os crash during mint installation! how can I recover my data? | Linux Mint Community🍵 | Page 2

wheat junco Mar 12, 2024, 7:30 PM

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yeah

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you'll have to right click sda2 and try to resize here.

low yacht Mar 12, 2024, 7:33 PM

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wheat junco Mar 12, 2024, 7:33 PM

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resize it so Windows only has 97 GB or 100 GB

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yeah click edit

low yacht Mar 12, 2024, 7:34 PM

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low yacht Mar 12, 2024, 7:35 PM

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wheat junco yeah click edit

/ and ok?

wheat junco Mar 12, 2024, 7:35 PM

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btw

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this installer is using Metric GB

low yacht Mar 12, 2024, 7:36 PM

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wheat junco this installer is using Metric GB

It's hell disgusting

wheat junco Mar 12, 2024, 7:36 PM

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low yacht

no , there has to be an option to resize it first.

low yacht Mar 12, 2024, 7:36 PM

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Experience it for the first time

low yacht Mar 12, 2024, 7:36 PM

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wheat junco no , there has to be an option to resize it first.

Gpart is there

wheat junco Mar 12, 2024, 7:37 PM

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oh there's a link to it.. ok

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yeah u'll have to resize it with that then

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I was really hoping the installer would be like regular Linux Mint 21 (based on Ubuntu) where it offers a very simple slider to divide up the free space Windows has)

low yacht Mar 12, 2024, 7:38 PM

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wheat junco oh there's a link to it.. ok

Don't you feel Linux is complicated than windows? 🤧

wheat junco Mar 12, 2024, 7:38 PM

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no just this one ur trying to do.

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it was easy as hell for me

low yacht Mar 12, 2024, 7:43 PM

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wheat junco it was easy as hell for me

Wait! Are we using lowest version of Linux mint?

wheat junco Mar 12, 2024, 7:43 PM

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you're using LMDE 6 which is the latest all-Debian version.

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the latest flagship version based on Ubuntu is Mint 21.3

low yacht Mar 12, 2024, 7:44 PM

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Which one is better

wheat junco Mar 12, 2024, 7:45 PM

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i havent tried both so i cant say definitively. The flagship version is known to be easier overall.

low yacht Mar 12, 2024, 7:46 PM

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Should we try that then?

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What do you say

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Like let's give it a last try and move to flagship

wheat junco Mar 12, 2024, 7:46 PM

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yeah if ur a newbie.. and u are.. i dont see why u wouldnt have started with that.

low yacht Mar 12, 2024, 7:46 PM

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What's flagship btw

wheat junco Mar 12, 2024, 7:47 PM

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flagship is the leading showpiece version

low yacht Mar 12, 2024, 7:47 PM

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Someone on the server told me Faye would be best for my low end laptop 🙂

wheat junco Mar 12, 2024, 7:49 PM

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well u have ventoy usb now. u can put easily other ISOs on it.. n give em a spin. if flagship Mint Cinnamon isn't handling well, u can go with Mint xfce.

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anyway did u resize ? if u wanna give it one last go on this?

low yacht Mar 12, 2024, 7:50 PM

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wheat junco anyway did u resize ? if u wanna give it one last go on this?

Thinking of doing it tomorrow

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I'm dead by now

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It's 1:20am

wheat junco Mar 12, 2024, 7:50 PM

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ohh u know what else I just remembered

low yacht Mar 12, 2024, 7:51 PM

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wheat junco ohh u know what else I just remembered

🤨

wheat junco Mar 12, 2024, 7:51 PM

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I remember once reading in the linuxmint website, that LMDE doesnt play nice with multiboot iso loaders.. like ventoy. and Rufus is a bit buggered too. U can if u want, try to make the USB with Balena Etcher in Windows tomorrow

low yacht Mar 12, 2024, 7:52 PM

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wheat junco I remember once reading in the linuxmint website, that LMDE doesnt play nice wit...

Will try that too 🤣

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We're playing on every possibility

wheat junco Mar 12, 2024, 7:52 PM

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yeah dont make the data partition til the very, VERY end after Linux is working well.

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alright goodnight then.

low yacht Mar 12, 2024, 7:53 PM

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wheat junco yeah dont make the data partition til the very, VERY end after Linux is working ...

There won't be anymore! I'll keep data online and on external drive

low yacht Mar 12, 2024, 7:53 PM

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wheat junco alright goodnight then.

Have a peaceful day

wheat junco Mar 12, 2024, 7:54 PM

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ty

terse hill Mar 12, 2024, 8:59 PM

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For what it's worth, I installed Faye on this very machine I am typing on from a Ventoy medium. But I concur that Mint 21.3 is the sane choice for this.

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 3:50 PM

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@wheat junco are you up ?

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 4:55 PM

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low yacht <@725510568492138497> are you up ?

👋

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 5:06 PM

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wheat junco 👋

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Where we left yesterday

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 5:07 PM

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so to carry on from yesterday, resize the big green section

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 5:08 PM

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We were unable to do that from gpart

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 5:08 PM

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wheat junco btw

u wanted something like this.. 97

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 5:08 PM

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Yeah

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For os partition

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 5:09 PM

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97 for Windows

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 5:09 PM

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Exactly

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 5:09 PM

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just right click sda2 on gparted, and shrink

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u know how to do it

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 5:15 PM

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Dkne

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 5:15 PM

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wheat junco u know how to do it

*done

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Now unallocated is 368gb

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@wheat junco

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 5:15 PM

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ok

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pick that newly made on for linux, and set its mountpoint to root

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see if the installer will have that box like before to make a filesystem

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 5:17 PM

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low yacht

this box

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 5:17 PM

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low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 5:18 PM

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wheat junco this box

Check it now

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 5:18 PM

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yes. can u select that free space?

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 5:18 PM

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Yeah

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But can't edit

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Should I try next ?

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Clicking on next

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 5:19 PM

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dont think it'll work

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 5:19 PM

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wheat junco dont think it'll work

What to do then

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 5:19 PM

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if not, go back to gparted, make that space (create) ext4 filesystem

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since we are doing this all manually.

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stay in gparted.

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you'll need to add a flag to sda1 (besides the 'boot' one) namely, bios_grub or grub

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 5:33 PM

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low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 5:34 PM

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wheat junco if not, go back to gparted, make that space (create) ext4 filesystem

Done ?

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@wheat junco do we have to make any changes ?

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 5:36 PM

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yeah just slap the label on there as 'linux' just for easy id

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hit add, then do what I said for sda1 above

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 5:38 PM

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wheat junco hit add, then do what I said for sda1 above

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 5:40 PM

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hmm nothing with grub? scroll it.. and what does the very top one say?

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 5:40 PM

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Nothing to scroll that's all we have

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First one is bls_boot

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 5:41 PM

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let me see what that bls thing is

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check on that bls-boot flag, (in addition to the boot one)

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 5:44 PM

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Both ?

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 5:44 PM

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yes

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 5:44 PM

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BLS and boot

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Dome

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 5:44 PM

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then apply all changes

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 5:44 PM

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*done

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 5:44 PM

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then in the installer, edit sda3, to set its mountpoint

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 5:45 PM

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Mount point would be

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" / "

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 5:45 PM

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yes

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 5:46 PM

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Format as ?

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Blank ?

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 5:46 PM

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u can check format ext4, (even tho we did it already) but just to be cool

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 5:47 PM

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Install grub.......... /Dev/sda

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wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 5:47 PM

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wait

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does it give option to put grub in sda1?

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 5:47 PM

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🌚🌝

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 5:48 PM

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cuz last time u put it just to sda (the disk) as per my recommendation

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but then it had load problems

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can u put it on sda1?

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 5:48 PM

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Yes

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It gives sda1

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 5:48 PM

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ok set it to that then for the grub loader

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 5:48 PM

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Install grub to... Sda1

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Many more are there

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 5:49 PM

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only need that

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 5:49 PM

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Sda3.... Etc

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 5:49 PM

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then proceed to the next step

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 5:50 PM

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low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 5:50 PM

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wheat junco then proceed to the next step

We're just a single click away....

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@wheat junco install?

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 5:52 PM

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no

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something in the summary is odd

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 5:53 PM

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Damn

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 5:53 PM

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nevermind.. sdb2 raised my attention but that's just ventoy's boot partition.. it's fine.

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see u in 20 minutes.. good luck on the installation

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 5:56 PM

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https://tenor.com/view/сигма-gif-3883804279153061520

Tenor

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 6:23 PM

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@wheat junco root acc is locked!! We're back to hell

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 6:24 PM

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i can't figure out this craziness.

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unless the darn iso is bad

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u can do the file integrity check from the Ventoy boot menu, and compare the numbers to the text file for LMDE on linuxmint.com

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but at this point, it's absurd either way.

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 6:29 PM

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wheat junco u can do the file integrity check from the Ventoy boot menu, and compare the num...

How to do that ?

