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your welcome...DAMIEN

PS...in the subject line of your first post...if this is solved, mark that subject line as solved so all will know. that way it will flag people to view it if they are having the same problem.

ive been using a slightly different way around the barn for disabling ipv6, so here goes nothing...DAMIEN PS...i think pippins way should work though. either way, use the test code to see if it worked...if it shows no results after running test, you were successful...if it returns :ipv ready, then t...

if common sense is so common, why dont more people have it?...lol...DAMIEN

hi majpooper...i agree 100%...this always comes up with people new to linux who do not know any better after just coming from windows or mac...and yes a very thorough section covering browsers should be a part of it along with suggested extension applications to be used for improving browser securit...

if im reading your screen shots correctly, it appears that your "secure boot" is enabled...it should be disabled to avoid boot problems in linux OS...DAMIEN edit...if you read the bottom of your screen shot, it tells you that "secure boot" is only used for microsoft windows systems in so many words ...

i do have a propensity to always err on the side of caution at all times...lol...DAMIEN

report from my browser when attempting is as follows...all was blocked due to my security settings...DAMIEN http://localhost:19999 Location Camera Microphone Notifications JavaScript Flash Images Pop-ups and redirects Ads Block if site tends to show intrusive ads Background sync Sound Automatic down...

using localhost address through browser in order to use curl is a security issue as you expose the inner runnings of your system over the web that is not at least https connection etc...DAMIEN

hmmm...lets see, marriage, children, deaths in the family, retirement, my heart attack and several strokes...yep, those are life changers...a piece of software?...i think not!!!...sounds like a TV commercial advertisement...DAMIEN

if your running windows...you need anti-virus...in linux you do not...read the following page from easy linux website which will explain the basics of security built into linux distributions...then please come back where we can help you with any other questions you may have...DAMIEN https://sites.go...

im from N.H. (presently retired here in N.M.) noticed also your from R.I...when i was married, i lived in barrington...the music is quite good thank you for sharing...DAMIEN

hi altair4, hi catweazel...massacred those punctuations, paragraphs and ellipses didnt i...just doing my bit to "disambiguate", (pun intended), proper english sentence structure ...lol...DAMIEN

hi moem...that was for murphcid where he mentioned what i was replying to... Well it is a little annoying to discover that there are "secret: settings in BIOS that you have to tweak to get Linux to load. I had fits with my little HP Spectre x360, and it was annoying. I hope that those smarter and be...

keep in mind that those "secret" settings in bios has nothing to do with the developers at all...in your case, you can thank HP for that because microsoft told them that things like fastboot for enabling windows hybrid shutdown, secure boot which is for windows boot up manager etc are required for w...

if your running linux mint. it is already installed...it is called "system monitor" if your running another linux distro other than mint and may not be installed already...in that case you can install it using either the software manager by looking for gnome-system-monitor or use the terminal to ins...

the op stated "I have been building computers, installing operating systems, and, fixing technical issues for decades." and also " after my thousands of Linux installs, I am personally so fed up, that, not only am I going to stop installing Linux for others. I am going to put Windows back on my pers...

Linus is recognising that he has personality flaws that is hurting others and effecting developers, so he mentions in the article below...guess he does not want to be another Steve Jobs...I think we can all give him a few kudos on this...DAMIEN https://www.zdnet.com/article/linus-torvalds-takes-a-br...

hi rene...with that last word did you mean..."buffalo chips", "bull cookies", "meadow muffins" or all of the above?,..lol...DAMIEN

PS...thats why i always clean install and have only what needs to be used/saved on that USB...you understood perfectly, exactly why i do it this way.

hi tater and welcome to the forum...i notice you mentioned "file geopgraphy"...LM 18.1 Mate uses Caja... "Caja is the official file manager for the MATE desktop. It allows for browsing directories, as well as previewing files and launching applications associated with them. It is also responsible fo...

if it helps you out for future, do what i do...i have a large amount of tweaks i do on my systems and have all of them including installation of programs wanted and the purge commands for everything i dont want etc. all neatly on a USB...everything is in a systematic order...its just way to easy whe...