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by davec51
Fri Dec 18, 2020 11:13 pm
Forum: MATE
Topic: Installing MATE on LM 20
Replies: 5
Views: 734

Re: Installing MATE on LM 20

Hooray! Installing Mate from Synaptic, then activating the chooser on login, worked perfectly. There seems to be no conflict. Thanks again.
by davec51
Fri Dec 18, 2020 10:53 pm
Forum: MATE
Topic: Installing MATE on LM 20
Replies: 5
Views: 734

Re: Installing MATE on LM 20

Thanks Schultz and hans123. I'll try installing from Synaptic and, when that inevitably fails, wait for 20.0 and do a new install.
by davec51
Fri Dec 18, 2020 11:22 am
Forum: MATE
Topic: Installing MATE on LM 20
Replies: 5
Views: 734

Installing MATE on LM 20

I'm using the XFCE desktop (I'm hopelessly inept with computers) and, if possible, I'd like to switch to MATE. I have downloaded it from Synaptic. What now?
by davec51
Fri Jun 08, 2018 8:04 pm
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: Timeshift Size
Replies: 1
Views: 315

Timeshift Size

I just installed 19 Beta. The timeshift folder created is some 13G. That seems like too big, and I can't afford it on my modest HD. Am I doing something wrong in the setup?
by davec51
Mon Dec 01, 2014 1:51 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: live boot -- id and password -- SOLVED
Replies: 4
Views: 488

Re: live boot -- id and password

Hold the thanks. The id and pw combination doesn't work. Is the problem theinstallation from "dd" command?
by davec51
Mon Dec 01, 2014 1:41 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: live boot -- id and password -- SOLVED
Replies: 4
Views: 488

Re: live boot -- id and password

Thanks.
by davec51
Mon Dec 01, 2014 12:40 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: live boot -- id and password -- SOLVED
Replies: 4
Views: 488

live boot -- id and password -- SOLVED

I installed Linuxmint 17.1 Cinnamon to a USB drive with the "dd" command from Linuxmint 17.0 and booted. I got a login screen. What username and password can I use to get in. Altenatively, what can I add to the kernel line to get in automatically? Thanks again, this time for real. I put Li...
by davec51
Sun May 19, 2013 3:17 pm
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: Install Without Bootloader
Replies: 3
Views: 2231

Re: Install Without Bootloader

Thanks.
by davec51
Sat May 18, 2013 3:22 pm
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: Install Without Bootloader
Replies: 3
Views: 2231

Install Without Bootloader

I'd like to install Mint 15, but I don't want to install the booltoader (I'll add Mint to my existing Grub 1 bootloader). There doesn't seem to be a way to bypass the bootloader, however. Can someone give me a workaround?
by davec51
Mon Nov 12, 2012 10:04 pm
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: Bootloader installation failed...
Replies: 5
Views: 6095

Re: Bootloader installation failed...

As a side note, I installed Mint 14 yesterday, the bootloader failed, and I was delighted. I already have several Linux distributions on two hard drives. I was worried that the new bootloader woudln't catch them all. So I was able to add Mint 14 to the GRUB 1 bootloader on the primary drive (GRUB 1 ...
by davec51
Sat Mar 17, 2012 9:44 pm
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: What oses yall running?
Replies: 100
Views: 27807

Re: What oses yall running?

I have Windows XP on a SATA drive (the used computer came with that), and Mint 12 KDE, Quelitu, and several Puppy versions in frugal install on a smaller IDE HD. Then I have CentOS on a USB. I guess I'm just a junkie. I do like this Mint, however; I have been playing with it for several days with no...
by davec51
Tue Oct 11, 2011 9:32 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: sound not working
Replies: 4
Views: 531

Re: sound not working

SOLVED: (Installed Gnome-alsa and all was well) I ran alsamixer and the masters were set to "MM," which I guess is mute, but I don't know how to toggle them. Please help.
by davec51
Sun Jul 17, 2011 12:07 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: Network Printing
Replies: 2
Views: 513

Re: Network Printing SOLVED

Thanks
by davec51
Sat Jul 16, 2011 6:42 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: Network Printing
Replies: 2
Views: 513

Network Printing

I'm trying out Mint 11 (XFDE edition) on a USB drive. Everything works, but when I try to set up my printer on a wired network: The wizard finds my HD Photosmart 4680 printer and verifies it. I find the correct driver and click "apply" I get the message that the installation failed, with t...
by davec51
Sun Apr 17, 2011 5:38 pm
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: Installing without CD
Replies: 1
Views: 506

Installing without CD

I'd like to try Mint XFCE, but I have a rather strange problem: My CD drive broke and I attached a portable (SONY) drive attached to a USB port. The drive does everything else, but it won't boot, and my BIOS won't accomodate a boot from USB. Is there any way, having unpacked the iso to a directory o...
by davec51
Mon Dec 06, 2010 6:45 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: cant burn dvd's
Replies: 12
Views: 884

Re: cant burn dvd's

I have always had trouble with Brasero; it doesn't recognize my cd's (any brand) and says I don't have enough room on the (empty) disk. Try installing K3b. It works for me.
by davec51
Fri Nov 12, 2010 11:45 pm
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: Brasero Can't Read My Blank CD's
Replies: 1
Views: 392

Brasero Can't Read My Blank CD's

I just installed mint 10. It's great, but I have come across a strange problem: When I attempt to use Brasero, I get the message that the CD doesn't have enough space. The Properties tab registers the CD space as zero, but I can use the same CD's to burn with other operating systems, including Linux...
by davec51
Sun Aug 01, 2010 10:39 pm
Forum: Open Chat
Topic: When does a machine become "self aware"
Replies: 21
Views: 3128

Re: When does a machine become "self aware"

This question was definitively answered in the 1930's by a man named Turing, who in effect invented the modern computer with his theoretical Turing Machine. Way back then he was asked when computers would have to be considered conscious, and he proposed The Turing Test. I can't explain the nature of...
by davec51
Sun Aug 01, 2010 9:39 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: Privileges for network folders
Replies: 1
Views: 344

Privileges for network folders

I just installed Mint 9 XFCE. Everything seems to work. However, I need to change the Grub menu.lst file in another partition (it boots both Mint and another Linux OS), and I'm told I don't have privileges. I'm the first user, and I'm listed as being administrator. How do I access this file with rw ...
by davec51
Sat Aug 15, 2009 4:20 pm
Forum: Chat about Linux
Topic: Goodbye Linux : (
Replies: 31
Views: 6036

Re: Goodbye Linux : (

If you want a light, easy OS that just works, I recommend you try Puppy. There are many versions, and most of them are about 100M. I'm a recent convert to Mint, but I still use several Puppy versions.

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