Flemur wrote: ⤴Mon Oct 21, 2019 9:00 am
AngryDavid 808 wrote: ⤴Mon Oct 21, 2019 8:32 am
Well, the problem lies in the fact that I tried to actually install MATE because that's what I mainly wanted.
Is "the problem" that you installed MATE[sic] and it broke the system? (The meta package or something else?) The various desktop environments don't play nice with each other because the underlying OS design is poor.
But I couldn't get into the Live CD session, not even on compatibility mode.
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Let me explain, sir. What I meant is, when I flashed Linux Mint 19.2 MATE on my flash drive and tried to install it on my PC, when I select "Start Linux Mint", it gives me a black screen with the MS-DOS-like Pointer and then, black screen. Nothing happens. Same happens when I choose "Start Linux Mint on Compatibility Mode", same result. So, what I meant is that I couldn't get into Linux Mint MATE's Live CD session to install Linux Mint MATE. The only way I got to install Linux Mint on the PC in question, is by flashing the XFCE version instead, and selecting "Start LM on Compatibility Mode" to get it installed. After installation, the system works just fine. With no need to boot into, umm, Safe Mode, or whatever this mode is called in Linux? Idk, but the thing that matters is, the new installation boots normally the way it would anywhere else.
Hope that helps.
Just a newbie in Linux, I've joined the World of Linux since August, 2019.
DEVICE: HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook - Windows 7 + Zorin OS 15 Ultimate + Linux Mint 19.2 Tina Cinnamon / Intel Core i7 Q720 Processor / 4GB RAM / 500GB SSD Hard Drive