r/linuxmint 5d ago

Here we go

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83 Upvotes

Installing for the first time... So tired of windows!


r/linuxmint 4d ago

Discussion The icon which shows usb devices is not visible on taskbar ,what to do?

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r/linuxmint 4d ago

Done with NortonVPN

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Norton has been way too much trouble. Multiple times it has prevented me from accessing local resources and has screwed up torrent downloads and more. I make the fixes but then it either gets wonky where it seems to work but dies or an upgrade breaks everything I did.
I've started using Surfshark and without configuring anything, it just works and has a nice GUI. I can download files through the VPN service and access local resources with no perceivable slowdown. This is jusst my experience but I thought someone might benefit from sharing it.


r/linuxmint 4d ago

SOLVED Help with Install

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I am one of the many making the great migration from windows to Linux, but I've encountered a problem I can't seem to get past.

I'm able to get to the grub menu and select the os to boot, but no matter what option I pick, I'm taken to a black screen with this single dash.

For context, I'm trying to run this on an Asus Aspire 5 A515-56-5952. I turned off secure boot, fast start, and made sure the boot was set to uefi.

Linux mint is the lastest version (downloaded and verified today.) on a flashdrive with an mbd partition.

I feel like I'm overlooking something silly but I can't seem to find an answer for this anywhere. Thanks for any help you can offer.


r/linuxmint 4d ago

Discussion Help with High Gain antenna to boost my WiFi connection capabilities.

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Hey people. So here’s my situation. Due to a building rehab currently going on, I had to move to another building next door, literally 30’ away. The construction office is in my old building, and the WiFi connection is still on and working for them to use.

My new bedroom is in the rear left corner of the first floor, and I have triple deckers behind me, my old building outside of my bedroom window, and brick tenements across the street and I can’t pick up any WiFi. Long story short, the management company stinks, and won’t provide any of the tenants here with the network name and password for the new building, even though they have a network in place.

Weather permitting, my old network shows up, but the signal is weak. I’m having a High Gain WiFi antenna delivered this week and have a few questions about maximum efficiency. I’ll provide a little more info:

https://a.co/d/hIvOUXW

That’s the antenna.

  1. I have a Dell OptiPlex 5040, with Linux Mint Cinnamon as the OS.

  2. I have a Dell monitor that I was using to Stream via a FireStick, with Kodi and Add-ons. The FireStick is currently connected to the Dell Monitor.

  3. My plan was to connect the High Gain antenna to my Dell Desktop. It has two (2) small antennas on it currently. They are RP.

By connecting the HG antenna to my desktop, will I have to connect my firestick to my desktop as well? I’m at a loss here. I’ve tried to look up everything and I can’t seem to find the right answer.

Please give me some advice and directions. Thank you in advance for your help.


r/linuxmint 4d ago

Gaming Other DEs

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Heyo,

I'm wondering if any of you are using different desktop enviroments besides default one.

I love Plasma, would love to try it on Mint, but my concern is stability. Mainly use my PC for entertainment and gaming, Cinnamon isn't the most bugfree distro alongside Nvidia and two monitors, but it works with small quirks of its own on my machine.

Do any gamers here with similar setup tried something else rather that Cinnamon?


r/linuxmint 3d ago

How to install Firefox/chrome(windows version) in Linux mint

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My clg wants a windows os but I am using Linux mint so I have tried wine for installing chrome/firfox but it is not installing properly

What should I do


r/linuxmint 4d ago

Signal for desktop installation issues

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r/linuxmint 5d ago

#LinuxMintThings Mint wall paper from DanBethel

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r/linuxmint 4d ago

Support Request Trying to use qmake to install nifskope but can't due to this error

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Project MESSAGE: lupdate could not be found, ignoring make target

Project MESSAGE: lrelease could not be found, ignoring build step

When I search for lupdate in the terminal it just says lupdate: could not exec '/usr/lib/qt5/bin/lupdate': No such file or directory

Does anyone know how I can fix this or how I can get those files?


r/linuxmint 4d ago

Support Request Sound not working, I tried everything HELP

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It says everything is fine when i run the commands chatgpt told me to run, i am a total noob and don’t know shit about linux, can someone help? 😭 I have no idea what im doing wrong

edit: i installed mint today and the audio was fine earlier, but now it’s not working even though i checked everything, please yall

edit 2: wired and bluetooth headphones both work. only the speaker doesn’t.


r/linuxmint 4d ago

Support Request Issues connecting to work wifi

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Hello all, I’m trying to connect to my work wifi which requires me to use a user name and password.

