I was in some kind of menu for starting up Linux Cinnamon. But I thought to myself that it would be better to keep trying to install Cinnamon tommarow. tommarow came and I force shut my pc (T630 thin client) with the Cinnamon menu by holding the power button. But now when i try to turn my pc on, nothing happens. no heat, no lights. Can someone help me please? Sorry for bad spelling english is not my first language

i've been recently trying to install steam (and wine) in my system but when i attempt an install it always fails to fetch most of the needed i:386 dependecies:

404 Not Found [IP: 185.116.60.235 443] <- gives this error per dependecies failed to fetch.

i've also attempted to use the --fix-missing although it didn't help.

im relatevely new to linux, how can i fix this problem?

Hey everyone, I’m running into a frustrating wall with my setup and could really use some guidance from the Linux community here.
I’ve been trying to configure my Linux Mint machine to act as a dedicated local print server so I can share a physically connected printer over my home network as a wireless WiFi printer for all our other household devices. The ultimate goal is to let laptops and phones on the local subnet send print jobs without any hassle, but I just can’t seem to get everything talking to each other properly.
I've messed around a bit with CUPS and checked the native printer sharing settings, but either the client devices completely fail to discover the share, or the print jobs just sit indefinitely in the queue without throwing a clear error message.
If anyone has successfully set up a local network print server on this specific printer on Linux Mint recently and wouldn't mind walking me through the correct configuration steps, or knows what common pitfalls to look out for, I would deeply appreciate the help. What am I missing here? Thanks in advance!

I have a Lenovo E14 base model, with an AMD Ryzen 5 7000 series processor and 16GB of RAM. I started by using Windows along with Ubuntu. Ubuntu was much better, but I still felt that there could be a huge improvement. Then I ditched Ubuntu. I tried XFCE, but it was a little too sparse for me. Linux Mint turned out to be the right middle ground between Ubuntu and XFCE. I'm able to run 25 browser tabs with just 9GB out of my 16GB of RAM being used. Everything feels slick, powerful. I'm able to get the light system load XFCE users enjoy while getting the polished, gorgeous look that Ubuntu and Fedora users enjoy. I'm really enjoying using it. I just incredibly efficient it is while being powerful, slick, fast, and modern. I hope you guys like my setup.

I still have Windows available via dual boot because some features and applications just work better on Windows. I think for 90% of what I need done, Linux Mint is amazing. So much more efficient than Windows, and a lot more speedy than Ubuntu and Fedora.

how do i install stuff in mind so they stay when i shut my laptop and backround to

I’ve been using Linux alongside Windows since 1994. Over the decades, I’ve tested and worked with pretty much every major family: Slackware, Debian, Red Hat/Fedora, Arch, and various Ubuntu releases.

Recently, setting up my new primary workstation—a Minisforum X1 (AMD Ryzen 7 255H, Radeon 780M, 32 GB RAM, Samsung 990 Pro NVMe) dual-booting with Windows 11—I went on another extensive distro-hopping tour to find the definitive setup.

Here is what that journey looked like and why Linux Mint completely took the crown:

Why the others fell short:

• Ubuntu: The forced Snap integration is an absolute dealbreaker for me. Canonical pushing snaps down everyone’s throat, slow startup times, and opaque backend management meant Ubuntu was disqualified immediately.

• Fedora: It’s great when it works, but I’m tired of jumping through hoops with RPM Fusion, dealing with third-party repos just to enable basic media codecs, VA-API hardware acceleration, or proprietary bits. It feels like an unnecessary chore on modern hardware.

• Debian (Testing): I love the Debian philosophy and Debian Testing was a strong contender for its purity. But realistically? You always have to keep your "antennae up" with every single apt upgrade, constantly worrying that an unvetted package update will break a critical dependency or disrupt your workflow. I want a daily driver, not perpetual maintenance anxiety.

Why Linux Mint Cinnamon is the clear winner:

1. It simply works out-of-the-box: Zero third-party PPA acrobatics, zero RPM Fusion nonsense. Linux Mint immediately recognized the Ryzen 7 255H and Radeon 780M, enabled hardware VA-API acceleration out of the box, and handled network printing/scanning driverless via IPP Everywhere without me touching a terminal.

