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by pc49
Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:58 pm
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: Startup and Shutdown without showing pages of text
Replies: 2
Views: 458

Re: Startup and Shutdown without showing pages of text

Thanks for your help. Unfortunately it has not worked for me. I do not know Linux well and still learning.
by pc49
Tue Jan 19, 2021 5:17 am
Forum: Installation & Boot
Topic: Startup and Shutdown without showing pages of text
Replies: 2
Views: 458

Startup and Shutdown without showing pages of text

I have partitioned my HD - Windows 7 and Linux Mint. I have also installed Grub Customizer for Mint 20. My objective is to display a Grub menu at startup without timeout which I have done successfully. However, when I click Linux to login, I get pages of text before getting to the login screen. When...
by pc49
Fri May 31, 2019 1:32 am
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: workplace switcher
Replies: 0
Views: 120

workplace switcher

I have two computers each with Mint o/s and on each I use workplace switcher as I find it preferable to tabs,however one computer works perfectly and opens a new screen on demand but the other only adds a new tab.
How do I get the workplace switcher to work in instead of the tab?
by pc49
Fri Dec 15, 2017 2:52 am
Forum: Chat about Linux Mint
Topic: Thanks Clem.....
Replies: 12
Views: 1977

Re: Thanks Clem.....

Used to donate a while back via bank transfer but now the Paypal feature precludes bank payments and requires card payment...I do not use my cards to make payments so would like to know how to make bank payment. :twisted: :|
by pc49
Thu Jun 08, 2017 9:11 am
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: Password too short
Replies: 4
Views: 3037

Password too short

I
Installed 18.1 with usual password only to find that it was in upper case,cannot change to lower case as system says it is too short even though it wasn't declined on installation.
How to overcome?
by pc49
Wed Sep 28, 2016 3:56 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Klaverjass
Replies: 1
Views: 851

Klaverjass

also known as clobberjass and a variety of similar names. This is a very popular two player card game and could be configured to play as a solitaire versus the pc but have only seen one example of this game for use on a pc. Can anyone help with finding this game or maybe a really keen party could cr...
by pc49
Sun Sep 23, 2012 2:31 am
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: old mint editions
Replies: 6
Views: 709

Re: old mint editions

Thanks zerozero.
Clicking expedition got me to the site of "Distromania.com" where everything was listed,so now my library is complete
by pc49
Sat Sep 22, 2012 6:37 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: old mint editions
Replies: 6
Views: 709

Re: old mint editions

Jesica .I'm in Melbourne .
Please check your e~mail.
Thanks
by pc49
Sat Sep 22, 2012 6:34 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: old mint editions
Replies: 6
Views: 709

Re: old mint editions

Thanks Oscar, Tried but they are nor available there.
by pc49
Fri Sep 21, 2012 9:16 am
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: "could not write bytes: Broken pipe" is message at shutdown
Replies: 69
Views: 37779

Re: "could not write bytes: Broken pipe" is message at shutd

I have the same "broken pipe " issue and it shows up on Maya Mate,Ubuntu 12.04 and Mageia . Mageia and Maya hang quite often which requires restarts which are very inconvenient. I lack the expertise to tackle this so I'm reverting to Isadora which did not fail and hope that Nadia has no su...
by pc49
Thu Sep 20, 2012 8:38 pm
Forum: Beginner Questions
Topic: old mint editions
Replies: 6
Views: 709

old mint editions

Can I get a copy of Mint Ada,Bianca and Cassandra simply to complete my library of Mint editions.
Cannot get the downloads to work anymore. :roll:

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