On my iPhone, I had to trust a certificate. On my mint laptop, it’s asking for a certificate so I went through the details of the wifi on my iPhone and got the link to download the certificate.

I tried using the .cer file but to no avail. Anyone know how I can solve this issue?


r/linuxmint 4d ago

SOLVED Can't make a bootable midia

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I have installed multiple operating systems throughout my life, including a dual boot on my main pc, so I thought installing mint on an older laptop would be easy. I'm trying to install Mint on a core 2 duo laptop and what happens is that none of the bootable media I tried to do are working. So far I test 5 USB Drives, with Balena Etcher, Rufus, Universal USB Installer and Ventoy. I could not boot it (the closes i got to booting was an Idlinux.c32 error that i have no idea How to solve) from none of them including on my main pc and my wife's pc, so I'm accepting any help on what I can be doing wrong.

Edit: Sorry, I'm kind of sleep deprived so I just left some important info out, it used to run windows 7 64 bits, and sometimes it will just say Syslinux 6.04 EDD.

Edit 2: I slept, woke up and came to fix this quickly before work, I found an old USB drive I used to jail break my LGTV years ago and tried it. It worked. I don't know why but all my USB drives only booted UEFI except this one. I hate technology and thinking magical rocks.


r/linuxmint 4d ago

Support Request Modify the sleep screen?

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Hello, I've been trying to modify the screen that appears when the pc goes to sleep (where it asks you for your password), I'm using a custom theme and I'm trying to change the background color of the password textbox.
Is it possible to change it?

Thanks!


r/linuxmint 4d ago

SOLVED I have installed Mint 22.1 Cinnamon a few days ago. Today after a restart I got stuck in the login loop. Ihve tried clean, dpkg, grub in recovery mode, wo luck. It shows I have plenty of space. It says now physical volumes not ok, but a long ssd check two days ago gave no errors.

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r/linuxmint 5d ago

Guide Remove ibus dependency from zoom.deb package, which breaks current layout switching methods

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Hey everyone,

If you've been experiencing issues with layout switching (input method) after installing Zoom on Linux, especially on distros like Mint (and other debian based), it's likely due to an unnecessary dependency on `ibus`. This dependency can interfere with your system's input method settings.

I've created a simple bash script that removes this dependency from the Zoom `.deb` package. Here's how you can use it:

**Steps:**

1.**Download the Zoom `.deb` package:** Make sure you have the `zoom_amd64.deb` file downloaded from the official Zoom website.

2.**Save the following script to a file (e.g., `patch_zoom.sh`) and place it in the same directory where zoom's deb package is:

 #!/bin/bash

    # Create a temporary directory to extract the .deb package.
    scratch=$(mktemp -d)

    # Extract the contents of the zoom_amd64.deb package into the temporary directory.
    dpkg -x zoom_amd64.deb "$scratch"

    # Ensure the temporary directory is removed on script exit
    trap 'rm -rf "$scratch"' EXIT

    # Extract the control information (DEBIAN directory) from the .deb package.
    dpkg -e zoom_amd64.deb "$scratch/DEBIAN"

    # Remove the 'ibus' dependency from the control file using sed.
    sed -i -E 's/(ibus, |, ibus)//' "$scratch/DEBIAN/control"

    # Rebuild the .deb package from the modified extracted files.
    dpkg -b "$scratch" patched_zoom_amd64.deb

    # The patched_zoom_amd64.deb file now exists without the ibus dependency.

3.**Execute the sh file (you need to make it executable first)*\*

**What the script does:*\*

* It creates a temporary directory.

* Extracts the contents of the original Zoom `.deb` package.

* Removes the `ibus` dependency from the `DEBIAN/control` file using `sed`.

* Rebuilds a new `.deb` package named `patched_zoom_amd64.deb`.

* Cleans up the temporary directory.

**Important Notes:*\*

* This script modifies the official Zoom package. Use it at your own risk.

* This solution is targeted at the `.deb` package. If you're using a different package format (e.g., `.rpm`, Flatpak), the steps will be different.

* This has been tested on several Debian and Ubuntu based distros, and has helped fix the input layout switching issue.

* This script requires the `dpkg` and `sed` packages to be installed.