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 6:29 PM

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boot ventoy, pick lmde

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then it shows the option

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 6:30 PM

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@wheat junco which one to select

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 6:32 PM

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sha256sum

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im wondering if this is all your fault for picking mint for the user name.

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and the computer name

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you couldn't be a bit more creative?

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locked root account

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 6:35 PM

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🙂💔

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Do you really think username is being the real trouble

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 6:36 PM

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yeah maybe that's the default name for the debian administrator (just a hunch)

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anyway did u compare the sha numbers??

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 6:36 PM

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It's calculating

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 6:36 PM

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bring the website up on ur phone

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 6:37 PM

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wheat junco yeah maybe that's the default name for the debian administrator (just a hunch)

That's what I'm choosing since beginning ...

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 6:37 PM

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wheat junco bring the website up on ur phone

Done

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 6:37 PM

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yeah and it failed everytime

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 6:37 PM

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We can try again

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To see

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 6:37 PM

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find the lmde download, and the sha txt file, save and open it, and compare

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if u do reinstall, show pic exactly on the spot u make the account

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 6:40 PM

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low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 6:40 PM

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wheat junco if u do reinstall, show pic exactly on the spot u make the account

Let's reinstall first then

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 6:40 PM

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compare

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verify first the sum

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 6:42 PM

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wheat junco find the lmde download, and the sha txt file, save and open it, and compare

Where will I get this ?

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 6:42 PM

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i told u where

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 6:42 PM

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Website

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https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=225855

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@wheat junco

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 6:48 PM

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https://linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=308 see bottom

LMDE 6 "Faye" - Linux Mint

Linux Mint is an elegant, easy to use, up to date and comfortable desktop operating system.

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wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 6:51 PM

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low yacht <@725510568492138497>

make the real name and the username slightly difffferent

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 6:52 PM

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wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 6:53 PM

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ok fine, but did u verify? otherwise if iso is bad, wasting tme

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 6:56 PM

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wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 6:57 PM

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low yacht

bottom one. compare to ventoy photo

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 6:57 PM

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Netherlands evoluso

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Same

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96963cac1ac2ad4ba38414e618adbcdf64a6faadc3 3ddf53889fa3dc74d59df4 *1mde-6-cinnamon-

64bit.iso

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//

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96963cac1ac2ad4ba38414e618adbcdf64a6faadc33ddf53889fa3dc74d59df4 (hd0,1)/1mde-6-cinnamon-64bit.iso

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 7:00 PM

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good

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 7:00 PM

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low yacht

@wheat junco hope it's fine now

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 7:01 PM

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what's the very next page after user acct?

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 7:02 PM

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Install type

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Partition

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 7:02 PM

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manual and erase?

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 7:02 PM

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Yeah

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Auto install... Manual partition

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 7:03 PM

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k so do like last time, keep same flags, no need to resize

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just edit sda3, format as ext4, /,

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grub to sda1 like before

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 7:04 PM

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It's already set this next.

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 7:05 PM

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just right click the blue, make sure the "format" box is ticked, and proper mountpoint

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 7:07 PM

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Blue ? That is unclickable

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We can only click things under device

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Should I click sda3 and mount it ?

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Like earlier @wheat junco

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 7:09 PM

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right click sda3

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 7:09 PM

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Did

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 7:09 PM

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wheat junco just right click the blue, make sure the "format" box is ticked, and proper moun...

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low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 7:10 PM

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Ext4

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 7:10 PM

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make absolutely sure the format (as ext4) box is selected and ON

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 7:10 PM

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Both selected

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 7:10 PM

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ok. then

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so that it writes over any bad stuff from before

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 7:11 PM

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wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 7:12 PM

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looks fine

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bbl

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 7:12 PM

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Installing......

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 7:42 PM

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Root acc locked!!!!!!!!!! @wheat junco

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 7:42 PM

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that's too bad. the ONLY remaining option is to try with Etcher.

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 7:42 PM

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https://tenor.com/view/blade-runner-gif-22139606

Tenor

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 7:42 PM

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or just go straight to mint 21.3 ubuntu based right now

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 7:43 PM

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wheat junco or just go straight to mint 21.3 ubuntu based right now

What's the difference

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 7:43 PM

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low yacht Root acc locked!!!!!!!!!! <@725510568492138497>

did u get a Grub menu at least? showing llinux, linux advanced, and Windows 7?

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 7:44 PM

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wheat junco did u get a Grub menu at least? showing llinux, linux advanced, and Windows 7?

Yeah

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 7:44 PM

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low yacht What's the difference

it's easier.

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 7:44 PM

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Which one is lighter ?

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Better

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 7:44 PM

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in the sense that it has a 'driver manager' app, and u can add private repos, and that the account/admin requirements are a bit more flexible

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 7:44 PM

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Faster

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 7:45 PM

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both the same for speed i'm willing to say that. they both use Cinnamon 6 which carries the agility overhead

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Mint xfce though is more peppy in general

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it's their lightest option.

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 7:47 PM

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But I don't like the interface

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Too old to use

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 7:47 PM

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it looks the same pretty much. have u seen pics or videos of mint xfce?

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im not talking plain-ass xfce from ubuntu

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 7:48 PM

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Not much a very few pics

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 7:48 PM

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pardon?

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 7:49 PM

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What do you prefer mint ubantu or debian

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 7:49 PM

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cinnamon settings on the left.. xfce settings on right

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 7:49 PM

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I've used kali Linux in 2021

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 7:50 PM

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wheat junco cinnamon settings on the left.. xfce settings on right

Xfce looks good 😹😹😹😹

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 7:51 PM

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low yacht What do you prefer mint ubantu or debian

personally I loved Mint Cinnamon 20.3 (flagship) it ran very snappy, very quick ( i did have an ssd, but even the live version loaded way faster than mint xfce 21.3

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 7:51 PM

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wheat junco personally I loved Mint Cinnamon 20.3 (flagship) it ran very snappy, very quick ...

Let's go for 20.3 flagship

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What do you say

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 7:52 PM

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that's mint xfce start menu

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 7:52 PM

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I like dark mode

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In everything I use

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 7:52 PM

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low yacht Let's go for 20.3 flagship

it is still supported for one more year.. so if u wanna get that, get it from the main website under 'other versions'

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light/dark is always configurable in any distro

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 7:53 PM

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I hope my laptop will survive it

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 7:54 PM

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is it a Sony actually?

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 7:54 PM

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Sony // amd dual core e-450 1.65ghz // 4gb // 500hdd

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 7:55 PM

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dual core.. i think it should be adequate

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esp. for v20

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u can give it a go.. in a year or two u might change it

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 7:55 PM

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If we're running Faye ...

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 7:56 PM

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Faye is the codename for LMDE 6, and only that.

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 7:57 PM

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Mint Cinnamon 20.3 (flagship) is lighter than what we're trying to run?

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 7:57 PM

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I believe it is, based on what some ppl here have said regarding 21 (with version 6 Cinnamon) acting sluggish in some cases

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20.x had Cinn 5.8 or something

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the older one should have no trouble at all with your 15 year old laptop

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 7:59 PM

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wheat junco the older one should have no trouble at all with your 15 year old laptop

😹

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What do you currently use

terse hill Mar 13, 2024, 7:59 PM

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If you really want lightweight, I recommend Lubuntu. As for Mint Cinnamon, it will run, and I have not noticed it being slower on Cinnamon 6.

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 7:59 PM

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an intel i5 cpu, 4 GB RAM, SATA SSD, running q4os

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q4 with KDE Plasma desktop

terse hill Mar 13, 2024, 8:00 PM

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I actually have an E350 system, pretty similar to your old laptop. I might test some with it, but I will only have time on the weekend.

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 8:01 PM

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Curu, I had her reinstall LMDE meticulously at least 3 times, with much scrutiny

terse hill Mar 13, 2024, 8:01 PM

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I noticed. Shame it failed.

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 8:01 PM

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and while it does boot, it halts in Emergency mode, and says 'root account is locked'

low yacht Mar 13, 2024, 8:01 PM

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wheat junco Curu, I had her reinstall LMDE meticulously at least 3 times, with much scrutiny

More than 3

terse hill Mar 13, 2024, 8:02 PM

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I think this is a Debian shortcoming in this particular use case.

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 8:02 PM

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I even inspected the account creation step.. there was NO option for a normal-user acct plus a "root user" acct. so no way it could have gotten buggered in that step

terse hill Mar 13, 2024, 8:03 PM

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Some regression with the LMDE logic that drops it back into Debian mode, which is silly mode.

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 8:03 PM

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u said u successfully did it.. even with Ventoy.. but i take it, yours was on ESP setup?

terse hill Mar 13, 2024, 8:04 PM

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Yes. I use UEFI boot whenever I can.

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MBR is such a rare fringe use case these days that hardly anybody tests for it any more.

