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Dual boot windows 8 and Linux Mint 13 (based on Ubuntu 12.04) [closed]
I've searched a lot for my problem but couldn't ensure what should I do in my case.
I bought my Asus N56VZ several months ago, and it came with Windows 7 and bunch of bloatwares that I don't like, ...
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how to uninstall any other OS without uninstalling Lubuntu [duplicate]
i have installed 2 OS on my computer. Linux Mint and Lubuntu 13.04 ( No windows )
now how do i uninstall Linux Mint ?
keeping in mind i've no windows OS so no bootloader issue i guess.
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How to get moonlight drm working on ubuntu?
I have a site with moonlight videos like this:
http://tvnplayer.pl/
When i run it under Ubuntu it gives me an error about DRM and movies are not played.
The strange thing is that Linux Mint (which ...
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Hardware acceleration on nvidia
It's the first time I'm trying to play on my linux mint 14 installation, and even though 3D hardware acceleration is enabled, all games seem to be CPU-rendered.
I have nvidia's binary drivers ...
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Universal-USB-Installer-1.9.3.3.exe will not work on linux Mint 14 [closed]
I want to open the software in the normal manner, in order to write my downloaded Ubuntu ISO file to my USB key.
Then I can install ubuntu 12.04 over my existing mint version 14.
Any advice? I've ...
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Error while updating [closed]
I have Linux Mint 14 (nadia).
Lately when I try to update (apt-get update) this error appears:
W: GPG error: http://packages.medibuntu.org quantal Release: The following signatures couldn't be ...
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How to setup russian input method in Mint 14 xfce 64-bit? [closed]
I'm using Mint 14 XFCE, 64-bit.
Struggling to setup cyrillic (Russian) input method.
Can someone point me good web resources regarding this.
Googling didn't help...
Thanks!
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rc.local refuses to run at boot
During the boottime operations on my machine, rc.local refuses to run the scripts that I've put into it.
I'm running Linux Mint 14 Cinnamon (which I know is not Ubuntu, but it's based off of it and ...
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Installing Linux Mint on Windows-Ubuntu Dual Boot [closed]
Currently, I have a Ubuntu-Windows Dual boot. However, I would like to try out a new OS so I burned a Linux Mint usb stick. I would like to install Linux Mint and remove Ubuntu (I backed up my files) ...
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Bootloader Partition Question [closed]
I have a quick question. I'm trying to install Linux Mint along with Windows 8 on my computer, but I figured my question would be good here since I think the Ubuntu and Mint installers are the same ...
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How to remove “http_proxy” user env setting? [closed]
I have tried searching for it without any luck:
pavel@mintdesktop ~ $ env | grep proxy
http_proxy=http://192.168.2.1:8080
https_proxy=http://192.168.2.1:8080
pavel@mintdesktop ~ $ cat ./.profile | ...
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How can I prevent Ubuntu from shutting down immediately when hitting shutdown key? [closed]
I quite often let my computer run, lock the screen and let it download something while I'm away. When I come back, I often forget that my notebook is still running, so I press the key to turn it on.
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Unexpectedly lost speaker output. Headphone output works fine
Yesterday when I opened my laptop I noticed that I no longer had sound from the built-in speakers. I carefully checked settings in Sound Preferences, and then dropped to shell and looked in ...
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Cinnamon settings are not default after installing Cinnamon in Ubuntu 12.10
I tried out Cinnamon UI in Ubuntu 12.10 today and found that Cinnamon settings were not default (like when right-clicking desktop > change background, it shows the Ubuntu settings window not Cinnamon ...
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Start with text mode from live USB? (Mint) [closed]
OK, so Mint menu appears, I pressed Esc and saw just this stroke "boot:" What I have to do now?
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A more feature filled mintmenu like applet for Xubuntu 12.04
I do not want to install the mintmenu. I am requesting anything that is XFCE NATIVE.
I'd love to see something like Mintmenu written for XFCE.
I can't install MintMenu because the Mate desktop ...
