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Seadreamer wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:24 pm

you can usually shut down your computer by holding down the power switch for about 15 seconds.

You can, and it's a great way to damage the file system. Best to avoid this method, if at all possible.

That is certainly a weak point, I agree. I'm using the popular Hawkeye PPA, I'm using the Classic version (which allows pretty much all old FF add-ons) and I followed the instructions here: https://software.opensuse.org//download.html?project=home%3Ahawkeye116477%3Awaterfox&package=waterfox-classic-...

Fair enough! I'm still wondering whether this command can get people into any ownershop problems...

Hi, I have a same kind problem with Linux Mint 19.2. Blkid won’t recognize my dvd drive. Please start a new thread, as per the forum rules. Thank you. Because I needed elevated permission to copy this snapshot file, I opened nemo from terminal (sudo nemo) Be careful. Starting a GUI app with sudo fr...

FYI: Starting an application with a GUI, such as mintsources, mintupdate and mintinstall, from a terminal command with sudo can cause problems with permissions, as mentioned previously . If we're going to recommend that people do this to fix a problem, we'd better make VERY sure that this is not goi...

10251415 wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 22, 2020 2:02 am

I'm running kernel 5.3
The update manager keeps telling me to "upgrade" to 4.15

You apparently have the 4.15 kernel installed, and even though you aren't using it, it's being kept up to date.

I'm so happy for you!

jglen490 wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 21, 2020 4:12 pm

Being the cautious type, however, I also (almost) always backup my /home before reinstalling.

That's a good habit. Things can, and often do, go sideways. Reinstallation is not risk-free and a backup is certainly in order.

Your problem is solved, though... It doesn't mean solved for everyone in the whole world, it means it's solved for you. It's your thread, after all.

Okay, folks, I think the message is now pretty clear and we can leave it at that... and hopefully the OP asks some questions and gets their problems resolved.

Personally I prefer to set up a separate /home, for exactly the reasons you are mentioning. Not /boot though; I have no need for that.
I'm not sure why a setup with a /home partition is not offered as an automatic option; it need not even be the default, but in my view it should be offered.

I've never encountered either of these problems, that the OP apparently sees as very common or even happening to everyone. They just aren't. A support request for each of them, in suitable forum sections, is the way to go here. OP, When Will You Post About The Display Problems You Are Having, So Tha...

squiggles3 wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 21, 2020 1:13 am

For versions 18 and newer you should be able to open up the update manager and click the "Edit" menu there should be an "Upgrade to [Some version]" option.

True, but that will never get you from 18.x to 19.x. Only to 18.x+1.

The easiest way to export and import TB data that I know of, is to install the add-on 'Import-Exporttools NG' on both installations of TB, and let that do what it's good at.

erm, that link does not seem to go where it should? It takes me to 'centurylink' something that looks like a website to sell you services? Yes it does, "takes me to 'centurylink' " but the article talks about file deletion - again. Not for me, it doesn't. Is it possible that it only shows the artic...

Maybe my very first post on these forums is of interest to you:
viewtopic.php?f=53&t=208478&p=1093388#p1093388

I would say it's solved. You wanted Dukto on Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon, you have exactly that. The path you took was not straight ahead, but you did arrive in your destination.

cwmoser wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 19, 2020 7:36 pm

Good suggestion to try Linux Mint Mate 19.3. Think I'll give it a go next, but its based on Ubuntu 18.04 which does not have those speed tweaks.

Exactly, and that makes it extra interesting. And that's why I suggested it.

Spiderspoon wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 20, 2020 1:50 am

Is there a backup app which does incremental backups?

Deja-Dup, Backintime, I'm sure there are others...

Also I've split this off into a new topic. It's a perfectly valid question, but it does not in any way depend on the old thread it was in.

cwmoser wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 19, 2020 1:09 pm

- Mate is much more efficient
- My laptop only has 2GB RAM, Cinnamon likes more memory

Both are true. I would consider 2GB insufficient for Cinnamon. I'd be curious about how Mint Mate performs on that machine... how about you?