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If you want to install an application which is not in the Software Manager, or you want a later version, go to the site belonging to the application and download the official version. Almost all will have a checksum so that you can check the validity of the file prior to installation. This keeps you...

Windows10 has I think, three partitions. One is the EFI boot stuff, One is the Emergency Recovery stuff and the third is the C-drive ,,, Linux cannot normally access at least one of the former partitions. When you divide the drive between Windows and Linux, just leave the 'spare' where you want to i...

The files were no doubt put onto the media from another installation and even if you have the same user name and password, you 'do not have permission to edit,,, blah blah' The ONLY solution that I have found is to move them as administrator and then see if you can now access the new copies. Interes...

This is probably video drivers and would be solved if you install Linux Mint using comparability mode, because you can't install drivers to a live session, at least, I have never been able to do that. So, install it and on the Welcome Screen, you should be able to sort out the recommended driver for...

There is another way which often works, Take the second install option of 'Comparability Mode'. In some flavours of Linux this simply uses a software display system, which is heavy on CPU usage, although in Linux Mint I think it may provide almost the same method as I posted above. using an open sou...

On the live boot, press 'e' to edit the install parameters. You will see the word 'quiet' on one of the lines. Use arrow keys to get to a point right before the word 'Quiet' and enter 'nomodeset' followed by a space. (N.B. you do not type the apostrophes). Then press F10. This works on most of the v...

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Hello, I have been a Linux user since the 1990's and a long-time user of Linux Mint, which is overall my favourite variety. Currently working hard to learn FreeCAD, which is far more brilliant than I am. I am not really a chat room user, although, in dial-up days I was an admin on a chat room. Thoug...