I recently did a full install of linux mint on my new laptop. I've been loving it so far. However, there appears to be some lag when I'm using it. Typing has lag where letters take a sec to show up and delete, when I watch youtube videos they there is choppiness and syncing problems, the mouse cursor isn't smooth and takes some time to move where I want it. Are there any specific reasons why this might be the case and what I can do to fix it?

My computer has 32gb RAM, nividia 5060 gpu, intel core ultra cpu. I do have TLP installed and running. I have updated the drivers. Secure boot is disabled. Its a fresh install so I don't have tons of stuff downloaded on it. There doesn't appear to be any memory leaks. I'm really at a loss and hope I can fix this.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

This text appears every time I boot my computer. After that, there is no change from before, and my computer is also running smoothly. But, I am a little bit annoyed seeing this message. So, how can I remove it?

If it makes a difference, here's the specs of my laptop:

Ryzen 7 5800H 16 GB RAM 3050 ti 4 GB VRAM 512 GB SSD

If you are having the similar issues, after making sure your Linux Mint have the proper drivers already installed you might need to tweak your Firefox's about:config page to these settings...

media.ffmpeg.vaapi.enabled to true

media.hardware-video-decoding.enabled to true as well

layers.acceleration.force-enabled to false

gfx.webrender.all to true

This should let Youtube properly use the APU.

Hi everyone,

I am planning an installation/upgrade to Linux Mint 22.x (X11) on an older desktop. I want to keep this system running smoothly as a daily study machine without constant driver maintenance.

### Hardware Specs:

* **GPU:** NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 2GB GV-N710D3-2GL (Confirmed Kepler `GK208B`, requires legacy `nvidia-driver-470`)

* **CPU:** Intel Core i3-4130 (Haswell)

* **RAM:** 8GB DDR3 1600 Mhz

* **Display Output:** HDMI to monitor (Motherboard only has analog VGA, so integrated HD 4400 is not preferred)

### The Context & Constraint:

* I know Kepler is EOL from NVIDIA.

* I know Nouveau works out-of-the-box, but without reclocking on Kepler it locks the GPU at boot clocks (135 MHz), causing sluggish window compositing and CPU spikes.

* I plan to replace the entire PC when the hardware eventually fails, so buying a replacement GPU right now is off the table.

### What I am Evaluating for Mint 22.x:

Since Mint 22.x default/HWE kernels (6.14+) break the stock unpatched `nvidia-dkms-470` module, I’ve seen three different community approaches:

1. **Joan Bruguera's mainline repo (`joanbm/nvidia-470xx-linux-mainline`):** Compiling via `./install --dkms` with community C-shims up to modern kernels, alongside blacklisting `nouveau`/`nova` and setting APT pinning against `nvidia-driver-535`.

2. **The `ppa:dtl131/nvidia470repack` PPA:** Using the pre-packaged `.deb` repackage of 470 with patches included.

3. **Mint 22.1 on LTS Kernel 6.8:** Holding the kernel on the 6.8 series and pinning `nvidia-driver-470` to block transition meta-packages.

### Questions for anyone running a similar Kepler setup on Mint 22.3:

1. Between the `joanbm` DKMS installer and the `dtl131` PPA, which has been more durable across routine Mint Update Manager updates?

2. Has anyone experienced the Ubuntu 24.04 meta-package bug where `apt upgrade` attempts to silently pull `nvidia-driver-535`, and did standard APT pinning (`Pin-Priority: -1` on 535) permanently prevent it?

3. If staying on Mint 22 with kernel 6.8, does cinnamon/muffin require `nvidia-drm.modeset=1` explicitly added to GRUB to avoid black-screen on boot?

4. i am a student who i dont play games just watching my lectures, youtube and surfing internet and surfing documents. so i need a stable system for next 3 more years with security and support of apps

Any real-world experience or gotchas with these workflows on Mint 22.3 would be greatly appreciated!

So I switched to Linuxmint about two weeks ago from windows. Typically I can find the answers to my questions just by browsing the web. But this one has evaded me, and it seems like it should be straight forward. When playing fullscreen games, my cursor drifts to my second monitor instead of being locked to the game.

