Linux Mint is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu aiming to be more usable out-of-the-box
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Lotus Note installation on Linux Mint 14?
I'm trying to install IBM Lotus Note 8.5.3 on Linux Mint 14 using terminal. Problem is that it's not installing and showing following error
sudo apt-get install ibm-lotus-notes-8.5.3.i586.deb
Reading ...
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Top menu bar disappeared on all applications in Linux Mint 14 XFCE [closed]
The top menu bar disappeared off of all of my applications in Linux Mint 14 XFCE. You can still see the menu item, like "File", "Edit", etc. However, the outline around the window is gone and the is ...
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Mint 15 High temps on e-450, fan seemingly not reacting
I'm running a 64-bit Mint 15 on a Lenovo x121e with AMD E-450 and Radeon HD graphics.
I'm worried about the high temperatures (I had Ubuntu before and never even noticed anything, so I never checked ...
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How can I solve the issue about mounting my Windows 8 NTFS partition on Linux Mint?
I used Ubuntu for long even along Windows and SOMETIMES I got this problem for mounting the corresponding NTFS partition at the beginning, however with a pair of command lines to the console I got it ...
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Grub broken after installation of Mint, hard drive not showing up in boot device list
I had problems with grub after my installation + my hard drive was not showing up in the devices list when i chose a device to boot (not from setup but before startup). I have tried several methods to ...
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No display when booting LM15 on EFI board
I want to install LM15 alongside win7 x64 on 3TB GPT partitioned drive. If I boot legacy LM15 x32 from a usb drive it boots correctly without any trouble but of course I cannot install from it because ...
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Video acceleration disabled in Mint Linux 15 (Olivia) on an Intel Atom processor
Recently I installed Mint Linux 15 (Olivia) 32 bit on my friends netbook. I am copy pasting the output of sudo lspci -vk
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Atom Processor D2xxx/N2xxx DRAM ...
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Linux Mint 15 no audio with NVidia MCP51
I updated from Linux Mint 14 to 15 recently, and since then my audio driver seems to be gone or nonfunctional. I don't have a ton of experience with drivers under Linux (grew up a Windows guy), but ...
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grub rescue prompt after boot-repair
I want to run Windows 8 and Linux Mint 15 in dual boot. (I know this site is about Ubuntu but for my problem this shouldn't be much of a difference) After installing Mint I could no longer boot ...
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Why do programs run with sudo not have system theme applied?
I am currently running Linux Mint 14 - Mate Version and I have noticed that whenever I run a program with sudo, the system applied GTK theme(applied in "Appearance") does not work properly. Therefore ...
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How to burn a Linux distro ISO image from Linux Live?
Mint screwed my grub (no more dual boot with Win7) because of a faulty LIVE USB flash stick.
(I can launch Mint but I can't install)
I need to burn a new ISO to my USB flash stick or USB drive so ...
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How to install Skype on Linux Mint
I downloaded the installer from the website. When I run it, I get the following error:
Your system has broken dependencies. This application cannot continue until it is fixed. To fix it, run ...
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btrfs change after system upgrade broke apt-btrfs-snapshot
After upgrading (via apt-get dist-upgrade) a Mint 14 Linux box to Mint 15, apt-btrfs-snapshot seems to have stopped working:
18:25:48 [root@galaxy ~]$ apt-btrfs-snapshot list
Sorry, your system lacks ...
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How to reuse .Mozilla folder for keeping my config in LinuxMint Debian Edition 201303
I installed LinuxMint Debian Edition 201204. I like keep my Firefox's tabs unclosed when I reopen my Firefox will keep all tabs there.
Now I reinstall LinuxMint Debian Edition 201303. I copy ...
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What has happened with my Cinnamon? (see pictures)
From time to time (quite randomly), Nemo on my Linux Mint 14 Cinnamon starts looking like this
When usually it looks like this:
Restarting Cinnamon (Alt+F2, r, Enter) doesn't help, I need to log ...
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Grub - Windows Invalid EFI file path
I have 2 hdd, Windows on the first, I installed Mint on the second.
