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Linux Mint datahoarding/backup tip: "apt download" fetches the .deb files of both the package and its dependencies

#linuxmint #datahoarding

E.g.:

• apt download vlc
• apt download dolphin

Only problems are it requires sudo, it only works with one package at a time (so apt download vlc dolphin won't work), and the script that comes with it for easy installation runs apt (but replacing apt for dpkg -i solves that).

There's also apt-get download, which doesn't require sudo nor comes with a .sh file expecting apt, but it won't download dependencies either.

Hope it helps someone. =)

@linuxmint@lemmy.ml

ISO8601-based custom date format in Linux Mint

Right-click the calendar widget in the panel > toggle Use a custom date format > Add %Y-%m-%d%n%H:%M% to the field below.

Seconds omitted because I don't have use for them, and %n to put the hours and minutes in a second line, so it's easier to read.

Didn't test in other Debian-based systems. And iirc changing the locale to either Danish or Japanese also works, but then the system won't be in English.

Hope this helps someone. =)

#iso8601 @linuxmint@lemmy.ml

After updating linux-firmware to 20240318.git3b128b60-0ubuntu2.27 I can get past the Lenovo screen to the LM logo, but the field for the decryption password doesn't appear.

Restarting from the hanging LM logo screen after this happens, the GRUB menu appears after the Lenovo screen, and then I'm able to boot and decrypt using an earlier kernel.

I suppose I could just not update these things, but that seems like it might not be the best idea (and I may not have all my facts straight or explained things very well, I'm a little tired at the moment). I've Timeshifted back to before those updates for now. Anyway, any suggestions?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/64065505

I'm trying to install Davinci Resolve on Mint.

My friend is not Linux techsavvy. He has tried for about a week to get it working on Linux Mint, with no success. Instead, broke his system a couple times trying to get it working.

Is there an easier way to get it running? Would running it using Wine, or is there some kind of Flatpak or AppImage type thing to make it easier?

SOLVED: solution was running: killall ibus-daemon before launching. Thanks @just_another_person@lemmy.world !

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/46115996

I am playing Replaced and, despite the cool style and environment design, my experience is made horrible

Whenever a WASD key is pressed there is a chance that the input may get "sticky" and continues to send the character in the same direction indefinitely, making stealth sequences impossible and resolving only by giving ASDASD as input.

Here is the likely excerpt from the logs:

../../../../modules/im/ximcp/imDefLkup.c,355: The key event is already fabricated. ../../../../modules/im/ximcp/imDefLkup.c,355: The key event is already fabricated. ../../../../modules/im/ximcp/imDefLkup.c,355: The key event is already fabricated. ../../../../modules/im/ximcp/imDefLkup.c,355: The key event is already fabricated. ../../../../modules/im/ximcp/imDefLkup.c,355: The key event is already fabricated. ../../../../modules/im/ximcp/imDefLkup.c,359: Tried to fabricate a wrong key event. ../../../../modules/im/ximcp/imDefLkup.c,355: The key event is already fabricated. ../../../../modules/im/ximcp/imDefLkup.c,355: The key event is already fabricated. ../../../../modules/im/ximcp/imDefLkup.c,355: The key event is already fabricated.

I am running it in Heroic Launcher and the problem persists using GE-Proton-latest or Proton Experimental. Also, changing to the Steam Runtime or deactivating Gamemode does not help.

The ASUS RT-BE82U and the ASUS RT-AX86U Pro were suggested as replacements but those aren't available anywhere near me. after that the ASUS RT-AX88U was suggested but that also isn't available.

I realize this is a mint linux group but i'm hoping someone here as a good idea of a replacement router. I'd prefer ASUS but it needs aimesh technology because I have 2 routers in my house. this would be replacing one of them.

I need something that is at least decent for gaming and streaming of video and audio. I don't want the cheapest thing on the rack. I think the rtax82u was like $130 maybe $140 when I bought it. any suggestions?

mods if this question isn't allowed just let me know where I should post it and i will post there and delete it here. (if you delete the post then it's hard for me to copy and paste it over at the place that you want me to be at) thank you

edit : need to also ask about the ASUS TUF Gaming BE3600 is this a solid router? it's one other router that was suggested

I’m reading that Firefox has gone all AI and corporate and Brave is supported by Satan. I have a Lenovo 14 Gen 1 coming tomorrow and I’m putting Mint on it. What browser do you all like?

You can convert projects to .gif file format in Kdenlive.

1. Select Project > Render
2. Under Render Project, Select Images Sequence > GIF
3. Select Render to File

Similar general instructions here: https://www.hollyland.com/blog/tips/export-video-in-kdenlive

Just writing this here because this question (specifically about .gifs) has been asked multiple times on the internet but all available answers point to using ffmpeg.

I've spent way too many hours trying to figure this out through forum posts.

As far as I could gather there was a configuration file that could be edited but now that configuration file is nowhere to be seen so I need to create that file but I'm not sure what to pun in that file.

The other problem is that all forum posts that talk about editing a configuration file is for something called Pulse and some forum posts mention that Mint doesn't use that anymore, so back to 0.

Hi fediverse,

I'm hoping someone can give me some advice on an issue that means I can't access the main user account on my Linux Mint (Cinnamon) operating system.

Context:

I'm using a dual boot setup of windows and mint on my laptop. I use mint (or used to, when I could access my user) for pretty much anything that doesn't require things* only my windows instance has. (*things such as support for video games that support windows but not linux, for example)

When creating my main user account, I made a mistake in the username. It was irritating enough for me to want to change it, and as doing so seemed like it should have been fine, I settled upon three guides and ended up (mostly?) just following this one:

https://www.linuxuprising.com/2019/04/how-to-change-username-on-ubuntu-debian.html

I cant remember all of what happened anymore, but I have the following screenshots, along with the stuff I do remember.