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Wine on Linux Mint vs Wine on Ubuntu [closed]
Is there a difference in performance between the 2 distro's? Like running games faster?
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esata docking station mint cinnamon or ubuntu
Try to use a docking station with either Mint/Ubuntu and I have no luck on it showing up using dmesg.
Motherboard has esata on it. Custom built pc.
Plug hard drive and it does not show up like usb ...
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Looking for a screen monitoring program for a high school computer lab
As the title says, I'm looking for a screen monitoring program for a high school computer lab that works with either Mint 14 or Lubuntu 12.04. I can't seem to find anything in the software ...
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ubuntu software-center problem in linuxmint [closed]
I am using Linux Mint KDE Nadia 14 64bit version
When I run software-center, following errors appear:
huseyin@huseyin-GA-MA770-UD3 ~ $ software-center
2013-03-31 23:00:24,688 - ...
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System frozen each time I try to encrypt usb drive with ext3 [closed]
My Mint Linux 13 (Maya) which is basically Ubuntu 12.04, keeps screen frozen each time I try to format & encrypt my external USB hard drive with Ext3. This will happen not right away but after few ...
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Not able to apt-get install any software [closed]
I am using linux mint 9. Recently I have been facing this problem, when ever I want to install any software through sudo apt-get install it does not succeed. It shows
E: Malformed line 12 in source ...
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Can't boot Ubuntu after installing Mint
Just installed Mint and Ubuntu won't boot. It hangs after "Checking battery"; also, I can drop to shell with Alt+F2 and access the system from the command line. What might be the problem?
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acer aspire one overheating
my friend asked me to install linux on her Acer Aspire One netbook, which I did (it was Linux Mint 14 xfce)
unfortunately after the install i've started experiencing serious overheating (sensors ...
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MySQL deactivated in Lampp, Xampp on Linux 12.04 [closed]
I have freshly installed xampp-linux-1.8.1 on my Ubuntu 12.04 (Mint 13 maya) Operating system. When run lampp, I get :
/opt/lampp/lampp start
Starting XAMPP for Linux 1.8.1...
XAMPP: XAMPP-Apache is ...
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Permanently disable HDMI audio device
How can I permanently disable my ATI HDMI Audio device? I have tried setting the Profile for it to "Off" but it doesn't seem to stick either across reboots or when certain applications are launched.
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how do I install a proprietary wl Broadcom driver?
I have BCM4313 wi-fi module, which works ok under open-source brcmsmac module, except for numerous disconnects and sudden breakdowns.
So I've downloaded the proprietary tarball, installed it, but ...
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dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-server [closed]
This question has been asked verbatim about a dozen times on this forum, and yet none of the solutions have worked for me.
I'm trying to install mysql and everytime I try to install I get this ...
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Xubuntu 12.10 vs Linux Mint 14 XFCE [closed]
How are these two distributions different: Xubuntu 12.10 and Linux Mint 14 XFCE given that the latter is based on Ubuntu 12.10? Simply the changes made to the XFCE desktop made by the Mint team and ...
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My Ubuntu Shutdown mean not turn off, but became computer restart [closed]
It's not about my Ubuntu 12.10 x64, but also My Mint Cinnamon x64. When I press shutdown, it becaming shutdown. Power indicator of CPU turn off for a second, then the computer turn on. I have to boot ...
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removing ubuntu and installing mint [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to remove Ubuntu and put Windows back on?
I currently have ubuntu 12.04 and win7 installed on the same hdd, and am planning to install mint on my new 2nd hdd.
I'd ...
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Cinnamon desktop lost after Mint Update and Nvidia tool settings/experimental installation [closed]
Mine is HP 540 / Gnu/Linux Mint Maya. No GPU. I use Cinnamon. I did Mint Update. I simply installed Nvidia tool settings and experimental-310. Once I rebooted, I can see only ordinary desktop without ...
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Changing ordering of OS in GRUB
I have recently installed Linux Mint along with my Ubuntu. The GRUB has replaced Mint as the default OS. How can I set Ubuntu as the OS that loads automatically again?
