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by JerryF
Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:25 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: New User from PH
Replies: 5
Views: 143

Re: New User from PH

Welcome to Linux and the Mint forums!
by JerryF
Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:36 am
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: How do I know if I'm ready to permanently switch to Linux Mint?
Replies: 30
Views: 734

Re: How do I know if I'm ready to permanently switch to Linux Mint?

djph wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:24 pm
JerryF wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:45 pm If I had a good alternative to TurboTax, I'd give up Windows altogether.
Like their website that works on any browser?
It's not the same as having the Deluxe program. I have a few that I do each tax year.
by JerryF
Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:45 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: How do I know if I'm ready to permanently switch to Linux Mint?
Replies: 30
Views: 734

Re: How do I know if I'm ready to permanently switch to Linux Mint?

when the day comes, that you find it harder to use MS Windows, than to do the same job in Linux Mint. which is what happens to me, when I need to help a friend on the BSOD computer. I keep the boot drive in windows for two reasons. 1) TurboTax 2) update my Garmin GPS(s), we have 4 of them Exactly t...
by JerryF
Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:42 pm
Forum: Chat about Linux Mint
Topic: [SOLVED]Purchasing A Laptop Computer with Linux OS Installed
Replies: 9
Views: 288

Re: Purchasing A Laptop Computer with Linux OS Installed

Background: My laptop, with Linux Mint 21.3 (Cinnamon) installed, died, several days ago. I purchased a new Lenovo laptop @ Staples, returning it within the 10-day grace period. I then purchased a new ASUS laptop @ Wal-Mart, having read that ASUS and Dell laptops are known to be "Linux-friendl...
by JerryF
Mon Mar 25, 2024 6:30 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: "Move to Trash" files not showing in Trash
Replies: 6
Views: 196

Re: "Move to Trash" files not showing in Trash

Thanks all for the replies. blkid, lsblk and other stuff below. lsblk.txt blkid.txt https://termbin.com/2m2d Today I updated 21.2 to 21.3 rebooted and created some temp files on the 4T spinny and then moved them to trash. This time they were moved to the Trash folder but showed twice in the Trash f...
by JerryF
Sun Mar 24, 2024 1:56 pm
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: Catfish "Show in File Manager" Not Working
Replies: 10
Views: 171

Re: Catfish "Show in File Manager" Not Working

I'm using Mint 21.3 Xfce and Show in File Manager works for me.
by JerryF
Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:35 am
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: "Move to Trash" files not showing in Trash
Replies: 6
Views: 196

Re: "Move to Trash" files not showing in Trash

To get the UUID of partitions, in Terminal run:

Code: Select all

blkid
by JerryF
Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:32 am
Forum: Hardware Support
Topic: Disable tapping on touchpad in XFCE
Replies: 3
Views: 87

Re: Disable tapping on touchpad in XFCE

Great!

To mark your problem as solved, please edit your ORIGINAL post and add [SOLVED] to the beginning of the Subject Line. It helps other members.
by JerryF
Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:19 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: newbie - hello
Replies: 3
Views: 80

Re: newbie - hello

Welcome to the forums!
by JerryF
Thu Mar 21, 2024 3:58 pm
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: Timeshift throws error message when trying to restore from backup
Replies: 2
Views: 62

Re: Timeshift throws error message when trying to restore from backup

Where is the Timeshift backup stored? Also, please open the System Reports app and click the System Information tab on the left. Your computer's information should come up in the right pane. Click the Copy button and then paste the results into a reply window here so we can see how Linux Mint views ...
by JerryF
Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:28 pm
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: Issues booting into Linux Mint 21.3 with ZFS
Replies: 5
Views: 227

Re: Issues booting into Linux Mint 21.3 with ZFS

SunriseYawning wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:18 am Yes, it's under "Advanced" options when going through the install process.
Well, I'll be! I love it when someone points out newer things!

Thank you!