(note: red blocks represent the new username, blue blocks represent the old username)

At the used-by-process error, I first tried following the guide precisely, then hoped that "PID" was Process ID, and that the guide expected me to put the ID that usermod stated after "PID", and tried doing that.

Idk if that fvcked something up...

Then I guess I fixed that somehow, idk if I did so by restarting and logging in only as tempuser, or if I had already done that and fixed it some other way.

Anyway I meant to run each line of the command separately to avoid stuff going wrong, but accidentally did both at once. I hoped it'd be fine anyway.

Then stuff happened I guess.

Anyway,

I cant remember much more but I know that I tried to log back in as my main user account and I found out that:

1. The username had been successfully changed.
2. I could not log into my main user account.

Imputing the correct username and password was successful, and acted like it was logging me in as usual. Then after the usual black screen, it just throws me back to the login window.

This still happens.

I went through a fair bit of internet searching, followed some advice. All that most people were saying was to check how much disk space you have left - and to not keep timeshift snapshots on the same drive as your OS.

(this is one such post, and (I think) the only one I found that I definitely recognise from the previous searching: https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxmint/comments/15revgg/cant_stay_logged_in_keeps_going_back_to_login/)

I did ctrl-alt-f1 and ran df -h, and deleted most of the timeshift snapshots I had (I think I had maybe 6 and deleted 4 or 5).

Here's the output of df -h that I think is from after I deleted the timeshifts:

Idk what to do, hope someone can advise.

(TL;DR: tried to change username on mint, now whenever I try to log in to the user it throws me back to the login window after the usual black screen. Hope this suffices for a summary...)

I'm thinking of moving my friend over to the wayland session but im wondering if its stable enough for daily use.

https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4876

i copied the exe file to my linux mint 22.1 system and added the game as a non steam game. it installed, but the game won't run

using steam i've tried proton 9.0-4 and also proton hotfix and proton 3.16-9 just for giggles I tried unchecking "force the use of a specific steam play compatibility tool"

when i click on the game in steam the green "play" button switches to a blue "stop" button but then just goes back to a green "play" button.

i'm thinking it's to old for steam to be able to run it. (maybe?)

any thoughts on another way to get this old as hell game to run?

edit: should say that the version of the game I am running is Flux . there are other versions like Flux LE and flux uplink and other versions. mine is just Flux (which was the full version of the game.)

I am trying to get away from Google and am looking for a decent cloud service that integrated well won't Linux, either by itself or by using rclone.

I tried Proton drive, but it is laggy and overall not very good.

I just need storage, nothing fancy. Self hosting is not an option tough, at this time.

Would any live streamers who use Mint recommend a decent budget capture card for a laptop? I'll be using it with my PS5.

Thank you in advance.

Hi guys, wanted to know what the best way a newbie like me learn to do disk management stuff (like adding devices, managing formats and partitions and so on) in Linux mint. gui is prefered but I'm willing to learn the terminal way too if it has benefits and more control. Thank you for your time

Hello! I am trying to install Mint on an Acer C720P Chromebook that previously was running GalliumOS.

I cannot for the life of me get the Linux Mint Live USB to recognize the internal eMMC storage so I can install to it.

I have an Arch live iso that has no issue seeing the device or formatting it, so I don't believe it's a BIOS or hardware issue.

I have tried both GPT and MBR, and I have also tried LMDE, all to no avail.

Please, are there any tips or things I can try to get Mint to recognize the eMMC? I want to install this to give to a friend and I really feel that Mint is a good choice for her if I can just get it to install. If it matters, the BIOS is https://docs.mrchromebox.tech/docs/fwscript.html

Has anyone successfully set up a live boot of Linux Mint with persistence on a USB drive, similar to how Tails OS operates? I'm looking to save files and installed applications across reboots. If so, could you share your method or any guides you found helpful? Thanks!

Hi guys, wanted to know what is the replacement for adb and Fastboot tools to gain shell access to Android devices in Linux?

Hi guys, I'm preparing to migrate to Linux soon and I wanted to know what's the replacement for winscp program on linux. It's an gui app for running SCP connections and running ftp, SFTP server

Recent convert from Windows here, and for the most part everything has been smooth, but I've run into a brick wall with this one.

I write a lot and often like to use non-standard characters. On Windows I was using AutoHotKey to convert e.g. a ctrl-shift-hyphen into an em dash (—) or ctrl-e to type an é.

I haven't been able to find any good way to do this on Mint thus far. AutoHotKey doesn't seem to work, and the built-in Keyboard Shortcuts interface is incredibly clunky and slow (i.e. pasting the character maybe 2/3rds of the time, with noticeable delay).

I'd really like to be able to just seamlessly hit a hotkey and type a character like —/é. Does anyone have any suggestions for this? Thanks.

important: i'm as noob as a noob can be when it comes to linux. i have been using linux for a few months now bc i hate big tech, and i'm trying to learn gradually, but i know next to zero about coding and downloading stuff from github and stuff like that, please be considerate of that if anyone tries to answer me 🥹

i'm someone that likes downloading many memes and pics for communicating in messaging apps. however, when i try to attach a file to a conversation, my pictures are shown like this (a big list in which i have to click every picture one at a time to find the picture i want to attach), which is kind of annoying. does anybody know how to show the images in more of a gallery view?