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 8:05 PM

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mhm

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my only 2 laptops only have legacy BIOS

terse hill Mar 13, 2024, 8:06 PM

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I would give Mint main a shot, but I personally would go with 21.3. Other than that, good options for that slow hardware are Lubuntu and AntiX. I hesitate to recommend AntiX because of the crude UI, but it is proven to do MBR very well. It is made for old clunkers like this one.

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 8:06 PM

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had no issues though.. 2 internal installs, and one external install even.

terse hill Mar 13, 2024, 8:07 PM

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Sure, but you did not inflict a Sony on yourself.

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 8:07 PM

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indeed.

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someone I know had a Sony Vaio PINK netbook, and it was so lovely.. when quite new, running Win 7 on a spinner.

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ran very well, just a bit long to boot up

terse hill Mar 13, 2024, 8:08 PM

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The designs were nice, but they were nightmares to maintain or repair.

wheat junco Mar 13, 2024, 8:08 PM

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well @low yacht what will it be?

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the sony power light that would fade in and out like 'breathing' in sleep mode was so cool

terse hill Mar 13, 2024, 8:12 PM

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The options besides Mint:
https://lubuntu.me
https://antixlinux.com
There are more, but these would fit your old CPU best in my view.

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 4:51 PM

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@wheat junco what's there today

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 4:51 PM

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low yacht <@725510568492138497> what's there today

👋

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did you download anything new?

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 5:08 PM

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wheat junco did you download anything new?

Can do it within minutes

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Tell me which one to do

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@wheat junco Mint Cinnamon 20.3 (flagship)

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21.3

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Which one ?

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 5:17 PM

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low yacht Which one ?

i say 20.3

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 5:23 PM

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wheat junco i say 20.3

could you please share the downlaod link

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 5:28 PM

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low yacht could you please share the downlaod link

https://linuxmint.com/download_all.php

All Versions - Linux Mint

Linux Mint is an elegant, easy to use, up to date and comfortable desktop operating system.

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https://linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=292

Linux Mint 20.3 "Una" - Linux Mint

Linux Mint is an elegant, easy to use, up to date and comfortable desktop operating system.

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scroll way down, pick one of the locations nearest u, and click the link beside them

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copy to ventoy, and verify the iso like yesterday. shasum file is on that page link above.

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:09 PM

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@wheat junco done

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Started as normal boot

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Start linux mint ?

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:09 PM

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did u check it iso?

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*the

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:10 PM

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wheat junco https://linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=292

Downloaded this

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:10 PM

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verify from ventoy

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:10 PM

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Done

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:10 PM

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it matches?

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:10 PM

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Yea

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:10 PM

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then start normal

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:10 PM

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Done

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Install window is same almost

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It has some new options

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Like OEM install // integrity check

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It's working faster than previous one

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Finally I'm on desktop

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Install Linux mint @wheat junco ?

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:13 PM

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no

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test the sound, headphones, ethernet port, WiFI.. video playback first, and test the general feel

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:15 PM

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It's totally same

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No changes to be honest

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:15 PM

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so everything works for the hardware?

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:15 PM

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But speed is better

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:16 PM

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wheat junco so everything works for the hardware?

Yeah

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Connecting with WiFi

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:16 PM

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good. test that

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:17 PM

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One more thing now I'm able to high and low screen brightness

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But in previous one it was not working

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💔

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:18 PM

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wheat junco good. test that

Working

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:18 PM

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alriight.. u test web browser/ video

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:19 PM

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Yeah

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Browser a bit slow

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Sound and video working

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:19 PM

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ok

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run up Disks app

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let's see where u stand

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:21 PM

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wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:22 PM

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i would run up gparted then, and delete sda3

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:22 PM

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Dome

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:22 PM

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applied?

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:22 PM

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*done

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:23 PM

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wheat junco applied?

No

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Just deleted

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:23 PM

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apply the change. then u run installer, and install to that space

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(close gparted before run the installer)

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:25 PM

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Asking to install multi media codes

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Should I check or not

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:25 PM

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if ur connected to internet, check off Yes

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it helps with versatility to play various movie files

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or audio

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:25 PM

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It's already unchecked

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:26 PM

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and pick anything but mint for real name and username

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:26 PM

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I'm connected to internet

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:26 PM

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check it to on

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:26 PM

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Done

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Installation window is slow

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It loads

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@wheat junco have you ever used kali ?

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:29 PM

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no. i've seen it tho

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:29 PM

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wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:29 PM

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no

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remember sdb is your ventoy drive

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mounting means it's in an active state, ready for read/write. It needs to stay mounted to be able to have the installation files accessible for copying

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:30 PM

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wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:31 PM

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see that's the option I was talking about. However, since u already made a blank unformatted area, pick "something else"

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choose the free space which should be about 400 GB, click on + to add a Volume, make it ext4, and set it's mountpoint to root

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:33 PM

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#

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@wheat junco check on ok?

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:36 PM

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no, select as Primary partition

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then ok

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:37 PM

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Done

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:38 PM

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bootloader as shown as default to sda device.. then Install button

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:39 PM

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wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:40 PM

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👍

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:41 PM

#

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@wheat junco continue?

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:42 PM

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yep do it

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u read the stuff well, u will learn exactly what's going on.. u've done it many times now

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:43 PM

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Yasss!!

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It's all same like

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Faye

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Didn't see much changes

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:43 PM

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mostly. u did notice the installer is a bit different though

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and this one detected another OS

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usually for newbies, they don't even need to prepare space, they just click the first option to install alongside. (or erase everything if they want to overwrite Windows or whatever's already there)

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:45 PM

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wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:46 PM

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retype the password from the first field, then again in 2nd

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i can see one's shorter than the other 😛

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and DONT FORGET IT

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:46 PM

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wheat junco retype the password from the first field, then again in 2nd

It sorry! I didn't check that before sending pic

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😹😹😹😹

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Excitement 😁

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:47 PM

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yeah u should write it down or have it precisely memorized, you'll need that password because it's also the admin password to clean up system files or add/remove programs

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:48 PM

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I'll

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Have you used ubantu ?

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:48 PM

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yes 3 versions of it

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:48 PM

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It's one of the popular distro

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:49 PM

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i never went with the flagship one cuz I hate the look. But i tried Ubuntu Budgie and it was lovely. Ubuntu MATE was also great (and quite stylable), and briefly tried Xubuntu

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and I hear good things from folks here on the lightweight Lubuntu

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:49 PM

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Xubuntu is lighter

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:50 PM

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Lubuntu is the lightest

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:50 PM

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How about the one we're using ? Isn't that popular 😂

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Mint

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:50 PM

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Mint?

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yeah it's very good.

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:51 PM

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I have a friend who is a network engineer... He uses ubuntu

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:51 PM

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I have an SSD and it flies. (but even on a hard drive externally, I tried it and was good)

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 6:53 PM

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I switched to linux just bcoz of speed! I use multiple tabs on chrome but it takes time which I really hate

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 6:54 PM

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if installation works well, set up your network logins, and then do a Timeshift backup (a manual one) immediately to your external 1 TB drive.

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and keep your Ventoy USB as an emergency rescue disk. (it can be used to boot live as a form of rescue tool, to restore timeshift, etc)

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u can also add any files to the Ventoy flash drive as a usual drive.

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but for Timeshift backup, use the 1 TB.. Timeshift is a synchronizing program that makes an exact copy of all the system files/ program files of a working system, so if it is working fine today, u will want to make that backup of the working Mint system. (and later u can add another backup say a week or two from now)

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oh and in the Welcome Screen, please do choose your local mirrors (for downloading software sources quickly)

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 7:02 PM

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low yacht I switched to linux just bcoz of speed! I use multiple tabs on chrome but it tak...

firefox is a bit faster than Chrome in my experience.

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 7:03 PM

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I still have confusion about linux distros naming scheme

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 7:03 PM

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and it comes standard on Mint, and most distros.. But u can also get Chrome as well, as a backup browser, in case the rare media-heavy, javascript-heavy site doesnt load right on Firefox

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 7:03 PM

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Linux - mint - faye

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Linux - mint - flagship

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Ubantu etc

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 7:04 PM

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wheat junco firefox is a bit faster than Chrome in my experience.

I used it alot as kid not anymore 😹

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 7:04 PM

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Linux Mint is the distribution name. Faye is a version codename (like how Win Vista codename was "neptune"

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 7:04 PM

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low yacht I used it alot as kid not anymore 😹

latest Firefox past version 62 got super fast

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 7:05 PM

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What is flavour

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 7:05 PM

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a term that usually is the same distro core but with a different desktop environment as the default.

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DE or 'desktop' simply is the main graphical interface u use. there's 6 major ones in linux

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Cinnamon, gnome, xfce, kde plasma, MATE, Lxqt

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 7:07 PM

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wheat junco Cinnamon, gnome, xfce, kde plasma, MATE, Lxqt

These are desktop versions?

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What are we currently using ?

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 7:09 PM

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u should know

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 7:09 PM

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wheat junco u should know

Cinnamon

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I guess

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 7:09 PM

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ya

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 7:10 PM

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wheat junco https://linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=292

Una

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 7:10 PM

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= 20.3

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 7:10 PM

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Una is?

