Linux Mint is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu aiming to be more usable out-of-the-box
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how to install older version of subversion in linux mint
With linux mint, when I install subversion the .svn metadata folders are not compatible with 1.6.18 of Eclipse subversion plugin (subclipse). I assume the plugin can only process 1.6 compliant ...
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Default umask 077 not applied at session start
I cannot get the default umask for a session to be 0077.
I have edited /etc/login.defs and set the value to 077 there:
UMASK 077
Also I've made sure the following entry exists in ...
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gnome-settings-daemon not saving Settings after reboot; Mint 14 XFCE
I am running Linux Mint 14 with xfce on my Asus UX31A and switched to gnome-settings-daemon, because this way all the function keys work out of the box.
Disabled XFCE Volume Daemon as advised here: ...
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How can i change the color in the panel when a program needs attention?
I'm running Linux Mint 14. I want to change the color in the panel when a program requires your attention (like when you receive a chat message).
Not the color of the entire panel, but only the box ...
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No internet access for system services; however, browser access works
Unable to reload repos via apt-get, aptitude, or synaptic. Dropbox does not connect or sync. Pithos does not connect to pandora.com. Chrome and Firefox browsers do work fine.
I have been unable to ...
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RT3290 Wireless still not working
I've been trying to get my wireless working for two weeks now. I have 1814:3290 wireless card. I am on Linux Mint 14 64-bit. I have tried all the suggestion on here:
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Can't add a resolution in Mint 14 Nadia (ATI RV516 X1350)
I just got a bootable USB w/ Linux Mint 14 Nadia installed and I ran into some problems with my laptop's graphic drivers. Computer is fairly old, it's HP Compaq 6820s from around 2008. Problem ...
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Ubuntu software-center problem in Linux Mint
I am using Linux Mint KDE Nadia 14 64bit version. When I run software-center, it dosen't work, following errors appear:
huseyin@huseyin-GA-MA770-UD3 ~ $ software-center
2013-03-31 23:00:24,688 - ...
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Linux 3.5 ext4 slow hdd performance?
This is a bit of a general question.
I have just installed Mint Linux 14.1, root is ext4 and rest are NTFS (dual boot).
I'm using a laptop, and I have always suffered from that annoying hdd ...
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Unable to upgrade Cinnamon with Linux Mint 13
I would like to upgrade to the latest version of Cinnamon. I'm running Linux Mint 13 in a virtual machine. Everywhere I look, I see the same instructions:
> sudo add-apt-repository ...
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Fedora-GRUB in Mint
I want to install the GRUB2-Layout of Fedora in Mint.
(I'm a new user, so I can't upload images. :( The image is here: http://ryanlerch.fedorapeople.org/Selection_045.png)
Does anybody know, how I ...
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Where is my Ubuntu One control panel in Linux Mint 14?
Using Linux Mint 14. Everything was just great since yesterday. Yesterday I have installed some update through Update Manager. I saw there was an update for Ubuntu One. Whatever today after starting ...
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Is it possible to access a remote computer on a different network using Remmina and Vino and how?
I am using Linux Mint 14. Remmina and Vino is installed on my system. Now I want to access another remote computer (which is in different network and IP is not static).
I only want to use VNC.
Is ...
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crazy layout with GNOME 3 in Mint 14
I've installed GNOME 3 in Mint 14 with sudo apt-get install gnome-shell but now I have a problem. The general functionality is ok, but the windows look like the windows in Mint or rather like the ...
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Microsoft LifeCam VX-800 stopped working on Linux Mint
My Microsoft Lifecam VX-800 stopped working without any plausible reason. lsusb identifies the camera with the name "Z-Star Microelectronics Corp. Venus USB2.0 Camera". Another unusual thing is that ...
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Sound messed up in Starcraft. What's the deal?
I'm trying to run Starcraft through Wine. The sound is all distorted, as if it were playing underwater. Then, about 10 minutes into the game the sound is perfect for 1-2 seconds. Then, there's no ...
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I have replicated partition after I delete it using diskmgmt
I'm a linux newbie, and I messed my partition.
