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https://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?t=345236 http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/006275en?language=en-ro http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2553186/formated-drive-ntfs-fat32-502gb-unallocated-data.html Only one of those links uses the word 'unstable', and the poster in the f...

product: 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller Are you certain that that GPU even supports the kinds of resolutions you're attempting to get? Please post the output of this terminal command: inxi -Fxz Enclose the results between [ⅽode] and [/ⅽode] code markers by selecting </> from the mini to...

fleamour wrote: ⤴

Mon Nov 19, 2018 5:35 pm

Upgrade from 18.3 to 19 was as smooth as butter. But since restoring from image backup with Veeam Cinnamon will only run in fallback mode. I will try applying all updates & reboot.

Please let others know how you solved this. Someone may benefit from your new-found knowledge.

AmbroseJakis wrote: ⤴

Mon Nov 19, 2018 9:49 pm

I do not wish to lose my original OS in the process.

Yes. I have a Mint install running on a 128GB USB. Just point the installer at your device.

I am trying to install Privateinternetaccess as per their instructions and I keep getting the following error. First, see if they provide .ovpn files. You don't need their application if they do because you can simply imoprt the .ovpn file. There is a guide here for a different VPN provider but it'...

I am very new to LInux and have no idea how to fix this. Please be patient with me. Image: https://imgur.com/a/Rlhjlai Image: https://imgur.com/a/RLNioVO I should add I am installing it from another USB onto the larger 65GB one. There are several things you might need to do. First, turn off secure ...

SamLearnsLinux wrote: ⤴

Mon Nov 19, 2018 3:44 am

I want to split it at creation itself and not after I create it.

man zip

Hello all, I've searched all over and can not find a definitive answer to this. How large of a hard drive can I install Mint 18/19 (if different) on out of the box without tinkering? I can say for sure a 3tb drive because its the largest I have but would like to upgrade to a 4tb or 5tb but would li...

..Only on paper. The human eye needs about 20% difference before a change in the speed of some thing is detected... Maybe if I'm only waiting for a film to buffer or transferring a short csv file.. but if I was doing a 7 year medical degree I think my eye would notice 8 months difference, or if I w...

ud6 wrote: ⤴

Sat Nov 17, 2018 5:46 am

A 10-15% reduction in speed is significant

Only on paper. The human eye needs about 20% difference before a change in the speed of some thing is detected. The problem is, you now know that 4.20 will be 10-15% slower so, by dint of sheer self-fulfilling prophecy, you'll notice it.

ud6 wrote: ⤴

Fri Nov 16, 2018 2:54 pm

Surely there's room here on the forums for schadenfreude? The pleasure gained from others misfortune? I'm referring of course to windows.

Of course, nothing like that ever happens on linux, right?

Greg Kroah-Hartman <-------- points vigorously. Gesticulates.

Don't use sudo for systemd-analyze . Quite unnecessary, and may even have negative side effects. Why is it so? Because systemd-analyze also works without sudo, and because unnecessarily running an application with root authority always carries the risk of messing up file permissions. :wink: Ah. Tha...

chazb wrote: ⤴

Fri Nov 16, 2018 4:03 am

Have you considered using a "live" cd or USB stick, that is functional OS on separate media, to do the decryption? If you install the OS you may destroy everything on the hard drive.

"I would boot from a CD..."

Pjotr wrote: ⤴

Thu Nov 15, 2018 10:36 am

Don't use sudo for systemd-analyze. Quite unnecessary, and may even have negative side effects.

Why is it so?

alexandre@alexandre-Aspire-5736Z:~$ sudo systemd-analyze blame 3.038s dev-sda1.device Machine: Device: laptop System: Acer product: Aspire 5736Z v: V1.00 serial: N/A Mobo: Acer model: Aspire 5736Z v: V1.00 serial: N/A BIOS: Acer v: V1.00 date: 07/22/2010 For that slow and old machine, your boot tim...

gm10 wrote: ⤴

Wed Nov 14, 2018 3:37 am

We agree, of course, except I thought muddying the waters was a good idea so he thinks twice before accidentally doing something reckless like putting his personal data on the Internet or worse

lol

Mint is a Desktop OS, if you want a pure server I'd suggest installing a server distro instead, e.g. Ubuntu Server https://www.ubuntu.com/download/server I was going to mention that servers generally run headless and GUI-less but given this is a newcomer question, I chose not to muddy the waters. I...

I've been evaluating different opensource alternatives to Windows Server. Not a bit MS fan haha. Would Mint be able to do the job? It will do just fine. Been a big fan of Red Hat for a long time, however, with IBM buying them, I'm getting skeptical. That's not an issue for most of the community. It...

Thanks. Before I run this, will it cause data loss to an existing/in-use array? Also, what does that last part /dev/sd[k1] mean? It worked fine just now on my production system. Nobody can guarantee against data loss. Regarding /dev/sd[..] that's k and lower case L as in [kl] , which is what I aske...

stevep3129 wrote: ⤴

Wed Nov 14, 2018 12:50 am

What am I doing wrong?
What should I do next?

You've installed a 32bit VBox. Uninstall it and download the correct version.