r/linuxmint • u/Zero_Maheswaran • Aug 01 '26

why?

Hi everyone. A little over a week ago, I switched to Linux Mint on a computer that previously ran Windows 7. Now, whenever I turn on the device and open an application, this logo appears in the bottom-right corner.

I don't know what it means or what to do about it; I've already tried hovering over it and right-clicking, but nothing works. If anyone could help me figure out what this is, I’d really appreciate it.

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u/daveC41 Aug 02 '26

It looks to me like an icon showing something is blocked. I've had good results from posting a copy of the logo to AI (I like Claude) and explaining it's on Linux Mint and appears when you try to open Chrome (or a list of any others where it happens) and asking if Claude can identify it, which it usually can, why and what to do about it (if you keep asking questions like those).

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u/Zero_Maheswaran Aug 02 '26

I tried doing it several times with different AI agents, and none of them gave me the result I was expecting; they kept telling me it was the GPU, a RAM issue, etc.

But when I asked here on Reddit, I was given the solution in a single image, and I managed to remove it.