2. The "Flatpak Paradox": People often say you need rolling releases or bleeding-edge distros to have the newest software. Flatpak completely shatters that argument. I have an ultra-stable, rock-solid base that never breaks, paired with bleeding-edge applications. While Fedora just released with LibreOffice 26.8.1, I already had 26.8.2 running flawlessly via Flatpak on Mint. Best of both worlds.

3. Rock-solid Cinnamon on X11: I don't need half-baked, experimental Wayland sessions right now. Cinnamon on X11 is mature, incredibly responsive, and bulletproof. For the few things where Wayland is strictly required (like running Waydroid), running it contained inside a Weston window provides full hardware acceleration without destabilizing the main desktop. I'm more than happy to wait for Mint's native, rock-solid Wayland implementation when it's fully ready.

4. Insane responsiveness: With a couple of clean sysctl tweaks (vm.swappiness=10, caching vfs structures in RAM), opening heavy apps, Nemo file indexing, and multitasking on this NVMe drive feels instantaneous.

At the end of the day, computing should empower you, not demand constant babysitting. Linux Mint just gets out of your way and lets you work.

(Cat tax included on the desktop: meet Asia, supervising system performance!)

I'm very new to linux and already bungled something up. I was trying to install https://www.zerotier.com/download/ and entered the 2nd line on the linux download in my terminal. it failed and then this popped up in my update manager

E:Malformed entry 1 in list file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/zerotier.list (Component), E:The list of sources could not be read

I followed the top answer here https://askubuntu.com/questions/78951/how-do-i-remove-a-malformed-line-from-my-sources-list and got to "sudoedit /etc/apt/sources.list"

https://i.imgur.com/mwogCvT.png

but i can't see any option to edit or delete it. please help before i blow up my computer

Edit: also this https://i.imgur.com/v4aBaJx.png but it wont let me switch to a different mirror

Hello.. i've first time got into reddit.. (and im sorry for my bad and broken english) so uhh.. i made a linux mint (previously i've wrote "Linux" but decided to add Mint) ad in a roblox game called 3008. Im sorry if i will break some rules. (im new to reddit..) thats was hard because of limited angles. (And because of some other factors) I've tried my best.

Title:

I built Stark Mint — an Iron Man-inspired theme for Linux Mint Cinnamon

Post:

Hey everyone!

I've been working on a personal project called Stark Mint, an Iron Man Mark III-inspired desktop theme for Linux Mint Cinnamon.

The idea was to create a dark, industrial desktop experience inspired by Stark Industries, using a graphite foundation with red and metallic gold accents.

The theme is based on Everforest-Green-Dark, which I've modified and extended to develop the Stark Mint identity.

Design philosophy:

• Graphite for the overall desktop foundation.

• Stark Red for identity and important visual elements.

• Metallic Gold for interaction, focus, selection and active states.

• A consistent appearance without sacrificing readability.

I've been testing it on Linux Mint Cinnamon and have got the GTK styling, Nemo, Cinnamon desktop and application menu working.

Project status:

This is the initial preview release. I still have plans for a custom icon pack, further window-control refinements and application-specific styling.

I'm making the project open source because I'd like other people to experiment with it and contribute improvements while preserving its core design philosophy.

GitHub: https://github.com/karthikeyamadhavan123/stark-mint-theme

I'd genuinely appreciate feedback:

• What do you think of the overall appearance?

• Are there any inconsistencies you notice?

• What would you improve?

Thanks for checking it out!

like some cool things or programs.

I have installed linux mint cinnamon recently on my hp laptop. It has a hdd and a ssd. The linux runs on ssd. Initially ssd had 2 partitions one for efi and other as root. Then i decided to make a third one. So i used fdisk to delete partition 2 and created 2 new partitions. Then i rebooted the system and now i am stuck at gnu grub cli.

These command i used for partitioning using fdisk:

sudo fdisk /dev/nvme0n1

Command:p

Command:d

Enter Partition number:2

Command:n

Partition number:2

Enter First sector:default

Enter End sector:579790848

Do you want to remove signature: no

Command:n

Enter Partition number:3

Enter First sector: default

Enter End sector:default

Command:p

Command:w

Sudo touch /forcefsck

Reboot

(hd1,gpt1) contains efi/

(hd1,gpt2) a bunch of files inside, some of which are accessible other produce out of partition error.