This destroyed the bootloader so I used boot-repair to restore it.
Boot-repair identified both OS.
Now my fresh Mint install boots ...
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Linux Mint 15 - Unable to connect to wireless
I have been using Linux Mint 12 for some time and I remember I had faced similar problems back then but that had been fixed by doing some research. However, this time around with the upgrade to 15, I ...
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Can I install a distro to one partition while using a distro installed on another?
I currently have two partitions with Linux distros installed on them. I am currently using one with Mint 14, and you could call the other deprecated.
I just found out about the release of Mint 15, ...
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Windows shared network printer keeps using rear tray as source
I am trying to set up network printing on my Linux Mint 15 (64 bit) system (dualboot with Windows 7). The printer is a Canon PIXMA MG5100 and is connected (via USB) to a computer running Windows XP. ...
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How do I increase the overall font size in GnuCash on Linux Mint?
Apparently GnuCash has no built-in way of increasing font size (I have absolutely no idea why). Googling suggests I should be able to increase system-wide gtk app font size with gnome-control-center, ...
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Internet disappears regularly
About a month ago I installed the newest version of Linux Mint (14).
I use Linux the whole day on my laptop but every 1-2 hours my internet connection (Wi-Fi) magically disappears for about 10 ...
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PROLINK WN2001 driver for LinuxMint 15
I just installed LinuxMint 15 and have a desktop that I have installed a PROLINK WN2001 Wireless USB onto. The installation disk has only Windows drivers and now I am looking for a driver for ...
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How to customize vertical panel in cinnamon menu?
I want to edit highlited area: for example, change firefox with chromium or remove any item. Menu editor can change only right part of menu, changing default application has no effect on this panel.
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apt-get dist-upgrade wants to remove too much packages
I'm upgrading from Mint 13 to Mint 15 using apt-get dist-upgrade. It want to remove 277 packages, which I find quite a lot. Among those packages are acroread, xmlcopyeditor, wine1.4, skype and others. ...
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Apt-get dist-upgrade fails
I'm trying to upgrade from Mint 13 to Mint 15, but receive the following error:
Calculating upgrade... Failed
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
mate-media : Depends: ...
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How to Remove Windows from dual boot setup?
I originally had Windows 7 Starter and Updated to the Windows 8 90 Day Trial. 30 Days into the trial I decided I absolutely hate it and wanted to try Linux Mint.
I installed Linux Mint and found out ...
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Using key file as password with OpenSSL
I got an assignment to decrypt a binary file which is encrypted using aes. I have a 32 byte binary file which is a key for decryption. I know how to decrypt if the key is a passphrase by using
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compat-drivers-3.9 crash video card driver
I try to install wireless driver on my linux with compat-drivers-3.9. After installing compat-drivers-3.9 linux , the video driver seems to be crashed. The resolution is not correct. How can I restore ...
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I can't get Cinnamon to stop freezing, how can I revert it back?
I have an issue, and I'm unsure if it is a bug or not but here's the skinny:
I updated cinnamon from 1.6.7 to 1.8 (don't get me wrong, I love it BUT!)
Ever since I did the update, Cinnamon has been ...
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Dual boot windows 8 and Linux Mint 13 (based on Ubuntu 12.04)
I've searched a lot for my problem but couldn't be sure what should I do in my case.
I bought my Asus N56VZ several months ago, and it came with Windows 7 and bunch of bloatwares that I don't like, ...
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The fastest desktop environment for Mint 14 [closed]
I'm using Mint 14 with the Cinnamon desktop environments, but some times it get's extremely slow.
So I googled about other desktop environments and I found this great article:
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linux mint cinnamon - AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter keeps disconnecting
Lately I got a DELL inspiron 15-3521, I installed the latest Linux mint cinnamon. I have been having some problems with my Ethernet card, when i start my pc everything works perfectly for about 10 to ...
