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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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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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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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Where is weather indicator on Linux Mint?

I've installed a weather indicator (name of the indicator is My-Weather indicator) on my Linux Mint 14 successfully. I've installed it by using terminal with the following commands - sudo ...
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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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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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Separating OS on a SSD from user settings and apps on HDD

I want to be able to format my OS SDD and format and reinstall without losing any user data, is this possible? I'm currently doing this on Windows 7 and 8 with the help of portable apps and some ...
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Trying to install fonts on Linux Mint Lisa, but it looks like I have a permissions or ownership problem

I downloaded the Source Code Pro family of fonts, but cannot install them via the Font Viewer. If I give myself admin powers, I can manually add them to the rest of the fonts, so I'm guessing it's a ...
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How do I update IcedTea?

I've only been using Linux for about a month. I'm running Mint 13. I'm trying to use www.goproblems.com but it tells me that my IcedTea is out of date. I hoped there was a package but I can't find ...
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How to uninstall java on Linux Mint 12

Today, I downloaded the latest java jre which is a .bin file By mistake, I installed it on my desktop by running ./jre. I want to remove this installation, move the .bin file to somewhere else and ...
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How to recover a utility. (Accidentally Deleted /usr/bin/php file)

New Linux user. I accidentally overwrote my /usr/bin/php file. The php command no longer works. What's the best way to recover that file? Using bash and Linux Mint distro.
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I bought a game from Ubuntu Software Centre, How do I download it for Linux Mint?

I bought the game TRAUMA from the ubuntu software centre, using my login user/password and paid with my debit card, I can download and play the purchased game in ubuntu fine. But I recently switched ...
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How to install non-outdated nvidia drivers using apt-get?

I tried using apt-get install nvidia-current after installation I got 280.13 version, which is not the latest version(290.10). so how can i force apt-get to download the latest driver? Edit: I'm ...
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Linux Mint won't run virtualbox

I installed Linux Mint 11 Katya with Virtualbox 4.1 once and all was running fine. Then I reinstalled system, and I have a lot of software installed too (including Wine). But when I went through the ...
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How do I install Chromium on Linux Mint using Software Manager?

I intalled Linux Mint 10 and would like to use it instead of Windows as a desktop OS. The first thing I would like to do is to install the Chromium web browser. So I start Software Manager and then ...