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Distro?

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 7:12 PM

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just the codename for the version of this Mint.

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Linux Mint is the distro name

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just like Windows 95 had codename Chicago, Window 98 had codename Memphis,, XP was Whistler

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Mint 20.x is based on the software repositories (repos) of Ubuntu 20.04 (codename Focal Fossa)

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ubuntu version numbers are based on the YEAR/MONTH so it came out 2020-4 (april)

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and all the April releases with even-numbered years are Long-term Support (LTS) which means the software repos get updates for the available stuff for 5 years from launch.

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 7:16 PM

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Damn! Windows is easier with naming

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Btw, it worked

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 7:16 PM

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yay

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 7:16 PM

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Congratulations

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 7:16 PM

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to u

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you're welcome.

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 7:16 PM

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Literally thanks to you!! For your time and efforts 🤠

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I wasn't expecting someone would help me with my situation 😅

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 7:17 PM

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wheat junco if installation works well, set up your network logins, and then do a Timeshift ...

do this in the next hour or so. all my points listed.

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 7:17 PM

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Win7 and linux dual boot

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 7:17 PM

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u got Grub menu with auto-timer right?

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from which u can also pick Windows 7 to launch...

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u may now also use ventoy to boot live again and resize your drive to whatever u want.

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with gparted. (must be done in live mode only)

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 7:19 PM

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wheat junco u may now also use ventoy to boot live again and resize your drive to whatever u...

Yeah

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The only task left to be done

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 7:20 PM

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simple resize the linux partition (shrink it). then edit the resulting grey space to be NTFS.

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and label it.

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 7:21 PM

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From live mode only

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 7:21 PM

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yes.

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i would also use a stopwatch, and write down exactly how long it takes to load:

Windows 7
Linux Mint 20.3
from the moment you press Enter on the Grub menu item, until the desktop fully loads all its icons and taskbar stuff.

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and write that down. so u know the baseline on healthy system.

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 7:24 PM

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Sure

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😹

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 7:24 PM

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just good for your own information.

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when you get a pc or possibly upgrade this one with a SSD (solid state drive) you'll be amazed at the speed difference.

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 7:26 PM

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I've done it with win10

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Btw where do I have to make changes I forgot a bit

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 7:27 PM

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wdym?

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 7:27 PM

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Free space preceing ...new size...... Free space following

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 7:27 PM

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um

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just drag the right edge of the rectangle leftwards

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then then numbers will change accordingly

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dont drag the whole rectangle though

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just the right-hand edge

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I'd leave Linux Mint at LEAST with 60 GiB

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 7:30 PM

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Should I click add

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Set ?

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 7:31 PM

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wheat junco I'd leave Linux Mint at LEAST with 60 GiB

I left 50🌝🌚

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 7:32 PM

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if u start saving pictures a lot there.. idk it's hard to change it later

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 7:33 PM

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Don't worry windows is for data

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 7:33 PM

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ok fine. ur call.

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apply the Data partition

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 7:34 PM

#

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Final picture

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Apply @wheat junco ?

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 7:35 PM

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yes

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save this photo now. or rename it to something good.

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u may want it for reference at some point

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 7:37 PM

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Doing it

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 7:37 PM

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or save it off of Discord when u log into Win 7, or Mint.

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 7:37 PM

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Why we can't save pictures here

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On discord

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 7:38 PM

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ur in live mode

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oh if ur on your smartphone.. u can too i guess. idk

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 7:38 PM

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I'll make a folder on drive for linux only

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😹

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I don't know why we wasted time on FAYE

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 7:39 PM

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yes in that folder, save critical screenshots. plus text note files with handy commands n notes.

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 7:40 PM

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Ubuntu based things are premium 🤣

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 7:40 PM

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or you can make that folder in your Documents folder in Linux Mint.

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so u will have easy access to notes there.

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oh and another thing I would REALLY change, is turn OFF the "Hide File extensions for known filetypes" in Windows. if the file extensions are hidden, as they are by default, it's too easy to accidentally launch a malware exe (executable) file which can be a virus. If u can see the file extension in the name, it helps be more cautious.

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in Windows, .com, .exe, .bat, .msi , .scr (screensaver) files are executable as programs

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 7:44 PM

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Gotcha 💖

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Timeshift back and notes that will be for tomorrow

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 7:45 PM

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also check out Hypnotix in Mint. it has a free-tv playlist that has some international channels u can watch internet-based TV on ur computer. (not all channels work, but many do)

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and be sure to watch some Youtube vids (especially by the creator 'ExplainingComputers' on Linux Mint newbie stuff.

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 7:48 PM

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wheat junco oh and another thing I would REALLY change, is turn OFF the "Hide File extension...

This is in Windows Explorer 'preferences/ View options' btw.

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 7:51 PM

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wheat junco and be sure to watch some Youtube vids (especially by the creator 'ExplainingCom...

That's for sure!

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You should start a YouTube channel 😹

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 7:51 PM

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Joe Collins Linux channel is also good for relaxing explanations on Mint to fall asleep to.

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 7:52 PM

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low yacht You should start a YouTube channel 😹

i learned from EC and Joe.

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 7:57 PM

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What do you professionally do

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 7:58 PM

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electrical stuff

low yacht Mar 14, 2024, 8:01 PM

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🤨 electrical stuff

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Aren't you into IT?

wheat junco Mar 14, 2024, 8:16 PM

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low yacht Aren't you into IT?

not professionally.

low yacht Mar 15, 2024, 2:54 AM

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@wheat junco now win7 is running with sda2

wheat junco Mar 15, 2024, 3:04 AM

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that's fine

low yacht Mar 15, 2024, 5:53 PM

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@wheat junco making notes for linux! would you like to add something from your side?

wheat junco Mar 15, 2024, 5:56 PM

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ya i have some notes

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****To find out what Linux kernel and/or Distribution version,
In Terminal window type:

uname -r (This specifies the linux kernel version)
uname -a (Specifies kernel and 32/64 bit version, and other info)

cat /etc/issue (This specifies the Distribution name, release number, codename)

lsb_release -a (This also specifies Distro name/number,etc. and founding type}

****To see a list of hardware deep details of your system, and drive partitioning scheme, enter:

inxi -Fxxxz

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****To see if Swap memory is in use or where located, enter:

cat /proc/swaps
or
free -h (shows swap memory in use, regular memory usage/free)

****TO FIND SWAPPINESS:

sysctl vm.swappiness

OR " cat /proc/sys/vm/swappiness"

wheat junco Mar 15, 2024, 6:18 PM

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https://linuxmint-user-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/grub.html

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see the "You can make it look like this: " line

wheat junco Mar 15, 2024, 8:25 PM

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or leave it.. in case it breaks Grub.

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 11:15 AM

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@wheat junco how can I change time format? I've turned off the 24hrs format but it's still same

terse hill Mar 17, 2024, 11:24 AM

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System Settings > Date & Time > Use 24h clock

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 4:16 PM

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right click the clock applet, configure.

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may take a full minute to update itself.

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 5:50 PM

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wheat junco may take a full minute to update itself.

not working!

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i don't want 24hrs format

i want to add AM PM
@wheat junco

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tried it terminal but didn't workout

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 5:55 PM

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no

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 5:56 PM

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wheat junco right click the clock applet, configure.

.

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u can change it there. then restart Cinnamon if necessary

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 5:56 PM

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wheat junco see the "You can make it look like this: " line

Grub is always visible now! without making any change haha!

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 5:56 PM

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alt+F2 then r

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don't mess with that. it's very unnecessary and over ur head

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the clock applet has its own settings

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 5:59 PM

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wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:00 PM

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uncheck custom date format

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:01 PM

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it also hides sunday march

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but changes the time format

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:02 PM

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do u want it to show the date on one line?

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:03 PM

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damn! i have fixed it same as i wanted

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:04 PM

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all u had to do was uncheck custom

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%I:%M %P is the manual way

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:04 PM

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i was watching move in chrome win 7 it was lagging... the frames i mean but when i tried the same on linux it's smooth

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:06 PM

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wheat junco `%I:%M %P` is the manual way

this is the time code u can replace after the date part in the Custom field.. (replacing %H:%M)

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:06 PM

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low yacht i was watching move in chrome win 7 it was lagging... the frames i mean but when...

yeah i bet in Firefox in Mint it's very good too.

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u can get the "Improve Youtube" extension in Firefox to skips video ads.

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:08 PM

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wheat junco this is the time code u can replace after the date part in the Custom field.. (r...

@low yacht

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:09 PM

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it worked without messing with code

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:10 PM

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ok

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:10 PM

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i just had to turn off and turn on the right settings

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:10 PM

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ya simpler is always better

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:10 PM

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at first i felt messy but now getting familiar with mint

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:10 PM

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i never had to put manual time codes in for this distro.. but I gave them to you anyway

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:10 PM

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means alot for me!

