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- Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:34 am
- Forum: Other Topics & Open Discussion
- Topic: Does Linux Mint's search engine partnership ad revenue work on LMDE too?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 220
Re: Does Linux Mint's search engine partnership ad revenue work on LMDE too?
I do use a non-Google, non-Microsoft search engine. Why not just make a donation (in cash) to the Linux Kernel Project and/or to Mint/LMDE? Keep your ad blocking and anti-tracking software running - you can always selectively allow web sites you approve of to place moderate advertising on their site...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:56 am
- Forum: Other Topics & Open Discussion
- Topic: Does Linux Mint's search engine partnership ad revenue work on LMDE too?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 220
Re: Does Linux Mint's search engine partnership ad revenue work on LMDE too?
Thanks!
It looks good.
It looks good.
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:10 am
- Forum: Installation & Boot
- Topic: After a few package upgrades LMDE boots to ER shell???
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1248
Re: After a few package upgrades LMDE boots to ER shell???
It would be worth installing LMDE6 as a VM, possibly on a working LMDE6 system. You could then try new kinds of things, such as BTRFS on the VM version in a non-destructive way. The default install for LMDE uses ext4, the normal install seems to include the btrfs-progs package This package contains ...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:46 pm
- Forum: Software & Applications
- Topic: never in foreground?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 79
Re: never in foreground?
Usually caused by a web page having a load of javascript which is either running too slowly or possibly will never end. Intensive GIMP on a under-powered or low-memory system in conjunction with a complex web page would be a common cause of the problem. You can't fix it by just hiding the notificati...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:28 pm
- Forum: Other Topics & Open Discussion
- Topic: Does Linux Mint's search engine partnership ad revenue work on LMDE too?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 220
Re: Does Linux Mint's search engine partnership ad revenue work on LMDE too?
I only use DuckDuckGo with a few rare exceptions such as where I'm forced to use things like Google for translation. It works fine and keeps my interactions with the Google information gathering & advertising agency to a minimum. There some corporations which invite a well deserved anti-corporat...
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:48 am
- Forum: Installation & Boot
- Topic: "Input Not Supported" While Trying To Install LMDE 6
- Replies: 17
- Views: 315
Re: "Input Not Supported" While Trying To Install LMDE 6
Isn't VGA limited to 1024x768?
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 6:47 pm
- Forum: Installation & Boot
- Topic: After a few package upgrades LMDE boots to ER shell???
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1248
Re: After a few package upgrades LMDE boots to ER shell???
[edit:] Based upon the possible chroot data showing the UUIDs were correct I rebooted, selected LMDE in the grub menu and . . . it booted up, as "itself"!!!??? So, the question is will this be an intermittent thing, sometimes booting, sometimes not??? But now in LMDE, ran an apt and it sh...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:00 am
- Forum: Software & Applications
- Topic: [SOLVED]Missing "Downloads" directory in my file dialogs
- Replies: 12
- Views: 293
Re: [SOLVED]Missing "Downloads" directory in my file dialogs
No - I really mean, I don't have a Downloads directory. I think this is solely due to historical reasons. XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop" XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/" XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR="$HOME/Templates" XDG_PUBLICSHARE_DIR="$HOME/" XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/&...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 4:17 pm
- Forum: Software & Applications
- Topic: [SOLVED]Missing "Downloads" directory in my file dialogs
- Replies: 12
- Views: 293
Re: [SOLVED]Missing "Downloads" directory in my file dialogs
You don't actually need a "Downloads" directory - indeed I have deliberately removed XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR (plus a few more).
I download "stuff" to the desktop, since most of it is fairly transitory and either gets deleted or should to be moved to the correct location.
I download "stuff" to the desktop, since most of it is fairly transitory and either gets deleted or should to be moved to the correct location.
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 7:59 am
- Forum: Beginner Questions
- Topic: Linux Mint Live safer for home banking?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 754
Re: Linux Mint Live safer for home banking?
Then you are perfectly safe.
