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by Petermint
Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:26 am
Forum: Programming & Development
Topic: Python 3 editor that works?
Replies: 5
Views: 120

Re: Python 3 editor that works?

I found a Geany configuration file for Python. (I found several. I forget which one works.) The compile command contains something restricting the compile to just some sort of code test with no actual execution. :shock: Almost useless for an interpreted language. I changed the file by removing the -...
by Petermint
Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:49 am
Forum: Programming & Development
Topic: Python 3 editor that works?
Replies: 5
Views: 120

Python 3 editor that works?

Python + GTK basic example script. My first ever attempt at Python. Geany was recommended. Geany has a nice compile button and shows a command line thing in the bottom window. There are no errors shown for the script execution when I include a deliberate error. I have to open terminal and type the c...
by Petermint
Sat Mar 23, 2024 12:35 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: How to limit Timeshift's CPU usage?
Replies: 13
Views: 300

Re: How to limit Timeshift's CPU usage?

you should definitely hear the fans ramping
Upgrade to Noctua :idea:
by Petermint
Fri Mar 22, 2024 1:32 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: How to limit Timeshift's CPU usage?
Replies: 13
Views: 300

Re: How to limit Timeshift's CPU usage?

been using it as long as I have I wont ask how long that is. :D Linux Version 0.0.001? New kernels do bring surprises. I often find things only listed as new in some obscure dev forum. I am a fan of Timeshift but not automatic updates. Too much like Windows automatic updates. You are in a tent outb...
by Petermint
Fri Mar 22, 2024 1:19 am
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: move from win 10 to linux mint
Replies: 24
Views: 622

Re: move from win 10 to linux mint

Have you tried LibreOffice under Windows? Your list of must-haves is long enough to think about a gradual change. Many open source programs run the same under Windows and Linux. You can start replacing Windows applications under Windows. Normally VMs and Wine are difficult and too resource heavy. Yo...
by Petermint
Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:47 am
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: Web Servers on linux mint
Replies: 4
Views: 124

Re: Web Servers on linux mint

The reason people use a separate Web server is to stop access from social engineering. You can delete email clients, Web browsers, multiple user access, everything. The Linux distribution used for the server is usually based on Debian, just like Ubuntu, which is then used by Mint. The distribution m...
by Petermint
Tue Mar 05, 2024 6:14 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: Abysmally slow file transfers (LMC)
Replies: 7
Views: 279

Re: Abysmally slow file transfers (LMC)

The link to the Silicon Power microSD card shows one named Gaming. I bought one and returned it because it failed the V30 test. I needed one card now and some in the future. There were three brands on sale at a decent discount so I bought one of each brand. The SP Gaming microSD card failed the V30 ...
by Petermint
Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:14 am
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: Abysmally slow file transfers (LMC)
Replies: 7
Views: 279

Re: Abysmally slow file transfers (LMC)

Is your microSD card V30? The V30 speed means a continuous write speed of 30 MB/s. Anything less is too slow for what you are doing. The C speed is meaningless because it is not for continuous writes, just for one quick write to let the manufacturer claim a fast speed. The V speed is for video and r...
by Petermint
Wed Feb 28, 2024 1:27 am
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: Finally found a laptop I cannot install Mint on.
Replies: 14
Views: 713

Re: Finally found a laptop I cannot install Mint on.

Every computer I tested with multiple distributions had at least one popular distribution fail. I used to keep MX and others on USB sticks ready for those cases but the "always works" distributions failed on new hardware, the same as every other distribution. What stands out with LM is the...
by Petermint
Wed Feb 28, 2024 1:20 am
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: Samsung Strikes Again
Replies: 26
Views: 1202

Re: Samsung Strikes Again

we switched her to a Mac :evil: Your mileage may be different. In every project I worked on, the use of Apple products created huge roadblocks. Days at a time lost with no solutions from Apple or Apple "experts". Windows 10 was a disaster but way less of a problem. The problem of applicat...
by Petermint
Tue Feb 27, 2024 7:59 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: How to set up a stable system?
Replies: 38
Views: 1170

Re: How to set up a stable system?