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i'll note it down

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i have copied your notes mentioned above

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:11 PM

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Reference: https://linux.die.net/man/3/strftime

%l (hour - 12hr format 1 to 12)

%M (minute)

%P (am or pm lowercase)
%p (am or pm uppercase)

%S (seconds)

%r (time in a.m. or p.m. notation. In the POSIX locale this is equivalent to %I:%M:%S %p.)

%I (hour 12-hr clock 01 to 12 using two digits)
%R (full 24 hr time)
%T (full 24 hr time including seconds)

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note that ^

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i believe it is a capital i, not a lowercase L

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I l

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:13 PM

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copied

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i was using iris as blue light filter in win 7 is there any way use the filter in linux

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iris blue light filter

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:15 PM

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oh the top one is a lowercase L, and the bottom one for 12hr clock using 2 digits for hour is a capital i

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:16 PM

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low yacht i was using iris as blue light filter in win 7 is there any way use the filter i...

i think it comes in Mint.. check settings for Redshift

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if the default settings are horrible, and it doesn't give you a graphical way to adjust, then I'll give u the proper settings

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:17 PM

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is there any way to make it dark

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:17 PM

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lol

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u never explored the welcome screen?

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u can do it from Welcome screen (search by that name in start menu)
or by Themes/ Appearance (see in System settings, or search menu)

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:19 PM

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wheat junco i think it comes in Mint.. check settings for Redshift

its just blinking on the screen

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:19 PM

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blinking?

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:20 PM

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after clicking to the redshift my screen is going yellow and normal within gap of 2 secs

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:20 PM

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oh it's alternating that way.

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need to adjust the settings of the program

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see if there's a redshift lighbulb icon in the notification area of the panel

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is there?

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:21 PM

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wheat junco u can do it from Welcome screen (search by that name in start menu) or by Theme...

done! now using dark mode

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:22 PM

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wheat junco see if there's a redshift lighbulb icon in the notification area of the panel

yeah

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:22 PM

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right click it and select "quit"

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i'll send u the proper settings

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:23 PM

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now its not blinking

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:23 PM

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ofc, u quit the program

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:23 PM

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it's gone screen is now yellow

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:23 PM

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open Nemo

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(file manager is called that)

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:24 PM

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done

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:25 PM

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ok, it opened to yor home folder right?

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:25 PM

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yup

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:25 PM

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go to the View menu, and pick 'show hidden files/folders'

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(Ctrl+H also does this)

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:26 PM

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done

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:26 PM

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then go into the .config folder

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scroll thru its contents, near bottom where text files are.. see if there is a "redshift.conf" file

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:29 PM

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wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:31 PM

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ok, right click blank area in the file area there.. pick create new > blank file

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name it redshift.conf exactly

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:33 PM

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done

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:33 PM

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go into it, (double click should open with a text editor

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; Global settings
[redshift]
temp-day=6500
temp-night=6100
transition=1
gamma=0.9:0.8:0.9
location-provider=manual
;adjustment-method=vidmode

; The location provider and adjustment method settings
; are in their own sections.
[manual]
lat=
lon=

; In this example screen 1 is adjusted by vidmode. Note
; that the numbering starts from 0, so this is actually
; the second screen.
;[vidmode]
;screen=1

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copy and paste the above into it. Notice the lat= and lon= fields are blank..

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:35 PM

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wheat junco go into it, (double click should open with a text editor

do i have to add an editor file in that folder?

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:35 PM

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no just double click the blank file

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:35 PM

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file means folder here right?

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or i had to create a editor file

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we have the file now

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:37 PM

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a file is a blank file whose icon looks like white paper

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a folder is a folder that is yellow

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or green, in ur case

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:38 PM

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low yacht we have the file now

paste the above, then enter your latitude, and longitude, as found on Google Maps

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:39 PM

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wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:39 PM

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search your general city there, and copy the latitude, and longitude from the google address bar

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4 decimal places is plenty enough

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:41 PM

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26.9124° N, 75.7873° E

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:42 PM

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u can delete that from here.

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put each value in the proper lines in the file

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:42 PM

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wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:43 PM

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that's just so it knows your general time zone

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so it knows when to change the screen colour based on time of day /sunset

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:43 PM

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i keep it yellow all the time

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:43 PM

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erase the N and E

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:43 PM

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i hate brightness it kills eyes

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done!

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:44 PM

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delete the degrees symbols

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only the numerical values stay.. then,

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if u want to keep it all day and night,

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set the temp day and temp night to equal values.. 6100 is fair but not very yellow.. 5650 is more yellow, as would be 5600.. anything below 5000 is disgusting, in my opinion.

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:46 PM

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to be honest current value is fine

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:47 PM

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well it hasnt taken effect yet

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:47 PM

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oh

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:47 PM

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but anyway, set both day n night to 6100, and u can adjust later.. also the gamma values affect Red, Green, and Blue respectively.

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u can make them all equal to .9 or .8 or .7, or tweak.. each time u save the file, u must quit redshift, and restart it to see the change.

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:48 PM

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what should i value it?
A

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:48 PM

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i'd leave the gamma values alone as is for now n see how it goes

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or try 5900 for the night value

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u'll see a difference when it goes from day time to dark.. (just for fun) u can later change exactly what u prefer

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then save the file, delete the green folder u may have made earlier if by accident.

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then start Redshift from the menu

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it will take effect with new values.

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u can also right click it, and choose Start at login , for autostart

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right clicking the lightbulb icon, i mean

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:51 PM

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failed to run redshift

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:52 PM

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re-edit the file.

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:52 PM

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wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:52 PM

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no spaces between the = and the numbers in the lat/lon

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:52 PM

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same error

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wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:56 PM

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do you use decimal points (periods) for decimals in your locale, or commas?

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:58 PM

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what do you mean

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:58 PM

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is your system set up to display 75-point-7873 with a comma or a dot?

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 6:59 PM

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dot i guess

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 6:59 PM

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I dont think it should matter though for the purposes of the file.

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try to comment out the three things:

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location-provider
lat
lon

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by putting a ; infront of them

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then save the file, and restart redshift

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 7:02 PM

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wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 7:03 PM

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no. make it like the other lines which have a ";" infront of them (they are comments)

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oh, also delete all those > symbols.. that's what's messing it up

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 7:04 PM

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wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 7:05 PM

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wheat junco oh, also delete all those > symbols.. that's what's messing it up

this.. then revert the changes u just did with the ;

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 7:06 PM

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isn't there any way to delete them all with a single click?

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 7:06 PM

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; Global settings
[redshift]
temp-day=6500
temp-night=6100
transition=1
gamma=0.9:0.8:0.9
location-provider=manual
;adjustment-method=vidmode

; The location provider and adjustment method settings
; are in their own sections.
[manual]
lat=26.9124
lon=75.7873

; In this example screen 1 is adjusted by vidmode. Note
; that the numbering starts from 0, so this is actually
; the second screen.
;[vidmode]
;screen=1

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it should look exactly like that except for the temp-day and temp-night values

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 7:07 PM

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low yacht isn't there any way to delete them all with a single click?

delete all, then repaste from below

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or from what I just put ^^

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just change the day n night to what u had.

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6100 and 5900 respectively

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 7:08 PM

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worked

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 7:09 PM

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coollllllll

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now u know how to adjust it for next time.. and set the Autostart thing as i said

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 7:11 PM

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it's not showing the bulb icon on task bar

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screen is blinking

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KEKW

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isn't there anything like end task ?

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alt + ctlr + delete

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@wheat junco are you there

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 7:22 PM

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Yeah was a little busy just now

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 7:22 PM

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low yacht isn't there anything like end task ?

2 ways to kill it.

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 7:23 PM

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screen is sh*t now

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 7:23 PM

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ctrl alt delete to bring up system monitor

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then go to processes tab

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 7:23 PM

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wheat junco then go to processes tab

switch user... cancel...log out

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 7:23 PM

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oops not that sorry

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 7:24 PM

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that's all i'm getting with that

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 7:24 PM

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bring up a terminal.

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type killall redshift

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 7:25 PM

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bring back the screen color

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it's purple

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 7:26 PM

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it's purple??

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 7:26 PM

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yeah

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 7:29 PM

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killall redshift-gtk

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also if u need to log out real quick, just type Ctrl-Alt-Backspace (and save that to your mind/ notes)

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 7:30 PM

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no process found!

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 7:31 PM

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wheat junco also if u need to log out real quick, just type Ctrl-Alt-Backspace (and save th...

do this then

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i g2g a bit.

low yacht Mar 17, 2024, 7:34 PM

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worked

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thanks!

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we will play with it later when you are free

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i need speed meter too

wheat junco Mar 17, 2024, 9:40 PM

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low yacht i need speed meter too

you can get this from Applets. (seach in start menu, or right click panel, add applets)

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Click the add/remove tab in Applets, search more online, search "Download and Upload Speed" or vice versa.. click the get or plus sign, then go into the first tab, and put a checkmark on it to enable it/make it active on the panel.

