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by xenopeek
Sat Oct 12, 2024 1:31 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: Linux Mint vs FDE using TPM
Replies: 1
Views: 42

Re: Linux Mint vs FDE using TPM

Linux Mint does not use snapd; https://linuxmint-user-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/snap.html. Likely that's not the only reason, but it is one reason that the snappified grub + kernel are not available on Linux Mint 22. The installer does have an option for encrypting the disk (using LUKS), it's u...
by xenopeek
Sat Oct 12, 2024 6:39 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: Best Backup App for Full Recovery?
Replies: 1
Views: 58

Re: Best Backup App for Full Recovery?

These forums are for support with Linux Mint only. Topic locked.

Ubuntu have their own support channels where you can ask.
by xenopeek
Sat Oct 12, 2024 5:26 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: Where does the Software Manager install to?
Replies: 3
Views: 99

Re: Where does the Software Manager install to?

There are 2 kinds of software available through Software Manager: - system packages, which are downloaded as .deb archive files and then installed to system directories - flatpak packages, which uses OSTree and installs to /var/lib/flatpak/ For system packages the downloaded .deb files are stored in...
by xenopeek
Fri Oct 11, 2024 6:51 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: [Solved] gedit recent file list shows files opened by other applications
Replies: 5
Views: 105

Re: gedit recent file list shows files opened by other applications

gedit 46.2 is in the repo for Mint 22.

The gedit flatpak is 47.0; it is unverified so not shown by default in Software Manager on Mint 22.
by xenopeek
Thu Oct 10, 2024 9:38 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: [Solved] gedit recent file list shows files opened by other applications
Replies: 5
Views: 105

Re: gedit recent file list shows files opened by other applications

I can't reproduce that with Gedit 46.2 on Linux Mint 22. So it's probably something that got changed since your obsoleted 41.0 version.
by xenopeek
Thu Oct 10, 2024 8:44 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: cron does not run my defined jobs
Replies: 13
Views: 205

Re: cron does not run my defined jobs

Anything in the logs for journalctl -u cron or journalctl -u anacron ? Are both active? systemctl status cron anacron [hr] You could instead use a systemd timer. For rkhunter it should work to create a service file /etc/systemd/system/rkhunter.service with this in it: [Unit] Description=Run rkhunter...
by xenopeek
Wed Oct 09, 2024 7:11 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: Backup Tool (BT)
Replies: 13
Views: 239

Re: Backup Tool (BT)

AFAIK Backup Tool backs up only your own files. Like documents, music, photos and videos. It excludes hidden files and directories, which store app preferences, cache, local data and such: https://github.com/linuxmint/mintbackup/blob/master/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintbackup/mintbackup.py#L428 The softwar...
by xenopeek
Wed Oct 09, 2024 3:48 am
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: [solved] Fuse and Freedesktop Platform will not update in the manager
Replies: 2
Views: 72

Re: FUSE and FREEDESKTOP PLATFORM will not update in the manager

Try opening a terminal and run the command:

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flatpak update
by xenopeek
Mon Oct 07, 2024 1:54 pm
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: cron does not run my defined jobs
Replies: 13
Views: 205

Re: cron does not run my defined jobs

MSNBC wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2024 1:39 pm I don't use this 'Crontab' in terminal.
Why did you put it in the crontab commands then? I'd expect you'd use rkhunter --update as command in the crontab, not Crontab rkhunter --update.
by xenopeek
Mon Oct 07, 2024 1:34 pm
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: cron does not run my defined jobs
Replies: 13
Views: 205

Re: cron does not run my defined jobs

#Clear swap 0,20 * * * * root Crontab /usr/sbin/swapoff -a && /usr/sbin/swapon -a #Clear cached RAM */15 * * * * root Crontab free && sync && echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches && free #Update Rootkit Hunter 0 0 * * 1 root Crontab rkhunter --update What is that Cronta...
by xenopeek
Mon Oct 07, 2024 11:17 am
Forum: Scripts & Bash
Topic: [SOLVED elegantly] Renaming files in a directory - with a small twist
Replies: 11
Views: 259