I have 5 partition in my 500GB HD, Windows 7, Data, Data, Linux Mint and Lubuntu.
I accidentally deleted Lubuntu partition using diskmgmt in Windows 7.
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Firefox unable to access domains defined in /etc/hosts if Network Manager is disconnected from a network
For developing web sites, I define test domains in /etc/hosts :
127.0.0.1 example.org
I can then access example.org in the browsers.
However I when the Network Manager is not connected to any ...
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Install/Boot problems after dual boot of Linux Mint on HP Ultrabook (Envy 14 1030us)
I have followed steps to install Linux Mint (as dual boot) on an HP Envy 14 ultrabook (1030us) as detailed by Raphink (on askubuntu "Dual boot Installation of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on HP Ultrabook ENVY-4 ...
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Set up proper programming environment
I'm starting to think how to set up the most convenient environment for programming, with the following conditions. I run Linux Mint 14.
I've got a computer at work but would like to have access to ...
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How do I set up raid0 using extra two drives (not the install drive)?
I have been looking around online for a suitable tutorial to help me set up a raid0 across two (or more) drives, but not moving the actual installation of Mint onto that raid setup (I have that on a ...
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Linux MInt 13: Autosave session
I am using Linux Mint 13, Cinnamon. I tried the solution offered at http://www.linuxandlife.com/2012/06/how-to-enable-session-saving-in-linux.html but it is not working. I was able to change the ...
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How to format USB drive in Linux Mint 14 with GUI? [duplicate]
I'm new to Linux Mint and I've just installed Linux Mint 14. Now I need to format my USB drive, but I'm not getting any option to do that.
Please suggest me anyone, how can I do that with a GUI?
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MTS MBlaze 3G USB Dongle in Mint 14 Cinnamon
I recently installed Linux Mint 14 Cinnamon 64-bit along with Windows 7. I have a MTS Mblaze 3G USB dongle. This dongle has 2 modes i.e., 1X mode which gives less speed up—to 30 kbp/s and a ...
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What's those underscore commands?
When I tab tab _ in terminal, Bash suggests 206 posibilities. I tried to run one of them _git_rm but nothing happend, what are they?
Here is a screenshot:
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Why is the resolution fixed at 1024*786 on Linux Mint 14 Cinnamon?
I am newbie in Linux, I have installed Linux Mint 14 Cinnamon. After installation I just get a black screen. After I got recommendation to set modeset i915.modeset=0 which gave me the display but with ...
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Logitech G110 Multimedia Keys in Linux Mint 14
I know that plenty of questions have been asked about multimedia keys, but I'm having trouble finding a solution for my specific problem.
I have a Logitech G110 keyboard, which (besides the macro ...
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Remount lvm partitions after OS reinstallation
I recently upgraded to Linux Mint from Ubuntu. I have overwritten /dev/sda2 which had Ubuntu. I had earlier created two logical volumes opt and virtualization from /dev/sda1. I forgot to take the lvm ...
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Change screen resolution on Linux Mint
I have just installed Linux Mint 14 and I cannot change the screen resolution. The appropriate resolution 1920 x 1200, just isn't among the options.
I have tried this solution but it reports:
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touchpad scrolling lost when switching between physical and virtual tty
I have setup touchpad scrolling by running the following script in .xsession
$ cat ~/bin/enablescrolling
# enable two finger scroll
synclient VertTwoFingerScroll=1
synclient HorizTwoFingerScroll=1
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Linux Mint 14.1 not bootable because of “secure boot”
I'm trying to install Linux Mint 14.1 on my Lenovo B570, but when I try to boot the thumb drive, it displays a message: "Secure boot is not enabled" and then goes black screen. I read lots of posts on ...
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Change Google Chrome Flash Plugin
I just installed Google Chrome, on Linux Mint 14 64-bit, and the Flash plugin's sound doesn't work. I navigated to chrome://flash and received the following info:
Google Chrome 25.0.1364.160 ()
OS ...
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sudo: password prompted even when NOPASSWD is set [duplicate]
~/bin$ cat setbrightness
id
echo $1 > /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness
~/bin$ whoami
rag
~/bin$ sudo -l
Matching Defaults entries for rag on this host:
env_reset, ...