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u may move its location on panel by entering edit mode on right click, and drag it
right click the applet itself and setup configuration - PICK WIRELESS OR WIRED interface as applicable, and set to display kiloBITS/s (recommended) or kilobytes/s.

low yacht Mar 18, 2024, 5:10 PM

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@wheat junco

wheat junco Mar 18, 2024, 8:53 PM

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low yacht <@725510568492138497>

click Download tab, search it there

low yacht Mar 19, 2024, 8:59 AM

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wheat junco click Download tab, search it there

it doesn't work. Giving me no search result for // Net // net speed meter // upload and download speed //

wheat junco Mar 19, 2024, 3:13 PM

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https://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/applets/view/238

Cinnamon Spices

Applets : Download and upload speed

Shows usage of a network interface

low yacht Mar 19, 2024, 5:06 PM

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wheat junco https://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/applets/view/238

finally visible to applet

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i have downloaded it but where to star using it?

wheat junco Mar 19, 2024, 5:08 PM

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wheat junco Click the add/remove tab in Applets, search more online, search "Download and ...

.

low yacht Mar 19, 2024, 5:29 PM

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wheat junco - u may move its location on panel by entering edit mode on right click, and dra...

unable to see PICK WIRELESS OR WIRED

wheat junco Mar 19, 2024, 7:33 PM

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low yacht unable to see PICK WIRELESS OR WIRED

is it working or not? only have to change it if it doesn't show network traffic currently. It may be called Interface in the config. eth would ethernet, and wls or wlan would be for Wifi

low yacht Mar 20, 2024, 5:54 PM

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wheat junco is it working or not? only have to change it if it doesn't show network traffic ...

it's wlp3

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now i have changed the network interface settings and it has stated working

wheat junco Mar 20, 2024, 6:15 PM

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I told you.

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😋

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those 3 letter interface codes are always prone to change a tiny bit from pc to pc

wheat junco Mar 20, 2024, 6:37 PM

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@low yacht did you try to time how long it takes to startup Mint (from the moment u press enter on mint option in the Grub menu til the desktop fully loads its icons) ?

low yacht Mar 21, 2024, 5:08 PM

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wheat junco <@854959265637859399> did you try to time how long it takes to startup Mint (fro...

i barely shut it down

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often leave it on sleep

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btw i just got a ssd stata 2.5

wheat junco Mar 21, 2024, 7:11 PM

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low yacht btw i just got a ssd stata 2.5

oh nice

low yacht Mar 23, 2024, 4:44 PM

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wheat junco oh nice

i count the boot time. it's 27 sec for win7

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and 35-40 sec for linux

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@wheat junco further I want to delete chrome and use mozila. how can i do that?

wheat junco Mar 23, 2024, 4:53 PM

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low yacht <@725510568492138497> further I want to delete chrome and use mozila. how can i ...

good day. 😄

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those times are pretty decent

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especially for a mechanical hard drive

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which OS are you talking about for the browsers?

low yacht Mar 23, 2024, 5:16 PM

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currently using mozila

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now it feels like i should switch to chrome

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would that be a good choice?

low yacht Mar 23, 2024, 5:17 PM

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wheat junco especially for a mechanical hard drive

it could be better since a got a SSD

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as i mentioned ealier

wheat junco Mar 23, 2024, 5:18 PM

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neat

wheat junco Mar 23, 2024, 5:19 PM

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low yacht now it feels like i should switch to chrome

you gotta make up your own mind

low yacht Mar 23, 2024, 5:19 PM

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wheat junco you gotta make up your own mind

i wannna use the fastest one

wheat junco Mar 23, 2024, 5:19 PM

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if you're talking about for linux, keep both.

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good to have a backup one, in case of some unforeseen incident

low yacht Mar 23, 2024, 5:20 PM

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sure!

wheat junco Mar 23, 2024, 5:23 PM

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I'd stick with Firefox. from experience, it seems to scroll Youtube faster

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you can set it to be default browser in its own settings. Often it will ask you if you don't set that preference

low yacht Mar 25, 2024, 5:18 PM

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I will do that

low yacht Mar 25, 2024, 5:47 PM

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@wheat junco i have one more query! I have wifi but i don't know the password neither my brother is going to tell me because he's nerd due to my studies. I have access to router i don't want to reset neither i can use wps nearby connect. I tried plugin Ethernet cable coming from router to my laptop it was working but how can i know the password of wifi

wheat junco Mar 25, 2024, 6:03 PM

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low yacht <@725510568492138497> i have one more query! I have wifi but i don't know the pa...

once you use wps, it should already have retained to necessary logon details to connect to that router

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the other possibility is to connect to the router via ethernet cable, then administer it IF the router has the factory password still intact and not changed

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@low yacht get me so far?

low yacht Mar 25, 2024, 6:15 PM

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wheat junco the other possibility is to connect to the router via ethernet cable, then admin...

wps is disabled i guess..... and admin page access has been changed too

wheat junco Mar 25, 2024, 6:16 PM

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I thought you said wps was working earlier

wheat junco Mar 25, 2024, 6:17 PM

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low yacht wps is disabled i guess..... and admin page access has been changed too

u checked underneath the router to see there's a factory sticker that says the default setup id and password, as well as the setup address?

low yacht Mar 25, 2024, 6:17 PM

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yes it shows that all

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i tried to use that IP to access the admin page with pass and username

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but invalid

wheat junco Mar 25, 2024, 6:18 PM

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with the cable connection right?

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if it's been changed, then forget it

low yacht Mar 25, 2024, 6:20 PM

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but when i use the ethernet cable to my laptop it work

wheat junco Mar 25, 2024, 6:20 PM

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yeah for general network access sure

low yacht Mar 25, 2024, 6:25 PM

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but i can't use wifi

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that's sad

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@wheat junco isn't there any way now?

wheat junco Mar 25, 2024, 6:39 PM

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no

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well sort of

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but u gotta buy something

low yacht Mar 25, 2024, 6:40 PM

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but that's strange you know when i'm using ethernet i can use internet but not wifi

low yacht Mar 25, 2024, 6:40 PM

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wheat junco but u gotta buy something

what's that

wheat junco Mar 25, 2024, 6:40 PM

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low yacht but that's strange you know when i'm using ethernet i can use internet but not w...

they're two different connections

wheat junco Mar 25, 2024, 6:41 PM

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low yacht what's that

an access point

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but if ur brother is mean and unplugs it, you're screwed again

low yacht Mar 25, 2024, 6:43 PM

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wheat junco but if ur brother is mean and unplugs it, you're screwed again

could you please explain

wheat junco Mar 25, 2024, 6:47 PM

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Connections

An AP connects directly to a wired local[3] area network, typically Ethernet, and the AP then provides wireless connections using wireless LAN technology, typically Wi-Fi, for other devices to use that wired connection. APs support the connection of multiple wireless devices through their one wired connection.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_access_point

Wireless access point

In computer networking, a wireless access point, or more generally just access point (AP), is a networking hardware device that allows other Wi-Fi devices to connect to a wired network or wireless network. As a standalone device, the AP may have a wired connection to a switch or router, but, in a wireless router, it can also be an integral compo...

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that would have to plug in to router via an ethernet cable, and to power; the cable can be long or short

low yacht Mar 25, 2024, 6:49 PM

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wheat junco but u gotta buy something

do i have to buy AP?

wheat junco Mar 25, 2024, 6:50 PM

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it will create its own Wifi signal, separate from the router's own wifi

wheat junco Mar 25, 2024, 6:51 PM

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low yacht do i have to buy AP?

that or pay ur brother for the home wifi password 😛

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u can also use a cheap 2nd Wifi router as AP , it would have to be set as BRIDGE (REPEATER) mode

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https://store.ui.com/us/en/collections/unifi-wifi-inwall-compact/products/uap-ac-iw

Ubiquiti Store

Access Point AC In-Wall - Ubiquiti Store

Wall-mounted WiFi 5 AP with 4 spatial streams and a built-in 2-port switch ideal for seamless coverage of smaller rooms.