Re: [SOLVED elegantly] Renaming files in a directory - with a small twist

This is one case where ChatGPT is useful. If you ask it to: can you explain the regular expression 's/([0-9]+) +[0-9]+ +(.*)/\1 \2/' I think you'll get enough information from it to understand what's going on there. It doesn't understand bash extglob patterns correctly so it can't help with the othe...
by xenopeek
Mon Oct 07, 2024 9:24 am
Forum: Scripts & Bash
Topic: [SOLVED elegantly] Renaming files in a directory - with a small twist
Replies: 11
Views: 259

Re: [SOLVED elegantly] Renaming files in a directory - with a small twist

The ls argument +([0-9])+(\ )+([0-9])+(\ )*.jpg , also the 2nd argument to rename, is a shell extglob pattern. It selects which files to work on. Docs here: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Pattern-Matching.html. Could have done *.jpg but with extglob you can select precisely only ...
by xenopeek
Mon Oct 07, 2024 8:04 am
Forum: Scripts & Bash
Topic: [SOLVED elegantly] Renaming files in a directory - with a small twist
Replies: 11
Views: 259

Re: Renaming files in a directory - with a small twist

First in that directory check if this command lists the files that need renaming:

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ls -1 +([0-9])+(\ )+([0-9])+(\ )*.jpg
If so you can run this command to do the rename for those files:

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rename -v 's/([0-9]+) +[0-9]+ +(.*)/\1 \2/' +([0-9])+(\ )+([0-9])+(\ )*.jpg
by xenopeek
Mon Oct 07, 2024 7:22 am
Forum: Scripts & Bash
Topic: [SOLVED elegantly] Renaming files in a directory - with a small twist
Replies: 11
Views: 259

Re: Renaming files in a directory - with a small twist

Are there literal brackets [] in the filenames?
by xenopeek
Mon Oct 07, 2024 7:20 am
Forum: Nederlands - Dutch
Topic: twee systeemschijven?
Replies: 13
Views: 331

Re: twee systeemschijven?

Je kunt met het Disks programma een nieuwe ext4 partitie aanmaken op de 120 GB schijf. Nadat je de partitie hebt aangemaakt, klik op die partitie in Disks en dan op de tandrad knop er onder. Dat opent een menuutje. Kies "Edit Mount Options". Ik weet niet wat de tekst in het Nederlands is m...
by xenopeek
Mon Oct 07, 2024 5:29 am
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: [SOLVED] HOW do I create partitions on a disk?
Replies: 15
Views: 338

Re: HOW do I create partitions on a disk?

It does not offer the ability to create a partition table when you format a new disk that comes without one :( That's nonsense. Click the disk on the left, click the menu button top right and select Format Disk. That lets you choose which partition table to format the disk with. Partitions created ...
by xenopeek
Sun Oct 06, 2024 5:09 pm
Forum: Software & Applications
Topic: LS command sorting questions
Replies: 3
Views: 98

Re: LS command sorting questions

With your sorting requirements at odds with collation rules and with ASCII order, I suppose you have 3 options if accepting how it works isn't an option: 1. write a wrapper program around ls, that parses its output and re-sorts it according to your rules 2. patch your ls to hard code those rules in ...
by xenopeek
Sat Oct 05, 2024 4:09 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: Security concerns for Root
Replies: 4
Views: 158

Re: Security concerns for Root

Here's one from last year: https://www.phoronix.com/review/fedora-38-encryption. Most of the benchmarks show almost no difference in performance with real world use. On modern hardware it shouldn't be noticeable. The CPU does encryption/decryption faster than the data can be written to/read from the...
by xenopeek
Sat Oct 05, 2024 3:25 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: Security concerns for Root
Replies: 4
Views: 158

Re: Security concerns for Root

Same as with Windows: if you don't use disk encryption, your files aren't encrypted and anybody with physical access to the computer can get your files. They do not need to know any password for that. Not on Windows, not on Linux. The Linux Mint installer offers full disk encryption (on the installa...
by xenopeek
Sat Oct 05, 2024 6:11 am
Forum: Forums Feedback
Topic: Forum: include System Information in support requests
Replies: 17
Views: 655

Re: Forum: include System Information in support requests

I've added a placeholder text when you make a new topic in the Beginner Questions, Hardware Support or Networking forums. In the area where you write the topic text it will now show this until you type something: Make sure to include your Linux Mint system information. (System Reports > System Infor...

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