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- Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:23 am
- Forum: Software & Applications
- Topic: Sticky for Updates Issues
- Replies: 1
- Views: 51
Re: Sticky for Updates Issues
Update Manager actually asks this by default ("Do you want to switch to a local mirror?") .. you can also do this (from Update Manager) by clicking Edit → Software Sources . Not sure if a tutorial is really needed, in this case? People who don't notice that probably won't read a guide anyw...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:00 am
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: Bought a "brand new cellphone" and .....
- Replies: 2
- Views: 135
Re: Bought a "brand new cellphone" and .....
I dropped it, and crunch This is a great shame and disappointment .. and one reason I refuse to have one of those things (at least until there's absolutely no alternative). I want something with a real keypad and a tough plastic screen, which I can chuck about without worrying about it. These thing...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:04 pm
- Forum: Installation & Boot
- Topic: Battery status of laptop not shown
- Replies: 13
- Views: 197
Re: Battery status of laptop not shown
Not a fix, but does
acpi -V
in Terminal show the battery level & whether it's charging? If so there may be a temporary workaround (kludge) which I'll post here. I don't have one of those Fujitsu machines myself, to check with.- Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:21 pm
- Forum: Chat about Linux
- Topic: Re: What's the appeal that makes some people want to change their package manager?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 306
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:10 pm
- Forum: Beginner Questions
- Topic: How do I know if I'm ready to permanently switch to Linux Mint?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 632
Re: How do I know if I'm ready to permanently switch to Linux Mint?
Simple answer: When you feel you are ready and no longer need to boot into Windows. In my case I switched when BSOD-OS .. er .. BSOD'd on me that final time, ironically when I plugged my scanner in - and decided enough is enough, I can't be bothered to fix it again this time. There's a very nice opt...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:50 pm
- Forum: Chat about Linux Mint
- Topic: Comments and suggestions
- Replies: 22
- Views: 580
Re: Comments and suggestions
Re. hearing your own voice from an external source, I think it's maybe an instinctive thing to some degree. It wouldn't normally happen in nature. I've just had another watch of this, without the Pub distractions and the ear-pods .. I'd say you're good to go with putting this up on YouTube, Odysee e...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:13 pm
- Forum: Chat about Linux Mint
- Topic: Comments and suggestions
- Replies: 22
- Views: 580
Re: Comments and suggestions
I'll say that GreenIsBest 's comment sums it up for me. What I'll add is .. it looks to me like a great video to show-case what Linux can do "from a "Layman's Perspective"". We really need more of this! :D Plus I'll also add .. I've been thinking of doing YouTube videos for a whi...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:01 pm
- Forum: Installation & Boot
- Topic: [SOLVED] Loss of power shutdown, Invalid partition table on reboot
- Replies: 9
- Views: 173
Re: [SOLVED] Loss of power shutdown, Invalid partition table on reboot
Just posting to add a note that in my experience, and possibly for future reference, legacy (BIOS, CSM) boot works fine with GPT. I guess it was just the boot options as per the OP's findings? I use GPT exclusively, regardless of legacy or (U)EFI boot. This (Manjaro) and my Mint machine both run in ...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:21 am
- Forum: Installation & Boot
- Topic: [SOLVED] Loss of power shutdown, Invalid partition table on reboot
- Replies: 9
- Views: 173
Re: Loss of power shutdown, Invalid partition table on reboot
Since you have Windows partitions I wouldn't recommend running fsck to attempt to repair the filesystems just yet, apart from fsck -N to show what would be done, without it altering anything, for now. I assume Windows is also not bootable. But, from the Live session, it's worth reporting the output ...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:16 pm
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: Terminology Oldsters vs Youngsters
- Replies: 111
- Views: 2295
Re: Terminology Oldsters vs Youngsters
I'd imagine just about any USB optical drive will do the job .. or a SATA/IDE internal one hooked up via a USB to SATA/IDE interface with its 12V power supply. I need to fix the USB connector on my ancient LG one; or just wire in a fixed USB lead and forget about that dodgy Mini-USB trash. As for be...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 6:16 pm
- Forum: Chat about Linux Mint
- Topic: Comments and suggestions
- Replies: 22
- Views: 580
Re: Comments and suggestions
Thank you! That did not even occur to me. Re-did it and hopefully that is what you were pointing out. You're very welcome! Glad you appreciate it (and weren't offended, like some people seem to get). Thing is, most people seem to be oblivious of that, just "used to it" or just don't care....