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Ubuntu not appearing in GRUB menu after installing alonside Mint
I have been using Mint May 13 for several months, but I wanted to install Ubuntu 12.10 also. I ran the Ubuntu Live CD and "Installed Alongside". Everything appeared to install correctly, but when I ...
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one.ubuntu.com won't let me upload a large file (using firefox) [closed]
I am trying to upload a 4.4GB file to my one.ubuntu.com account. I have a 25GB account and am currently using only 350MB. When I click on the file I want to upload it says it's uploading. When I open ...
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How to install linux mint-x GTK/window theme/icon theme on Ubuntu?
I have just tried to install mint-x on my ubuntu 12.10 OS from different sources and unfortunately I got this:
It works perfectly, but the GTK+ theme part fails to reproduce the same theme that ...
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Cinnamon failed: desktop only, no panel, no dialog frame [closed]
I am using Linux Mint 14 (MATE) with Cinnamon installed.
Cinnamon failed when I tried to delete an item on the menu with menu editor.
The system freezed, so I logged out by pressing ctrl+alt+del.
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Login screen on Linux Mint: Preselect username [closed]
System: Linux Mint 13 (Maya)
Default behavior: On login I have to type username and password.
Desired behavior: The username should be preselected to a default user, so I only have to type the ...
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How to run multiple distros using lvm
I've seen quite a few posts around about running multiple distros but not sure they apply to using LVM (and without Windows). I'm using a machine that's about 3 years old. Setup:
Intel Core i7 ...
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Clear Linux file system after shutdown / start
I have very specific task. I need to clear the desktop, downloads, documents and so on after every shutdown or finish.
For example, if anyone downloads something using Google Chrome, he will work ...
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My partition table is facing limitations; having problems creating more partitions
I first noticed an issue when trying to install Linux Mint 14 as a third OS alongside Ubuntu 12.10 and Windows 7 - I was unable to create another partition to install Mint to.
Poking around, I ...
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Migration from Ubuntu to Mint [closed]
I'd like to migrate from Ubuntu 12.10 to Mint 14, but it's important that I keep everything which is in my /home directory. Will it work if I just put the directory on a USB stick, then replace the ...
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Linux Mint 14 (Ubuntu 12.10 Core) - Wireless Driver Acts Slow and Crashes [closed]
I am asking this here as LM 14 Cinnamon is based on the Ubuntu 12.10 core. My issue is that since my upgrading to LM 14, my wireless speed has been a fraction of what it was prior to my upgrade (I ...
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E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages - error, no working Network [closed]
After I compiled and made a .deb (sudo checkinstall) package of Python 3.x and launced it on my Mint 9 Isadora x86_64 Gnome (Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx LTS), something strange happened. It begun to ...
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How to add planes in flightgear [closed]
Hi I installed flightgear and I want to install planes but, how do I?
I have Linux Mint 13
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Fresh Install Linux Mint driver failure [closed]
I'm trying to install a linux distribution on my new configuration, but after the first tries I now have a windows installed on a partition and a linux mint install on an extended partition that does ...
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Ubuntu One on Linux Mint won't install: Depends: libnautilus-extension1a [closed]
The full error I'm experiencing when I try to install Ubuntu One on my Linux Mint 13 OS is
"ubuntuone-client-gnome: Depends: libnautilus-extension1a (>= 1:2.91) but 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu5 is to be ...
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Clementine recreates library every time it starts [closed]
I just installed Mint Maya. My music library is an secondary internal HD formatted as NTFS. Clementine imported my music library fine.
However, next time I started Clementine it started with an ...
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IRC ping problems since installing the last two linux mint 13 updates (native update manager) [closed]
I'm quite new to Linux, so please don't cut off my head for using wrong terms or simply being stupid about the behaviour of this OS~
That being said, straight to my problem.
For about four days, ...
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In what language I can develop a status notifier of a laptop battery?
I want develop a little software or notification system of status or information battery, because sometimes I forget disconnect my charger and my battery is overloaded. I would like to develop an ...
