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Trying out #Cinnamon in #LinuxMint. There is no way to add or change keyboard layout 
it should be there but it's missing.
I've been using Mint exclusively for the last four years or so, and I'm generally completely happy and satisfied and I don't miss Windows at all.
Except for one thing: Windows terminal.
And actually just one part of Windows terminal: being able to give different names to tabs.
I don't want to use a different terminal with AI bullshit or anything, I just want to have different names in tabs.
Anybody?
Could anyone spare a "Like" for these kids who are trying to plant some seeds of Open Source in the USA Midwest?
https://metapixl.com/p/osc_osu/812302341370206284
#FOSS #OpenSource #Linux #Ohio #KDE #GNOME #LinuxMint #Ubuntu
Windows and macOS marketing has made it seem like they're…
Pixelfed@mani2jeff I actually kept it on the same schedule, added a new line, and it worked! I wasn 't sure if #rclone would create the new folder on Google Drive or not, but it did. So exciting, and thanks again! #linuxmint
@matt@oslo.townIf Linux is so good, how come they haven't released a Linux Millennium Edition yet? :pepe_drink:
OK, #rclone people. How do I add an additional directory to my copy command? In other words, adding Downloads to my Documents to copy to Google Drive. Got it working for Documents. Downloads is on the same directory level as Documents. Running #linuxmint 22.1 and rclone 1.69.1. TIA for any assistance you can offer!
How Linux Mint Made a Dell Latitude Shine Again – The Future is Open https://donwatkins.info/2025/03/31/how-linux-mint-made-a-dell-latitude-shine-again/ #Linux #technology #LinuxMint
How Linux Mint Made a Dell Latitude Shine Again
A few weeks ago, someone at the faith community I attend asked for my help logging into their computer. I suspected it might have been hacked, so I created a Windows 11 boot disk to rescue the computer. The device was a four-year-old Dell Latitude 5320, which was running Windows 11 but not very efficiently. It took over fifteen minutes to start, and once it was running, it was extremely sluggish. I asked the owner if she would mind me rebuilding her computer. It had originally been purchased as a Windows 10 machine with an i5 processor and 8 gigabytes of RAM. While Microsoft has a support page suggesting that such specifications are adequate for Windows 11, from my experience, I believe that 16 gigabytes of RAM are necessary for optimal performance. Additionally, my client used the computer for video conferencing, which is both processor- and RAM-intensive.
I took the unit home and discovered that, in addition to its other woes, the NVME drive was encrypted and needed to be wiped for a fresh install of Linux to occur. I used ‘lsblk‘, which lists block devices and solid state drives on a Linux system, and then using the ‘dd‘ command I booted the laptop with a Linux Mint Live USB drive, opened a terminal,l wiped the drive with the following command:
$ sudo dd if=/dev/uvrandom of=/dev/nvme0nX
It took a couple of hours for that process to complete, and then I completed a fresh install of Linux Mint Cinnamon 22.1. I have had success moving former Windows users to Linux Mint Cinnamon. In addition to the fresh install, I added the Chrome browser for her by downloading the .deb package. I also installed Zoom, her preferred videoconferencing platform, and set up a time to introduce her to her refurbished Linux Mint laptop. I configured LibreOffice so that she could easily exchange documents with other users in her work group without the concern of conflicting file formats.
I set up a time to meet my friend at a nearby university where she volunteers. I demonstrated how easy it is to start a computer equipped with an efficient operating system that runs on Linux. I explained how similar the Cinnamon desktop is to Microsoft Windows. I showed her how to connect to wireless networks and update her computer easily. I demonstrated how to use LibreOffice Writer, how it was similar to Microsoft Word, and how the skills she had acquired using the former would quickly transfer to this new experience.
I demonstrated how she could use the software store to add other free software programs to help her work. She wanted to know how to shut down the computer properly, so we completed several starts and shutdowns. I explained to her how the EXT4 filesystem was superior and more forgiving than her previous experiences with NTFS. She had backups of her documents from Windows and has had no problem transferring them to the refurbished Linux laptop. She was very grateful for my experience and hugged me when she left. I have seen her twice since that day, and she continues to enjoy this new Linux Mint experience.