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 5:35 pm
- Forum: Beginner Questions
- Topic: [SOLVED] How to change the time/turn off dst?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 520
Re: [SOLVED] How to change the time/turn off dst?
I tried signing this petition .. but it hasn't shown up so far.Lady Fitzgerald wrote: ⤴Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:17 pm There has been talk for years to do away with it but, so far, bupkis.
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:41 pm
- Forum: Software & Applications
- Topic: [SOLVED] Desktop notes for a fading memory
- Replies: 7
- Views: 140
Re: [SOLVED] Desktop notes for a fading memory
Anyone remember Tomboy Notes? What a convoluted mess that was! Thankfully it doesn't appear to be present in current Mint by default. There is a Notes program though (in Cinnamon) but I've yet to try it. EDIT : Decided to try that in my Mint VM (my mate is using the other computer with Mint on it); ...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:17 pm
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: Terminology Oldsters vs Youngsters
- Replies: 111
- Views: 2295
Re: Terminology Oldsters vs Youngsters
I have a case which looks like that (a street find, like a monitor and one of my keyboards, along with other useful stuff people tend to leave out on their front walls etc.) albeit I think it's smaller but doesn't have the inserts. Guess that's what it was intended for. .. I have a collection of cab...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:09 pm
- Forum: Installation & Boot
- Topic: [SOLVED] Loss of power shutdown, Invalid partition table on reboot
- Replies: 9
- Views: 173
Re: Loss of power shutdown, Invalid partition table on reboot
If you boot from a live USB (e.g. the one you used to install Mint) you could try running a disk check from there. Hopefully this will fix things? (I assume you were in the Mint OS when this happened). You might also be able to retrieve the files you need, if it doesn't make it bootable again. Sorry...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:49 pm
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: Terminology Oldsters vs Youngsters
- Replies: 111
- Views: 2295
Re: Terminology Oldsters vs Youngsters
Strewth I'd forgotten about those! I probably have one or more knocking around somewhere. But my mind's eye envisioned people trying to stuff CDs in them with their jewel cases .. and VHS cassettes, etc..
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:30 pm
- Forum: Installation & Boot
- Topic: Linux Mint 19 XFCE 32bit - How to be sure of its verification?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 499
Re: LinuxMint 19 XFCE 32bit-How to be sure of its verification.
I haven't used torrents for many years but I believe the file integrity is checked as part of the process (please someone coorect me if I'm wrong).
For the clock, have you set it to sync with the internet time servers? I remember that being an issue in the past.
For the clock, have you set it to sync with the internet time servers? I remember that being an issue in the past.
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:08 pm
- Forum: Software & Applications
- Topic: [SOLVED] Desktop notes for a fading memory
- Replies: 7
- Views: 140
Re: Desktop notes for a fading memory
There are applications similar to the "Sticky Notes" which I think you're referring to (I had those in Win7 and probably xp before that).
KNotes is one example.
KNotes is one example.
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:52 pm
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: Terminology Oldsters vs Youngsters
- Replies: 111
- Views: 2295
Re: Terminology Oldsters vs Youngsters
In my book it's only a "folder" if you can physically fold it ..!
And folders are for documents, nothing else. Who for example would actually try to store their physical music and video collections in physical folders ..? Doesn't make sense.
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And folders are for documents, nothing else. Who for example would actually try to store their physical music and video collections in physical folders ..? Doesn't make sense.
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- Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:45 pm
- Forum: Chat about Linux
- Topic: When did you start to realize Linux will never become the future of desktop computing?
- Replies: 85
- Views: 2784
Re: When did you start to realize Linux will never become the future of desktop computing?
I have several netbooks up here, unfortunately the batteries in two of them are now useless but I find the Acer D255E quite usable, especially with an SSD in it; resume from hibernate in less than 34 seconds and reasonably responsive for what it is. It's a dual-core N570 (many of the D255E series ha...