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richyrich wrote:At the very end of the file, remove or comment out the line:
/usr/bin/mint-fortune to look like this :
# /usr/bin/mint-fortune
Save & close the file. Done !

Thanks richyrich, my mint-fortune file did not look exactly like that but I was able to get it though.

I don't know what it is called but when I open a terminal, at the top is the text that I think is supposed to be some kind of humor. The last time I installed Mint I believe it gave me an option eiither at install time or my first boot up to disable this, but I either missed it when I was installing...

Another one from Sarah_B on Freespire; a few years old http://forum.freespire.org/showthread.php?t=4908 Yes, Sarah and I created this together a few years back, as you can tell she is a next door neighbor in Wisconsin.....I have tried to keep mine updated the best I can. I have a new one to add: ht...

Hi Nelly..... I have some information in MY FAVORITE LINUX LINKS on installing software from source here: http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=14361 Which includes the following links: http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/softinstall.html http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/howto-insta...

I have posted in the Ubuntu forums with not one reply, and have done the google search thingie and found no answers there either why my Unetbootin USB installs are not persistence. I have used it in the past and they were persistence, I think I had to download a small file of some kind and copy it t...

cannot create directory `/dev/sdc1' ok, me bad ! I'll remember that.....thanks Did not need to remove it though because it removed itself after a reboot. Check that /media/usb really exists in case it's a really nasty error No errors, everything is good, it just mounts the usb flash drive as /media...

Is Unetbootin supposed to be persistant ? I have tried using it many times and my installs are not persistant......so pretty much useless !

I am trying to get a usb pen-drive to boot using PlopLinux, but when I try to mount the device I get this error and it will not allow me to mount it. Here is my info for the device: root@BakUp:~# fdisk -l Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdc1 * 1 491 3943926 c W95 FAT32 (LBA) looks good t...

Huh... 'sbeen a while since anyone thought of this?! I think it's a brilliant idea Anyone interested in a persistant USB pen-drive (flash drive) installer, DreamLinux has the best there is in my opion. DL is a pure Debian Lenny based destro: DreamLinux DL has just recently started using the Xfce de...

also ctrl-alt-del should bring up the quit menu (with logout / switch user / restart / shutdown icons) Yes, that is what I did until I became tired of the Quit option not working. With all the other bugs I encountered in 5.0, I installed another distro on top of it. I am hoping Mint 6.0 will be muc...

jbaerbock wrote:this person didn't seem a seasoned pro

Sorry, I was just trying to explain a few options for him......
No offense to your intelligence was given, if so I apologize.

I can not help you with your problem, but before an expert drops by you will need to provide your computer specifications, then they will be able to help, I hope......Maybe a kernel panic ?

cheers,
BakUp

I would download the Gparted Live CD partitioner and wipe out that partition with it. Reformat it with a fat file system, and then throw in some pictures and music files, so on and so forth, make it look like you are using it for storage, and keep your fingers crossed.

good luck,
BakUp

There are many, many threads about this in the Mint Tools forum, the Mint Menu has a known bug.

http://www.linuxmint.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=76

I see some have been solved.......

cheers,
BakUp

One does not need any special software to edit the Menu.lst, any text editor is fine. Just comment out by using the # in front of anything you do not want to see in the grub menu when booting. I would not uninstall any kernel until you are sure the updated one is stable. Just comment out the lines o...

Check out my sticky, MY FAVORITE LINUX LINKS, you can find it here:

http://www.linuxmint.com/forum/viewtopi ... 61&t=14361

It has many tutorials, how-tos, and books among other things.....

BakUp

Hi Bakup, Mint 5r1 was released shortly after Mint 5 to close a security hole in Mint Assistant. More here: http://www.linuxmint.com/blog/?p=189 Ok, thank you.........I was hoping it was for fixing bugs in the Mint Tools. I have wiped out my Mint 5.0 and installed DreamLinux in place of it. I will ...

I have been gone for a while, when was this revison announced ? Just curious......I do not see it in the forums announcements.

No surprises here for me:
http://www.informationweek.com/news/sof ... =210002129
Not even the, "command-line hacking for basic system configuration is a thing of the past"

You are correct rivenought, same here on that web page.

Thank you for your response, always glad to know I am not going crazy.......well, not yet anyway.............lol