@mani2jeff Reporting back -- changed the text slightly on one text file, and the updated changes were reflected in Google Drive after the top of the hour. Woohoo!
#rclone #linuxmint
Another Monday, another quickly generated #bash script that helps me list all installed #debian #ubuntu #linuxmint #apt and #flatpak packages using #gemini #ai o.O
Please feel free to browse to https://gist.github.com/axelsegebrecht/b36a0e9f17fdf4ad553f3c133d116c74 and let me know what you think.
Is this #vibecoding ? Am I doing it right? ;-)
update list of installed apt packages and flatpaks…
Gist#linuxmint adventures -- day 4. Got a cron job running successfully! Backed up with #rclone to Google Drive. Woohoo! Thanks to @mani2jeff for all his help.
Oiselarius (he/him) @Oiselarius@dice.camp@codemonkeymike @matsuzine I have just put #LinuxMint on a 5-ish year old HP that wasn’t running Win10 (which it was designed for). It’s not as snazzy as my MacBook Pro but it’s definitely working great now. My only problem is Steam, which just won’t run my games on in spite of it being a Linux app.
I have a 10-ish year old ASUS I’m going to try next and I found a 25-ish year old Compaq that I won’t try it on because the rubber/silicone? parts of the case are breaking down. 
Got #rclone working to back up to Google Drive yesterday. Tested it again today with changes. Awesome. Now on to set up a cron job. Loving #linux and #linuxmint. Such a relief to have my 2020 computer zipping along and not worrying about Windows10 sunsetting.
@sebiturbo@muenchen.social@wurzelmann
Gute Discussion.
Ja, wir müssen wieder lernen horizontal über alle Systeme zu denken.
Völlig egal ob du deinen Fahrradreifen flicken musst oder den Akku in deinem Notebook tauschst.
Du willst ein JPEG in ein PNG wandeln oder mit einem Shortcut Inhalte zusammenführen?
Sohn (28) + ich bauen immer noch unsere PCs selbst zusammen
Neue, fette Grafikkarte für ihn, alte + Prozessor für mich.
Bin 67 + überall zuhause
mein PC #LinuxMint
Notebook #Windows
altes Tablet #Apple
Handy #Android
I’ve just loaded Linux Mint on my old 2013 iMac and it works beautifully. Much less hassle than The Linux distros I used back in 2010.
Only had to download and install one driver, for the old Wi-Fi adapter in the iMac. Apart from that it works more or less out of the box and much less hassle than installing either Apple or windows OSs!
I was more or less forced to install Windows due to work requirements for the last 10 years, but now I’m retired Linux Mint is a much friendlier a play space!
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaYet another example of why you should ditch Windows entirely and switch to Mint, Debian, or Fedora.
People can glorify Windows all they want, but to me, Microsoft is the epitome of digital colonialism, exploiting and siphoning creativity purely for corporate greed.
#Windows #Linux #LinuxMint #Mint #Debian #Microsoft #DigitalColonialism #Colonialism #Capitalism #AntiCapitalism
Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows…
Windows Insider BlogSince the last #LinuxMint update, about once a week my computer doesn't start up fully successfully. Sometimes it's my external touchpad that's not recognized, sometimes it's my keyboard. Sometimes the Key-Mapper app doesn't autoload, so the 18 extra function keys on my keyboard don't work. Restarting the computer fixes things, but it remains #annoying.
Asking the #rclone hive mind. I'm new to #linuxmint and want to set up automatic backups from my desktop to Google Drive. Is this possible?
@bluelupo Starker Artikel. Es ist Zeit europaweit ein "Euro-Linux" aufzusetzen und den Einsatz verpflichtend zu machen (natürlich mit sinnvollen Übergangsfristen). Das Kernentwicklerteam sollte aus Vollzeitmitarbeitern an mehreren europäischen Universitäten bestehen, die an den Informatikabteilungen der besten IT-Unis der jeweiligen Länder angesiedelt sind.
#linuxmint könnte eine gute Basis sein.
In Schulen müsste die Einführung europaweit im IT-Unterricht so schnell wie möglich beginnen.