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They've been blocking the more popular Invidious instances also. Gooble seems to be going all out on blocking lately.

An alternative is to use multiple browsers of course. But that's a resource waste unless it is absolutely necessary. If you have a fairly new computer, it should have plenty of resources "to waste." I've always had more than one browser installed for as long as I can remember. Why do you ...

It's in the browser/email client profile. There's a way to cleanse it, but I don't know it. I'd just created a fresh, new profile, and install uBlock Origin.

I get the same message every now and then. Everything still updates.

rickNS wrote: ⤴Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:56 am I'm saying the whole trash can thing, is a VERY poor idea right from it's inception, as some sort-of backup.

Where did the OP say he's using Trash as a backup? I don't see it. He was instructed to try to restore the files to see if that would work.

billyswong wrote: ⤴Mon Apr 15, 2024 11:53 am Turns out mate-calc is resizable ONLY IF one enable View > History.

Thanks for the tip about Mate's calculator. It might come in handy someday.

mikeflan wrote: ⤴Sun Apr 14, 2024 9:43 pm If you want to reduce the likelihood of there being a problem resizing a window NTFS partition, use win's disk management utility in windows and not gparted in Linux.

That was also my advice, but he/she doesn't want to boot into Windows.

I always wince when I hear or see the word "modern" in the context of anything computers. It usually means ugly, or dumbed-down, or designed for a phone screen (websites), or any combination thereof. - alt + f4 when youre on desktop and nothing is open to bring shutdown menu - ability to c...

I think the mention of "KDE" in the "READ: How To Get Help!" page ought to be deleted since Mint no longer offers the KDE desktop:

[5] Details! Details! Details!

. . . .
List what Display Environment you are using if relevant (Cinnamon, KDE, XFCE, MATE, etc).

Mike-Linux-Mint wrote: ⤴Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:12 pm Here is part of my system info. not sure if it's safe to post everything on a forum, though :

All it is is your computer specs, no big deal. And, it might possibly help to know what these 2 files are.

mintd wrote: ⤴Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:56 am I would like to fix the issues from within the BIOS/UEFI and/or Linux Mint live boot (USB stick), and avoid having to set up and use Windows.
Any suggestions much appreciated!

I don't understand. If you don't want to use Windows, why are you expanding its partition?

If you're expanding the Windows partition, I would suggest to do that while booted into Windows (less chances of creating a problem). As for your other issue, I have no clue.

Unfortunately Mate has been following the trend of taking options away, all in the name of keeping us, the users, safe from ourselves, I suppose (i.e., so we don't accidentally mess something up). It's the trend of catering to the lowest common denominator (i.e., the not-too-bright among us). Every ...

Do you have libdvd installed?

Perhaps if you turn off all of Cinnamon's bells and whistles it will run faster? Or maybe switch to Xfce or Mate? You do have a somewhat old computer. Just a thought.

hopelesslytired wrote: ⤴Sat Apr 06, 2024 3:48 pm I flashed the .iso for mint 21.3 and everything loaded fine. I got through most of the install no problem, selected "Something else", picked my partition and used ext2.

Why ext2? Why not ext4?

Moem wrote: ⤴Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:28 am I would boot from a live Mint USB stick, start GParted from there, use that to remove any and all Windows partitions...

Can't this be done booting into the installed Mint? Why from the live media?

Here's something I found: https://askubuntu.com/questions/748112/ ... -starting/

I'm out of ideas, but I can definitely say something is quite wrong. You say you did upgrade your kernel to the 6.5 series?

It's supposed to be an uppercase D. I think it makes a difference.