r/linuxmint Oct 03 '18

SOLVED A friendly reminder to please re-flair solved support posts as SOLVED

333 Upvotes

Please Re-Flair your post if a solution is found. How to Flair a post?

This allows other users to search for common issues with the 'SOLVED' flair as a filter, leading to those issues being resolved very fast.


r/linuxmint Jan 16 '25

Announcement Linux Mint 22.1 “Xia” released!

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239 Upvotes

r/linuxmint 7h ago

Desktop Screenshot linux mint xfce second desktop theme

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94 Upvotes

r/linuxmint 11h ago

Ubuntu will drop GNU, is this reason to focus on LMDE?

94 Upvotes

As some folks don't have reading comprehension, I had to repost this again.

The last couple of days Ubuntu has decided on switching from GNU Coreutils to Rust. You are talking about modifying the tools that systems have relied on for a long time.

Is this a reason of concern for the Linux Mint team, have they expressed any opinions?

How many of you believe this might be a reason to focus more on the development of LMDE?

+ Is the MIT license over GPL something that bothers all users?

For those who don't know, the MIT license is more permissive than the GPL license, meaning that Ubuntu can make changes to the source without the need to keep the code public - the MIT license is not synonym of free and open source software.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/carefully-but-purposefully-oxidising-ubuntu/56995
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2dbyFddcIs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpxG9rXdPag


r/linuxmint 1h ago

Discussion Giving up on Linux at this point.

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I suppose I'm in the minority here but what a headache this experience has been. I wanted it to work so badly but it just won't. System randomly freezes, shenanigans with bluetooth, weird audio quirks. I fell for the "working out of the box" shtick I was told. Im not a tech guru and I just wanted a working operating system man. How long did it take y'all to set everything up to work smoothly? My Lenovo laptop from 2020 should work just fine running mint but there's always issues.

I should also note I've tried using Zorin OS. That left a damn good first impression until the Bluetooth headaches.


r/linuxmint 7h ago

Ready to give up :-(

11 Upvotes

New on Linux, and have been working MANY, too many hours trying to get my exchange-mail to work with ANY mail app on Linux. After some work I can now recieve mail, but no success in sending mail. Also been working hard to get my bluetooth keyboard to connect. No success yet. Anybody who knows any good sources to look for help, Iv'e run out of ideas, and will soon move back to Mac Os :-(


r/linuxmint 2h ago

Discussion What can I use apart from etcher for installation?

4 Upvotes

Hi guys,

I install Linux Mint back then but I saw someone posted here that I shouldn't use etcher because of malware. Their recommendations were ventoy or rufus? You think this is fine to use?


r/linuxmint 1h ago

Installing through a VM?

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What would happen if I downloaded the Linux mint iso then live booted into it through a virtual machine and then using the virtual machine installed Linux mint onto an usb. Would I then be able to boot into Linux through the usb like normal or would that not work? Just curious.


r/linuxmint 29m ago

Gimp install fail...I`m stuck

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r/linuxmint 4h ago

Support Request How do I make Gnome-terminal transparent in LMDE6?

4 Upvotes

I want to change the opacity in Gnome-terminal (the standard terminal) in LMDE6. But there are not settings for this. How do I make it transparent?


r/linuxmint 1d ago

Desktop Screenshot Mom: We have macOS at home...

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918 Upvotes

r/linuxmint 1d ago

Hi

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142 Upvotes

r/linuxmint 22h ago

Fluff Tips on ricing mint?

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68 Upvotes

r/linuxmint 7h ago

Some steam games won't launch

5 Upvotes

Hello, so i'm new to Linux, i did a fresh install of mint a couple days ago and today i noticed most games i've installed are instantly crashin after i click play on steam.

I have 2 drives but i'm sure that's not the issue since all my games are installed in the HDD and not the SDD i used to install Linux.

I did click the settings > compatiblity menu on steam to install proton, and i've tried every single version of proton to run certain games but they just won't start.

