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by wallyUSA
Mon Aug 12, 2024 6:04 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: LibreOffice Error
Replies: 4
Views: 135

Re: LibreOffice Error

I copied some text and images from a website and pasted it into LibreOffice Writer. At the bottom of the page I pasted the link to that website and I scrolled to the top of the page in LibreOffice. I have been notified of this error. https://i.postimg.cc/5NyzcB1t/1.png After this error, I cannot cl...
by wallyUSA
Wed Aug 07, 2024 9:44 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: i am newbie
Replies: 3
Views: 245

Re: i am newbie

diva321 wrote: Wed Aug 07, 2024 6:01 am hello everyone I am new here and i have one issue regarding my scanner i hope some one help me
Welcome to the forum. Tell us what about your system and the program you are using.
by wallyUSA
Tue Jul 30, 2024 6:43 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: Dipping my toe
Replies: 6
Views: 350

Re: Dipping my toe

@Eightball, Welcome to the forum. This is a great resource for answers and suggestions to your questions and issues. Many of the friendly members will freely share their suggestions. You may even find your own answer(s) by using the SEARCH option above. Most all answers about how to use the forum ca...
by wallyUSA
Fri Jul 26, 2024 9:41 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: How do I get Dark Mode in Zoom Workplace? [Option not available]
Replies: 2
Views: 314

Re: How do I get Dark Mode in Zoom Workplace?

@aj47, I can not give a solution but I did a Google search and the results are below. This may or not help but might give you other ideas. Good Luck! How to Enable Dark Mode in Zoom Workplace? Unfortunately, as of now, there isn't a native dark mode option specifically for the Zoom Workplace app. Ho...
by wallyUSA
Tue Jul 16, 2024 11:42 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: Greetings from Scotland
Replies: 5
Views: 289

Re: Greetings from Scotland

@Gizmo,

Here's an article that goes back to old time tech that I just saw today:
German Navy still uses 8-inch floppy disks, working on emulating a replacement
Four Brandenburg-class F123 warships employ floppies for data-acquisition systems.
by wallyUSA
Mon Jul 15, 2024 5:33 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: Greetings from Scotland
Replies: 5
Views: 289

Re: Greetings from Scotland

Hey Gizmo, Welcome to the forum! My background sounds similar to yours except I started with the LASS assembler. Did the COBOL, etc like you did. Spent some time on Sun Solaris as well. Using lappies these days, WIN 11 and LMC 21.3. I took an IT class recently and had to explain to the youthful inst...
by wallyUSA
Sun Jul 14, 2024 3:19 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: desktop bugged <solved>
Replies: 3
Views: 85

Re: desktop bugged

@ma78yt, You may have to give more info if you expect someone to help. Please provide your hardware and software info with your technical issues. From the command line run inxi -Fxxxrz Post the results from the command line in between code tags (see button above the text box of your post, to the rig...
by wallyUSA
Sun Jul 14, 2024 1:10 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: Hello there!
Replies: 2
Views: 228

Re: Hello there!

@nalinidash, Welcome to the forum. This is a great resource for answers and suggestions to your questions and issues. Many of the friendly members will freely share their suggestions. You may even find your own answer(s) by using the SEARCH option above. Most all answers about how to use the forum c...
by wallyUSA
Fri Jul 12, 2024 9:10 am
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: Upgrading the OS on 30 laptops
Replies: 16
Views: 485

Re: Upgrading the OS on 30 laptops

None of my business but if there is a lot of human effort you may want to wait for Mint 22 which should be released real soon.
by wallyUSA
Wed Jul 10, 2024 10:06 am
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: How to install Speedtest Ookla on Linux Mint 21.3?
Replies: 10
Views: 379

Re: How to install Speedtest Ookla on Linux Mint 21.3?