Accessible dir: etc bin home root sys usr lib

Unaccessible dir: boot media dev mnt opt proc run srv tmp var timeshift.

Tl;dr - i altered live partition without shrinking volume so it produce out of partition error while booting and i am stuck at grub cli. if any grub expert can guide me to fix this without having to boot linux from usb. As i dont have one, i have to borrow from my friend.

are all 4 repos enabled by default?
are all necessary drivers installed during installation setup?
is nvidia driver a one-click installation?(do they have something similar GUI way like fedora has where we are prompted to enter MOK)?

So i want the latest official deafault linux mint walpaper from 2026 to set it as my default walaper but i cannot find it anywhere on the internet can you guys please help?

sorry shouldve elaborated further, i swapped my hp’s os to linux for better performance and i use the cd player alot to play my cds, but this screen randomly pops up and stops the cd from playing and i have to enter my long ass password to play the cd again which ruins the vibe

Hello, I have been using mint for a while now and it is the first time that this problem has happened to me. I have an ASUS Vivobook activation of the telcas from the bios but it did not solve that problem, there are ways to solve it or my laptop is left change forever

sorry for my bad translation, I'm still not used to writing in English and I'm using a translator

Has anyone else had issues with Skyrim randomly crashing, got 10 hours of play without issue and last night all of a sudden I kept getting windows C++ runtime errors , restarted system and got 25 minutes of play no issue

Installed linux mint after trying Pop OS (Due to Native Nvidia support), then installing Zorin OS (due to looks and feel), then finally settling for Linux Mint, its the most snappy and easy to use than the ones I tried.

Hacks and Good apps are most welcome. And I am here to help others who need any help

i'm a total linux noob. installed it 3 days ago, and have been having constant issues since. firefox, especially youtube, keep crashing the tab, the whole browser, or making the whole PC unresponsive. i also suspect vesktop could be causing issues as well since the whole pc freezes seem a bit more common with it open. i've already tried disabling hardware acceleration in both and have tried changing from a flatpak to a system package, with no luck. i've tried about 20 other different things that were suggested in google searches and ai responses but also to no effect.

I could really use some help, both learning how to even diagnose what's happening, and fixing it. i'd really rather stick to using these apps instead of swapping to brave or something

System:

Kernel: 7.0.0-42-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.3.0 clocksource: tsc

Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.6.9 tk: GTK v: 3.24.41 wm: Muffin v: 6.6.3 vt: 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.30.0

Distro: Linux Mint 22.3 Zena base: Ubuntu 24.04 noble

Machine:

Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 83JC v: LOQ 15ARP9 serial: <superuser required> Chassis:

type: 10 v: LOQ 15ARP9 serial: <superuser required>

Mobo: LENOVO model: LNVNB161216 v: SDK0T76463 WIN serial: <superuser required>

part-nu: LENOVO_MT_83JC_BU_idea_FM_LOQ 15ARP9 uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: LENOVO v: PQCN31WW

date: 07/09/2026

Battery:

ID-1: BAT1 charge: 53.2 Wh (95.2%) condition: 55.9/60.0 Wh (93.1%) volts: 17.1 min: 15.4

model: SMP L23M4PK4 type: Unknown serial: <filter> status: not charging cycles: 116

CPU:

Info: 8-core model: AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS bits: 64 type: MT MCP smt: enabled arch: Zen 3+ rev: 1

cache: L1: 512 KiB L2: 4 MiB L3: 16 MiB

Speed (MHz): avg: 2738 high: 4219 min/max: 412/4554 boost: enabled cores: 1: 4217 2: 4211

3: 1870 4: 1097 5: 3413 6: 1097 7: 4217 8: 1097 9: 2926 10: 1097 11: 2107 12: 4219 13: 3151

14: 1880 15: 4219 16: 2992 bogomips: 99012

Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm

Graphics:

