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sudo apt-get install update-notifier-common anacron

resolves this issue in an elegant way on LMDE systems.
You can read more about it here and here

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I was experiencing exactly the same problem as first poster "Trapper" for a while on my LMDE machines. With the frequent Java updates nowadays, it was actually my wife who asked me to resolve the update notifier issue. I can confirm that... sudo apt-get install update-notifier-common anacron ...reso...

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If you are logging in and out different users during the same session, an occasional hiccup may still happen. A more reliable location to place mount -a is in: /etc/mdm/PostLogin/Default /etc/gdm3/PostLogin/Default /etc/kdm/PostLogin/Default /etc/lightdm/PostLogin/Default /etc/xdm/PostLogin/Default ...

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Dear Vincent,
By your request, I edited my original posting to further specify what it is about.
Please, do not merge with the referred thread which is more about package selections. Thanks.

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@zerozero
Thanks for the additional info concerning multiarch.

To answer your question: No, this thread only concerns customizations of current official LMDE XFCE releases.
It has not necessarily anything to do with any unofficial LMDE XFCE releases.

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The sequel discussion "The unofficial LMDE XFCE" was moved by moderator xenopeek to "Chat"
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=118890

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Double Commander From time to time I am in need of a dual panel filemanager. Double commander is a dual panel filemanager reminiscent of Midnight Commander but then with nice GTK (or Qt) graphics. Unfortunately, it is not (yet) in the Debian repositories. Get the good stuff here: sudo add-apt-repos...

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This is the place to discuss colors, fonts, window borders, etc. of the unofficial LMDE XFCE.
I am quite agnostic about this, but please feel free to give your opinion, screenshots ...

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The gedit-collaboration plugin is not in the repository

Get it:

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sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/rbose-debianizer/collab/ubuntu precise main"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gedit-collaboration

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About LMDE XFCE "marketing" This is emotional, so I post it here. :wink: If you would ask me "What unites people over here?" I would answer: The following three items: LMDE is a rolling release, i.e. for people who do not want to reinstall their operating system every six months. LMDE combines the ...

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@Montsa
Thanks for reminding me about Debian Testing. I tend to forget this.

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I created two new threads to keep it separate from the more emotional stuff over here: What are your LMDE XFCE customizations ??? http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=189&t=120833 mainly for scripts, fine-tuning, package lists, etc. I already posted some of my recipes. and What should the new...

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@Schoelje
Thunar should have tabs now. Could you please check that?

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Get MicroSoft core fonts

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sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer

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Look for software alternatives with Debian Package Search

Confused by he wealth of packages in Debian?
Looking for a software alternative to a known package?
Let Debian Package Search be your guide before opening Synaptic Package Manager.

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sudo apt-get install packagesearch

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Add "umount -a" to the PostSession of your window manager If you mount network drives in your /etc/fstab, you might notice that your computer refuses to switch off completely. This can be solved by adding an "umount -a" line to the PostSession of your window manager (in my case gdm3, could also be ...

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Make your 64-bit LMDE multiarch This automatically solves many problems when installing 32-bit non-standard proprietary software for GNU/Linux, like: Adobe Acrobat Reader: acroread Google Earth Citrix Receiver: icaclient To make your 64-bit LMDE multiarch just type on the command line: sudo dpkg --...

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Make bash again colorful Replace the contents of /etc/bash.bashrc with this pre-UP5 version. You will also get the "ll = ls -al" alias mentioned in a previous post. # System-wide .bashrc file for interactive bash(1) shells. # To enable the settings / commands in this file for login shells as well, ...

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Closed-driver Nvidia support after kernel upgrade OK, this one might offend FOSS-purists. (However, if you are a FOSS-purist, you really should not be using LMDE. Go with pure Debian instead.) Hence, for the more pragmatic-minded among us: Despite Linus Torvalds cursing over Nvidia, corporate close...

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ll alias

Many distros offer by standard "ll" as an alias for "ls -al"
You can get it in LMDE for once and all by typing:

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sudo sh -c "echo 'alias ll=\"ls -al\"' >> /etc/bash.bashrc"

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