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by trytip
Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:35 am
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: (Solved)wrong time in panel
Replies: 29
Views: 728

Re: wrong time in panel

what happened is you used a live linux that changed timezones in bios. first enter bios and set time/date there. for units masked you must unmask them, enable and reboot but it should not be masked. you would unmask and enable like this? systemctl unmask ntp.service systemctl enable ntp.service you ...
by trytip
Sun Feb 04, 2024 11:56 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: User folder permissions
Replies: 12
Views: 283

Re: User folder permissions

find . ! -user $USER <<< find files not belonging to USER
sudo chown -Rc $USER:$USER $HOME <<< fix ownership for HOME
this doesn't take into account that some apps run as root in home directory like wireshark should be owned by root even though is in home.
by trytip
Mon Jan 08, 2024 1:24 pm
Forum: Screenshots
Topic: All Desktop Screenshots of 2024
Replies: 124
Views: 10690

Re: All Desktop Screenshots of 2024

https://i.imgur.com/oltccpb.jpg https://i.imgur.com/iG0khCN.jpg https://i.imgur.com/0DeuDEr.jpg https://i.imgur.com/TWh3yic.jpg https://i.imgur.com/fnStjsb.jpg https://i.imgur.com/g7ijeoH.jpg https://i.imgur.com/o8dvsev.jpg https://i.imgur.com/lqnPDaa.jpg https://i.imgur.com/WHsGL2e.jpg
by trytip
Tue Dec 19, 2023 10:24 am
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: [SOLVED] trying to get rid of Brave
Replies: 16
Views: 695

Re: trying to get rid of Brave

locate brave in Terminal gives you what?
by trytip
Tue Dec 19, 2023 9:10 am
Forum: Cinnamon
Topic: [SOLVED] Revert Cut Copy Paste Button on Chrome
Replies: 3
Views: 301

Re: Revert Cut Copy Paste Button on Chrome

no you can't tell mint to fix google chrome development, you have to ask google. try thorium browser (made from ungoogled chromium) google chrome has more changes coming for version 120 that people won't like. https://github.com/Alex313031/thorium/releases/tag/M117.0.5938.157 you don't have to updat...
by trytip
Mon Dec 18, 2023 10:28 am
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: How to put Windows at the top of the boot menu?
Replies: 7
Views: 633

Re: How to put Windows at the top of the boot menu?

if you open /boot/grub/grub.cfg and search for menuentry you can cut and paste order of OS installed. from one menuentry to the other knowing when one os start and end, you can cut the entire portion and paste it to the bottom or move it dow or up. but never sudo update-grub when editing grub.cfg, b...
by trytip
Sun Dec 17, 2023 11:02 pm
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: How to put Windows at the top of the boot menu?
Replies: 7
Views: 633

Re: How to put Windows at the top of the boot menu?

Any help is greatly appreciated. this will help you https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/Infos/Help-Support/Instructions/Change-boot-order.tuxedo before you edit anything use timeshift to make a current snapshot in case things don't boot. personally i used to change /boot/grub/grub all the time when ...
by trytip
Tue Nov 28, 2023 3:30 pm
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: permanently disable Unlock Login Keyring on Brave
Replies: 15
Views: 622

Re: permanently disable Unlock Login Keyring on Brave

where exactly do I add that code in Brave? Can you please tell me? @everyone else who has replied, I did read your replies, no worries! But some of them are conflicting so I don't know what to respond. I've still not solved this issue yet, so I'm still looking for a solution, but I'm not sure whose...
by trytip
Tue Nov 28, 2023 3:23 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: Change dates of pictures
Replies: 9
Views: 430

Re: Change dates of pictures

you'll need a commander like https://sourceforge.net/projects/doublecmd/ extract and run executable doublecmd>show hidden files>file>change attributes

ps: another post the same viewtopic.php?t=270080
by trytip
Tue Nov 28, 2023 2:45 pm
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: permanently disable Unlock Login Keyring on Brave
Replies: 15
Views: 622

