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Hi the solution doesn't seem to work for me. I add the repo with the same command as in ubuntu: sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/ubuntu precise main" Then i edit the etc/apt/preferences file, adding at the end: Package: * Pin: origin packages.mate-desktop....

Thanks for answering remoulder, but there doesn't seem to be anything in the tips and tricks that solves my problems. It also specifies in the tips and tricks that they're for MGSE, the default login session, and I'm using MATE. I seem to have come across another problem also: The new applications I...

Hi, I'm using mint 12 with the mate desktop and I find I've got two problems with mint menu: The first is that when I right click on the menu and then click on edit menu in the droplist nothing happens, so i can't add applications nor reorganize then nor do any other adjustments I'd like to do. the ...

Hi, i just bought a new HP Photosmart B110 series, It prints just fine, but I can't get it to scan. Any idea of how to do this?
thanks in advance!

Skotty

ups, didn't update :oops: , thought it wasn't necessary in linux after an install? anyway, just restarted and doing a test in JDownloader witch was garantied to fail lately, i'll post the outcome. my kernel is 2.6.31-19-generic. Is it the latest? and about ndswrapper I guess i do have the windows dr...

Hi remoulder, I did: sudo apt-get install linux-backports-modules-karmic sudo apt-get install linux-backports-modules-karmic-generic sudo apt-get install linux-backports-modules-wireless-karmic-generic and then went to mint update, made visible level 4 and 5 updates and reloaded, it said that my sys...

Hi, I've been using mint or some time now and i seem to be having a problem that comes and goes, I double boot winXP and Mint 8 main edition (XP for games, mint for everyting else) my laptop is a BenQ joybook R53 and I'm conected to a home LAN with my flatmates computer running XP through WIFI. The ...

worked like a charm! had exactly the same problem, with the only difference being that my card is a ALC260. Sorted now. Thanks!!

humm seems to be working now, wonder what went wrong before...

Thanks a lot!! thats exactly the information i needed! thanks!!

just joined! congrats on the 2368 members!

Hi everyone: Is it me who is having problems connecting or are mints irc channels down? I've had no problems chatting on some of the other servers, but when i connet to Linux Mint Server it doesn't offer me a list of of channels, so i can't connect to linuxmint-help or linuxmint-chat. Anyone know wh...

hi, I would like to know if there is anyway of running a command automatically each time i start the sistem, and also if there is any way of running a command without using the terminal (anything similar to "run" in the windows start menu). The reason is that i would like alltray to automa...