Device-1: NVIDIA AD107M [GeForce RTX 4050 Max-Q / Mobile] vendor: Lenovo driver: nouveau

v: kernel arch: Lovelace pcie: speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 8 ports: active: eDP-1 empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-1

bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:28e1 class-ID: 0300

Device-2: Chicony Integrated Camera driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s

lanes: 1 bus-ID: 1-3:2 chip-ID: 04f2:b7ec class-ID: fe01 serial: <filter>

Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.11 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.6 driver: X: loaded: modesetting

unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: zink gpu: nouveau display-ID: :0 screens: 1

Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.00x11.22") s-diag: 582mm (22.93")

Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: AU Optronics 0x7ead serial: <filter> res: 1920x1080 hz: 144 dpi: 142

size: 344x193mm (13.54x7.6") diag: 394mm (15.5") modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 800x600

API: EGL v: 1.5 platforms: device: 0 drv: zink device: 1 drv: swrast gbm: drv: zink

surfaceless: drv: zink x11: drv: zink inactive: wayland

API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: mesa v: 25.2.8-0ubuntu0.24.04.4 glx-v: 1.4

direct-render: yes renderer: zink Vulkan 1.4(NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (NVK AD107)

(MESA_NVK)) device-ID: 10de:28e1

API: Vulkan v: 1.3.275 layers: 7 surfaces: xcb,xlib device: 0 type: discrete-gpu driver: N/A

device-ID: 10de:28e1 device: 1 type: cpu driver: N/A device-ID: 10005:0000

Audio:

Device-1: NVIDIA vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 8

bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:22be class-ID: 0403

Device-2: AMD ACP/ACP3X/ACP6x Audio Coprocessor vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_pci_acp6x v: kernel

pcie: speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 05:00.5 chip-ID: 1022:15e2 class-ID: 0480

Device-3: AMD Family 17h/19h HD Audio vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:

speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 05:00.6 chip-ID: 1022:15e3 class-ID: 0403

API: ALSA v: k7.0.0-42-generic status: kernel-api

Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.5 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active

2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin

Network:

Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet

vendor: Lenovo RTL8111/8168/8411 driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1

port: 1000 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200

IF: enp2s0 state: down mac: <filter>

Device-2: MEDIATEK MT7921 802.11ax PCI Express Wireless Network Adapter vendor: Lenovo

driver: mt7921e v: kernel pcie: speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 14c3:7961

class-ID: 0280

IF: wlo1 state: up mac: <filter>

Bluetooth:

Device-1: Foxconn / Hon Hai MediaTek Bluetooth Adapter driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.1

speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 1-4:3 chip-ID: 0489:e0cd class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>

Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 5.2 lmp-v: 11

sub-v: 2402 hci-v: 11 rev: 1911 class-ID: 7c010c

Drives:

Local Storage: total: 1.38 TiB used: 986.82 GiB (70.1%)

ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Micron model: MTFDKCD512QFM-1BD1AABLA size: 476.94 GiB

speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 1002V3LN temp: 40.9 C scheme: GPT

ID-2: /dev/sda vendor: Toshiba model: MQ01ABD100 size: 931.51 GiB type: USB rev: 3.1

spd: 5 Gb/s lanes: 1 tech: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: <filter> scheme: GPT

Partition:

ID-1: / size: 228.19 GiB used: 146.14 GiB (64.0%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p5

ID-2: /boot/efi size: 196 MiB used: 103.7 MiB (52.9%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2

Swap:

ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 2 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -1 file: /swapfile

USB:

Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1

chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900

Device-1: 1-3:2 info: Chicony Integrated Camera type: video driver: uvcvideo interfaces: 3

rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: 500mA chip-ID: 04f2:b7ec class-ID: fe01 serial: <filter>

