Maybe not but encouraging messing around with the file-system as root puts the less experiences user at more risk imo.twodogs wrote: It's really not a whole lot of work to do
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- Sat Dec 01, 2012 8:43 am
- Forum: Beginner Questions
- Topic: installing themes on mint 14
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3831
Re: installing themes on mint 14
- Sat Dec 01, 2012 8:37 am
- Forum: Networking
- Topic: [Solved] Help please! Wifi card (Atheros AR5B93) Not connect
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4546
Re: Help please! Wifi card (Atheros AR5B93) Not connecting!
the MINT OS install does not have a driver for this newer Atheros ethernet card...you will need the ath9k driver This is nonsense, he already has the ath9k driver which is a standard driver in both ubuntu and therefore ubuntu based mint. @Music Guy123, if you want to try compat wireless for mint 13...
- Sat Dec 01, 2012 7:43 am
- Forum: Networking
- Topic: INTEL PRO/Wireless: Drivers needed?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2070
Re: INTEL PRO/Wireless: Drivers needed?
That driver is over 8 years old! As I said Intel cards are built in, see http://intellinuxwireless.org/OSNovice17 wrote:You can get the driver for - Intel® PRO/Wireless 2100
- Sat Dec 01, 2012 7:38 am
- Forum: Networking
- Topic: Openvpn doesn't automatically connect on boot
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1822
Re: Openvpn doesn't automatically connect on boot
trying to mount a folder with fstab that depends on being connected to vpn Sorry but this is not going to work. Mount via fstab is done at boot but the network connection would not be established until you login. To do what you want you would have to use manually configured networking , i.e. not us...
- Fri Nov 30, 2012 7:09 pm
- Forum: Hardware Support
- Topic: MInt 13 - media not recognized in floppy drive
- Replies: 2
- Views: 935
Re: MInt 13 - media not recognized in floppy drive
Try opening a terminal and entering
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udisks --mount /dev/fd0
- Fri Nov 30, 2012 6:57 pm
- Forum: Beginner Questions
- Topic: how to install kompozer on mint?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3062
Re: how to install kompozer on mint?
We can't answer if we don't know what version of mint you have, not all versions of mint are ubuntu based.
- Fri Nov 30, 2012 5:49 pm
- Forum: Sound
- Topic: small music video player, fixed on desktop
- Replies: 1
- Views: 779
Re: small music video player, fixed on desktop
You can pin any window on top by using the window menu (Alt+Space).
- Fri Nov 30, 2012 5:27 pm
- Forum: Cinnamon
- Topic: Multiple Weather Applets?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1571
Re: Multiple Weather Applets?
If you want to replicate the functionality of gnome panel you will probably need to run Mate, Cinnamon works in a different way and applets would specifically need to be written to do what you want.
- Fri Nov 30, 2012 5:19 pm
- Forum: Cinnamon
- Topic: Change default window size when opened
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8702
Re: Change default window size when opened
Do you have maximus (check in synaptic) or the maximus applet (check in Cinnamon settings) installed? If so remove/disable it.jharris1993 wrote:window always opens in "full screen" mode
- Fri Nov 30, 2012 5:04 pm
- Forum: Cinnamon
- Topic: [Solved] Permanently hide the panel
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1686
Re: Permanently hide the panel
Cinnamon Settings > Panel, tick Auto Hide and Use customised panel size, untick Allow Cinnamon to scale text and icons, and set both heights to zero.
- Fri Nov 30, 2012 4:57 pm
- Forum: Networking
- Topic: INTEL PRO/Wireless: Drivers needed?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2070
Re: INTEL PRO/Wireless: Drivers needed?
No Intel drivers are included. See http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=114978 for the authentication issue.
- Fri Nov 30, 2012 4:53 pm
- Forum: Networking
- Topic: Wireless and bluetooth on Zotac ZBox AD12 with Mint Maya
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3320
Re: Wireless and bluetooth on Zotac ZBox AD12 with Mint Maya
netr28x : driver installed You have 2 drivers installed, please remove the Windows one via Windows Wireless Drivers. all the entries I've made in network connections You don't need to make any entries in there manually, they are created automatically when you click on a network in the tray icon lis...
- Fri Nov 30, 2012 4:27 pm
- Forum: Networking
- Topic: Sony Vaio, Mint XFCE 13 and the "weak" wireless signal
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1836
- Fri Nov 30, 2012 4:18 pm
- Forum: Networking
- Topic: Openvpn doesn't automatically connect on boot
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1822
Re: Openvpn doesn't automatically connect on boot
Details, details, see how to get help
- Fri Nov 30, 2012 4:16 pm
- Forum: Networking
- Topic: After assigning static ip, eth0 wont start on startup
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1224
- Fri Nov 30, 2012 4:14 pm
- Forum: Networking
- Topic: DLink DWA-160 ver B1
- Replies: 2
- Views: 918
- Fri Nov 30, 2012 4:08 pm
- Forum: Beginner Questions
- Topic: Linux Mint 11: random blank screen
- Replies: 2
- Views: 916
Re: Linux Mint 11: random blank screen
Mint 11 is now obsolete, please consider upgrading to a newer version.
- Fri Nov 30, 2012 3:51 pm
- Forum: Installation & Boot
- Topic: Checking Disk Drives For Errors on Every Boot?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 734
Re: Checking Disk Drives For Errors on Every Boot?
Please supply more details. Mint version, hardware esp drive details, whether installed and/or dual booting.
- Fri Nov 30, 2012 3:49 pm
- Forum: Software & Applications
- Topic: Sidebar
- Replies: 4
- Views: 905
Re: Sidebar
Linux is not Windows. In linux as in OSX it is called a dock.
- Fri Nov 30, 2012 3:47 pm
- Forum: Beginner Questions
- Topic: Problems with updating linux Mint 14
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2091
Re: Problems with updating linux Mint 14
used apt-get dist-upgrade for years with mint/ubuntu/debian On ubuntu and debian it's not an issue, but mint is a derivative of ubuntu and there is a likelyhood that you will end up converting mint back into ubuntu or at least end with changes to the system that weren't intended. We had a spate of ...