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Have you downloaded all the newest updates? And have you installed Third Party Software during installation? It provides a lot of video codecs. Those multi media codecs can be installed afterwards as well. In the menu, go to video and there it will be listed for download. I see that you are using ke...

Fortunately downloading helps as a workaround method. That's nice. I have often downloaded videos myself as well to prevent video from online stuttering / screentearing. Sometimes though Firefox Preferences can be changed, which might have a positive effect on screentearing as well. It's a quick fix...

I understand your frustration MurphCID, my Girlfriend-Unit has Linux installed on her computer. Works a lot better, really a lot better then when she had Windows installed. No errors whatsoever, besides her suspend function not working. The few complaints that she does have occasionally are all abou...

LM19.2 Cinnamon has got a slider, with which you can easily change the icon distance nearer to the edges of the screen. I dont know if LM19.1 has that same slider. Right click on the desktop. Select Customize. At the bottom and and the right there are 2 sliders to change the icon's distance nearer o...

Welcome to the LinuxMint forum Gigiux!

Could you tell us what kind of browser or mediaplayer you are using? Have you installed all the third party software during the upgrade?

I have successfully weaned her off Microsoft products and onto FOSS replacing MS office with Libre office , adding VLC and a few other things. I missed the chance to move her off the Ipod when the cat broken it last year and its been nothing but a hassle. I wish she would adopt a streaming service ...

Secondhand computers are perfect for Linux! Nice that you enjoy your newly bought refurbished computer Plons! I recently bought a Lenovo Thinkpad T430 with almost similar specs and LinuxMint 19.2 Cinnamon runs super smooth. Enjoy your new toy!

Buy a refurbished (secondhand) Lenovo Thinkpad T430 / T440 and you will have the perfect hardware to run Linux on, for about 200 dollars. Linux is famous for supporting OLDER hardware. It is INfamous for NOT supporting the newest hardware very well. Spare yourself the trouble AND the money of buildi...

I have been getting much the same error messages since version 18.3. Is there maybe a series of notes which can help to resolve these errors. My system works but is slow and uses excessive CPU at the best of times. I have a 10 year old computer as well, running LM19.2. I have got 6 errors in my log...

Wanderingaria, welcome to the LinuxMint forum, Great that you got LinuxMint running on your old Apple computer! Nvidia graphics have been known to cause issues on Linux for many years now. In the driver manager it probably states that Nvidia is the recommended driver, but you can safely ignore that ...

It happened to me a few days ago. I simply (temporarily) changed the 2 download mirrors in Menu / Software Sources. Had instant FAST download speeds after I changed the download mirrors.

AussieJoe12, a probable cause of your failing suspend function for your screen could be an application that is continuously running in the background. Another cause could be a mouse that it is slightly moving when you dont touch it. This will prevent the screen from going blank as well. I have never...

Would you object to doing a fresh new install? Takes about an hour in total, including updates and tweaks. I use a new fresh install often to weed out similar problems. Are you using Cinnamon, Mate or Xfce? 2Gb is not a lot of RAM. My girlfriend has a similar amount of RAM and her computer manages L...

In jouw post van vrijdag had je al de .58 kernel. Daarna had je de upgrade naar 19.2 gedaan, maar je had al de nieuwste .58 kernel. Het is raadselachtig dat je update manager die .54 kernel maar blijft aanbieden. Waarom zou de update manager een oudere kernel aanbieden? Effe checken in je update man...

No question of Windows drivers working on a Linux machine.Most probably a newer kernel is installed which has the drivers. Exactly. No need to worry mesoderm. Great to see that everything works fine without an external modem. Newer kernels have indeed better support for newer hardware. You already ...

I am currently using Windows 7 64bit SP1 and intend to dual boot until I can get everything I use up and running under Linux. The windows partition will be there for the foreseeable future. My research to date suggests I need to: 1. Disable Secure Boot - 2. Disable Fast Startup in Windows 3. Create...

Thanks for trying to find a solution Karlchen. Really appreciated! The sudden disappearance of the LinuxMint logo isnt a major problem, but I only feared it would indicate a problem that I overlooked. Everything on my newly installed LM19.2 works fine though, thankfully. But the disappearance is def...

My main device is a Surface Pro 3 running on Windows 10. OP should however note that a Microsoft Surface tablet is approximately the worst possible option to run Linux on. Frankly, I'd advise to keep the thing on Windows 10, and possible sell it if you don't want it any more and get something more ...

What I find interesting is that my father's computer was updated to 19.2 on the same day, and he doesn't have any issues with tray icons. (He only has the default tray icons). I have "Timer with Notifications" and "Redshift" added to mine. Perhaps this issue only affects users with additional icons...

Yes, I will try to replace it soon. Those battery troubles only started recently and I have fear of messing up my computer hardware when I have to open it, through accidental static electricity or some other stupidity of mine. I am not very handy with these kind of things, but I have read it is not ...