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This following statement is made on the following article. "By default, Ubuntu remembers the password for fifteen minutes and won’t ask for a password again until the fifteen minutes are up." https://www.howtogeek.com/111479/htg-explains-whats-the-difference-between-sudo-su/ My question is...

I don't enter the root password when updating. With a couple of brief experiments I've always used Ubuntu or Ubunt based distros and they don't set a root password when installing by default. For good reason. I've never set the root password. It's not necessary. Unless you've done something silly, ...

If you choose to use the feature in update manager which allows the automated download and applying of system updates, is it necessary to REISSUE the root password each and every time that the update session is ran ? And if NOT, would having this update function having the root password authorizatio...

When using an ImageMate Sandisk SD card in one of my trail cameras I received the following error message when running Linux Mint mate disk check on the SD card: Error repairing filesystem on /dev/sdc1: Process reported exit code 1 fsck.fat4.1 (2017-01-24) (udisks-error-quark,0) Does this error mess...

If I remember correctly, Skype has a setting somewhere in the preferences: 'Run at startup'. It's by default switched on. Of course, you can switch it off. Edited to add: yes it does. Some things to switch off: skype.png That is the first thing I checked and unless I missed it, I did not see anythi...

Moem wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 01, 2021 6:54 pm

Because the people who own Skype want you to use it all the time.
I'm not sure how this answer helps you, but it is what you asked.

Since it is being installed on a Linux Mint computer and is called Skype for Linux, does Linux not have the ability to change the way that it is installed ?
Thanks.

Why is it that when you launch Skype for Linux Mint that it automatically places it in the Linux Mint startup applications listing ?

Wouldn't it be better to have the application ask the Linux Mint user if they want that done instead of doing it automatically/unasked ?

Thanks.

Well, then try something more local, for most of us that will be faster. Don't understand why I would want to do that when normally (except for this morning), the default setting works fine. This tells me that either something wrong with that particular server or some other networking problem elsew...

Moem wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 27, 2021 11:09 am

Are you using the default mirrors or have you chosen local ones? There isn't just one Linux Mint server.

It is set to the default.

This morning's batch of update manager updates for my Linux Mint OS came down from the Linux Mint server at a snail's pace (about 1/10 of normal speed). Took almost 45 minutes for the download phase to complete. Ran an Internet speed test immediately after the download and updates finished and my DS...

Yes, it is safe and this is the method I use to create persistent USB drives. Thanks for your reply. Not being familiar with the partitioning and structure that this utility puts on the persistent USB can you give me some guidance as to what percentage of the USBs space to use for persistence ? The...

What is the best method of making a persistent USB version of Linux Mint ? I found mentions of mkusb but it is not found in synaptic package manager. Is it safe to install this via: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mkusb/ppa sudo apt update sudo apt install --install-recommends mkusb mkusb-nox usb-pack-e...

When using Linux Mint USB image writer to place an ISO image (say version 20.1) on a USB drive and the USB already has an ISO image (say version 20) on it, does the image writer first delete the old image or does it just overwrite/overlay the new image over the old one ?

Thanks.

It's the default on fresh installs of Linux Mint 20.1 and of Ubuntu 20.04 so I think it makes sense to convert. It can cause problems for certain programs (from outside the default software repositories) if you don't convert. See for example the issue https://github.com/linuxmint/linuxmint/issues/2...

If I decide to move to Mint 20.1 should I perform this "convert system with usrmerge" - AT THIS TIME or should I wait ?

And what are the possible consequences (both positive and negative) of merging or not merging ?

Thanks.

Pjotr wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 23, 2020 6:57 pm

Thumbnailing. Probably file size related.

Hmmmmm, looks like probably best to turn this off in both file managers. Processor doing unnecessary work.

Thanks.

An example is if I insert an SD card with a high number of video (MP4) files on it and then open that SD card in Linux Mint file manager (in this instance CAJA or the Nautilus file manager) and scroll down to the file level to read the contents of the SD card, the file manager will start listing the...

Not sure which hacks you concerned about but if it's the recent Solarwinds hack you don't need to worry unless your using their software and were on the Orion update network. See this Thread https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=58&t=337775 they got in due to a very weak password on the ...

Are Linux Mint systems/computers subject to the latest (year 2020) Russian attacks ?

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Anyone have any idea as to why I can NOT print individual (current page) forms/pages from the IRS 1040 instructions from my Linux Mint 20 mate computer to my Brother model DCP-L2540DW printer ? This worked last year just fine. Note: Can print fine -- just can not print individual pages from the 1040...