I found a website on the Internet with instructions on how to install Speedtest Ookla. I followed the instructions and after that Linux Mint couldn't boot, so I had to do a restore with Rescuezuilla. https://www.speedtest.net/apps/cli Is there any safer way to install this app? You can run this via...
by wallyUSA
Mon Jul 08, 2024 3:16 pm
Forum: Italiano - Italian
Topic: Client Proton drive
Replies: 2
Views: 239

Re: Client Proton drive

Buongiorno, volevo sapere se esiste un client oppure c'è il modo per sincronizzare proton drive su Mint. grazie Nota bene cosa stai cercando, ma un paio di alternative potrebbero essere pcloud.com e meta.io. Ho usato pcloud ma non meta.io che ho appena visto su Google. Entrambe le opzioni gratuite....
by wallyUSA
Wed Jun 12, 2024 6:28 pm
Forum: Hardware Support
Topic: <SOLVED> Mint 21.3 Cinnamon getting sluggish – how to trouble shoot?
Replies: 11
Views: 451

Re: Mint 21.3 Cinnamon getting sluggish – how to trouble shoot?

Solved. Replaced w/l kb & mouse. Also, updated bios.

Thanks to all suggestions!
by wallyUSA
Wed Jun 12, 2024 6:23 pm
Forum: Cinnamon
Topic: In-built screen recorder
Replies: 4
Views: 607

Re: In-built screen recorder

spamegg wrote: Wed Jun 12, 2024 3:12 am There are much better screen recorders. I'm using SimpleScreenRecorder and it has a ton of features and settings:
apt install simplescreenrecorder
Is this better than using the simplescreenrecorder in the Software Manager?
by wallyUSA
Sat May 25, 2024 4:30 pm
Forum: Hardware Support
Topic: <SOLVED> Mint 21.3 Cinnamon getting sluggish – how to trouble shoot?
Replies: 11
Views: 451

Re: Mint 21.3 Cinnamon getting sluggish – how to trouble shoot?

Manual bump > 48 hours! Please follow forum rules and do not do that. You are bumping more than three hours early which is why the bump topic option is not yet available for you. The bump topic option becomes available 48 hours after the last post in the topic was made. If you do not see the Bump o...
by wallyUSA
Wed May 22, 2024 9:20 pm
Forum: Hardware Support
Topic: <SOLVED> Mint 21.3 Cinnamon getting sluggish – how to trouble shoot?
Replies: 11
Views: 451

Re: Mint 21.3 Cinnamon getting sluggish – how to trouble shoot?

https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=83444 Item 5 should be of interest to you [5] Details! Details! Details! Include the version and architecture (32-bit, 64-bit) of Linux Mint. 64-bit List any relevant hardware or software specifications. For this you can use the System Reports (...
by wallyUSA
Wed May 22, 2024 5:45 pm
Forum: Hardware Support
Topic: <SOLVED> Mint 21.3 Cinnamon getting sluggish – how to trouble shoot?
Replies: 11
Views: 451

Re: Mint 21.3 Cinnamon getting sluggish – how to trouble shoot?

total shot in the dark.... do you have any game controllers/joysticks hooked up? I have one that for some reason made my system totally bog down which is something I've never EVER seen before but the instant I unplugged it ... zoom back to full speed. Plugged it back in and got a gradual slowdown. ...
by wallyUSA
Wed May 22, 2024 6:52 am
Forum: Hardware Support
Topic: <SOLVED> Mint 21.3 Cinnamon getting sluggish – how to trouble shoot?
Replies: 11
Views: 451

Re: Mint 21.3 Cinnamon getting sluggish – how to trouble shoot?

Boogieduzit wrote: Tue May 21, 2024 6:10 pm Wireless keyboard? Ive been having similar issues with mine as of recently
Batteries are good. Wireless kb not being used the day system froze.
by wallyUSA
Tue May 21, 2024 4:20 pm
Forum: Hardware Support
Topic: <SOLVED> Mint 21.3 Cinnamon getting sluggish – how to trouble shoot?
Replies: 11
Views: 451

<SOLVED> Mint 21.3 Cinnamon getting sluggish – how to trouble shoot?

System occasionally slowing down. Both mouse and keyboard. When typing, cursor hesitates and when it starts moving, several characters may be missing. Mouse/cursor movement sometimes remains frozen for a second or two. A few days ago the system would boot normal and after about 20 seconds it would c...
by wallyUSA
Tue May 07, 2024 2:43 pm
Forum: Xfce
Topic: <SOLVED>Desktop zoom not working
Replies: 5
Views: 485

Re: Desktop zoom not working

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