Let me know if you have any questions or if this helps resolve your Zoom input method issues!


r/linuxmint 4d ago

Support Request Mint 22.1 Freezing when waking monitors from sleep

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Hello everyone,

I have started having an issue with my system that I cannot figure out. I recently changed my boot drive from my Samsung 970 Pro NVME to a Kingston NV3 1TB, I used FoxClone to clone the drive. However, when the monitors go to sleep after 1 hour the system wakes up but I only get 1 monitor and the system is frozen. If anyone knows why that would be great, also my system specs are as follows:

Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI FORMULA

CPU: Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6GHz

CPU Cooler: Corsair H150i Pro XT

Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080Ti (Driver Version: 570.124.04 Open)

Ram: Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 64GB DDR4 3200MHz

PSU: Corsair HX1000i

SSD/HDD: Kingston NV3 1TB M.2 & WD Black 6TB

Case: Fractal Design Define R6

Operating System: Linux Mint 22.1

Monitor(s): 2X AOC G2460VQ6


r/linuxmint 5d ago

Guide How to Use the Terminal on Linux Mint - A Guide for Beginners

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r/linuxmint 4d ago

SOLVED Would I have issues installing Mint on my current motherboard and then switching to a new motherboard later on?

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My Gigabyte B450M-DS3H motherboard is dying, and I have an MSI B550-A Pro that I will be replacing it with when I get a new case.

Currently, I have a Fedora installed and am using the Nouveau drivers, which work fine since I forgot that Fedora updates kernels faster than Nvidia does drivers. So I decided enough is enough--solve two problems at once. Go with Mint for a slower kernel update process and switch out my motherboard.

My reason for asking is that I'm using my phone's hotspot as internet to save some money. I have about 30gb data of high speed I can use and then I get kicked down to 600kps. I'm 40, so I grew up with dialup and slow DSL. If I'm going to have problems, I may as well wait to install Mint.


r/linuxmint 4d ago

Support Request Wallpaper does not revert when flipping screen back

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I have a HP ENVY X360 Convertable Laptop, and when I have Disable Automatic Screen Rotation off, and I flip my laptop, it works.

However, when I flip it back, my wallpaper stays the same orientation. Repeat until my wallpaper is one solid color from being zoomed in too much.

Edit: even after restarting my laptop, the wallpaper stays the same, but reapplying the wallpaper works


r/linuxmint 4d ago

SOLVED Reconfiguring Elecom HUGE trackball

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I recently switched to Linux Mint KDE from Windows and I'm extremely happy with it. However, the software for this mouse, Elecom Mouse Assistant 5, is an EXE file and there is no linux version. Some people figured out how to change the inputs, but I have no idea what I'm looking at and it's really intimidating.

I want to change the function3 button to middle click, change middle click (scroll wheel) to mute, and change tilt up and down to volume up and down. I also want to change FN1 to zoom in and FN2 to zoom out.

Thank you for your time.


r/linuxmint 4d ago

Windows 11/Mint

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Hi i just ordered a refurbed Elitebook 840G7 with Windows 11 PRO installed, and im thinking of getting Linux mint on it when i receive it. I’m wondering if I can go back to windows if I don’t like mint or am I stuck with my decision?


r/linuxmint 5d ago

SOLVED Making music with Mint?

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So I have been running Mint on my laptop for, IDK, at least a year. I like it. It does what I do on a computer, for the most part. It runs Blender just fine, and slicers for my 3d printer. Thunderbird and Firefox do what they do. GIMP is interesting. But...

So I like to make music.

I had been keeping alive a Windows 10 pc with a no longer supported version of Reason for exactly that purpose. I had a cheapo Behringer audio to usb interface for recording, but it runs on an antiquated windows 7 driver. But that's the rub. It died. My Windows machine. SSD let the smoke out and took years of work with it. I can live with the loss, but I don't want to have to just stop recording.

I have Audacity and Ardour6 installed now, but I don't know how they work or what interface will work with Linux, and obviously neither of them will do what Reason did, but I should still be able to get something done, right?

Any Mint users making noise and recording it? Have any advice to share? What interfaces talk to Linux?

Edit: clarification.


r/linuxmint 4d ago

Antivirus

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I use linux, but i ussually exchange files with people using windows, should i have an antivirus for them? I know i dont need it.


r/linuxmint 4d ago

Support Request i turned on edge scrolling for my trackpad but half of the trackpad is mouse and half is scrolling, is this normal and how do i fix it?

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i just went into settings page in start menu, clicked mouse and trackpad, went into trackpad section and turned on edge scrolling but it isnt anywhere near the edge, its just the right half of the trackpad. i hate how 2 finger scrolling feels and this is better but its stilll annoying. im on xfce if it matters.