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Scripts are good after you learn some basics. You could set up a script for a Web server or a file server or ... Using tee, you can copy the output to a log file. See the progress in action and record a log with all the detail for future reference. I have scripts to turn a Raspberry Pi into whatever...

Disk usage analyzer shows what uses the most space. To include root usage, you can run the command sudo baobab . Baobab shows actual usage, the space used in Ext4, not the space shown by File Manager. My Timeshift snapshots show as 17.6 GB, 4.5 GB, then 2.0 GB. Most of the space in 4.5 GB is from ke...

New machine. Fresh install. Version change, like 20 to 21, fresh install. A spring clean every year is good. A fresh install every new version is the spring clean you forgot. :D I use a separate home directory to make the new install easier. Which means I do not really spring clean my home directory...

Is the partition Ext4? There is space saving magic in Ext4. Is Timeshift running the default settings? If not, what are your settings? Changes to settings can make Timeshift include the previous timeshift data which multiplies space usage. Are you running the default settings? You only need a manual...

Thonny works better than Geany based on a quick test with my simple beginners code. I cannot use it for the other languages but as a raw beginner, the easy to use factor is a winner. If my prowess at Python was compared to cooking, I am still learning to add water to the pot in preparation for the b...

Thank you for the suggestions. I will test one each day then report back. How and why are you compiling Python code? Python compiles to an intermediate code then interprets the compiled code. Just like PHP, Java, etc. The compile step might produce some simple code errors on startup. Geany was runni...

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 -...

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...

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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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...