Linux Mint is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu aiming to be more usable out-of-the-box
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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 ...
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Linux Mint: Hibernate does not work
I have tried hibernate multiple times on my Linux Mint 14. It does not seem to work. I have added some log which I think may be useful. Can someone help me diagnose the problem?
laptop model:
I: ...
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How to use one distro's live CD to install another distro?
I'm trying to install Mint Linux to a USB stick, but the Mint live CD doesn't fit on a normal CD and I don't have any DVDs available. The Ubuntu live CD does fit on a CD, so I want to use the Ubuntu ...
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Mint: equivalent command line call for airplane mode
OS: Linux Mint 14
Can someone suggest how to turn on airplane mode from command line instead of using the GUI?
Also can someone list what all are turned off by enabling airplane mode?
or how to turn ...
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Why am I having problems installing Adobe Air on Linux Mint 14 and what is the solution?
I am attempting to install Adobe Air 2.6 on Linux Mint 14 in order to install an application that is dependent upon it.
I was instructed to install the getlibs-all package which I did and was able to ...
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scrolling lost after standby
Linux Mint 14
Cinnamon
I have this below script which I run manually once to enable scrolling after I login.
synclient VertTwoFingerScroll=1
synclient HorizTwoFingerScroll=1
synclient ...
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dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server
This question has been asked verbatim about a dozen times on this forum, and yet none of the solutions have worked for me.
I'm trying to install mysql and everytime I try to install I get this ...
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Mint: startx from tty loads X in chinese
OS: Linux Mint 14
Tty: tty/6
I am trying to start X using startx from tty/6. I do not have a .xinitrc in my home directory. X gets loaded but it loads everything in chinese. I am not sure where the ...
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Smooth font rendering with xmonad in linux mint
I am using the xmonad windows manager under Linux Mint 13 and is lacking a smooth font rendering.
Under MATE or Cinnamon, the fonts are smoothed, and choosing the session xmonad with Gnome, fonts ...
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How to merge a Windows 8 install with a Linux Mint, two different disks, same computer
I have a Windows 8 on a disk drive I removed, then installed Linux Mint on a new disk drive. I would like to place the Windows 8 back as dual boot... is this possible?
The problem was, I could never ...
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ATI/AMD driver problem: Screens turn black/random colors random times
We've recently installed Linux Mint 13 64bit Mate on a Dell Studio 1558. We have since had issues with getting the drivers for the graphics card (ATI Radeon HD 5400) to work. Installing the Linux Mint ...
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Enable udev and speex support for pulseaudio
I tried to install pulse audio, but after running ./configure I got a warning message:
===== WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING =====
You do not have udev support enabled. It is ...
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Cannot change brightness after standby or logout
Laptop: Toshiba R630
http://www.linlap.com/toshiba_portege_r700-r705
OS: Mint 14, Cinnamon
$ lspci | grep -i vGA
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated ...
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Installing boost 1.46 in Linux Mint
I've just installed Linux Mint 14. Some application I need requires Boost 1.46. For some reason, it fails to compile with the Boost available in Mint's repo (1.49). Is there a way to install Boost ...
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Mint Debian Install - Thinkpad T430s Problem
I wanted to try out the Linux Mint Debian. I downloaded an iso, checked it and then dd it on a usb stick.
I boot on the usb fine and Mint is starting, but then it looks like that :
The desktop ...
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Linux Mint 14.1 with Cinnamon - Mouse Sensitivity not Working
64-bit if that matters. My mouse sensitivity slider does nothing, but my acceleration slider works. I'd like acceleration off and sensitivity how I like it, but it refuses to work. I have tested the ...
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Xubuntu 12.10 vs Linux Mint 14 XFCE
How are the distributions Xubuntu 12.10 and Linux Mint 14 XFCE different given that the latter is based on Ubuntu 12.10? Simply the changes made to the XFCE desktop by the Mint team and the choice of ...
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How does Linux Mint 13 GUI (Cinnamon) know which users have administrator privileges?
Recently Cinnamon crashed. And I can no longer:
Change settings of network manager
Mount any external disks (except by sudo mount ... on command line)
Shutdown (only can log out)
Click "unlock" on ...
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unable to install GRUB in /dev/sda, Linux Mint 14.1 Nadia
Executing 'grub-install /dev/sda' Failed.
This is a fatal error
Why I got this error message when installing Linux mint 14.1 Nadia 64 bit, even 32 bit, I got this message?
I have 1 partition ext4 ...
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How do I compile wxWidgets with the same options as the package as the repository?
I am compiling wxWidgets as a pre-step to compiling the newest version of pgAdmin3 since there isn't a deb version in the repository that supports version postgres 9.2. I am having troubles and ...
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How to solve window manager problem in Linux Mint 14 (Xfce) after installing LXDE?
I like the way Xfce works on top of Linux Mint 14 Nadia (Quantal) - but I also like LXDE that I want to have in parallel. Mint 14 has no LXDE "version" now, and that is too bad.
I heard that ...
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Is there a difference in resource use/requirements between Ubuntu and Debian versions of Linux Mint (under the same DE)?
