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Hi, After running some updates today, I was asked to reconfigure the package dnet-common. Irrespective of the conf option I choose, it ends with the message: dnet-common: Skipping configure of DECnet update-rc.d: warning: decnet start runlevel arguments (S) do not match LSB Default-Start values (2 3...

@ ginjabunny I installed gpointing-device-settings, and it seems to list my touchpad as a PS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse just as it did for you. I am using the kernel 2.6.39-2 amd64. Any hints on how to proceed? I am using mintupdate-debian, where the level system has been removed. @ xircon The touchpad ...

Thanks, Vincent!
After a little research I decided to use apt-cacher-ng, and it works perfectly. Thanks again!

xenopeek wrote:Does your touchpad work?

Yes. Unfortunately it does so when I'm typing also and I often touch it accidentally, moving the cursor.

I have a laptop with touchpad, but inside the Mouse Preferences dialog of the Control Centre, I don't have any Touchpad tab... :-( I have two other laptops, and they do show the tab properly. What could be wrong with my system configuration? The problem is on a Samsung RV711 laptop. PS. I also have ...

I have 3 laptops running LMDE 64-bit in my home, and a slow internet connection. What is the handiest way to download files once and update all three? I have been using AptOnCD. This works well but requires some regular manual work, and does not cover 100% of downloads as the three laptops might hav...

Hi. Skype works fine, but the UI doesn't seem to be themed like it is on LM11. Buttons do not have rounded corners and the UI doesn't look as slick as it does on LM11. A workaround is to set a skin from inside skype itself, Options -> General -> Choose style, then pick CleanLooks or Plastique.

Thanks lmintnewb,

The fix on the page you linked to worked.

Hi, I have a few computers with LMDE, dualbooting with Windows XP and Windows 7. Haven't figured out where or how to configure the clock so it stays the same on both systems. Right now, Windows works with local time whilst Mont works with UTC... :( Any recommendations as to what is the best way? Not...

RE: python-imaging will break software manager I never go backwards. python-imaging 1.1.7-4 in the SID repository will fix the problem. :lol: Just a newbie question How do I get Synaptic to install "python-imaging 1.1.7-4" ? You wait until it gets released... :( That's why fliteshare put ...