I've been close many times. Then some friend needs help, so I use it for reference. I should just say, "I don't do Windows anymore - sorry.I can actually go 100% completely Windows free.
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- Sun Mar 07, 2021 12:45 am
- Forum: Chat about Linux
- Topic: Curiosity: why do so many people only use Linux on old hardware?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 341
Re: Curiosity: why do so many people only use Linux on old hardware?
- Sun Mar 07, 2021 12:41 am
- Forum: Newbie Questions
- Topic: Linuxmint Cinnamon 20.1 Boot Menu Questions
- Replies: 1
- Views: 23
Re: Linuxmint Cinnamon 20.1 Boot Menu Questions
Was the ESC key Generic: https://ubuntu.com/kernel/variants You shouldn't have duplicate kernels It should look like (at least all of mine do) 1 Linux mint 20.1 Cinnamon with Linux 5.4.0 66 – generic 2 Linux mint 20.1 Cinnamon with Linux 5.4.0 66 – generic + (recovery mode) 3 Linux mint 20.1 Cinnamo...
- Sun Mar 07, 2021 12:01 am
- Forum: Chat about Linux
- Topic: Curiosity: why do so many people only use Linux on old hardware?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 341
Re: Curiosity: why do so many people only use Linux on old hardware?
No, I have a strong stomach from raising seven rug rats into adulthood. To get a taste of how I feel about Windows, imagine yourself bathing in a lukewarm trough of someone else's dirty bathwater. Been there done that. Packed water from the spring for the whole family from age 7 to 12. We got plumb...
- Sat Mar 06, 2021 11:00 pm
- Forum: Chat about Linux
- Topic: Curiosity: why do so many people only use Linux on old hardware?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 341
Re: Curiosity: why do so many people only use Linux on old hardware?
To put it simply, there is only one thing on this planet that I have a deeper, more abiding contempt of...
Blowflies.
Or what they land on

- Sat Mar 06, 2021 7:28 pm
- Forum: Software & Applications
- Topic: What software could I use to test my Ram Speed?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 37
Re: What software could I use to test my Ram Speed?
Use the Terminal mkdir RAM_test sudo mount tmpfs -t tmpfs RAM_test/ # mount the tmpfs filesystem cd RAM_test dd if=/dev/zero of=data_tmp bs=1M count=512 # write to RAM test dd if=data_tmp of=/dev/null bs=1M count=512 My output lance@LM:~$ mkdir RAM_test lance@LM:~$ sudo mount tmpfs -t tmpfs RAM_test...
- Sat Mar 06, 2021 6:59 pm
- Forum: Wireless
- Topic: Cannot connect to my 5G network anymore
- Replies: 1
- Views: 40
Re: Cannot connect to my 5G network anymore
With my satellite Modem, I had to do a factory reset. Everything was ok afterwards.
- Sat Mar 06, 2021 3:08 pm
- Forum: Software & Applications
- Topic: Chromium freezes on a particular website
- Replies: 3
- Views: 55
Re: Chromium freezes on a particular website
Try Settings>Site Settings>Insecure content>Click Add button and put https://www.mathrubhumi.com/ in the box. I've had to do this on rare occasion.
- Sat Mar 06, 2021 2:44 pm
- Forum: Software & Applications
- Topic: Chromium freezes on a particular website
- Replies: 3
- Views: 55
Re: Chromium freezes on a particular website
Loaded instantly on Chromium here. Try cleaning your history and cookies, could be some corruption with that.
- Sat Mar 06, 2021 2:41 pm
- Forum: Chat about Linux
- Topic: Curiosity: why do so many people only use Linux on old hardware?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 341
Re: Curiosity: why so many people only use Linux on old hardware?
Moved to chat - good.