I intend to use Linux Mint on a RAM/1GB laptop. I'm used with Xfce and LXDE and I see that both Linux Mint 14 Nadia and Linux Mint Debian have Xfce versions.
Is there a reason to prefer one to the ...
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Linux Mint freezes on startup
Premise
I am running Linux Mint on my sister's computer. Everything was working fine, but than one day she turned it on and she got a strange message she didn't understand. I think it was some kind ...
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Despite all attempts fan is still running very loudly and fast
I am running DELL Vostro 3750, operating system Linux Mint and despite all my attempts the fan is still running very fast and loud. So far I have tried first edit Grub according to this article. Than ...
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No wallpaper colors in Xfce 4.10
I'm in Linux Mint 14, updated to Xfce 4.10.
Wallpapers are black & white only.
I think that happened after I moved the scrolls for brightness and saturation. After putting them back to zero, no ...
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Why do I see update-like marks in Synaptic Manager (Mint/Xfce) although there is no update available?
I'm in Linux Mint 14, Xfce.
In Synaptic Manager I see these marks that seem to indicate an available upgrade, but there isn't any.
Update manager finds nothing to upgrade.
For other programs ...
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How do I fix 'No such file' errors, when the file is there? [duplicate]
I am trying to install Firefox Aurora from the Mozilla website, using the instructions here. When I reach step 5, I get an error message stating that there is no such file.
However, according the ...
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How to block the xfce desktop right-click mouse menu
I have a Linux Mint 14 machine and want to child-proof it.
My main concern right now is the menu that appears when I right-click on any empty desktop space. I want to eliminate it from appearing.
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Linux Mint - Cairo Dock freezes when removing an item
I have installed Cairo Dock on Linux Mint which works great except when I go to remove an item from the dock it freezes.
This is because I haven't confirmed the removal of the button from the dialog ...
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How to forget/remove Mobile Broadband connection settings from Mint 14
I've been using Ubuntu for a while now and wanted to switch to Mint. I connected my mobile broadband dongle (Vodafone) for the first time like in Ubuntu it all went fine but subsequent connections ...
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LANG environment variable not respected
OS: Mint13
I have set my preferred language to zh-cn via the language support option.
This has changed the language of a small handful of things (synaptic, dates and times).
However everything else ...
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Linux Mint gets stuck at boot from Live-CD
I am trying to install Linux Mint (Cinnamon) from a cd. It will act like it is loading for a while, the cd drive will make a ton of noise for a while, and then everything just freezes (the cd drive ...
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Linux Mint 14 Hangs on Install
When installing LM14 Cinnamon or Mate 64bit or 32bit via DVD or USB stick, on an HP nc6400 notebook, the install hangs during the listing (package loading?) at a line that states:
[1.854885] [drm] ...
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Adjust sensitivity of trackball in Linux Mint 13
I am using Logitech Trackball Marble and I have difficulty adjusting the sensitivity of it in Linux Mint 13.
Apparently the sensitivity and acceleration setting in Linux Mint only work for the mouse. ...
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Skype webcam upside down but v4l1compat missing
I am running Linux Mint, but i think this issue will be mutual with Ubuntu. My webcam in Skype is upside down (in Cheese it's ok). There are a lot of topics dealing with this coming up with fix like ...
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Growing my extended partition to the left
I have the following one hdd
Disk /dev/sda: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders, total 625142448 sectors
Disk identifier: 0xfa6bd800
Device Boot Start ...
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help with making the move from Win to Linux [closed]
This will be a looong "question" not because I intend to make it like this but because the more I learn about Linux the more complex it seems to become for me to figure out which Linux distro, and/or ...
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How to fix speckled flash videos in Linux Mint 14?
I have recently installed Linux Mint 14 and youtube and other flash based videos are displaying lots of yellow and red specks. It doesn't matter which browser is being used either.
I've tried ...
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GRUB fails to install
For the past two days, I have been attempting to install Linux Mint 14 64-bit edition.
Each time, the ubiquity installer has failed with this error:
Executing 'grub-install /dev/sda' failed.
This ...
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How to make a Desktop “shortcut” that opens the terminal but under a different directory than the default home?
Objective
I am looking for an easy way to consistently run a terminal that automatically opens to a specific directory. Is there a way to do that without changing the default directory?
Preferably I ...
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How to automaticaly enter sudo's grace period upon login
Knowing that giving a user a sudo's grace period right from the point when he/she login might be a security issue, I still think it will be a beneficial trade-off between security and usability in my ...
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Why does my terminal open the Mint documentation page automatically?
I'm using Linux Mint, today I have a very strange behavior of my terminal. When I type "space" in the keyboard, it opens automatically the page http://www.linuxmint.com/documentation.php and then I ...
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Is there a simple way to copy system settings from an EOL install to a new version?
Here's my scenario:
I'm currently running Mint 12 as my open source development platform. Currently, I'm running it as a VM through VirtualBox. Since 12 is near it's end of life, and because ...
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Gnome and Cinnamon loads in fallback (classic) mode only
So I have been using linux mint for a while now. A few months ago my Gnome shell crashed and I was unable to use the full 3d features and loaded into fallback mode only. From that day (around 2 months ...
