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Cannon actually do a Linux driver for the 300..

https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/port ... _downloads

I have not personally tried it, but maybe this page is of some use to you..

https://github.com/TomFreudenberg/preziplayer/wiki

On my desktop I am dual boot Windows 7 & Mint 19.1.
I also have a Western Digital, My Passport, 1TB.

It is seen and works on both systems... As Schultz says it is formatted to NTFS.

Brasero come ready loaded in Cinnamon 19.1
I also found it very easy to use..

Well we are both using 19.1 Alvin so I am surprised.. If you open Simple Scan & then click on the 3 horizontal bars to the right of the screen, the last option is preferences. scan 1.png If you then click on the right hand side tab, Quality, the options I showed in my previous post appear.. scan 2.p...

Any reason why you cannot just change to another language & then all outputs will be in the new language??

Yes, you do need to save to print. I save as a PDF & then just open that by double clicking & print with document viewer, rather than Libre Office. It is possible to alter the quality of the scan & also remove the grey background under preferences. scan.png According to the Canon web site Linux driv...

However my main workhorse is Mint 19.1 & that works perfectly. I only run Windows to answer queries for friends who are using it & have issues, otherwise i rarely touch it.. The time will come when your friends test you so severely that you say, "I'm sorry, I use Linux, not Windwoes, and I've no lo...

How's that experience? Does everything else run fine? :?: Everything with Linux is fine with it. I have virtualboxed just about every Distribution imaginable but (I will admit) have had issues running some in Virtualbox As some Distributions don't run well in VB & some are just unfriendly as **** :...

Do you think this will enable me to run VirtualBox with Secure Boot enabled? Not sure, sorry, I run in Legacy Mode.. There does appear to be issues running VB with Secure Boot on... Maybe some other clues for you here?? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29480176/how-to-install-virtualbox-on-linux...

I have the 110 & using Simple Scan from the Menu works perfectly for me...

That would be my recommendation too - try a dark theme instead. Like you I am not a fan of the concept of grey on grey, for someone getting on in years & failing eyesight it is just not an option for me. Indeed without resource to darker themes I would have had to look elsewhere for an operating Sys...

Try this..

Add build essentials Build the kernel modules Restart VirtualBox

Download a live version of Mint & see if that boots.. He will at least have a working PC then even if it is not with the OS he likes. If Mint live boots then you can at least explore options for getting Windows to work - although it might be that the hardware was damaged by the fall... If Mint wont ...

These might be useful to you.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWU0WdMJ2Kw&list=PLy7Kah3WzqrEerJ0VPNWVaR4CYHMr4wmV http://www.gofree.com/Tutorials/LibreOfficeBase4.php A bit deeper once you understand the basics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Trv9zqiRTB4 But there are no end of You Tube videos on t...

+1 for Office Base... If you search the web you can find free downloadable Template Databases that you can the customise to suit your exact requirements - rather than starting from scratch. It is not difficult to start from scratch, but the issue that most new users run into is that they attempt to ...

I believe that one method to connect is to use Cheese - so the microscope is treated as a camera by the system..

As far as Tor is concerned the easiest non-terminal way is to download
Torbrowser-launcher
from the Software Manager..

Great, did you come across the 'removing' menu, if so how did you close or re-start? Do you mean in Software Manager after it has Installed? You then get the option to Launch or Remove? At that point I shut down Software Manager, went to Menu typed in GNUCash & launched it from there (You could als...

I just looked in Software Manager & managed to download the flatpack version - it is 3.2 It did fail to install on the first attempt but sailed through on attempt 2..

Can you give a screen shot of what it looks like, please??