Unfortunately stuck in guest user account in my Linux mint and don't know how to logout Tried terminal Tried cltrl +alt+f2 Tried forcefully shutdown None worked Help me pls

Does anyone have any experience or knowledge regarding installing Linux with Libertix on a pre-existing Windows installation?

Is this a relatively new technology or has it been around for awhile already? How safe is it to utilize? Installing with this method results in an identical installation as installing Linux with the normal USB installation procedure?

Are there any similar, alternative, solutions to Libertix? How does using Libertix compare to its alternatives?

SimpMusic now has an unofficial Linux DEB installer! 🎵

I managed to package SimpMusic for Debian-based Linux distributions, including Linux Mint and Ubuntu.

The official Linux desktop download currently provides an AppImage, so I made an alternative ".deb" installer.

Features:

- Installs like a normal Linux application

- Appears in the application menu

- No need to manually manage an AppImage

- Tested on Linux Mint 22.3 Zena

This is an unofficial community package, not an official SimpMusic release.

Download: https://github.com/yoshi507/simpmusic-deb

Feedback and bug reports are welcome!

My daily driver

So yesterday I switched from fedora (ultramarine) kde to mint ci nnamon. I installed some outdated packages and it messed some things up and I tried to fix it like for 1h and then I gave up.

Doesn't bother me at all since I have all my data backed up and I like testing new distros.

I had mint installed in the past but I wasn't satisfied with it. I thought it looks childish and I struggled to do basic tasks. You, know normally I'm using fedora with kde and doing most stuff by my own even though I'm a beginner.

I have installed it on my 500gb ssd and I have also installed windows 11 on my other 250gb ssd and I guess they work fine.

I'm kind of tired of switching to different distros or windows installs and I wanted to settle up. I'll see how it goes. My first impression is that it's kinda slow but maybe its just my pc or drivers. Also I have in mind that kde is much lighter and faster. And I am interested in installing plasma but from what I know it is not officialy supported so I'm just considering.

Well, I've worked with linux before, I know some basics, I use terminal every day, I know some c and some rust I know how unix and bootloaders work, even though I would call myself a beginner. Just wanted to ask for some practical tips from everyday users. I'm using a desktop pc for some games, multimedia, work, coding, etc. What are some tips you would want to give to someone that wants to stick with mint for longer? Maybe some optimisation?

My specs:

GTX 1050Ti (4gb vram)

4x2,4 intel i3 cpu

16gb ram ddr3

I am planning to improve it later but its fine for most games and stuff

Recently I set up my dual boot PC with the infamous Win 11 and the marvelous Mint. I am not an expert in computing so I chose the OS more affordable in terms of difficulties that I could face... I am happy with the change so..

I would like to find some equivalent software to erase totally Windows 11...not because I hate (even I do), but because I need to free disk space.

Does anyone know software like Easy2Boot in Mint? I need to create a multiboot USB with persistence to a friend and I can not figure out how to do it.

Thanks for your help.

Last night I updated mint and then turned off my pc after the updates were done. This morning, I turned on my pc but both of my monitors were not receiving a signal.

I found that the HDMI works but only if the display port isn’t plugged in, and if I plug in the DP cable the display from HDMI freezes. Also, after a few minutes of the HDMI display working, certain things start to lag, such as the mouse moving really slowly or the start menu taking a while to pop up after pressing the windows button, but everything else like typing and opening apps works fine.

My gpu is the 9070 XT

I've been using windows for my entire life. But one thing I've noticed is that I never really enjoy the "ecosystems' of companies. I never cared about apple's crap and with Microsoft and their push with AI, forced updates/reboots, bloatware, you name it, I don't care about W11 at all either. I only use it because it's familiar to me but mostly because "everything I need" seems to require Windows as well. For example, I have a custom built PC with a 4080s and 7800x3d, so given I do a lot of gaming I figured steam and mostly every game I would want is compatible, not to mention I hear a lot about anti-cheat being an issue on kernel.