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Guake : Opening a new guake tab in current directory
I am using Linux Mint Maya with Mate desktop environment and ubuntu 12.04 backend .
I was trying to open a new tab at the current directory using guake.
Though this option is in the preference but ...
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linux mint: waiting for network configuration
I went to another place and my network(either wired or wi-fi) starts not working... For now, I have a workaround solution that every time I logged in I have to run sudo service network-manager start ...
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Variable expansion did not happen in /etc/environment
I changed the /etc/environment to add more directories to the PATH variable. But looks like $PATH in double quotes were not expanded and I could find any command from the shell and ...
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How do I install SELinux's sandbox utility on Linux Mint Debian Edition?
I'm following the Debian SELinux setup guide with my Linux Mint Debian Edition system. I installed the necessary packages:
sudo aptitude install selinux-basics selinux-policy-default selinux-utils ...
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Unable to switch back from tty1-tty6 to tty7?
I'm using Linux Mint Debian Edition with Cinnamon. If I switch to another tty using Ctrl + Alt + F# and then switch back to tty7, I only see the terminal with this error:
[FAIL] startpar: services ...
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Mint 14 does not detect my first hard disk
I have two hardisks installed in my machine :
Samsung SSD PM830 SATA : 128 Gb
ST9500423AS ATA : 500 Gb
When I start Mint installer, it only showed me the 500Gb harddisk.So I partitioned it into ...
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Huge tabs in Eclipse, Linux Mint 14
My problem is exactly same as here http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1465712, but on Linux Mint 14 the solution doesn't work... I remember it worked fine on Mint 12. Any ideas how to make tabs ...
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Dual-booting Windows 7 and Mint 14 with “something else” option
I would like to do a dual boot of Windows 7 and Mint 14 on my Acer netbook which already has Windows 7 Pro 64-bit installed on an 1 TB hard drive.
I have already shrunk the Windows 7 partition to ...
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How do I disable wireless on Mint 14?
This got closed on AskUbuntu because it wasn't Ubuntu enough for them.
I don't have any WLAN connections set up, and I always connect via Ethernet cable. However my computer has a small light on it ...
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Website Building throught the Terminal Linux MInt please help! [closed]
So! I'm not even 13- 11 to be exact. But I'm making a Game, so, of course, I should have a Website, that would make sense. And, I'm making It from scratch and! I need to learn things. I'm using a ssh ...
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Decrease the font size in Cinnamon from the command line
While I was playing with Cinnamon settings I set the font size to 990 from the font icon available in cinnamon settings. Now I can't use any applications because of the font. It garbles the whole ...
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cinnamon: get original look and feel using xsession
OS: Linux Mint 14 Cinnamon
$ cat .xsession
xmessage -file /etc/motd
/usr/bin/cinnamon
why do not I get the same look and feel as i do get without the above .xsession file? it also affects a few ...
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Linux-Mint: Caja browser mouse_back_button
I'm trying to get my mouse's back and forward-buttons to work with linux-mint's default filebrowser Caja. In other applications, the buttons work fine. Just in Caja, they don't work and I don't know ...
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Touchpad Drivers in Linux Mint Debian Edition
After having LM 13 for awhile, I decided it was time to reinstall, and this time I opted for LMDE, because the performance and the "Debian"-ness of it appealed to me. Everything appears to mostly ...
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Setting default brightness level on startup for all run levels
Laptop: Toshiba R630
OS: Linux Mint 14 Cinnamon
I have seen various articles (http://askubuntu.com/questions/151651/brightness-is-reset-to-maximum-on-every-restart) on adjusting brightness. But my ...
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Equivalent of pick command in linux
OS: Linux Mint 14
Is there an equivalent of the pick command available in Linux? Pick command is the one where for each given argument, it asks yes/no and prints the selection to stdout. This script ...
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Unable to install Parallels Workstation Extreme 6 on Linux Mint 14 KDE
I just installed Linuxmint 14 KDE 64bit on my pc, and tried to install Parallels Workstation Extreme 6, but for some reason it showed errors and wasnt working.
I did some googling and found someone ...
