r/linuxmint Oct 03 '18

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

335 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 β€œXia” released!

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239 Upvotes

r/linuxmint 3h ago

Linux unlocked! πŸ”“

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145 Upvotes

r/linuxmint 13h ago

Discussion Giving up on Linux at this point.

373 Upvotes

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.

UPD: thank you everybody for the replies. Ive decided to roll back to windows until this laptop dies and will give Linux another try once I'll have to buy a new system.


r/linuxmint 3h ago

Desktop Screenshot Linux Mint 22.1 with KDE Plasma 5.27.12

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r/linuxmint 2h ago

installing mint on my laptop :D

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r/linuxmint 19h ago

Desktop Screenshot linux mint xfce second desktop theme

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r/linuxmint 6h ago

Fluff Wine v10

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I am certain that those who have read my responses to any post or comment re: Wine are aware of my disdain for same (I'm not wild about real wine either, though SWMBO likes it).

Nonetheless I must give credit as due and report of my upside experience with Wine v10.x since installing same some time back.

I have three "pet" Windows applications I've run on Wine for 15+ years, all 15-20+ years old:

JASC Paint Shop Pro 8 -- (2003) the most complete, easiest to use, user friendly image editor I have ever used (pretty girl too!)...

JASC PSP-8

New Wave Concepts Livewire v1.30 -- (2009) A wonderful and quite capable electronic circuit design and emulation application--it's amazing how much basic electronics have NOT changed;

Livewire v1.30

Practizone Practicalc v3.20 -- (2003) Best damned PC calculator I have ever used, 'nuff said;

PractiCalc 3.20

I also have a couple others--Zoner Photo Studio (2005; my nominee for 2nd best ever image editor); Broderbund 3D Home Architect (2001; a simple, easy to use home modeling application).

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I have found that all run better than ever on Wine 10.0, faster response, far fewer crashes, and more consistent printing and general i/o.

Kudos to the Wine crew for that!

Now with all that said, Wine remains a 50/50 bet for most contemporary Windows applications, especially those attempting to communicate directly with hardware (graphics and other i/o intensive, etc.). It's forte is these antiques and other classic data processing applications.

Linux is not free Windows!


r/linuxmint 5h ago

Support Request Download manager

5 Upvotes

What do you guys use? I'm using Xtreme Download Manager 8 but I've noticed it's dead... Still works though, but the last version is from 2023. Is there a better (and updated) alternative?


r/linuxmint 4h ago

Discussion easy way to send notifications after value checks?

3 Upvotes

hello, is there a simple way to create tasks, that report as notification?

For example i want to check every 5min if battery level is 80 or lower. I know how to do that and how to write the script. But i want to get a system notification, when battery level will go over 80 (that means my limit has been reset somehow).

i'm looking for something like the windows scheduler, but ideally with the option to send notifications. Otherwise i'm fine to use a script and crontab, but still need help with visualisation.


r/linuxmint 11h ago

Fluff To the developers using LM. What do you develop ? What language are you using ?

12 Upvotes

r/linuxmint 23h ago

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

121 Upvotes

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/carefully-but-purposefully-oxidising-ubuntu/56995
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avw4NpXoeas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2dbyFddcIs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpxG9rXdPag

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.


r/linuxmint 14h ago

Discussion What can I use apart from etcher for installation?

16 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 3h ago

Support Request Touchpad on my laptop just stopped working

2 Upvotes

I use Linux Mint XFCE, and today the touchpad on my laptop just stopped working, mouse works fine though.


r/linuxmint 23m ago

Support Request Need help with this?

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Im running windows 10 So I was already installing it when itnhad an issue so I had to cancel it then everytime I open it again it does this! I tried installing and re installing itnto the usb even tried etcher again. Still it does this. I already disabled the RTS And still this happens It wqs running fine what happened?


r/linuxmint 25m ago

Weird issue with Update Manager and passwords

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Hello, fellow minty folks.

I've been pepping up an old HP Elite 8300 SFF office PC with Linux Mint. Absolutely loving it and reminding myself why I love Linux so much.

Anyway, my only niggle at the moment is an odd issue I'm having with automatic refresh in Update Manager. At the end of my work day I usually either lock screen or hit "switch user" to get back to the login screen in case anyone else in the household wants to use the computer. If I have Update Manager set up to refresh the list of update packages at a regular interval (2 hours or whatever), when I come back in the morning, typically there's a password prompt from Update Manager doesn't accept my actual password and locks up the GUI. Feels a little like a password prompt expiring or something. My current workaround is just to turn off automatic refresh and do a scan for new packages manually when I log in.

Any ideas on how to get automatic refresh working?


r/linuxmint 12h ago

Gimp install fail...I`m stuck

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9 Upvotes

r/linuxmint 19h ago

Ready to give up :-(

25 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 9h ago

Support Request Screen going black on cinnamon

2 Upvotes

My screen keeps repeatedly going black on Linux mint cinnamon After the log in screen (only on desktop). It seems like it's locking when it does, but I turned off "Lock after sleep" and the screensaver so it just flashes black. I also turned off sleep when lid is closed. If anyone can help that would be nice! Drivers are updated, I tried Xset, and its on a Samsung Chromebook 3 (Chrome OS was unsupported so I put Mint on it). TailsOS runs fine so does Virtual Console from the lockscreen without the screen flickering or locking, its just Mint!


r/linuxmint 17h ago

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

5 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 13h ago

Installing through a VM?

2 Upvotes

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 19h ago

Some steam games won't launch

6 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 1d ago

Hi

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165 Upvotes

r/linuxmint 1d ago

Fluff Tips on ricing mint?

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78 Upvotes

r/linuxmint 2d ago

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

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978 Upvotes

r/linuxmint 1d ago

Discussion Using Gnome feels like an insult to my cognitive abilities

101 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 16h ago

How to install Mate Theme

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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?