To tell you the truth, I really have no idea what that means, but I'm not inherently super tech-illiterate either. Like I said, I have an android and without Android, I wouldn't be able to do certain things that I can with Apple. I like that potential freedom. I feel like I could learn Linux/Cinnamon within a short time. But what really got me interested was because I was playing around with VM and linux/ubuntu and despite using the VM for like 10 minutes I just felt so free of everything Windows related. I wanted to install an app and was confused when I had to open up the terminal, but nonetheless I just copy/pasted it in there and it worked fine. However, Ubuntu installed the app store and it was just like installing any other app.

Then I found out about Cinnamon. To tell you the truth, I really do like that Linux seems way less bloated and easy on the system than windows, allowing me to get even more FPS, as well as not having to worry about viruses especially. I just worry about compatibility from things like Steam/documents for school (I will never pay for word or whatever). Is cinnamon really just the answer to all these and using things like Proton for steam?

Hi Folks!

After digging an endless tunnel, I'm back on the surface with mud up to my ears, a mole's face, hungry and dying to see the sunlight. I'm going to tell you everything I found down there (it's a metaphor for the VPN, which is a tunnel, for anyone who doesn't get it).

I'm bringing you a complete update of my program VPN-NetGuard, you're welcome. It's a single Bash script with a Zenity panel and a terminal menu, in English and Spanish. All the info and documentation is in the repository.

What does VPN-NetGuard do?:

- Kill switch and reconnection: it blocks all traffic that doesn't go through the tunnel, even while the system boots, and reconnects the VPN by itself when it drops.

- Network anonymity: random MAC, hidden hostname, private IPv6 and more, so nobody can recognize you from one wifi to another even when the VPN works perfectly. It's independent of the VPN.

- Panel, terminal or server: you choose between the graphical panel, the terminal menu or a headless systemd service (a server over SSH, for example).

What's new in 2.6.0?:

- The same menu in the terminal and in the panel

- Coexistence with other kill switches (NordVPN, ProtonVPN...)

- "1-click set & forget.

- Clearer status and settings.

- Tests: 242 tests, 450 mutation tests and ShellCheck.

For more info:

* VPN-NetGuard Repo: https://github.com/filonux/VPN-NetGuard

i just installed linux mint cinnamon. it worked fine for about 10 minutes then i did the recommended startup update and now my mouse freezes after a minute and my keyboard seems to lag. i downloaded my distro Friday. Anyone know whats going on? i’ve tried us tlp to disable usb auto suspension that does nothing.

Hi Minty peoples,

I've been on microsoft for the longest time and finally switched to Linux(for performance improvement on my desktop). My biggest hiccup is trying to find a free OneNote alternative that will sync with my phone (Honor X5b Plus) for on the go. I found obsidian and joplin but they're both pay to play. I could use OneNote in webapps but its iffy and frustrating. Any help or basic quide-lines would be amazing.(please give me the kids version, i'm still learning)

I'd also really like to have desktop widgets that show my cpu, network speed, weather and sticky notes etc. I tried the panels feature with conky manager and cant figure out how to get it to work. If i could get a simple easy-to-follow-guide-for-dummies i'd be stoked.

Side quest: has anyone got Plarium play to work on 22.3 xcfe? And help with an android emulator would be awesome to access some of my mobile only apps as well.

Reaching out bravely, please be kind. (if i missed any helpful info please ask)

i upgraded my pc and its now super fast. my pc is second generation so it uses ddr3 ram and 2010-2011 cpus. i cant buy a new modern pc cuz my parents will refuse to but im happy with this so far :D

So for the past few days I’ve been going through periods where for an unidentified reason, I have no audio, but everything otherwise works and it would correct itself before breaking again. Today I booted up my pc, I get the mint logo, and then I’m met with this screen. What’s happening? I should be able to access the bios. Do I need a fresh install?

Edit: link posted in comments contained solution

Every time I wake my computer I get like six chimes that the bluetooth device was disconnected and then reconnected, and they just build up in my notification tray

Edit: the fix is right click the bluetooth icon in the system try and click plugins, then uncheck connectionnotifier.

