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The f12 button is for wireless off/on however pressing this does nothing, the light on the button stays orange Then something deeper is wrong. That light should not be orange all the time. You might be able to get a new internal wireless to match what you have. And I agree with richyrich . Check th...

Download Mint 17.3 Xfce 32-bit and build a LiveUSB drive. If you don't have any data to save, do the complete rebuild. Otherwise, backup your data and then do a complete rebuild. Allow me to make a recommendation on partitioning the hard drive. 80GB Hard Drive /boot - 1GB swap - 2.5GB (you said you ...

ordeal (awr- deel ) noun 1. any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial. 2. a primitive form of trial to determine guilt or innocence... Yes, my Windows 7 computer finally updated. At first, the original 1TB hard drive with Windows 10 failed with massive errors. I was lucky to have a 5...

This is the standard question asked to get some system info. Run the following command at a terminal. That's a capital F if you type.
Copy and paste the output back here between Code tags.

I know that if you create a /home partition, all user folders will be placed there. That's what I've done. You can try this tutorial and see if it provides some help. I have not tried it so I cannot speak to how well it will work.

I have a WD Passport 1TB USB drive. I have Mac Snow Leopard installed and have that dual-booted with Mint 18. (I also use the drive as a data backup.) I had to install OSX first and I did that because that creates the UEFI partition. When I installed Mint 18, GRUB did it's work and now I can boot in...

As for the thread topic, it sounds like Microsoft is just pulling an Apple. All Mac operating systems have a hardware life span; you can only run them on specific computers. The reverse is also true; newer Macs can't run older versions of OSX. Microsoft is just jumping on the "We know what's be...

We have more important things going on right now, like the government spying on every person. It's been happening since the 16th amendment was passed. FDR used to have Hoover's FBI dig up dirt on famous people and he would read them greedily like people watch soap operas today. The only difference ...

Screen 0: minimum 1024 x 768, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1024 x 768

What is the make and manufacturer of your monitor?

1) Not in my experience with Acrobat. Just make sure you extract the pages. 2) If you scan at 600 dpi, you should be able to reduce it to 300 without too much bad happening. Do some testing first. 3) I don't know. 4) You should be able to import a TIFF into a PDF at a later date but I don't know how...

Thus far, we’ve already seen hackers exploit security vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader, Windows, and Microsoft’s Edge browser.

How is either of these three considered news?

Well, you may be able to run 64-bit but that depends on the system. Do a web search for your specific laptop model and see if it is 64-bit capable. If so, download whichever 64-bit version of Mint you like. Xfce is a bit less resource intensive and would run fine with 4GiB of RAM. Mate would probabl...

My router only has 2.4 ghz. However, when I bring my laptop to work, I generally have to connect to the 2.4 network because it has better signal strength and is faster than the 5 ghz. Weird. I have a router with both and while the 2.4Ghz has better signal strength (which is normal depending on how ...

Let's start off by getting a look at that system. Boot into the LiveUSB, get to a terminal and run the following command: inxi -Fxz If you type, the letter F is a capital. Copy the output and post it back here between Code tags. Remember, that's an EFI device. So you will need to make sure you insta...

LibreOffice is replacing Microsoft Office in many places around the world. Here is one. Free-software-gains-ground-in-the-Italian-public-administration The total cost of ownership of Microsoft Office is becoming so prohibitive that many governments and businesses are finding that it just makes sense...

I got spanked because one poster wanted to find a photo of an Alfa Romeo. So, as a joke , I posted a photo of a 20th century Italian head of state (I cannot say the name for fear of being hammered again) standing in an Alfa Romeo. That joke was obviously too much for delicate eyes. There was another...

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Have you tried this? ubuntu-macbook-trackpad

I'm not good with KDE but here is the AMDGPU driver download page. You'll want the Ubuntu driver. AMDGPU-PRO-Driver-for-Linux-Release-Notes You can also see if the drivers are already installed. Open the Driver Manager from the menu and check for the AMD drivers. If they are present, you can always ...

Does your router have both 2.4 and 5 Ghz wireless networks? If so, make sure you're connected to the 5 Ghz. It's worth checking.