Re: permanently disable Unlock Login Keyring on Brave

Hi, how do I permanently disable the "Unlock Login Keyring" thing? what i use for any chromium based browsers is add a parameter to edit menus for your browser . --password-store=basic then if you have any stored passwords in keyring they can be deleted. using --password-store=basic bypas...
by trytip
Sun Nov 26, 2023 2:48 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: My laptop speakers sound frustratingly quieter after Linux Mint installation
Replies: 28
Views: 951

Re: My laptop speakers sound frustratingly quieter after Linux Mint installation

Increasing the dB rate with pavucontrol or even the Mint audio panel (settings tab> amplification) will solve the issue, why bother with pulseaudio ? this is why I bother with pulseaudio. i can honestly say i have never had any issues with pulseaudio since my linux time began in 2010. i learned qui...
by trytip
Thu Nov 09, 2023 12:49 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: [Solved] Help: Package not upgrading, "linux-image-5.15.0-86-generic"
Replies: 12
Views: 988

Re: Help: Package not upgrading, "linux-image-5.15.0-86-generic"

when a kernel fails to install always first fix and clean the failed kernel. in synaptic search for linux*5 and delete any kernel leftovers and to be sure only the same versions of failed kernel you delete . so in my synaptic if i want to remove kernel something 5 i do this: https://i.imgur.com/at8Q...
by trytip
Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:17 pm
Forum: Screenshots
Topic: All Desktop Screenshots of 2023
Replies: 206
Views: 39382

Re: All Desktop Screenshots of 2023

Mint Cinnamon 19.03
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by trytip
Sat Nov 04, 2023 11:21 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: comic sans not loaded in mscorefonts-installer
Replies: 2
Views: 126

Re: comic sans not loaded in mscorefonts-installer

sadhu wrote: Sat Nov 04, 2023 10:47 am How do I get comic sans font?
first find if you have it with in Terminal: locate comic.ttf it may be in /home/.fonts/ or home/.wine/drive_c/windows/Fonts/
by trytip
Sat Nov 04, 2023 10:59 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: QT5 Settings
Replies: 5
Views: 297

Re: QT5 Settings

the xed error may have something to do with your keyboard language support and nothing to worry about as long as this will open you're ok. be sure to have rebooted first then in Terminal use: qt5ct it will take a few seconds to open. you will see a qt5 theme settings DON"T change anything yet....
by trytip
Sat Nov 04, 2023 10:39 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: QT5 Settings
Replies: 5
Views: 297

Re: QT5 Settings

Hi: I'm more interested in doing work on Linux rather working on the OS itself. best linux quote ever BTW. to fix your qt5 settings it should already have been done for you even in 19.3 but if not here: sudo xed /etc/environment add this to it: QT_LOGGING_RULES="qt.svg*.warning=false" QT_...
by trytip
Sat Aug 19, 2023 9:07 am
Forum: Hardware Support
Topic: appimage audio problem
Replies: 9
Views: 556

Re: appimage audio problem

Cannot get it to work at all without SUDO no you SHOULD not run it as SUDO it will infect your /root/.cache/ (<<< delete everything in this folder that you can) find . ! -user $USER <<< find files not belonging to user sudo chown -Rc $USER:$USER $HOME <<< fix ownership for HOME but even if you get ...
by trytip
Tue Aug 15, 2023 9:14 am
Forum: Hardware Support
Topic: appimage audio problem
Replies: 9
Views: 556

Re: appimage audio problem

The script will not run without sudo I extracted the appimage as directed but when I double click on the AppRun and select run nothing happens. i'm still using the outdated mint cinnamon 19.3 and worked fine with no sudo and should not be run with sudo. about sound i have not tested don't have an a...
by trytip
Mon Aug 14, 2023 7:22 pm
Forum: Hardware Support
Topic: Mouse is hallucinating double clicks all over the place - what to do?
Replies: 12
Views: 1374

Re: Mouse is hallucinating double clicks all over the place - what to do?

vimes666 wrote: Mon Aug 14, 2023 8:41 am
why 666?
It helped to keep myself out of google search results.
OFFTOPIC:
after posting and reading your comment, this popped up on After the Floods: The Beginning of People's Hardships
https://youtu.be/1gsLmspkvuI?t=914. coincidence?

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