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Triple Booting; Windows, Ubuntu, Linux Mint by Windows Installer
I wanted to install Linux Mint 14.1 using the Windows Installer (mint4win.exe). I
copied mint4win.exe to HDD, and when I running it, it prompts me to uninstall Ubuntu. Previously I installed Ubuntu ...
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How to setup networking for Linux Mint - VM when host machine uses a PAC file
My host is a Windows 7 x64 machine. The office network uses a PAC file for the LAN settings. So, under Internet Options -> Connections -> LAN Settings, I have Use automatic configuration script with ...
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Espeak showing some warnings and Input output error
I am running espeak on Linux Mint 14.
Whenever I try to run it, it shows following warnings ( Not errors as it works correctly ).
ALSA lib pcm.c:2217:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM ...
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New Terminal not works when we use su root
When I use
su root
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gnome-terminal
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** (gnome-terminal:2677): WARNING **: Failed to connect to the session manager: None of the authentication protocols specified ...
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Problems with accessing mp3 player files
I have problems with accessing my mp3 (sansa clip) on my linux mint. When i plug in player, it does mount, but seems to be empty - well ... there are built in directories and config files, here goes ...
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apt-get error 503
I tried installing pyqt4-dev-tools on my machine using the following command:
sudo apt-get install pyqt4-dev-tools
after a few prompts the installation is aborted with the following message:
Err ...
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Unable to install skype on LMDE,how to resolve these dependencies?
I have downloaded "multiarch" .deb file for latest skype and unable to install it on latest version of LMDE (linux mint debian edition Xfce x86_64). e.g
step one :
sudo dpkg -i ...
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Install Linux Mint 14 from CLI
I'm trying to install Linux Mint 14 from a live cd on a HP Pavilion laptop. I got some problem with X and the nvidia card, which prevents X from starting (and therefore prevents the live installer ...
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Can't uninstall vim [closed]
I've got a problem with vim deinstallation. I've done sudo apt-get remove on vim, vim-common, vim-tiny and actually anything starting with 'vim' in the package list, but still can run vim from command ...
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Removing Clock screenlet in Linux Mint
I admit the question is kind of stupid, but I honestly can't do anything about this weird issue.
I've added a Clock screenlet (with a custom theme) on my desktop and the thing is that I can't remove ...
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“Packing” linux up onto USB drive
I have been using my Linux Mint Nadia for some time and customized it a little, I was wondering if I can "pack it" onto a USB and make it into an ISO which I can boot on another computer and it will ...
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Photoshop in Wine won't open, gives “File not found” error
Ever since moving to Linux Mint 14, Photoshop CS 2 in Wine has been unreliable.
It ran a couple times after my first install, but now it has settled into never running, and instead, it just returns ...
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reading exchange mail, address book and calendar in mint 14 nadia
I've heard the only mail client that can be used as ms outlook in mint is evolution. I couldn't find any good web resource regarding this.
I have evolution installed, but I don't see Exchange as an ...
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how to gpio interrupt registering/handling and accessing them from user space in linux [closed]
I am newbie for the linux device drivers please guide me how to do this..
suppose I have connected a switch to one of the controller pin and whenever the switched is press the LED connected to other ...
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Linux Mint 14 system language turns into chinese. How can I switch back to English?
Today for testing purpose I installed KDE alongside Cinnamon in Linux Mint 14. Unfortunately, after that my system language switch to Chinese!!! All the menus and notification is in Chinese now!! How ...
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How to setup russian input method in Mint 14 xfce 64-bit?
I'm using Mint 14 XFCE, 64-bit.
Struggling to setup cyrillic (Russian) input method.
Can someone point me good web resources regarding this?
Googling didn't help...
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Installing Simon Listens on Linux Mint
Recently I've heard about the Simon Listens package which enables you to create a speech recognition engine on Linux as well as windows. I have Linux Mind 14 - cinnamon installed on my laptop.
I ...
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Linux Mint on laptop fails, gives grub error
I am trying to install the latest Linux Mint onto my laptop via a USB stick. The laptop previously had Ubuntu, and it had a separate /home partition. I'm overriding and reformatting the / partition, ...