- Sat Mar 06, 2021 2:28 pm
- Forum: Chat about Linux
- Topic: Curiosity: why do so many people only use Linux on old hardware?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 341
Re: Curiosity
Several reasons come to mind. Money, wanting the older Legacy hardware that avoids secure boot etc. Daily use that doesn't require advanced gaming makes the older hardware completely acceptable and speed wise indistinguishable from faster new. A late model Win 7 machine with an SSD is an example. So...
- Sat Mar 06, 2021 1:15 pm
- Forum: Newbie Questions
- Topic: [Solved] I switched current root account to standard account and then I total lost root acoount
- Replies: 16
- Views: 266
Re: [Solved] I switched current root account to standard account and then I total lost root acoount
I ran the test again and the command given in the instructions worked. Previously when I tried it, I had a typo.
- Fri Mar 05, 2021 11:01 pm
- Forum: Newbie Questions
- Topic: [Solved] I switched current root account to standard account and then I total lost root acoount
- Replies: 16
- Views: 266
Re: I switched current root account to standard account and then I total lost root acoount
Use the ESC key on the left side.
- Fri Mar 05, 2021 9:58 pm
- Forum: Newbie Questions
- Topic: [Solved] I switched current root account to standard account and then I total lost root acoount
- Replies: 16
- Views: 266
- Fri Mar 05, 2021 9:46 pm
- Forum: Newbie Questions
- Topic: [Solved] I switched current root account to standard account and then I total lost root acoount
- Replies: 16
- Views: 266
Re: I switched current root account to standard account and then I total lost root acoount
Are you repeatedly tapping the Esc key right after you press the power button?
- Fri Mar 05, 2021 3:23 pm
- Forum: Newbie Questions
- Topic: [Solved] I switched current root account to standard account and then I total lost root acoount
- Replies: 16
- Views: 266
Re: I switched current root account to standard account and then I total lost root acoount
I got it to work by modifying the command to where username is to be replaced by the user's actual name.
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usermod -aG sudo username
- Fri Mar 05, 2021 3:02 pm
- Forum: Newbie Questions
- Topic: [Solved] I switched current root account to standard account and then I total lost root acoount
- Replies: 16
- Views: 266
Re: I switched current root account to standard account and then I total lost root acoount
Karlchen: I tried those instructions with a fresh install of Mint Cinnamon 20.1 and they did not work.
- Thu Mar 04, 2021 10:03 pm
- Forum: Newbie Questions
- Topic: How to undo the change of backup partition mounting point that Timeshift imposed?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 99
Re: How to undo the change of backup partition mounting point that Timeshift imposed?
As for the mount point, Timeshift has to do that to work. It doesn't mean the system partition mounting scheme changed. You can see this by running before and after:
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sudo df -Th
- Thu Mar 04, 2021 9:19 pm
- Forum: Newbie Questions
- Topic: How to undo the change of backup partition mounting point that Timeshift imposed?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 99
Re: How to undo the change of backup partition mounting point that Timeshift imposed?
If you want the default location simply use Timeshift and delete all current snapshots, then browse to /var/log/timeshif and delete all logs (you have to right click the log folder and choose "open as root" to delete the logs). Then change the location of the snapshots using Timeshift's se...
- Thu Mar 04, 2021 8:00 pm
- Forum: Installation & Boot
- Topic: (Solved) Stopped as the start with F12 - Boot Options
- Replies: 4
- Views: 87
Re: Stopped as the start with F12 - Boot Options
If it were UEFI you could boot into the BIOS with
It doesn't work with Legacy. I think the F2 key will work.
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sudo systemctl reboot --firmware-setup
- Thu Mar 04, 2021 6:49 pm
- Forum: Software & Applications
- Topic: How do I UNinstall Wine?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 109
Re: How do I UNinstall Wine?
Yon can try sudo apt-get purge winehq-stable Another one at the end here: https://www.askmetutorials.com/2020/08/install-uninstall-wine-516-on-ubuntu.html There may be hidden files in your home directory that would need deleting. I don't use WINE and never will. The command and link are from google ...