SSD now looks totally different SSDs went through 2.5" SATA, mSATA, M.2 SATA, then NVMe. The old PCs were CPU -> PCIe -> SATA -> cable -> disk. Old SSDs CPU -> PCIe -> SATA -> cable -> SSD SATA chip -> SSD controller -> flash memory. Then CPU -> PCIe -> SATA -> mSATA -> SSD mSATA chip -> SSD c...
by Petermint
Tue Feb 27, 2024 7:47 pm
Forum: Other topics
Topic: Looking for a table that outlines exact differences between specific features of linux mint editions
Replies: 4
Views: 256

Re: Looking for a table that outlines exact differences between specific features of linux mint editions

A manual list would require 12 people typing continuously. An automated list would show only meaningless package names. The best comparison? Download the three variations to three USB sticks for live boot. Significant differences? Cinnamon can use a GPU to speed up "effects". I find Cinnam...
by Petermint
Tue Feb 27, 2024 7:05 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: How to set up a stable system?
Replies: 38
Views: 1170

Re: How to set up a stable system?

Still there are many here who talk about several SSD's. Where do you fit them all? Are you all using desktops? Anything moveable, laptop, notebook, netbook, desktop, is SSD. 80% of support calls used to be people moving a computer while a magnetic disk is spinning. To break a good brand of SSD, you...
by Petermint
Tue Feb 27, 2024 6:32 pm
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: (Solved) Trying to decide on a Flatpak or an Appimage.
Replies: 15
Views: 433

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

I used one Flatpak for a while then installed other applications via Flatpak and Flatpak crashed the updates. Removed all Flatpaks. Still problems. Removed Flatpak. All problems gone. Never had that problem with Appimages as Appimages are completely self contained. Nothing installed. A pity there is...
by Petermint
Tue Feb 27, 2024 6:12 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: Question about building C
Replies: 6
Views: 237

Re: Question about building C

Are you using C++ or wxWidgets? Code:Blocks is written using them and designed for development with them. There are a heap of editors for C without the install problems of CodeBlocks. I use Bluefish.
by Petermint
Sat Feb 24, 2024 8:07 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: How to set up a stable system?
Replies: 38
Views: 1170

Re: How to set up a stable system?

Something often missed in discussions of Timeshift, Backintime, anything based on rsync. In a basic file system, FAT, NTFS, a file entry point to a file. In Ext4 a file entry points to an inode and the inode points to a file. Backing/snapshotting to NTFS or FAT means copying file x.yz every time. Ex...
by Petermint
Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:57 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: Is installing another RAM from a different brand problematic?
Replies: 11
Views: 328

Re: Is installing another RAM from a different brand problematic?

Most brands do not make the chips, they just package something from a chip maker. I have used mixed ones with the same spec from good brands. Cheap brands sometimes have exaggerated specs and are really slower chips artificially boosted. For dual access motherboards, I always choose two of the same ...
by Petermint
Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:47 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: Installing GIMP 2.8 on Linux Mint
Replies: 22
Views: 867

Re: Installing GIMP 2.8 on Linux Mint

They do a rewrite nobody seems to like 2.10 increased the internal colour depth to make transformations more accurate. A requirement for cameras and scanners with more than 8 bits per colour. :D The interface changes did not slow down anything I do. Not like the horrible changes in some other softw...
by Petermint
Fri Feb 16, 2024 7:19 pm
Forum: Chat about Linux
Topic: Python is nice but...
Replies: 13
Views: 873

Re: Python is nice but...

I will look up those libraries and other options. There are some Python based programs I use that could benefit from the actual processing moving to C or Rust. I do not know about the user interface part. Mostly it is just settings, options, file selection. That part could stay in Python. Rust looks...
by Petermint
Fri Feb 16, 2024 12:22 am
Forum: Other topics
Topic: tpm2_ptool draining my laptop battery
Replies: 2
Views: 135

Re: tpm2_ptool draining my laptop battery

Linux can cache data before writing. The encryption might apply when the cache is flushed. A simple test would be to copy a few files then issue the sync command to force the flush and watch CPU use. Most people skip whole disk encryption and encrypt only a directory containing critical files. There...

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