A good OS [i.e. Linux] + good password management + a sensible attitude to emails = a safe banking experience!
A good OS [i.e. Linux] + good password management + a sensible attitude to emails = a safe banking experience!
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 6:10 pm
- Forum: Beginner Questions
- Topic: Linux Mint Live safer for home banking?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 754
Re: Linux Mint Live safer for home banking?
Normally, when credentials are exposed, it is done by hacking into an organisations server. If they are not stored absolutely securely, all sorts of information gets leaked. Obviously, it is much more efficient to attack the server and get a million passwords then it is to attack a million PC's. Pre...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:44 pm
- Forum: Hardware Support
- Topic: hardware/drivers management on mint/debian?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 276
Re: hardware/drivers management on mint/debian?
For someone who mainly uses their low-end GPU for HD video or web browsing etc nouveau is perfectly good. Some years ago, I tried a nvidia driver and found zero difference except that kernel upgrades were a little bit nightmarish. Whilst the upgrade thing has since been solved, nouveau has also been...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 12:15 pm
- Forum: Software & Applications
- Topic: [SOLVED]PDF prints from Firefox pixelated / blurry
- Replies: 19
- Views: 596
Re: PDF prints from Firefox pixelated / blurry
Try changing PDF files to "always ask" - and the default to "Ask whether to open or save files".
Don't know if this will fix it...
Don't know if this will fix it...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:27 am
- Forum: Software & Applications
- Topic: [SOLVED]PDF prints from Firefox pixelated / blurry
- Replies: 19
- Views: 596
Re: PDF prints from Firefox pixelated / blurry
Do your settings look like:-
If not, what do the available settings say?- Wed Feb 28, 2024 6:53 pm
- Forum: Hardware Support
- Topic: hardware/drivers management on mint/debian?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 276
Re: hardware/drivers management on mint/debian?
Depends on your nvidia card nouveau is excellent for lowish-end cards - its been good for my NVIDIA GP108 [GeForce GT 1030] ! High-end gaming cards need OEM drivers for best performance. But currently 835 drivers have problems with latest kernel and 825-series downgrade for nvidia drivers does get [...
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 6:25 pm
- Forum: Software & Applications
- Topic: [SOLVED]PDF prints from Firefox pixelated / blurry
- Replies: 19
- Views: 596
Re: PDF prints from Firefox pixelated / blurry
But what are using to generate those PDF's? I told Firefox to print to a file. So the following isn't fantastic - but its OK. Typically a screen might "only" display 96 pixels/inch - sometimes more, but fonts and images aren't going to achieve a printers 600 or 1200 dpi. BTW - I've got it ...
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 2:25 pm
- Forum: Other Topics & Open Discussion
- Topic: Best browser for privacy
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1251
Re: Best browser for privacy
+ Don't forget to switch off as many tracking cookies as possible.
If a company doesn't have a recent profile of your browsing habits, you are a lower-value target.
If a company doesn't have a recent profile of your browsing habits, you are a lower-value target.
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 9:52 am
- Forum: Other Topics & Open Discussion
- Topic: Best browser for privacy
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1251
Re: Best browser for privacy
There is no best browser - its the way that use it that counts. For example, if you use Google as a search engine (or anything else really), you have little privacy! I'd recommend DuckDuckGo for searches (so change the default in Firefox). Use a decent adblocker. Remember to reject as many cookies a...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 1:25 pm
- Forum: Installation & Boot
- Topic: [solved] Not All Updates Succeeded - error kernel 6.1.0-18
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2021
Re: Not All Updates Succeeded - error kernel 6.1.0-18
There'll be another kernel along soon...
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 7:43 pm
- Forum: Hardware Support
- Topic: LMDE6 and GeForce GT 730
- Replies: 4
- Views: 467
Re: LMDE6 and GeForce GT 730
You ought to find that you don't need to load nvidia's drivers as the system supplied nouveau drivers are quite adequate.The GeForce GT 730 was a graphics card by NVIDIA, launched on June 18th, 2014...