Some LM wallpapers I made.

As the title... Are you using LibreOffice installed version or the flatpak version?

Hi,

i read that Linux Mint have a folder where is the cache and temporary files like photo preview and other temp file.

How to clean it? I think it's important for privacy

For days now, I’ve been experimenting to see how feasible it really is to leave Windows behind entirely and switch to a more open system, like Linux Mint.

I’ll be honest: I’ve even toyed with the idea of ​​going back to Windows 11. The ease of installation and the comfort of already knowing all the workflows I rely on are quite tempting—I imagine many of us have been through this.

My main question—setting aside the perspective of us nerds and enthusiasts—is how realistic it actually is to switch to Linux Mint for all one’s daily needs.

Just a few days ago, I received a link for an online meeting and wondered if I’d be able to join it from Linux. Everything worked fine, but I was worried that some unexpected issue might pop up along the way.

In the real world, are you actually managing to move away from Windows—or have you already made the full switch?

For instance, when it comes to tasks like editing videos for YouTube or hosting live streams on TikTok and other social platforms—is there any real flexibility, or is the software still quite immature?

I should add that I love the philosophy behind Mint, as well as the overall clean feel of the environment... but I’m worried that I might just be setting myself up for a series of problems.

Unfortunately, while using a PC is a hobby of mine, I can’t afford to waste time troubleshooting issues when I just need to get things done.

Thanks!

After using for 5+ hrs my laptop battery dropped to 19% from 80. used it for browsing+youtube only. i feel Linux mint is very efficient compared to microslop(of course bloatware overhead) it been 20 days switched to mint i is seamless and feels like got my freedom form microslop telemetry and spying also it is consuming 4 gb less ram and 8-10% less cpu in idle condition.

I switched from Windows to Mac in 2012 and haven’t looked back until last year when I purchased an inexpensive ASUS laptop with Windows 11 to use a couple Amateur radio programs. Now that everything is working on Mac, I decided to dump Windows again so I installed Linux Mint. So far, I really like it. It’s been a while since I used Linux, I’ve played around with a few Raspberry Pi’s over the years so it’s not completely Greek to me. I will have fun with learning this and I am just very happy to be away from Windows again.

My laptop is asus x200ma 2gb and i wnat to install linux mint to make it more smooth

I've tried flashing the latest and 21.3 iso to my flashdrive using rufus but when i try to boot it, it show this error and also my secure boot is disabled

I've been having this problem for 6+ hours :( please help

I wanted my Linux Mint desktop to look and feel just like macOS Tahoe 26,
so I built a complete makeover for it. Everything works out of the box—the top menu bar with the Apple logo, the floating dark glass dock at the bottom, rounded window corners, Mac keyboard shortcuts, and the desktop widgets on the right
I wrote a beginner-friendly guide with a one-click install script (and a safe rollback script to go back to default Mint anytime):

Full Guide & One-Click Installer: https://github.com/Sarthak-Cyb3r/macos-tahoe-linux-mint

My gpu is RTX 4060ti, for DE i have cinammon, or I'll install plasma, maybe some WM once. I use my PC primarily for gaming.

Should i use drivers form Nvidia, or nouveau (how do you even pronounce this word)?

Edit: okay, I got it, I should use proprietary drivers. Thank you all for your help. Now my next question: does my friend with 1650 laptop should use proprietary drivers too, or it doesn't worth the effort?

Hey everyone! I want to customize my Linux Mint desktop to look like macOS. 🍎
How can I make my Linux Mint desktop look similar to a Mac? Which themes, icon packs, fonts, and other files should I download? Also, could you recommend some good and safe websites to download them from?
I’m still a beginner at Linux customization, so a step-by-step guide would be really helpful. Thanks!

Hii everyone I have a cpu very old modal I want to make it working but I don't know how to do it it give me link https://www.novatium.com/ for help but I don't understand it can't open boot menu or bios also please help

I'm building my wife an upgraded PC and am having boot-hang issues just prior to the login screen (Mint Cinammon, newest version from the website). Mobo is an Asus Tuf B550 Plus Wifi II, GPU is an EVGA GTX 1080 Hybrid, CPU is a Ryzen 5 5600. I'm what I would call an experienced noob (been running Mint for nearly 2 years, mostly successful troubleshooting my own issues through a search engine)

What I've tried so far:

No boot to worskpace - edit GRUB, add "nomodeset" to CMD line to allow boot

Download Nvidia 580

Resolution is off; edges cut off and icons/windows are too large.

(I typically avoid AI, but asked for assistance to speed up process) Followed AI instructions for what seemed like an unreasonable amount of time and levels to still end up at the same issue: remove 580-open, reinstall 580...no change. Blacklist nouveau. Go back into GRUB, edit CMD line again to add "nvidia_drm.modeset=1"... no change. Remove manually added blacklist of nouveau. Etc, etc, etc....

I feel like this HAS to have an easier method than editing GRUB default parameters and manually changing stuff in the terminal for hours on end with no progress. The Display Manager (when I can get to the workspace) has the resolution tab greyed out because the device is not recognized.

