Download , Install , Setup , Drivers , Tips , Mistakes
linux Mint How To Install
Download , Install , Setup , Drivers , Tips ,Mistakes
There are 10 mistakes that you'll definitely want to avoid,
for the sake of the health of your system. Because they may be fatal.
As with all warnings in general, these warnings are especially important for beginners with Linux. Advanced Linux users won't easily get into trouble, not even in the danger zone. And when they do get into trouble, they can help themselves...Contents of this page:
1. Be very careful with external repositories (like PPA's) and with external .deb files
2. Be restrictive with root authority (administrative permissions)
2.1. Only use sudo, pkexec and admin:// when absolutely necessary
3. Be careful with add-ons, extensions, applets and desklets
3.1. Firefox and Chrome add-ons and extensions: don't trust them blindly
3.2. Desklets and applets: think before you install
4. Never use cleaning applications like BleachBit (nor defrag apps)
5. Don't mix desktop environments
5.1. Don't install a second full-blown file manager
6. Never use installation scripts like Ultamatix, Ubuntu Tweak, Ubuntu Sources List Generator, Ubuntuzilla, UKUU and Ubuntu Mainline Kernel Installer
6.1. Severe danger level (red alert!): Ultamatix
6.2. High danger level (orange alert): Ubuntu Tweak and Ubuntu Sources List Generator
6.3. Elevated danger level (yellow alert): Ubuntuzilla, UKUU and Ubuntu Mainline Kernel Installer
6.3.1. Ubuntuzilla
6.3.2. UKUU and Ubuntu Mainline Kernel Installer
7. Don't use Grub Customizer
8. Don't enable the software repository "romeo"
9. Never remove any application that's part of the default installation of Ubuntu or Linux Mint
10. Don't experiment on a production machine
No operating system is flawless. Linux Mint is no exception.
Speed Up your Mint!
improve its settings
Contents of this page:
1. Chrome and Chromium: what's the difference?
2. Installing Chrome
3. This external repository poses no risk
4. After the installation
5. Improve the settings
6. Some graphics cards: disable the hardware acceleration
7. Extensions and add-ons: don't turn Chrome into a Christmas tree
8. Run Chrome from within a secure sandbox
9. Want to get rid of polluted settings in Chrome or Chromium?
10. Solve an occasional update problem caused by Chrome
11. Want more tips?
Here you'll find solutions for some bugs in Linux Mint 20.3 (or in the applications that are part of a default installation of Linux Mint).
Contents of this page:
1. Can't boot from install DVD: processor without PAE support
2. Computer won't boot after installation of Mint
3. Computer boots straight into Windows 8.x or 10, after dual boot install
4. The installation of Mint can't be finished: it fails halfway
5. Swap use (swappiness) is too high: Mint is too slow and uses the hard disk too much
6. Black screen or performance problems after installation of the closed non-free Nvidia driver
7. The screen resolution is not right, after installation of the closed non-free Nvidia driver
8. The tools for updating or installing software malfunction
9. Reboot fails
10. Hibernate and suspend don't always work well: they make some computers malfunction or even enter a coma
10.1. Disable suspend (suspend-to-ram)
10.1.1. How to undo
11. Workaround for a FIDO U2F Security Key
12. The closed non-free Nvidia driver won't load
13. Some laptops: hard disk constantly clicks and spins up and down
14. Wireless internet is sometimes being blocked by Bluetooth
15. Large PDF documents can't be printed entirely
16. File Manager Nautilus might be installed as unwanted extra
17. Can't launch any web browser
18. The size of the log files in /var/log gets out of hand
19. Booting takes a very long time .
20. A few graphics cards: disable hardware acceleration in your web browser34. Official bug lists for Linux Mint and Ubuntu
Download , Install , Setup , Drivers , Tips ,Mistakes
There are 10 mistakes that you'll definitely want to avoid,
for the sake of the health of your system. Because they may be fatal.
As with all warnings in general, these warnings are especially important for beginners with Linux. Advanced Linux users won't easily get into trouble, not even in the danger zone. And when they do get into trouble, they can help themselves...Contents of this page:
1. Be very careful with external repositories (like PPA's) and with external .deb files
2. Be restrictive with root authority (administrative permissions)
2.1. Only use sudo, pkexec and admin:// when absolutely necessary
3. Be careful with add-ons, extensions, applets and desklets
3.1. Firefox and Chrome add-ons and extensions: don't trust them blindly
3.2. Desklets and applets: think before you install
4. Never use cleaning applications like BleachBit (nor defrag apps)
5. Don't mix desktop environments
5.1. Don't install a second full-blown file manager
6. Never use installation scripts like Ultamatix, Ubuntu Tweak, Ubuntu Sources List Generator, Ubuntuzilla, UKUU and Ubuntu Mainline Kernel Installer
6.1. Severe danger level (red alert!): Ultamatix
6.2. High danger level (orange alert): Ubuntu Tweak and Ubuntu Sources List Generator
6.3. Elevated danger level (yellow alert): Ubuntuzilla, UKUU and Ubuntu Mainline Kernel Installer
6.3.1. Ubuntuzilla
6.3.2. UKUU and Ubuntu Mainline Kernel Installer
7. Don't use Grub Customizer
8. Don't enable the software repository "romeo"
9. Never remove any application that's part of the default installation of Ubuntu or Linux Mint
10. Don't experiment on a production machine
No operating system is flawless. Linux Mint is no exception.
Speed Up your Mint!
improve its settings
Contents of this page:
1. Chrome and Chromium: what's the difference?
2. Installing Chrome
3. This external repository poses no risk
4. After the installation
5. Improve the settings
6. Some graphics cards: disable the hardware acceleration
7. Extensions and add-ons: don't turn Chrome into a Christmas tree
8. Run Chrome from within a secure sandbox
9. Want to get rid of polluted settings in Chrome or Chromium?
10. Solve an occasional update problem caused by Chrome
11. Want more tips?
Here you'll find solutions for some bugs in Linux Mint 20.3 (or in the applications that are part of a default installation of Linux Mint).
Contents of this page:
1. Can't boot from install DVD: processor without PAE support
2. Computer won't boot after installation of Mint
3. Computer boots straight into Windows 8.x or 10, after dual boot install
4. The installation of Mint can't be finished: it fails halfway
5. Swap use (swappiness) is too high: Mint is too slow and uses the hard disk too much
6. Black screen or performance problems after installation of the closed non-free Nvidia driver
7. The screen resolution is not right, after installation of the closed non-free Nvidia driver
8. The tools for updating or installing software malfunction
9. Reboot fails
10. Hibernate and suspend don't always work well: they make some computers malfunction or even enter a coma
10.1. Disable suspend (suspend-to-ram)
10.1.1. How to undo
11. Workaround for a FIDO U2F Security Key
12. The closed non-free Nvidia driver won't load
13. Some laptops: hard disk constantly clicks and spins up and down
14. Wireless internet is sometimes being blocked by Bluetooth
15. Large PDF documents can't be printed entirely
16. File Manager Nautilus might be installed as unwanted extra
17. Can't launch any web browser
18. The size of the log files in /var/log gets out of hand
19. Booting takes a very long time .
20. A few graphics cards: disable hardware acceleration in your web browser34. Official bug lists for Linux Mint and Ubuntu