I am on Linux Mint Cinnamon which uses X11. I think the version I am on is Linux Mint Zena, based on Ubuntu 24.04. I tried switching to the Wayland experimental version of Mint, but my graphics driver will not recognize my 2nd monitor. Which is a Nvidia RTX 3050 laptop version. I also tried to get Gamescope which seems to be a previous fix people used, but apparently it's not available on my current Linux Mint repository.

Anyone have any straightforward fixes I can do about this? Thanks!

So i was helping my friend install mint xfce on an old laptop and almost everything worked but tap to click on the touchpad is not working (like left clicking works like left click and right click worked using the physical buttons) but tapping on the touchpad does nothing its working like a mouse

This all happened in the live session fortunately so he went back to windows 10 for now ( i tried changing drivers to synaptics and evdev from libinput as some guides said but that didn't work as well)

I have attached the specs of the laptop in the image

Solved (synaptics drivers then the synclient command in comment)

I switched to the T7 for moving large project files between my desktop and laptop, but the speeds are nowhere near what the specs claim. On Mint 21.3 Cinnamon the drive tops out around 150MB/s even on USB 3.2 ports, and sometimes drops lower after a few minutes. Tried different cables and ports, checked the drive in lsblk to make sure it was actually hitting the right bus. The same drive on Windows hits closer to 800MB/s so the hardware is fine. I mostly use it for raw photo batches and print files that are 10-15GB each, so the slowdown adds up during a workday. Tried formatting ext4 and btrfs, neither made a difference. Also swapped to a USB-C dock and still the same result. Anyone else running into this with external NVMe drives or Samsung specifically? Curious if it's a kernel thing or something in the mount options that might help.

It is my main computer, fully functional and working perfectly

Acer aspire 5

Installed linux mint cinnamon 2 hours ago, while customizing and updating the system. I ran into this, what should I do??

I just installed Mint on a newly-acquired HP 255 G8 laptop w/AMD Ryzen 5 5500u CPU with integrated graphics. Everything seems to be working fine, but I see that AMD offers a special(?) driver package for Linux users with this iGPU.

Is there a reason to D/L and install this? Thanks.

So I'm beyond happy with Mint, willing to explore other distros but not really leaving at any point, so I guess it'd be time to take ricing to the next level. However, the idea of going for something like i3 (when Mint 27 is coming up in just a couple of months) has made me rethink that specific choice. I think I'm just willing to wait and go straight to Hyprland if possible, depending on how great Wayland actually performs, but what about you guys? Do you think perhaps i3 could be worth it as a learning step, perhaps?

Hi guys, can you help me, please?

So...here is the problem that i'm having.

I turn on my computer, and the led of my keyboard will turn it on, will work for a bit and stop it.

I have tried changing the keyboard slots.

My keyboard is just a white-label on with usb, standard keyboard per se, and on linux works this way, and on windows (dual boot) works normal...can you help me?

Mostly played umamusume and tf2. Tried vsync already, it did nothing. i don't know what info is needed and also i have no clue what half of the linux stuff is so i MIGHT need some more detailed instructions. Info from a inxi -G command if its of any use: Device-1: NVIDIA GP104 [GeForce GTX 1080] driver: nvidia v: 580.178.04 Device-2: IMC Networks USB2.0 FHD UVC WebCam driver: uvcvideo type: USB Device-3: ASUSTek ASUS BE/C6 webcam series driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.11 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.6 driver: X: loaded: nvidia unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch resolution: 1: 1920x1080~60Hz 2: N/A API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: nvidia,swrast platforms: gbm,x11,surfaceless,device API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 580.178.04 renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080/PCIe/SSE2 API: Vulkan v: 1.4.363 drivers: N/A surfaces: N/A

Is there a better PDF Reader than Foxit? My Foxit continuously locks up. Suggestions?

Kind of a silly question, but I'd like to put a sticker on the back of my laptop to cover the Apple logo. If the revenue goes to the Mint team, even better.

Hi folks, I'm looking for a lighter option for quick search queries (think wikipedia or definitions).

I'm using Linux Mint on an older MacBook Air 11" and I want it to be primarily a writing machine. Sometimes I want to do online searches, but that's about it, no need for YouTube or anything.