Emma Liv 🇨🇦<p>One of the reasons I'm such a huge fan of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMint</span></a> and other so-called "beginner's" distros (I've been using Linux desktops exclusively for around 15 years now and specifically <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LMDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LMDE</span></a> for the last few but I digress) is that I strongly believe free and open-source software ought to be as accessible to "regular" people as possible.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a></p>
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FibroJedi<p>Do any users of <a href="https://gamepad.club/tags/GIMP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GIMP</span></a> on <a href="https://gamepad.club/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> know how to install the in-development version of the Resynthesizer plugin, called the "resynthesizer3 branch"?</p><p>Despite being a Linux user, I've maybe "cloned, built and installed" two things since 2019...so I need instructions-for-dummies.</p><p>I'm just missing a couple of the healing functions from Resynthesizer as it was far better at it than I am doing it manually.</p><p>Thanks.</p><p><a href="https://gamepad.club/tags/GIMP3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GIMP3</span></a> <a href="https://gamepad.club/tags/LinuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMint</span></a></p>
Dirk Jan Lekkerkerker<p>Waarschijnlijk kennen jullie de blog van <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nl/@mboelen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mboelen</span></a></span> al: <a href="https://linux.vooreenbeginner.nl/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">linux.vooreenbeginner.nl/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>Hieraan ga ik een kleine bijdrage leveren, ik maak video's van de hoofdstukken / onderdelen die Michael behandelt, als ik ze tenminste ook begrijp, zelf ben ik geen ICT-er. Enkele video's zijn reeds gereed, zie: <a href="https://tube.spdns.org/c/uitleg_videos/videos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tube.spdns.org/c/uitleg_videos</span><span class="invisible">/videos</span></a>.<br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/linuxvooreenbeginner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linuxvooreenbeginner</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/linuxmint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linuxmint</span></a></p>
Adrian Dymorz<p><span>Ich kann mich (noch) nicht entscheiden, womit ich ein Notebook für mich neu aufsetzen möchte.<br><br>Auf der Shortlist stehen<br>- GhostBSD<br>- Linux Mint<br>- Void Linux<br>- Windows 11<br><br>Ich hätte am liebsten ein System ohne systemd, mit aktuellen Paketen, einigermassen schnell und einfach aufgesetzt, mit Festplattenverschlüsselung und mit einem stabilen Update Prozess.<br><br>Was würdest Du nehmen?<br><br></span><a href="https://sharkey.peaceful.social/tags/OS" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OS</a> <a href="https://sharkey.peaceful.social/tags/Linux" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://sharkey.peaceful.social/tags/Unix" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Unix</a> <a href="https://sharkey.peaceful.social/tags/BSD" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BSD</a> <a href="https://sharkey.peaceful.social/tags/GhostBSD" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GhostBSD</a> <a href="https://sharkey.peaceful.social/tags/LinuxMint" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LinuxMint</a> <a href="https://sharkey.peaceful.social/tags/VoidLinux" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VoidLinux</a> <a href="https://sharkey.peaceful.social/tags/Windows11" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Windows11</a></p>
Soheb<p>Switching my old laptop from Zorin OS to Linux Mint.</p><p>Linux Mint just *flies* on this laptop, and no weird issues such as the trackpad slowly not working and other nonsense like that.</p><p><a href="https://pkutalk.com/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://pkutalk.com/tags/ZorinOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZorinOS</span></a> <a href="https://pkutalk.com/tags/LinuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMint</span></a></p>
chef 😎<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hessen.social/@ralpho" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ralpho</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://rheinneckar.social/@cameo007" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cameo007</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://swiss.social/@phippu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>phippu</span></a></span> <br>Jetzt geht es.</p><p>Musste im Boot-Manager den ganzen Block "Legacy boot" deaktivieren, im UEFI-Bootmenü steht Ubuntu oben.</p><p>Jetzt kommt beim Hochfahren ohne USB-Stick direkt das Grub-Menü:</p><p>Linux Mint<br>Linux Mint (recovery?)<br>Win<br>(...)</p><p>Das Fenster mit der Eingabeaufforderung grub> kommt nicht mehr.</p><p>Wichtig jetzt noch: Software für Angebote, Rechnungen, Produkte, Kunden etc. auf Linux umstellen.</p><p>Taugt Fakturama?</p><p><a href="https://social.cologne/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://social.cologne/tags/linuxmint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linuxmint</span></a> <a href="https://social.cologne/tags/betriebssystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>betriebssystem</span></a> <a href="https://social.cologne/tags/fakturama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fakturama</span></a> <a href="https://social.cologne/tags/rechnungen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rechnungen</span></a></p>
Tobias Laabs :mastodon:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@schenklklopfer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>schenklklopfer</span></a></span> </p><p>Für den eingefleischten Windoofs User kann ich <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Mint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mint</span></a> absolut empfehlen. Habe meine gesamte Familie inzwischen mit <a href="https://norden.social/tags/LinuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMint</span></a> versorgt.</p>