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see vid near bottom ^

low yacht Mar 25, 2024, 7:22 PM

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wheat junco https://store.ui.com/us/en/collections/unifi-wifi-inwall-compact/products/uap-ac...

wheat junco Mar 25, 2024, 7:59 PM

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yeah something like that, but just keep in mind you'll also need a long enough cable to go from the router to the ceiling or wall near your area

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the main advantage of this device is that it brings a wifi signal closer to you (via a cable)

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The device also consumes a small amount of power, as the description says, a PoE (Power over Ethernet) injector is included, to send power from close to the source (the router, power outlet) over the ethernet cable itself, to the AP

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Also, I'm not really sure how WiFi security and administration would be set up with this device, but I'm sure it's easily researched.

low yacht Mar 26, 2024, 5:00 PM

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so it's basically like i 'm using Ethernet cable to run internet

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btw, firefox gets crash a few times as far as i have experienced personally

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@wheat junco further i would like to reset my redshift

wheat junco Mar 26, 2024, 5:08 PM

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low yacht <@725510568492138497> further i would like to reset my redshift

get applet Qredshift, it's easier

wheat junco Mar 26, 2024, 5:09 PM

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low yacht so it's basically like i 'm using Ethernet cable to run internet

ur branching out from main router with cable and making your own wifi hotspot essentially

low yacht Mar 26, 2024, 5:09 PM

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wheat junco ur branching out from main router with cable and making your own wifi hotspot e...

finally got it

low yacht Mar 26, 2024, 5:09 PM

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wheat junco get applet Qredshift, it's easier

should i uninstall redshift?

wheat junco Mar 26, 2024, 5:10 PM

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no

low yacht Mar 26, 2024, 5:11 PM

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@wheat junco is there any way to reset redshift?

wheat junco Mar 26, 2024, 5:12 PM

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you'd have to just edit the conf file back to how it was earlier in this chat

low yacht Mar 26, 2024, 5:21 PM

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wheat junco you'd have to just edit the conf file back to how it was earlier in this chat

i have deleted that file since it made a mess

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and it was not existing before we edited

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so i thought things would be normal

wheat junco Mar 26, 2024, 5:22 PM

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scroll up

low yacht Mar 26, 2024, 5:22 PM

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i tried to run redshift and it didn't make a mess

wheat junco Mar 26, 2024, 5:23 PM

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wheat junco ; Global settings [redshift] temp-day=6500 temp-night=6100 transition=1 gamma=0....

.

wheat junco Mar 26, 2024, 5:25 PM

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low yacht i tried to run redshift and it didn't make a mess

u can get Qredshift from applets shop. it gives point and click customizing the screen colour temperature and gamma, and runs on the redshift core

wheat junco Mar 26, 2024, 5:26 PM

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low yacht worked

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wheat junco Mar 28, 2024, 4:34 AM

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please edit the tags on this post as solved.

low yacht Mar 29, 2024, 3:53 PM

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wheat junco please edit the tags on this post as solved.

done! check now

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sorry i wasn't available here

low yacht Mar 29, 2024, 3:57 PM

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wheat junco u can get Qredshift from applets shop. it gives point and click customizing the...

done! it's working as i wanted it

wheat junco Mar 29, 2024, 4:05 PM

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awesome! have a nice time

low yacht Mar 29, 2024, 4:06 PM

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all thanks to you man! trust me no one ever helped me this much in life\

wheat junco Mar 29, 2024, 4:07 PM

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hehe! you're welcome. Any other things in future, dont be afraid to see the Documentation guides listed in linuxmint.com, or open a new support ticket in this server!

low yacht Apr 2, 2024, 7:55 AM

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@wheat junco I regret to inform you that min't isn;t working as fast as i expected

wheat junco Apr 2, 2024, 12:50 PM

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low yacht <@725510568492138497> I regret to inform you that min't isn;t working as fast as...

that's alright. did it slow down or just wasnt as quick from start?

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if u have room on your Ventoy usb drive, I suggest giving Q4OS Trinity desktop version a try, and also antix (full) a try. u can save both iso's and copy them to the same usb and choose which to boot at ventoy menu on restart.

low yacht Apr 3, 2024, 4:05 PM

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wheat junco that's alright. did it slow down or just wasnt as quick from start?

to be honest it wasn't that fast since the beginning as we expected

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further i would like to inform you that we have an ssd this time

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250gb

wheat junco Apr 3, 2024, 4:09 PM

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neat. I'm running Antix on a computer almost as old as yours.. with an SSD, and it's quite decent

low yacht Apr 4, 2024, 12:12 PM

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wheat junco neat. I'm running Antix on a computer almost as old as yours.. with an SSD, and ...

Whats antix

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What should i do now ? Switch to ssd or should i try Q4OS without any changes

wheat junco Apr 4, 2024, 2:58 PM

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both really.

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https://q4os.org/ there's that one. the Downloads section is where u will find the stuff.. get the Trinity live cd version

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Antix is another debian based OS that I mentioned I'm using and it's made for old pc's to run fast n decent.

low yacht Apr 4, 2024, 3:29 PM

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There is Lubuntu too

low yacht Apr 4, 2024, 3:44 PM

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Mint xfce

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ANTIX vs Q4OS vs LUBUNTU vs XFCE

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😹

wheat junco Apr 4, 2024, 3:46 PM

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mint xfce isnt that speedy tbh. it's barely there. Linux Lite or MX linux xfce is slightly better

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lubuntu which now runs lxqt desktop may be alright

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if u have about 10 GB free on ur ventoy usb, u can try them all

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I'd probably go with q4 trinity first

low yacht Apr 4, 2024, 4:33 PM

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i think you have used both Q4 & Antix !?

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@wheat junco right?

wheat junco Apr 4, 2024, 5:12 PM

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low yacht <@725510568492138497> right?

yes

low yacht Apr 4, 2024, 5:15 PM

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i still remember you talked about q4os KDE plasma

low yacht Apr 4, 2024, 5:16 PM

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wheat junco yes

seems like q4os is even lighter than antix

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i googled about it and watched some of the UI pictures

wheat junco Apr 4, 2024, 5:17 PM

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i would not say so, but it is more familar to use

low yacht Apr 4, 2024, 5:18 PM

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Q4OS is available in both 64-bit and 32-bit versions. Minimum basic hardware requirements include a 300-MHz Pentium, 128 MB Ram and 3 GB of hard drive space.

//

512MB RAM is the recommended minimum for antiX. Installation to hard drive requires a minimum 7.0GB hard disk size

low yacht Apr 4, 2024, 5:18 PM

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wheat junco i would not say so, but it is more familar to use

system req of both

wheat junco Apr 4, 2024, 5:21 PM

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512MB RAM is the recommended minimum for antiX. Installation to hard drive requires a minimum 7.0GB hard disk size
Lies. it install in 6 Gigs, and fresh idles at 200 MB RAM when viewed by htop

low yacht Apr 4, 2024, 5:22 PM

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oh

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gotcha

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which one should i try?

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which one is your fav?

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q4os or antix

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what is the difference?

wheat junco Apr 4, 2024, 5:46 PM

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low yacht what is the difference?

antix uses a nicely done implementation of the extremely light ICE window manager and that's what makes it very snappy. It still behaves like a regular desktop though for the most part

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comes up to date with software and modern or slightly older kernel (user's choice) and is based on Debian

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Q4OS Trinity primary objective is familiarity (mostly with Windows XP users) It is also kept up to date and based on modern Debian. it runs a traditional full desktop environment, which is also pretty fast as Trinity is based on the old KDE 3 look and feel. has a lot of easy to change looks with its style-changer, comes with desktop sounds. and a Profiler that installs more stuff to your system as you see fit, after the main installation.

low yacht Apr 4, 2024, 6:05 PM

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antix looks too old i don't know why

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q4os kde plasma looks damn new with dark mode

wheat junco Apr 4, 2024, 6:07 PM

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ya but plasma will run slow on ur old computer

low yacht Apr 4, 2024, 6:08 PM

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trinity too?

wheat junco Apr 4, 2024, 6:08 PM

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no

low yacht Apr 4, 2024, 6:09 PM

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which is better looking and performance wise? trinity or antix

wheat junco Apr 4, 2024, 6:10 PM

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this is AntiX on my old core2 Duo from late 2007 running presently, with some minimal theme adjustments

wheat junco Apr 4, 2024, 6:10 PM

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low yacht which is better looking and performance wise? trinity or antix

u really should try each and see.

low yacht Apr 4, 2024, 6:12 PM

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looks good

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how about trinity

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do you have an image of that ?

wheat junco Apr 4, 2024, 6:12 PM

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yeah somewhere

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Q4OS_3.9_Trintiy_Screenshot_20200804.png

low yacht Apr 4, 2024, 6:14 PM

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copy of win98

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could you plz send me the link of antix

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i will go for that

wheat junco Apr 4, 2024, 6:14 PM

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that's the default trinity look ^

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but it does come with that easy lookchanger thing, u can just install it from the welcome screen

low yacht Apr 4, 2024, 6:15 PM

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wheat junco that's the default trinity look ^

that's somcthing better

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it's like my taste

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i like dark themes

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like mint

wheat junco Apr 4, 2024, 6:17 PM

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there's another variation of menu style and theme

low yacht Apr 4, 2024, 6:17 PM

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hate white UI

wheat junco Apr 4, 2024, 6:18 PM

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low yacht could you plz send me the link of antix

https://antixlinux.com/

antiX Linux

Home Page

low yacht Apr 4, 2024, 6:19 PM

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wheat junco that's the default trinity look ^

why are you using old laptop

wheat junco Apr 4, 2024, 6:19 PM

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my newer one broke sort of

low yacht Apr 4, 2024, 6:20 PM

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oh

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it would be my last try to make things faster

