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by vistad
Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:14 am
Forum: Printers & Scanners
Topic: Panasonic KX MD-1500 MFU
Replies: 1
Views: 61

Panasonic KX MD-1500 MFU

A friend of mine asked me to help her install the Panasonic KX MD-1500 MFU printer driver on Linux Mint Mate 21.2. In her Printers there was a "Panasonic KX MD-1500 MFU" object marked with a green mark as the "Deafult Printer", but it did not work. We deleted it and tried to rein...
by vistad
Mon Jan 08, 2024 11:23 am
Forum: Networking
Topic: how to sync ntp?
Replies: 3
Views: 494

how to sync ntp?

Hello, it's been a while since I've noticed that clock in my system tray is ahead by 5 minutes. I found a very good manual at https://linuxhint.com/configure-ntp-linux-mint/ and did all it said, but in the end my result is: ~$ ntpstat unsynchronised polling server every 8 s Does anyone know how to s...
by vistad
Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:46 am
Forum: Hardware Support
Topic: different shortcuts for different languages needed
Replies: 18
Views: 830

Re: different shortcuts for different languages needed

Hello billyswong,
as I understand you compiled the xkb-switch_1.8.5-1_amd64.deb and installed it recently.
That's interesting. Can you share the procedure to do that?
by vistad
Sat Aug 19, 2023 4:37 am
Forum: Tutorials
Topic: How to recompile a package from source
Replies: 1
Views: 5416

Re: How to recompile a package from source

Thank you for sharing this essential info!
by vistad
Fri Aug 11, 2023 4:39 am
Forum: Hardware Support
Topic: Why my PC becomes hot?
Replies: 16
Views: 634

Re: Why my PC becomes hot?

My PC has a thick aluminum alloy ribbed case, and it is designed for external ventilation, not internal. And it worked fine with Google Chrome and 30 open tabs until recently - was just a little warm. To blow air through it is like to advise to blow air through your phone if it becomes hot. I just w...
by vistad
Thu Aug 10, 2023 11:34 am
Forum: Hardware Support
Topic: Why my PC becomes hot?
Replies: 16
Views: 634

Re: Why my PC becomes hot?

This is a freshly (this morning) installed Linux Mint 21.2 Aug 10 12:23:23 san-carlos kernel: snd_hda_codec_hdmi hdaudioC0D0: Monitor plugged-in, Failed to power up codec ret=[-13] Aug 10 12:23:32 san-carlos ntpd[858]: error resolving pool 0.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org: Name or service not known (-2) Aug 10...
by vistad
Thu Aug 10, 2023 10:17 am
Forum: Hardware Support
Topic: Why my PC becomes hot?
Replies: 16
Views: 634

Re: Why my PC becomes hot?

Thank you Right now after a fresh reinstall of 21.2, running the box for half an hour and doing nearly nothing with 4 simple tabs open, this is what I have, 73C!: Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 73.0 C mobo: 27.8 C Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A Info: Processes: 248 Uptime: 34m wakeups: 0 Memory: 7.66 GiB...
by vistad
Thu Aug 10, 2023 10:14 am
Forum: Suggestions & Feedback
Topic: The important enhancement to include into 21.3
Replies: 3
Views: 817

Re: The important enhancement to include into 21.3

I was talking not about a backup, but about a 20 Kb text file that would keep and apply all the customizations that I so far implement manually after each reinstall. It is a kind of configuration that Ansible implements today in a distributed multi-server setups. Why not implement in it Linux Mint? ...
by vistad
Thu Aug 10, 2023 3:40 am
Forum: Suggestions & Feedback
Topic: The important enhancement to include into 21.3
Replies: 3
Views: 817

The important enhancement to include into 21.3

When Windows XP appeared in 2000, installation of a PC required 3-4 days. Now Linux Mint installs in 10 minutes - but then we need to apply our favorite settings, which requires half a day of work. IMO Linux Mint development should implement a config method, where a user might keep all his favorite ...
by vistad
Thu Aug 10, 2023 3:08 am
Forum: Hardware Support
Topic: Why my PC becomes hot?
Replies: 16
Views: 634

Re: Why my PC becomes hot?

victor@san-carlos:~$ sudo inxi -Fxxxz [sudo] password for victor: System: Kernel: 5.15.0-78-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.3.0 Desktop: MATE 1.26.0 info: mate-panel wm: marco 1.26.0 dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 21.2 Victoria base: Ubuntu 22.04 jammy Machine: Type: Laptop Mobo:...
by vistad
Wed Aug 09, 2023 6:15 am
Forum: Hardware Support
Topic: Why my PC becomes hot?
Replies: 16
Views: 634

Re: Why my PC becomes hot?

