#Full Partition Impeding Computer Sign In

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snow basin
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try a reboot

flat terrace
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sudo reboot?

snow basin
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seems the policy kit is behaving weird to launch any admin-necessary apps

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just reboot however u usually do. gui or terminal

flat terrace
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Which is better?

snow basin
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gui

flat terrace
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Why is it better to click the Restart button than to execute sudo reboot?

snow basin
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less chance of typo. easier, IMO

flat terrace
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Ok

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I went into software sources because I chose local mirroring to get updates faster.

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snow basin
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that's fine

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so u got in now it seems

flat terrace
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Do you prefer local mirroring likewise?

snow basin
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i cant rmemebr

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i think its fine

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does synaptic launch?

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it should be in start menu

flat terrace
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Yes, but it seems that I will need to input my password every time I launch it. 😵‍💫

snow basin
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ya because it is an administrative thing.

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does it launch???

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omg

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come on man

flat terrace
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Wrong image man!

snow basin
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k

flat terrace
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One second.

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Technology can sure be a pain in the ass.

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Start menu?

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snow basin
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just type syn

flat terrace
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It's already there.

snow basin
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or go in admin category for it

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launch it

flat terrace
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I already did! 😀

snow basin
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then click status on left

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then click installed upgradable

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then u can see stuff u may but dont necessarily need to upgrade

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snow basin
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from the "installed" category, u may find and remove Firefox

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if haven't already.

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Google Chrome or Discord is not available in Synaptic, because these are proprietary, so need to be installed from website official deb package file

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you can also search up n install kfind (I recommend, as you saw from last time it is a good tool to find files)

flat terrace
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I will apply this.

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I'm assuming that you believe that synaptic is the most efficient way to uninstall software?

snow basin
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what is important is to read and understand what it is going to do at the end, as u did in picture above, by opening the side arrow

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and watching that vid i sent.

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Software Manager is best to browse new software u dont know about.

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Synaptic is best for deep, or nitty-gritty stuff that may not show up in Software Manager, or for system maintenance, removal, complete removal, upgrade, etc.

snow basin
flat terrace
snow basin
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mhm

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Proton VPN is a troublemaker

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it seems to pull-in the Gnome desktop environment, and switch the login manager from lightdm to GDM

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i've seen many ppl using Mint Cinnamon get messed up with that

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that's why u look very very carefully at terminal summary before ever pressing Yes to the install summary. Same for Synaptic, like in that last picture u showed.

flat terrace
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dpkg: error: dpkg frontend lock was locked by another process with pid 5733 Note: removing the lock file is always wrong, can damage the locked area and the entire system. See <https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg/FAQ#db-lock>.

snow basin
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if Proton VPN is available as a Flatpak, then use that. And use Flatseal to grant certain flatpaks certain permissions if they dont work good by default.

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locked means other software managers are open.

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use the flatpak if possible.

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g2g now. have a nice day. mark this solved.

flat terrace
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I'll have to search for it.

flat terrace
snow basin
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no. you should add the tags "Mint" "Cinnamon" "storage" and "solved"

flat terrace
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I just did in any case.

flat terrace
snow basin
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make new ticket for new subjects.

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This ticked is SOLVED (Solution: wiping the drive using gparted, making a new GUID partition table. Then fresh-installing Mint 22.1)

flat terrace
flat terrace
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Should I remove the content on my USB?

safe dove
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@flat terrace did you manage a full recover?