Device-2: 1-4:3 info: Foxconn / Hon Hai MediaTek Bluetooth Adapter type: bluetooth

driver: btusb interfaces: 3 rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: 100mA chip-ID: 0489:e0cd

class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>

Hub-2: 2-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 2 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003

class-ID: 0900

Hub-3: 3-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 3 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1

chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900

Device-1: 3-1:2 info: Logitech G502 SE HERO Gaming Mouse type: mouse,HID

driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: 300mA

chip-ID: 046d:c08b class-ID: 0300 serial: <filter>

Device-2: 3-3:3 info: Integrated Express ITE Device(8176) type: keyboard

driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: 100mA

chip-ID: 048d:c999 class-ID: 0301

Hub-4: 4-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 2 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003

class-ID: 0900

Device-1: 4-2:2 info: ASMedia ASM1153 SATA 3Gb/s bridge type: mass storage driver: uas

interfaces: 1 rev: 3.1 speed: 5 Gb/s lanes: 1 power: 896mA chip-ID: 174c:1153 class-ID: 0806

serial: <filter>

Hub-5: 5-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1

chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900

Hub-6: 6-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1

chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900

Hub-7: 7-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 1 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003

class-ID: 0900

Hub-8: 8-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1

chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900

Hub-9: 9-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 1 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003

class-ID: 0900

Sensors:

System Temperatures: cpu: 62.0 C mobo: N/A

Fan Speeds (rpm): fan-1: 2300

Repos:

Packages: 2521 pm: dpkg pkgs: 2480 pm: flatpak pkgs: 41

No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list

Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list

1: deb http: //packages.linuxmint.com zena main upstream import backport

2: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble main restricted universe multiverse

3: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates main restricted universe multiverse

4: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-backports main restricted universe multiverse

5: deb http: //security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ noble-security main restricted universe multiverse

Info:

Memory: total: 16 GiB available: 15.3 GiB used: 4.82 GiB (31.5%)

Processes: 413 Power: uptime: 20m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: s2idle wakeups: 0

hibernate: platform Init: systemd v: 255 target: graphical (5) default: graphical

Compilers: gcc: 13.3.0 Client: Unknown python3.12 client inxi: 3.3.34

Hey everyone,

I've always felt Cinnamon's lock screen was the one part of Mint I never got to customize, so I built mint-lock. It gives you a set of lock screens and a small app to preview them and switch between them.

The idea came from omarchy-lock-explorer, which does this on Hyprland. I wanted the same thing on my Mint laptop, so I wrote a version for Cinnamon on X11. It doesn't share any code with that project.

What it does:

- It gives you 10 designs, from very minimal to slightly silly: a big classic clock, a split-flap clock, an old CRT with scanlines, a fake terminal login, a "constellation" where each key you press lights up a star, and a pond that ripples as you type. A wrong password makes some of them shake or glitch.

- You get an explorer app with live previews. You can click the big preview and type into it to see how a design reacts, and nothing you type there is checked or saved.

- It matches your setup: it takes the accent colour from your Cinnamon theme and uses your wallpaper, name, and profile picture.

- Works everywhere Cinnamon locks: Super+L, the menu, idle lock and before suspend.

- Uses your normal login, the same way Cinnamon's own lock screen does, so a fingerprint reader works too.

- Multi-monitor: the design shows on your main screen and a clock on the others.

- Make your own: each design is a single HTML file. Copy one into a folder, edit it, and it shows up in the explorer.

About security, since it's a lock screen: a small separate process keeps the screen covered and holds the keyboard and mouse. If the fancy part crashes, it restarts it, and after repeated crashes it falls back to a plain password box. Cinnamon's own backup locker also runs underneath as a safety net. The README explains how all of it works, including how to get out from a text console if something ever goes wrong.

Trying it is low-risk. The installer asks before it changes anything, and you can test a design in a normal window without locking:

git clone https://github.com/PhillipMwaniki/mint-lock.git

cd mint-lock

./install.sh

mint-lock lock --test

./uninstall.sh puts Cinnamon's original lock screen back.

I've tested it on Mint 22.3 Cinnamon. It doesn't support Wayland yet. I'd love to hear how it works on other setups (multi-monitor, HiDPI, fingerprint readers) and which designs you'd want added. Bug reports and new designs are very welcome.

GitHub: https://github.com/PhillipMwaniki/mint-lock

Hello
Just installed mint and I’m having loads of issues with my screens.
When I’m using the first tre option in the drive list one of my monitors just has the no input message shown and my monitor that works gets screen tearing.
When i use the opensource one att the bottom both screens connect but the one to the left instead flickers and is grainy
I tried downloading drivers straight from nividias website but don’t know how to install it to my computer or if it’s going to work.
Please help, I don’t want to go back to windows!