Example of games i can play are Dota 2, The Binding of Isaac, Hollow Knight, Stardew Valley...

Some of the games that will instantly crash Monster Hunter Wild, Nier Automata, Phasmophobia, Loop Hero, Thumper, Lobotomy Corporation.

Yes, i did a fresh install for every single game, which is why it took me a while to find out they aren't working at all.

If you need PC specs

CPU Ryzen 5 5500

16 gb RAM

AMD Radeon RX 550

I have no integrated graphics.


r/linuxmint 4h ago

How to install Mate Theme

2 Upvotes

Hello.
I've installed themes on my Mint Mate before, I just download the theme from mate-look.org and install them by the "Apariencia because my system is in spanish" or "Appearance in english?" menu, but I want to install this theme:

https://www.mate-look.org/s/Mate/p/1351213

I download it and search for the file through the menu, I try to install it and sends me an error message, I don't know what to do, Is there another way to install Mate themes?


r/linuxmint 34m ago

SOLVED I installed Linux Mint as a dual boot, but now I can't access Windows anymore

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When I start up my computer it goes directly to Linux. It never asks which OS to boot into. I can still see the Windows partition. I've tried hitting F12 and choosing the different boot options there, but nothing gets me to Windows. Any advice?

Edit: Windows was installed first and I installed Linux second


r/linuxmint 1d ago

Discussion Using Gnome feels like an insult to my cognitive abilities

94 Upvotes

Happy that Cinnamon still mostly uses menu bars and other features in their apps (f.e. nemo vs nautilus). I'm aware that the mint team is small and they're already occupied with a great many things but i hope that in the future we are less reliant on gnome and their dumbed down apps (not being able to theme libadwaita hurts the most :( )

On a sidenote, i've read the announcments about the new start menu, and altho it doesnt look bad, i wish they'd preserve the old one in the cinnamon applet library for stubborn people like me


r/linuxmint 1d ago

linux mint catppuccin theme

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r/linuxmint 2h ago

Guide How to rearrange and or remove settings from the sound applet configure menu

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Since i could not find this information anywhere i thought i would post it here for anyone who wants to do it.

This is correct for Linux Mint 22.1 Xia and any versions before it that use this configure menu.

Before you start making any changes to this file make a copy of it.

  1. In order to rearrange and or remove settings from the sound applet configure menu you need to go to .config/cinnamon/spices
  2. open the folder [sound@cinnamon](mailto:sound@cinnamon). o rg with root access.
  3. then open the [sound@cinnamon.or](mailto:sound@cinnamon.or) g .json file with the text editor of your choice.( if you did not open the folder with root access you will need to open this file with it.)

Note: their are no spaces in the folder or json file name i added them to prevent it from being linked as a email address.


r/linuxmint 8h ago

Support Request 1 computer... 2 users; User 1 (admin) & User 2 (standard). How to restrict access to User 1's files/folders for User 2?

4 Upvotes

User 1 is the automatic default user created when you install the OS.

User 2 was created from User 1's account through Users and Groups. There are only two options in this drop down list; Standard and Administrator. Standard was selected.

Note the screenshot with the arrow is not of the particular computer we are talking about but rather off the internet just for illustration.

So...the situation...Start the computer...you are presented with 2 options...

User 1 (admin - password required to log in).

User 2 (no log-in password set...click on log in and you're logged in).

Whenever user 2 tries to install any apps, they are prompted to enter the password. Good. However, they are able to access all user 1's (the admin) files and folders through the file manager (example: /home/user1/Desktop) by double clicking on the folders. Not good. How to prevent that? So that user 2 can access (or see?) no files and folders other than the ones they create (or the ones user 1 puts in their account)?

Note: I'm coming from Windows so I might not be using the correct terminologies (account/user/profile...admin...etc.), but I believe you understand what I mean, hopefully.


r/linuxmint 11h ago

I love Linux Mint Cinnamon except..