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with linux

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aafter tthis i will have to use ssd

wheat junco Apr 4, 2024, 6:23 PM

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the Antix distro allows u to test it and save changes u make throughout reboots in the live mode (it comes with user-activatable persistence, if one wishes)

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though i found it still is slightly faster when installed properly

low yacht Apr 5, 2024, 11:13 AM

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@wheat junco there are many versions on this page

https://antixlinux.com/download/

antiX Linux

Download

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which one to choose

wheat junco Apr 5, 2024, 1:04 PM

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low yacht which one to choose

The SysVinit, 64 bit full version

low yacht Apr 5, 2024, 1:20 PM

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After download i just need to put the fine on pendrive

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Right

wheat junco Apr 5, 2024, 2:00 PM

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yup

low yacht Apr 5, 2024, 4:54 PM

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@wheat junco do i have to boot it in normal mode or grub2 mode

wheat junco Apr 5, 2024, 4:55 PM

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always normal

low yacht Apr 5, 2024, 4:56 PM

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What to choose now... Legacy kernel or modern kernel

wheat junco Apr 5, 2024, 4:56 PM

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legacy. it's a bit less bloated and fine for ur case

low yacht Apr 5, 2024, 4:58 PM

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We're on Live desktop now

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@wheat junco whats next

wheat junco Apr 5, 2024, 5:01 PM

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mkay

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the key areas to explore are - the right click menu (aka the start menu)

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the Control Center for just about anything u need to change

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the IceWM Manager button on the quicklaunch toolbar on the taskbar

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and the toolbar manager which lets u add, remove, or shift shortcut launchers on that bar

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icewm manager has a section for everything.. including changing the themes, wallpapers (not many are included but some are, and ofc u may add)

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explore the SMTube player which is a handy and very fast browser for Youtube.. it should launch MPV, the video player when needing to view a YT vid

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right clicking the volume icon OR picking 'pulse audio volume control' from the Multimedia submenu in start menu will allow u to customize volume levels for sound

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i think either control center or icewm manager has a thing for 'adjust brightness' to vary the screen brightness

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pressing the "Windows" key on your keyboard brings up start, one tap of the arrow keys DOWN will highlight "app select" running this allows you to search any installed app on the system by a few letters of input

low yacht Apr 5, 2024, 5:09 PM

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Checking it all

wheat junco Apr 5, 2024, 5:11 PM

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Firefox Extended Support Release is included. Antix (just like MX linux, its slightly heavier sister distro) includes both Synaptic Package manager and the super quick n easy "Antix Package Installer" if u wanna quickly add popular other applications from its first tab.. or every known Debian application from its second tab (stable repo)

low yacht Apr 5, 2024, 5:12 PM

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Lets install

wheat junco Apr 5, 2024, 5:12 PM

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well does it feel fast to u?

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have u launched web browser n try loading some pages

low yacht Apr 5, 2024, 5:13 PM

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Yeah opened multiple tabs

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It's working fine so far

wheat junco Apr 5, 2024, 5:13 PM

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does it feel noticeably much faster in performance?

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cuz it should

low yacht Apr 5, 2024, 5:14 PM

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It is

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I've opened 6-7 tabs

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Specially YouTube

wheat junco Apr 5, 2024, 5:15 PM

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and if u think that's fast, running SMTube browser with its foundation of mpv is crazy fast performant, even HD vid

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do u plan on running it over the SSD?

low yacht Apr 5, 2024, 5:20 PM

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Not yet

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If I'm using ssd then I'll choose a better version of linux

wheat junco Apr 5, 2024, 5:21 PM

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so where do u want to install to?

low yacht Apr 5, 2024, 5:22 PM

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Hdd it self

wheat junco Apr 5, 2024, 5:22 PM

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ok. so overwriting Mint?

low yacht Apr 5, 2024, 5:22 PM

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Yeah

wheat junco Apr 5, 2024, 5:22 PM

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ok. do u have any bookmarks or files to save from Mint?

low yacht Apr 5, 2024, 5:22 PM

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Currently I've hdd with 500gb space after sdd it would be 250gb only

low yacht Apr 5, 2024, 5:23 PM

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wheat junco ok. do u have any bookmarks or files to save from Mint?

No! I've stopped keeping data... Everything is saved on google now

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So no worries

wheat junco Apr 5, 2024, 5:23 PM

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what about browser bookmarks?

low yacht Apr 5, 2024, 5:23 PM

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I never had

wheat junco Apr 5, 2024, 5:23 PM

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ok

low yacht Apr 5, 2024, 5:23 PM

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I save pages in google saved

wheat junco Apr 5, 2024, 5:24 PM

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ur sound/ wifi, resolution, colour all is working fine in antix now?

low yacht Apr 5, 2024, 5:24 PM

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Yeah

wheat junco Apr 5, 2024, 5:24 PM

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idk if u use microphone at all

low yacht Apr 5, 2024, 5:24 PM

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But i dont know how to change brightness

wheat junco Apr 5, 2024, 5:24 PM

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but if u need to test mic, use www.vocaroo.com

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of course u may need to turn on or turn up the mic input in 'pulseaudio volume control'

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brightness i think is in control center- hardware stuff

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i know for sure it has it

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im on another distro at the moment 😛

low yacht Apr 5, 2024, 5:27 PM

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wheat junco im on another distro at the moment 😛

Which one

wheat junco Apr 5, 2024, 5:27 PM

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an old, discontinued but lovely one called Chalet OS.. same pc

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i got a triple boot 😛

low yacht Apr 5, 2024, 5:29 PM

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😹🤣🤣🤣🤣 what do you do with all these distros

wheat junco Apr 5, 2024, 5:30 PM

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I have Windows 7 cuz it's still decent. Chalet I put on it about 5 years ago. then i didnt realize i could update the browser to a bit newer version still, so i added AntiX

low yacht Apr 5, 2024, 5:31 PM

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Help me to install antix

wheat junco Apr 5, 2024, 5:32 PM

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i was recently surprised though, that even though Chalet (and Ubuntu 16.04 that it's based on) has been discontinued, I STILL was able to update the browser to Firefox 88!

wheat junco Apr 5, 2024, 5:32 PM

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low yacht Help me to install antix

ok so it's same as last time mostly. the installer will look different

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there is one key thing in it regarding "active partition" that absolutely must be given attention

low yacht Apr 5, 2024, 5:34 PM

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Linux community should make something very similar to win7

wheat junco Apr 5, 2024, 5:35 PM

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some guy did. it's called Winux7 and runs the Cinnamon desktop in latest form

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also ChaletOS did.

low yacht Apr 5, 2024, 5:35 PM

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I just tun thr installer and it ran a losing check now says installation media js corrupt

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*is

wheat junco Apr 5, 2024, 5:36 PM

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oh that's not good

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u still have the ISO saved on other disk?

low yacht Apr 5, 2024, 5:37 PM

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Yeah

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It's saved on mint

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wheat junco Apr 5, 2024, 5:41 PM

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low yacht

what's this? u rechecking the same one?

low yacht Apr 5, 2024, 5:41 PM

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Which one is best linix distro

low yacht Apr 5, 2024, 5:42 PM

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wheat junco what's this? u rechecking the same one?

Yeah! Just to show you

wheat junco Apr 5, 2024, 5:42 PM

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alright well hopefully it works the 2nd time

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that's incase u wanna use ventoy to verify ^

devout mortar Apr 5, 2024, 8:27 PM

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low yacht Which one is best linix distro

hannah montana linux

wheat junco Apr 5, 2024, 9:25 PM

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if only it was still supported ...

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no lie that was a good one

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time-period-correct and everything

low yacht Apr 6, 2024, 12:36 PM

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wheat junco that's incase u wanna use ventoy to verify ^

How to check

wheat junco Apr 6, 2024, 2:46 PM

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reboot witk ventoy, pick the iso, then it's in the options

low yacht Apr 6, 2024, 5:02 PM

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Checksum

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Option comes

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@wheat junco do i have to click on that ?

wheat junco Apr 6, 2024, 5:05 PM

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yes @low yacht just like u did last time with Mint

low yacht Apr 6, 2024, 5:58 PM

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wheat junco yes <@854959265637859399> just like u did last time with Mint

Aren't these steps mentioned on websites

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Step by step

wheat junco Apr 6, 2024, 6:04 PM

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u did it last time for lmde, how u didnt learn yet?

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check vento.net re> verify feature

low yacht Apr 7, 2024, 12:51 PM

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45522e2d72cd1f97b75583e0670e4be4

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@wheat junco

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e1705c1bba75b7fb813f4ef91be1ac9393beee08f96b3bea00c965104af376a4

wheat junco Apr 7, 2024, 3:19 PM

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wheat junco

not match = bad iso. re-download

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server may be down atm, check later

low yacht Apr 7, 2024, 4:06 PM

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I don't know but site isn't working

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Today

#os crash during mint installation! how can I recover my data?