Johnny Bigoude<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sauropods.win/@john" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>john</span></a></span> Linux Mint, because it's easy to use for me who is coming from Window$. <br><a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/linuxmint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linuxmint</span></a></p>
Joa<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sauropods.win/@john" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>john</span></a></span> </p><p>Linux Mint because it is user friendly and works out of the box. The graphical desktop environment "Cinnamon" is quite similar to windows, but much better. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/linuxmint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linuxmint</span></a></p>
Tülsa<p>Yo, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/askfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>askfedi</span></a> what is a fast & simple image editing software u can use other than # GNUImagingSoftware aka G*MP?</p><p>I'm thinking along the lines of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/irfanview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>irfanview</span></a> from back in the day with tons of keyboard shortcuts for quickly resizing photos.<br>I use <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMint</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/image" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>image</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a></p>
Jiří Fiala Total Landscaping<p>Trying out <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Cinnamon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cinnamon</span></a> in <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LinuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMint</span></a>. There is no way to add or change keyboard layout 🤷♂️ it should be there but it's missing. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/bugmagnet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bugmagnet</span></a></p>
pgcd<p>I've been using Mint (Cinnamon) exclusively for the last four years or so, and I'm generally completely happy and satisfied and I don't miss Windows at all.</p><p>Except for one thing: Windows terminal.</p><p>And actually just one part of Windows terminal: being able to give different names to tabs.</p><p>I don't want to use a different terminal with AI bullshit or anything, I just want to have different names in tabs.</p><p>Anybody?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/linuxmint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linuxmint</span></a></p>
Dan Keck<p>Could anyone spare a "Like" for these kids who are trying to plant some seeds of Open Source in the USA Midwest?</p><p><a href="https://metapixl.com/p/osc_osu/812302341370206284" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">metapixl.com/p/osc_osu/8123023</span><span class="invisible">41370206284</span></a></p><p><a href="https://a11y.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://a11y.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://a11y.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://a11y.social/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a> <a href="https://a11y.social/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KDE</span></a> <a href="https://a11y.social/tags/GNOME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GNOME</span></a> <a href="https://a11y.social/tags/LinuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMint</span></a> <a href="https://a11y.social/tags/Ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ubuntu</span></a></p>
Lisa Kalayji<p>Do folks have a fave Linux user guide (for just basic "getting the OS to work and keep working", not any other fancy tricks)? My understanding is that Mint is the best distro for end users with no interest in learning tech wizardry or command line shenanigans, but even Mint's user guide isn't really a manual that ordinary people could follow without doing a lot of searching and forum-crawling to make sense of things or figure out how to actually carry out the guide's instructions. I'm not going to be able to convince people to switch from Windows if they have to invest this much time and learn this much new stuff.</p><p><a href="https://linuxmint-user-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/mintupdate.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">linuxmint-user-guide.readthedo</span><span class="invisible">cs.io/en/latest/mintupdate.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/LinuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMint</span></a></p>
Matt × 🇳🇴 🇺🇦<p>If Linux is so good, how come they haven't released a Linux Millennium Edition yet? :pepe_drink: </p><p><a href="https://oslo.town/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://oslo.town/tags/debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>debian</span></a> <a href="https://oslo.town/tags/ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ubuntu</span></a> <a href="https://oslo.town/tags/linuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linuxMint</span></a> <a href="https://oslo.town/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a></p>
Bob Irving<p>OK, <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/rclone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rclone</span></a> people. How do I add an additional directory to my copy command? In other words, adding Downloads to my Documents to copy to Google Drive. Got it working for Documents. Downloads is on the same directory level as Documents. Running <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/linuxmint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linuxmint</span></a> 22.1 and rclone 1.69.1. TIA for any assistance you can offer!</p>