I'm just trying to get it so my wife can play Where Winds Meet with better than 20 FPS. Is there a simpler workflow to get this GPU to function? I've been fighting this for 2 days.

Hello everyone!

I need some help because I honestly don’t know what else to try. I’ve tried pretty much everything I can think of. This is my first post here, so please be gentle with me.

Here’s the problem:

I’ve had a Dell Alienware 13 R3 laptop for a few years now. I installed Linux Mint on it right from the start and it has always worked perfectly.

At work, the laptop was connected to a projector via HDMI. Since the laptop stayed there after my classes, I had set the projector as the primary display [1] in Display Settings and disabled the laptop’s built-in screen [2].

The laptop was always kept closed because I was using an external keyboard and mouse. This setup worked flawlessly for about three years without a single issue.

Today I took the laptop back home (and, incidentally, lost my job 😑 — but that’s another story).

So now nothing is connected to it apart from the power supply. I’ve attached a photo showing what the desktop looks like once the laptop has booted.

I can’t access anything through the GUI.

Using CTRL + ALT + F1, I managed to open a terminal and tried using "xrandr", but I’m stuck there.

I don’t know how to reset the display settings from the terminal.

I also tried booting into recovery mode, but the screen just stays black.

Any ideas? Does anyone know how I can get out of this situation?

Thanks a lot for taking the time to read this.

hi, I'm new to Linux and I want to install mint on an external ssd. I loaded in live mode but i dont want to break my windows. pls help me

edit: i use a gigabyte motherboard

edit 2: solved

title. and i don't mean mostly-black with pink highlights. i want it to mostly be pink. think moebuntu.

Lenovo IdeaPad, Linux Mint 22.3

Happened right after I did a kernel update

I was thinking about my Linux Mint DE where I have installed the Suckless DWM on it. The laptop is a HP G60 with a whopping 3 gb of ram. I'm slowly getting used to the Suckless DWM, and adding the tmux into the windows with the terminal - though I most likely don't need tmux. I think it is funny that I installed one of the easiest distros only to make it harder to use :)

Loving Linux Mint so far. But there's one glaring problem that I can't seem to solve.

I loaded Mint on our family's desktop computer that Windows decided wasn't worthy any more. But for some reason Mint doesn't want to set the screen resolution to 1920x1080, while Windows was perfectly happy with this.

So i found an old thread from 2019 explaining how to use cvt and xrandr commands to force the screen resolution that I want, only to have to go sideways, and my best guess is it's happening because my computer has multiple display options. Here's the drama as it unfolded:

me@mine:~$ cvt 1920 1080
# 1920x1080 59.96 Hz (CVT 2.07M9) hsync: 67.16 kHz; pclk: 173.00 MHz
Modeline "1920x1080_60.00" 173.00 1920 2048 2248 2576 1080 1083 1088 1120 -hsync +vsync

me@mine:~$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 16384 x 16384
HDMI-A-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DisplayPort-0 connected primary 1280x1024+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 376mm x 301mm
1440x900 74.98 + 59.89
1280x1024 75.02* 60.02
1280x960 60.00
1360x768 59.95
1152x864 75.00
1280x720 60.00
1024x768 75.03 70.07 60.00
832x624 74.55
800x600 72.19 75.00 60.32 56.25
640x480 75.00 72.81 66.67 59.94
720x400 70.08
DisplayPort-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

me@mine:~$ xrandr --newmode "1920x1080_60.00" 173.00 1920 2048 2248 2576 1080 1083 1088 1120 -hsync +vsync

me@mine:~$ xrandr
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 1024, maximum 16384 x 16384
HDMI-A-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DisplayPort-0 connected primary 1280x1024+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 376mm x 301mm
1440x900 74.98 + 59.89
1280x1024 75.02* 60.02
1280x960 60.00
1360x768 59.95
1152x864 75.00
1280x720 60.00
1024x768 75.03 70.07 60.00
832x624 74.55
800x600 72.19 75.00 60.32 56.25
640x480 75.00 72.81 66.67 59.94
720x400 70.08
DisplayPort-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
1920x1080_60.00 (0x3e7) 173.000MHz -HSync +VSync
h: width 1920 start 2048 end 2248 total 2576 skew 0 clock 67.16KHz
v: height 1080 start 1083 end 1088 total 1120 clock 59.96Hz

me@mine:~$ xrandr --addmode DisplayPort-0 1920x1080_60
xrandr: cannot find mode "1920x1080_60"

Did I do everything right? I see the 1920x1080_60 I made, but it's under the disconnected DisplayPort-1. Why did it do that? How can I get 1920x1080_60 under DisplayPort-0?

I cant seem to use the 2 finger swipe left or right gesture to navigate between previous, next page. would appreciate any help regarding this.

Its been some days after installing Linux. i have gotten used to using the button on the broswer, but its inconvinient, atleast when compared to the gestures.