest release build will take you to the downloads. AppImageLauncher is available as traditional package for Debian and Redhat distributions (.DEB, .RPM), as an AppImage, and as source, and it is recommended to use th...
by BenTrabetere
Sat Feb 17, 2024 1:17 am
Forum: Chat about Linux
Topic: 3.77% market share
Replies: 40
Views: 1488

Re: 3.77 market share

MurphCID wrote: Fri Feb 16, 2024 11:31 am There is no reason my 2016 Ryzen Gen 1 1700 8/16 processor can not run Windows 11. Except that Microsoft decided to not allow it.
I wonder if Apple will claim this as an iThing feature and sue?
by BenTrabetere
Mon Feb 12, 2024 2:02 pm
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: What Notes App Do you use ?
Replies: 29
Views: 889

Re: What Notes App Do you use ?

Any recommended "How To Use Cherrytree " guides webpages or videos ? I started using CherryTree when I first switched to Linux (10 years went by fast) to help me document my learning process. I found it confusing to use at first - as Hoser Bob mentioned, the default menu bar is busy. One ...
by BenTrabetere
Wed Feb 07, 2024 3:18 pm
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: Why do you choose linux mint as your main OS?
Replies: 32
Views: 1659

Re: Why do you choose linux mint as your main OS?

I switched to Linux when WinXP hit EoL. Hard to believe it has been 10 years. I tested several distributions and desktop environments, and I selected Linux Mint MATE. I chose MATE because the Look/Feel was more familiar than Cinnamon, KDE, and Xfce. I selected Linux Mint because of the Linux Mint Fo...
by BenTrabetere
Wed Feb 07, 2024 3:00 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: Timeshift settings
Replies: 4
Views: 209

Re: Timeshift settings

Here are my Timeshift settings for my main driver. Type: RSYNC Location: I use a 1T external HDD as a backup device. It has two partitions: Backup and Timeshift, and snapshots go in /timeshift. Schedule: Monthly (Keep 1) and Weekly (Keep 2) - IMO, this is more than enough snapshots. I suspect I coul...
by BenTrabetere
Mon Feb 05, 2024 3:25 pm
Forum: Cinnamon
Topic: Binding Alt+§ to minimize windows doesn't always work
Replies: 6
Views: 239

Re: Binding Alt+§ to minimize windows doesn't always work

The keybinding to activate the window menu is alt+space , and n is the menu shortcut for Minimize to the desktop. If that is not the result you want, try alt+space+x . alt+space+m will maximize an active window. You can assign another key combination from System Settings → Keyboard → Shortcuts → Win...
by BenTrabetere
Thu Feb 01, 2024 2:25 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: Irfanview in Mint 20.1
Replies: 4
Views: 269

Re: Irfanview in Mint 20.1

This may not be the suggestion you want, but look at XnView MP. I was a long-time user of Irfanview until Irfan complained about how XnView was stealing and cloning his ideas, dialogs, etc. I was curious and took XnView for a test spin - I liked it more than Irfanview an switched. XnView MP is avail...
by BenTrabetere
Sun Jan 28, 2024 9:47 pm
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: Windows - what do you use it for?
Replies: 56
Views: 2350

Re: Windows - what do you use it for?

I have a Win11 virtual machine to manage my mother's iThings. Nearly a year ago the HDD on my mother's iMac was showing signs of imminent failure - the machine had been out of support for macOS a couple of years (my idiot sister convinced her it was still safe to use). When the HDD started making &q...
by BenTrabetere
Wed Jan 24, 2024 3:42 pm
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: Looking for a simple image editing tool
Replies: 2
Views: 746

Re: Looking for a simple image editing tool

Look at XnView MP - it primarily is an image viewer , but it has a nice assortment of image editing and image management tools. It can open .arw and .cr2 files, and it can be used to adjust highlights/shadows and noise reduction. It is proprietary software, but it is free for non-commercial use. It ...

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