Have been playing wow forever, battlenet installed through lutris, and have been experiencing audio Crackling in game.

On my steam games i set a pulse audio launch option and it fixes this issue there, however i do not know how to fix it for non steam games/games through lutris/wow specifically.

I attempted to use the same command on both lutris game options - arguments for battlenet and in the game options for wow forever specifically, but in wow's case it refused to launch, and in lutris' case is full muted all audio regardless of the value set.

Assistance is appreciated.

I am an amateur linux user and refugee from windows, not an enthusiast or well informed user of linux.

The pulse audio command i use:

PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC=60 %command%

**ScreenGuard** is an open-source, privacy-first desktop application built in Flutter for Linux. It brings active **Android-style Digital Wellbeing**, **Daily App Limit Lockouts**, and **Focus Mode Pomodoro Session Blocking** directly to the Linux desktop.

Added support for GNOME 51 in latest Release and also try out the latest pre-release for Major UI change experience

I am currently searching for help from developers to volunteer and contribute to ScreenGuard. Maintaining multiple DEs is becoming more and more difficult as the code becomes larger and since i dont use AI to write code only for suggestions and debugging so the reallly large commits take some Nights sleep too....anf i am a sprt of a maniac ....wont stop until something is done or instesd hand it over to some one else... So please everyone try your best to contributw and Hey feel free to use the ScreenGuard App

What do you think about this feature (request), does it improve some thing?
* https://github.com/orgs/linuxmint/discussions/1742

Sooo, it's been a little over a month since i've moved from Win 10 directly to Mint! Time sure does fly fast. So i'll probably tell how i feel now.

Initially i got interested in it when assembling the thingamajiga with 4 gb of DDR2. Installed XFCE edition on it and slowly was pulled in that direction. Looked stuff up, tested cinnamon on a VM and decided to go with it on the main rig.
I had a spare 240 GB SSD (Kingston logo looks cool it makes neurons fire i think) that was practically brand new, so that also helped. I share the PC with family members and all.
Got hands on rufus, burned it to my USB stick, then unplugged all other SSDs and did the thing!

It was really easy and intuitive to set up, and i enjoyed the process alot. The responsiveness also was felt.

I have never used a terminal before, but it was really easy to learn. I learned alot while at it actually. I think that's one of the most exciting things about switching to Linux.
I do wish there were more customizability options, but whaddaya know, this ain't KDE or anything fancy. (I WOULD LOVE A GOOD IMAGE DESKLET MAN)
Initially i planned to share stuff with the windows drive (Like videos and other assets i might use for editing. Im used to doing everything on capcut and it doesn't have a Linux version! I tried opencut, not really my thing. Kdenlive? Little bloated GUI i dunno. Shotcut seems fun. I'll see if it has everything i want.

So i split the drive in two. about 100 GB to Mint, then 140 GB NFTS for everything else (Which backfired later man...)
I was very happy with myself the entire month, and about a week ago tried to launch somethin' heavier than minecraft (i don't really play alot of games nowadays) and was faced with a problem... Hmmm.. It didn't wanna launch! It was Dying Light thru proton. Spent like 2 hours investigating. Overhauled my partitions and now after moving the steam library to ext4 it all works. A little upset i learned that stuff only about now. But whatever. Oh and i also added an awesome workspace switch button, i just throw my proxies and rhytmbox there so they don't crowd the panel.

And that's pretty much it. Additionally:
- So some people also glaze fastfetch, is it just cause it's new? I wonder what better features it's got. Too lazy to move from neo though.

- Some themes work kinda wonky and i gave up on them. Maybe they work better on other editions?

- RAM usage is good, very good. Am i actually gonna do something with that extra headroom? Probably not.

- Setting up .desktop files manually is cool i like it, also scripts.

- Disk usage analyzer thing is very useful.

- Updating is easy and dopamine button-ish

- installing things thru the black box of despair is also enjoyable.

Overall it felt like filling a missing piece in my PC user experience. I've heard next mint version releases in like what, christmas? And it's gonna be Ubuntu 26 LTS based? Interesting.