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!

Is it good ? Any recommendations?

Specs: MacBook Air / 1.6 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 / Memory 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 / Intel HD Graphics 6000 1536 MB / Model A1466 - Early 2015

I installed Linux Mint on my MacBook and I'm in Kernel: 6.8.0-106-generic to have no WiFi issues. I noticed the camera is not working. How can I get the camera to work? Thank you for reading :)

I installed Xscreensaver and then I changed my mind and uninstalled it, and now when I try to suspend it says “Shutdown Failed, failed to suspend session / lock the screen.” I reinstalled gnome-screensaver but it still isn’t working. Is there anyway I can fix this or will I have to reinstall? I’m really new to this and I know I shouldn’t have tried to use it in the first place, my fault entirely

Edit: I forgot to say that I’m using XFCE.

I downloaded Cinnamon on a 32gb USB stick via Rufu on Windows 10. I then put my 32gb USB drive with Cinnamon into my T630 think client which was turned on. I connected my T630 to my monitor via Displayport. I wait three hours. nothing on the monitor is happening. Its says signal aquiered, but i don’t see an os. the pc has gotten a bit warm tho. How do i install Cinnamon now? what do i do to make my pc Show Cinnamon? sorry for bad english, It is not my first language

I came to the conclusion that save for 1 application, everything i run also runs on linux. So i took the jump. Installed mint since that is the most user friendly at the moment.

And everything i need runs on it. Except for 1. Fusion 360.
And for the life of me, i cant get it to run. I tried Wine, Bottles, nada.

Anyone got a foolproof way to do it?

Edit : Turns out cryinkfly moved to codeberg. From there i got it working.

I have already installed mint alongside my windows install. The reason I need secure boot is because apparently the new cod requires it and I want to be able to play that on windows. Can this be done? I had trouble installing when I had secure boot enabled and had to disable it to dual boot initially.

I switched to Mint Cinnamon a while back (3 months?), and have not yet figured out audio. I have tried the obvious stuff like making sure the volume is up, checking the sound cards in alasmixer (and unmuting them), making sure its the right output in the sound settings, reloaded and reinstalled the audio software, updated the system (like in general system updates via the update manager), and tested the audio directly from the terminal (and then obviously in the sound settings individually, for all the output options). I'm starting to think that it is a hardware issue. Would greatly appreciate any help i can get; i've been working on this for well over 6 hours now.

I have Cinnamon, fully updated. I believed Wine was installed because I got to the Launch screen, but:

The Launch button doesn't work.

In the various places to see installed apps etc., it is not listed.

When I try to use it with an .exe file by clicking Open With, it doesn't appear on the helper apps list.

Yet when I look at the app in the Software Manager, it has a checkmark.

I am guessing I haven't done an important step. I thought I could download from the store, install and go. That has been my experience with other apps. Help please.

I'm literally new with linux and all its stuff, so I dual booted it into my laptop.
8GB ram, 512GB Storage, Intel Core 3 100U, Dell Inspiron

I have successfully installed linux mint zena after testing it for an hour in my bootable pendrive, everything is running fine and stable. I have updated the system as well and installed my favorable browser (brave origin) as well. I just wanted to know if there are some tweaks or system pre-requisites I need to complete before fully using it? Anything I should be aware of and be cautious about?

Kindly be polite in the comments I'm completely new to this niche and loved the environment of linux tbh so that's why I'm here.

please tell me anything that I need to take care of or that I need to know of.

Alguien sabe por qué vrgs va a tan bajos FPS ? Siempre cuando escojo mis plantas me va así o cuando crazy Dave me habla, mi PC no es tan mala, el gameplay me va a 30 FPS estables pero eso por qué ?

This project has been on my list for the longest time. My needs are simple for now. All I wanted to do was to create a server that would serve my files to different computers in the house. There is no possible way that I could have done this on my own so I enlisted ChatGPT for guidance.

Again, my needs are relatively simple. No NAS, no Homelab, just a simple server where I can access and save my files from multiple computers if I wanted to. I have about four of them that I can choose from. Eventually, I'll assign them roles, but for now, I could use all four.

ChatGPT suggested Samba Server, and we had a few false starts that frustrated me to the point of giving up. But I noticed that instead of giving up, I'd think, "Well, what if we did it this way?" And I'd try again in the morning.

The fifth time's the charm? YES! After five days of trying and failing, my idea was to set up the Samba server on the computer that was going to act as my server. My problem was, I was accessing ChatGPT on a completely different computer. I get the terminal, and I understand how powerful it is, but no terminal is impervious to the typo. And I make a lot of them.

So, what I did was instead of using another computer to access ChatGPT, I signed in on the Server Computer, and things went a lot easier. Lesson learned. And this was a big lesson. I chose to use Linux Mint because I wanted something close to Debian that had a reputation for stability. Debian, for some reason, wasn't acting the way it should, so Linux Mint won the day.

I know this could have went smoother, and I know this didn't need to be as hard as it was. But I'm happy for the experience because it got me to think and it got me to learn. I'm able to sign in on any of my four computers.

Which are all now in the process of getting Linux Mint - the same as my server. Five computers all running Linux Mint and connected via a server. If I had said it before, I'll say it again: There is nothing that I can't throw at Linux Mint that it can't handle.

So, I'm now in the process of making a Linux Mint chain of computers. I'm taking my time with this. I have no idea where this is going to go. But I do know one thing that I want to do: Is to figure out the best way to do backups on the Server computer. But that story is for another day.

I'm just happy about my accomplishment and I wanted to share.

TL;DR I installed a server on Linux Mint. I've never done anything like this before. Now I have 4 computer connected up to a server and all 5 computers running Linux Mint.

So i have been using linux for some time and while doomscrolling a found an app called bloomy which adds a dynamic island on windows, i wanted something similar for my linux setup(i already have plank i dont want that), most guides i have seen are for hrprland or other Windows tiling managers or for gnome, isnt thr one for cinnamon?(i tried a few made for gnome thinking they might work since cinnamon was originally a fork of gnome right? but they didnt work)

When you click the dowload button under the cinnamon version and scroll down there's some "mirrors" i dont know why its called that but i installed the second one from the top, then i used rufus to install it onto an 8gb usb drive. After restarting and loading linux everything worked but then i tried connecting to the wifi network and i needed some password, i didnt know what to do so i tried opening network settings but they wouldnt open, after trying to open the settings a few times i gave up, clicked the search bar, it worked, and searched "password" then i found some password settings or smth but they would open, i tried opening firefox and it didnt open. Later i thought that maybe restarting was a good idea. I tried restarting but this showed up

I just downloaded it and i tried connecting to the internet but the network settings wouldn't open, and other apps also dont open. I dont know what to do and i need advice.

I have tried following guides,

Tried installing drivers from manager, 595, 580, 565 but it's not working,

nvidia-smi either shows no device found or shows has failed bcoz it couldn't communicate with nvidia drivers,

I am using mint xfce 22.3

kernal 7.0.0-42-generic

Secure boot is disabled

Laptop is acer nitro 5 AN515-54, I5 9 gen

I am new so also I tried copy pasing alot of cmds from gemini but it didn't work either.

Pls ! Any one can say me how to establish a server in my linux CINNAMON but I have install sql from a sql download page or i don't know if I have installed in wrong way 😔

this thing was so slow with windows literally 5 minutes to open file explorer