Is there supposed to be any benefit to using ZFS?
by JerryF
Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:26 pm
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: Issues booting into Linux Mint 21.3 with ZFS
Replies: 5
Views: 227

Re: Issues booting into Linux Mint 21.3 with ZFS

SunriseYawning wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 5:50 pm ...
I installed LM using the Live USB, and using the "Install with ZFS" option provided during the install process.
...
Is that a new option? I've never seen it.
by JerryF
Sun Mar 17, 2024 4:49 pm
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: New Messages When Shutting Down
Replies: 11
Views: 310

Re: New Messages When Shutting Down

vimes666 wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:15 am Apart from the error in the log I noticed that the root partition of your system is pretty small. I am not sure whether that can play a role here too:
ID-1: / size: 24.44 GiB used: 17.57 GiB (71.9%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
Thanks!
by JerryF
Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:26 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: Is there any way to keep BIOS and OS time same?
Replies: 4
Views: 164

Re: Is there any way to keep BIOS and OS time same?

Thanks. We did this for now and didn't need to reboot because ntpdate already set clock to local time.         However, I like people's arguments that using UTC/GMT is advantageous to keep better track of access times, so supposing I wanted that feature in future, I'd just do the following? timedat...
by JerryF
Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:24 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: New USB external HDD not showing on Disks – What am I doing wrong .
Replies: 5
Views: 126

Re: New USB external HDD not showing on Disks – What am I doing wrong .

When posting information from Terminal, please copy and paste the text into your post instead of uploading it to an image website. It makes it much easier for members to view everything at the same time. Here's how: How to post results from Terminal commands to a post in the forum: In Terminal, clic...
by JerryF
Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:56 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: Should external drives partition types be listed as Master Boot Record or GUID Partition Table (GPT)?
Replies: 4
Views: 117

Re: Should external drives partition types be listed as Master Boot Record or GUID Partition Table (GPT)?

Thanks Jerry. When I purchased the new external drive (Samsung T7 SSD), it came pre-formatted with a filesystem other than ext4 (I don't recall which filesystem). So I reformatted it in Linux Mint to ext4. It still shows MBR, however. How do I switch it to GPT? I'm okay reformatting, if required. B...
by JerryF
Sat Mar 16, 2024 5:38 pm
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: Niggling small problem with Nemo v.5.8.5
Replies: 1
Views: 52

Re: Niggling small problem with Nemo v.5.8.5

In order for us to help, a good place to start is to post your system information as stated in how to get help in the Forum rules. Please open the System Reports app and click the System Information tab on the left. Your computer's information should come up in the right pane. Click the Copy button ...
by JerryF
Sat Mar 16, 2024 5:32 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: Should external drives partition types be listed as Master Boot Record or GUID Partition Table (GPT)?
Replies: 4
Views: 117

Re: Should external drives partition types be listed as Master Boot Record or GUID Partition Table (GPT)?

In Linux Mint's "Disks" utility, when viewing an external drive that has a single ext4 partition (formatted via Linux Mint), should the "Partitioning" field indicate "Master Boot Record" or "GUID Partition Table" (GPT)? If it matters, the system uses UEFI and...
by JerryF
Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:44 pm
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: New Messages When Shutting Down
Replies: 11
Views: 310

Re: New Messages When Shutting Down

It looks like a driver crash but the picture didn't show any info about what driver might cause it I looked at the output while shutting down and saw this (taken from journalctl): Mar 16 16:30:48 HP-15-dw3363st systemd[1]: Failed unmounting /home. And still getting the other output as before.
by JerryF
Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:29 pm
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: New Messages When Shutting Down
Replies: 11
Views: 310

Re: New Messages When Shutting Down

I ran journalctl -b -1, but couldn't find anything at first so I used grep to find a couple of phrases: When you are in the journalctl display you can search with the / character. Type /exit_to_user_mode_prepare plus enter and it will take you there. Now you can scroll back with your arrow-up key t...

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