Don Watkins<p>How Linux Mint Made a Dell Latitude Shine Again – The Future is Open <a href="https://donwatkins.info/2025/03/31/how-linux-mint-made-a-dell-latitude-shine-again/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">donwatkins.info/2025/03/31/how</span><span class="invisible">-linux-mint-made-a-dell-latitude-shine-again/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMint</span></a></p>
Don<p><strong>How Linux Mint Made a Dell Latitude Shine Again</strong></p><p>A few weeks ago, someone at the faith community I attend asked for my help logging into their computer. I suspected it might have been hacked, so I created a Windows 11 boot disk to rescue the computer. The device was a four-year-old Dell Latitude 5320, which was running Windows 11 but not very efficiently. It took over fifteen minutes to start, and once it was running, it was extremely sluggish. I asked the owner if she would mind me rebuilding her computer. It had originally been purchased as a Windows 10 machine with an i5 processor and 8 gigabytes of RAM. While Microsoft has a support page suggesting that such specifications are adequate for Windows 11, from my experience, I believe that 16 gigabytes of RAM are necessary for optimal performance. Additionally, my client used the computer for video conferencing, which is both processor- and RAM-intensive.</p><p>I took the unit home and discovered that, in addition to its other woes, the NVME drive was encrypted and needed to be wiped for a fresh install of Linux to occur. I used ‘lsblk‘, which lists block devices and solid state drives on a Linux system, and then using the ‘dd‘ command I booted the laptop with a Linux Mint Live USB drive, opened a terminal,l wiped the drive with the following command:</p><pre><code>$ sudo dd if=/dev/uvrandom of=/dev/nvme0nX</code></pre><p>It took a couple of hours for that process to complete, and then I completed a fresh install of Linux Mint Cinnamon 22.1. I have had success moving former Windows users to Linux Mint Cinnamon. In addition to the fresh install, I added the Chrome browser for her by downloading the .deb package. I also installed Zoom, her preferred videoconferencing platform, and set up a time to introduce her to her refurbished Linux Mint laptop. I configured LibreOffice so that she could easily exchange documents with other users in her work group without the concern of conflicting file formats.</p><p>I set up a time to meet my friend at a nearby university where she volunteers. I demonstrated how easy it is to start a computer equipped with an efficient operating system that runs on Linux. I explained how similar the Cinnamon desktop is to Microsoft Windows. I showed her how to connect to wireless networks and update her computer easily. I demonstrated how to use LibreOffice Writer, how it was similar to Microsoft Word, and how the skills she had acquired using the former would quickly transfer to this new experience.</p><p>I demonstrated how she could use the software store to add other free software programs to help her work. She wanted to know how to shut down the computer properly, so we completed several starts and shutdowns. I explained to her how the EXT4 filesystem was superior and more forgiving than her previous experiences with NTFS. She had backups of her documents from Windows and has had no problem transferring them to the refurbished Linux laptop. She was very grateful for my experience and hugged me when she left. I have seen her twice since that day, and she continues to enjoy this new Linux Mint experience. </p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/linux-mint/" target="_blank">#LinuxMint</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://donwatkins.info/tag/open-source/" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a></p>
Cornelius Flynn<p>Any <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> buffs had any joy getting Nuance Dragon Professional (PC) working?<br>I know I can’t do anything about penguining Vellum (Mac only) but the Dragon dictation software is bloody good and both of us use it. <br>I have an EU software solution for all my other writing needs in Papyrus 12, and got it working on <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/linuxmint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linuxmint</span></a> using a flatpack <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/playonlinux4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>playonlinux4</span></a>. <br>I can keep a Winblows system running for dictation if I have to, but with the USA behaving strangely, I want to have as little reliance on Microsft as possible. They could feasibly just shut all the systems down, couldn’t they?<br>Not panic, just trying to be prepared. Arthritic fingers work more slowly than dictation. <br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Nuance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nuance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/dictation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/WritersCoffeeClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersCoffeeClub</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a></p>
ehtron :verify:🖥️🚲:signal:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://rollenspiel.social/@sternengucker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sternengucker</span></a></span> Hi 😀 du solltest nur die in der <a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/linuxmint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linuxmint</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/treiberverwaltung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>treiberverwaltung</span></a> angebotenen <a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/nvidia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nvidia</span></a> module nutzen. der 340er läuft unter den aktuellen lts kerneln nicht mehr.<br>see.. <br><a href="https://www.ehlertronic.de/linux/tipps-tricks/kleine-tipps.html#c703" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ehlertronic.de/linux/tipps-tri</span><span class="invisible">cks/kleine-tipps.html#c703</span></a></p>
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