Newbie here
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kenrm
Newbie here
Totally fed up with MS but struggling here.
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The-Wizard
Re: Newbie here
Welcome to the Mint family forums,
wizard.
mint works out of the box on around 80% of equipment, But you need to choose the right desktop to suite both the processor and graphics card, also some wireless cards need configuring, please read the mint installation instructions.
wizard.
mint works out of the box on around 80% of equipment, But you need to choose the right desktop to suite both the processor and graphics card, also some wireless cards need configuring, please read the mint installation instructions.
Re: Newbie here
Welcome aboard, kenrm! Don't struggle, ask questions here on the forums, that's what they are here for. And there are a bunch of really smart people on the forums who are willing to help others.
“If the government were coming for your TVs and cars, then you'd be upset. But, as it is, they're only coming for your sons.” - Daniel Berrigan
Re: Newbie here
Hey welcome! Post some specific questions, and we may be able to help. What is it that you're struggling with?
If your issue is solved, kindly indicate that by editing the first post in the topic, and adding [SOLVED] to the title. Thanks!
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Crewp
Re: Newbie here
Welcome to Linux Mint, and the Mint forum. 
Ditto, on the asking questions.
Ditto, on the asking questions.
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austin.texas
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Re: Newbie here
Hello, kenrm.
Welcome to Mint and to the forum !
Linux Linx 2016
Ubuntu Help wiki
IBM's Learn Linux, 101 Tutorials
Linux Mint Beginners Search Engine
A guide on how to post on the Linux Mint forums
Rescatux CD: A tool everyone should have (includes SuperGrub2 and gparted)
Welcome to Mint and to the forum !
Linux Linx 2016
Ubuntu Help wiki
IBM's Learn Linux, 101 Tutorials
Linux Mint Beginners Search Engine
A guide on how to post on the Linux Mint forums
Rescatux CD: A tool everyone should have (includes SuperGrub2 and gparted)
Mint 18.2 Cinnamon, Quad core AMD A8-3870 with Radeon HD Graphics 6550D, 8GB DDR3, Ralink RT2561/RT61 802.11g PCI
Linux Linx 2018
Linux Linx 2018
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Fred Barclay
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- Location: USA primarily
Re: Newbie here
Welcome to the family, and Happy Minting!
Echoing what the others said--don't be afraid to ask questions! We're here to help.
Echoing what the others said--don't be afraid to ask questions! We're here to help.
"Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy."
- Albert Einstein
Re: Newbie here
Welcome to Mint kenrm,
Read all you can and ask question on the forum is best way to learn LinuxMint
Read all you can and ask question on the forum is best way to learn LinuxMint
Easy tips : https://easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.com/ Pjotr's Great Linux projects page.
Linux Mint Installation Guide: http://linuxmint-installation-guide.rea ... en/latest/
Registered Linux User #462608
Linux Mint Installation Guide: http://linuxmint-installation-guide.rea ... en/latest/
Registered Linux User #462608
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daveinuk
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Re: Newbie here
Welcome aboard,
don't struggle, post away and people will be only too happy to try and help another refugee
Quite a few of us are ex- MS so we've been there/done that and enjoy the challenge of tempting people from ' the dark side'
don't struggle, post away and people will be only too happy to try and help another refugee
Quite a few of us are ex- MS so we've been there/done that and enjoy the challenge of tempting people from ' the dark side'
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vrkalak
Re: Newbie here
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..:: Welcome to LinuxMint ::..
Read everything you can -- Forums - Wiki - IRC
Linux: Tricks of the Trade > http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=38355
"All Linux OS-Distros" Forums and Tutorials > http://linuxquestions.org/questions/
What works for Ubuntu, usually works for Mint > http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/
https://help.ubuntu.com/community
Linux Alternative to Windows > http://www.linuxalt.com/
LinuxMint Community Forums - Tutorials > http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/welcome
** Remember, all OS-Distro, Apps, DE/WM are Open-Source and have a Help-Forum
..:: Welcome to LinuxMint ::.. Read everything you can -- Forums - Wiki - IRC
Linux: Tricks of the Trade > http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=38355
"All Linux OS-Distros" Forums and Tutorials > http://linuxquestions.org/questions/
What works for Ubuntu, usually works for Mint > http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/
https://help.ubuntu.com/community
Linux Alternative to Windows > http://www.linuxalt.com/
LinuxMint Community Forums - Tutorials > http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/welcome
** Remember, all OS-Distro, Apps, DE/WM are Open-Source and have a Help-Forum