I'm afraid a page with errors that hangs in the Google Chrome may generate the workload that heats the box. I should have started the htop and glances and perhaps I would see what generates the workload. I never had anything like that before v. 21.2 vmstat 2 5 procs -----------memory---------- ---sw...
by vistad
Tue Aug 08, 2023 11:37 am
Forum: Hardware Support
Topic: Why my PC becomes hot?
Replies: 16
Views: 634

Why my PC becomes hot?

I have a mini PC that has no coolers inside - its CPU uses its thick aluminium-alloy ribbed box as a radiator. It's very nice - the PC is totally silent, no vibration, buzz, dust inside, and most of the time it is just a little bit warm. However I think that after upgrading to Linux Mint 21.2 I star...
by vistad
Tue Aug 08, 2023 11:27 am
Forum: Hardware Support
Topic: different shortcuts for different languages needed
Replies: 18
Views: 830

Re: different shortcuts for different languages needed

Hello billyswong, thanks a million for sharing the knowledge!Will try!
by vistad
Wed Jul 12, 2023 5:56 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: Eliminate all log writing in the system partition
Replies: 5
Views: 327

Eliminate all log writing in the system partition

IMHO it is very important to eliminate all log writing in the system partition in the new versions. A lot of my friends who became Linux Mint users with my assistance tell me that "I've been using my computer as usual, did not install anything - and all of a sudden it tells me "You have no...
by vistad
Wed Jul 12, 2023 5:48 am
Forum: Hardware Support
Topic: different shortcuts for different languages needed
Replies: 18
Views: 830

Re: different shortcuts for different languages needed - no solution?

@billyswong, thank you for the info. Country flags are nice, but those are toys, while I need a real solution to assign different shortcuts to switch to different languages. Current solution to have one shortcut to switch the language loop is no good - it produces too many errors.
by vistad
Tue Jun 20, 2023 7:52 am
Forum: Hardware Support
Topic: different shortcuts for different languages needed
Replies: 18
Views: 830

Re: different shortcuts for different languages needed

Sorry, it can switch the keyboard layout only once. On the second time it throws an error:
$ setxkbmap de
$ setxkbmap en
Error loading new keyboard description
by vistad
Tue Jun 20, 2023 6:51 am
Forum: Hardware Support
Topic: different shortcuts for different languages needed
Replies: 18
Views: 830

Re: different shortcuts for different languages needed

That's a great idea, but typing that in terminal is too difficult. I should assign shortcuts to run scripts with those commands. Do you run them manually or through shortcuts?
by vistad
Sat Jun 17, 2023 8:05 am
Forum: Hardware Support
Topic: different shortcuts for different languages needed
Replies: 18
Views: 830

Re: different shortcuts for different languages needed

Yes, I see that you offered to use a terminal command setxkbmap de - great that there is this option, but it's a bit too heavy for me. I use en/ru loop thousand times a day and my hand presses the shortcut automatically. Besides I learn German and also need to switch to de quite a few hundred times ...
by vistad
Tue Jun 13, 2023 7:37 am
Forum: Hardware Support
Topic: different shortcuts for different languages needed
Replies: 18
Views: 830

Re: different shortcuts for different languages needed

Yes, I ultimately need different shortcuts for different languages. As of now they are in the loop: en-ru-de under 'grp:rctrl_rshift_toggle' - I use these thousand times a day. This produces unbearable amount of errors. Ideally I'd prefer to have the loop of en-ru under 'grp:rctrl_rshift_toggle' and...

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