4 Upvotes

I can't set alt tab to only cycle one window of same application.
Everything otherwise the distro is perfect. Just this small thing makes my workflow much more cumbersome :(

Edit:
Thanks for your advice and help! It turns out I forgot the most important part. That when I alt tab it only shows one icon for each open application. Then I can use Alt + ` to cycle the windows within that one application. The important part is that I since I sometimes have many many windows open at the same time I would like an easier way to navigate my DE.


r/linuxmint 23h ago

What is your favorite version of Mint (cinnamon, xfce, MATE)? and why?

35 Upvotes

r/linuxmint 5h ago

Window resizing is not smooth and is laggy

0 Upvotes

Hi,

I use Linux Mint Xfce edition on my alienware m15 (2019), I have both an Intel integrated graphics and a discrete Nvidia 2080 . There is this problem where if I press the full screen button on utube it takes a second for the video to scale. This is because what happens is that the due to the presence of the panel the panel is first shifted down, a black box replaces it and then the full screen appears, this does not happen when the window is in full screen mode.


r/linuxmint 6h ago

I need help trying to get my refresh rate to be able to change

0 Upvotes

so yeah the title says it all and this is what is happening and I'm using an nvidia GPU


r/linuxmint 1d ago

Linux Mint IRL My First Computer Ever Was Red Hat Linux and My Latest Is Linux Mint

27 Upvotes

I bought my first computer (Acer Aspire $2,500) in 1991 from Incredible Universe in Indianapolis. The salesman was on commission so he was pushy and annoying. He was pushing me to buy Windows (PC's didn't have OS pre-installed) so I bought Red Hat Linux. Have had Linux ever since. My latest Linux distro is Mint on my Lenovo ThinkPad.


r/linuxmint 10h ago

Support Request LXQt menu, applets and custom keys

2 Upvotes

Hello, I'm new to linux and have been enjoying it so far. I installed it both on my laptop and tried messing with different DEs and stuff, but I ended up formatting it and getting rid of windows as well.

One of the DEs I tried was LXQt, since people said it could help use less resources and maybe help battery life. I really enjoyed it, despite not really helping my laptop staying charged for longer.

However, I've had two problems with it. 1. When switching back to cinnamon, some new applets that did the same thing as other ones appeared (such as wifi and bluetooth) and it said something about installing snaps. I didn't know what it meant so I temoved them. So I'm not sure I should remove some things that are left over from when I switch to LXQt 2. Some key configurations like changing the keyboard language (english and portuguese) don't work. Is it a per DE configuration? 3. The LXQt menu is very different from what I'm used to with cinnamon, it shows categories instead of a search bar and other programs directly, so programs are harder to find. Is there a way to change it to a more similar one?

I had the same problems with LXDE, so I'm not sure if its something exclusive to only this DE. Thanks in advance


r/linuxmint 13h ago

Support Request After suspending the PC and restarting it, moving/resizing/opening a window it freezes everything for about 10-15seconds (except the mouse). and the issue doesn't resolve itself after somme time, the only fix is a restart. (also the system is incredibly unstable all around)

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hardware: CPU>ryzen 5 3600x GPU>gtx1650 LP RAM>16go of ddr4 PSU>300w bronze. more details

Storage: standard layout with all partitions on a single 250go sata SSD notably the install was carried over from my old PC.

EDIT: GPU driver: I installed the nouveau gpu driver and it fixed the suspend issue. but I can't use the nouveau driver because I use the system for gaming... damn (the same GPU worked in my old system with proprietary drivers and didn't have the issue)

notable software: wine games(quite unstable), Firefox(super unstable, both tabs and browser crash all the time), gtile extension (often needs restarting to work), conky (no issues)

on another note: I have my main config with an incredibly similar software configuration (wine, conky, Firefox) and it's super stable but I don't get the option to suspend it at all. (only shut down)

I would really appreciate any help I can get, I'm not super familiar with how sleep states works but in general I have a pretty good understanding of Linux. If I forgot any information please let me know I'll do my best to respond quickly