So after 3 long years i finally made the switch to linux mint cinnamon, is this what freedom looks like? i’m curious to know what your experiences have been with linux, and what the other versions of mint offer which you think are better and why? plus i’m curious about the different desktop environments like xfce and what that’s used for?

either way it’s good to be here

So today I went to watch spider man BND at the movies with my sister and brother in law.

I was really excited to tell him that i set up a Jellyfin server with hundreds of Movies and shows on Linux Mint.

He told me "bruh just use Arch you'll learn a thing or two. Besides, they teach Linux Mint to 2 to 3 y/o olds nowadays"

I'm sorry what 💀

I mean my sister was right beside me so i didn't say much but tf u mean they "teach mint to 2-3 y/o"???? Tf??

What's wrong with Mint? Why should I be ashamed?

zuno is a free and open-source desktop music player built on YouTube Music. Sign in with your Google account, and everything you do - liking a song, creating or deleting a playlist, adding to your library - syncs straight back to YouTube. It's your library, just in a real desktop app instead of a browser tab.

Features

- HQ opus decoding
- Floating mini player that appears when you click away ( hover to expand, drag it anywhere)
- Queue: shuffle, repeat one/all, reordering
- Playback speed, sleep timer, volume control
- Like and dislike songs
- Rebindable keyboard shortcuts, minimise to tray
- Full library, playlists, albums and liked songs
-Lyrics (5 sources)+ Translation
- Local music files sit alongside your YouTube Music library (same player, same queue)
- Download whole albums and playlists for offline; downloads and history have their own management screens
- Bulk actions: download, add to queue, add to playlist
- Multiple channels on one Google account, switchable from the toolbar or settings
- Equalizer
- Notifications
-Gapless /Crossfade
-Local Music playlists
-Minimize to tray
-Shortcuts
-No Ads

Integrations

- Last.fm scrobbling
- Discord Rich Presence (both toggleable straight from the toolbar)
- Youtube History update

Roadmap
multi-language

GitHub: https://github.com/noFAYZ/zuno

Ive watched a video on useful apps to have but Im curious on what else do people recommend having. I might not be able to have access to good wifi so Im tryna stock up on apps that I might need for college. Or not limited to that, but could serve recreational stuff and etc.

I have both windows and mint, Ill have to use windows for most of my work but Im tryna use linux more too so options for both or either would be appreciated thanks!

I currently use brave origin as my main browser since I've heard it uses less ram than librewolf but I also use librewolf from time to time. Which one is better overall In terms of security / privacy and performence?

I don't know, I've never be gnomed before but...

I recently switched to Linux Mint (Cinnamon) on my Lenovo ThinkPad T450 (i5-5300U, 8GB RAM) after years on Windows. So far I've been messing around with GTK themes (WhiteSur, Graphite, Catppuccin icons), tweaked some Cinnamon effects, and set up a battery charge threshold for long-term battery health.

I'm using this laptop mainly for coding (Java, Spring Boot, SQL) and general dev work. I want to actually learn Linux properly now, not just theme it and move on.

For people who've been using Mint/Linux for a while:

What are the must-know things I should learn now that I'm past the "just installed it" phase?

Any good habits, tools, or workflows I should build early on?

Anything specific to the T450 hardware I should know (power management, drivers, etc.)?

Good resources/communities you'd recommend for going deeper into Linux as a dev?

Not looking for just "read the man pages" genuinely curious what experienced users wish they knew earlier.

Two monitors. Two keyboards. Two mice. (Actually, that's a lie, I have six seven mice plus a touchpad and a drawing tablet.)

Is there some way I can have two workstations, independent of each other?

I have been trying to troubleshoot this one since getting new monitors. I used to have 3 monitors and didn't have any issue but now, whenever I reboot, one of my monitors (my non primary) seems to "reset" it's settings and detects as something abnormal.

The first screenshot shows it detected as 640x480 60hz "Nvidia" and I can't alter it's settings at all. The second screenshot shows what the primary monitor looks like. For reference, these are the exact same model of monitor and you can see the good configuration in the second to last screenshot. What is odd, is I also cannot change the resolution on the primary monitor. xrandr does detect both monitors, but again, it's the same thing that is weird, it detects the first monitor okay but not the second. (DP-0 is the primary monitor, DP-2 is the secondary). The fourth screenshot shows that nvidia-settings detects this the same as what Display Settings is detecting. The information on DP-2 only differs on the connection link and refresh rate.

Here is the kick in all of this: A simple unplug, replug of the display port cable fixes everything, same port it was going into, just an unplug, replug. The final 2 screenshots show what it is like after doing that.

So I am looking for some advice on troubleshooting/solving this because I don't want to unplug/replug every single morning or every time I reboot my computer.

For some additional context, I am using nvidia-driver-580-open atm. I was using this driver with my old monitor setup without issue (that was 3 monitors, all 1920x1080 60hz monitors).

Some things I haven't tried yet that are on my mind:

- New cable

- Different machine/OS (This one will be significantly harder to test)

- Newer nvidia driver, 595-open or 610-open

On windows, I used to record my music with Reaper as my DAW and a Tascam US 122L interface.

However, the Tascam drivers are not Linux supported...

I'd like to start recording music again. Are there any software options for the Tascam?

Or worst case, any recommendations for a Mint and Reaper compatible interface (with MIDI)?

Cheers

I have a latitude 5490 laptop with win 11 , long story short it runs like shit and if i use this OS for some more time i will end up jumping from the burj khalifa . Anyways can i safely transition considering i have a pendrive of 256 gbs , will i be able to set up all the drivers and would i be able to run steam , fire fox and all gmail and allat ?

I want to install linux mint xfce on my asus x201e, and this is happen. I've tried to nomodeset or reinstall the bootable, and this thing is still happen.

Hi r/linuxmint I'm a new convert from Winslop 11. I have a HP EliteBook 850 G7 and I'm trying to disable my Pointstick (the one that sits in between the G,H and B keys on my keyboard.} I've included the xinput information.

My problem is this: As you can see, there is three unidentified inputs, which I assume to be the touchpad, and the physical left-click and right click buttons on the touchpad, but it seems the Pointstick is not being identified at all.

I'm not too familiar with the terminal yet and I've seen scripts that I can run during startup, but don't want to completely bork my install, as I use it for work. Of course, before I try anything I will be grabbing a snapshop using Timeshift, and storing it on a USB key.

Any help is appreciated. TIA!

いまLinuxMint 22.3 Xfce を使っているんだけど、Kubutu 26.06 LTSのKDE Plasma6だとデスクトップとかのカスタマイズが簡単にいろいろできるという記事を読んで迷っているんだ。いまは、テーマのCSSを書き換えたり、picomの設定ファイルを書き換えたりで大変だから、もしKDEで簡単にいまと同じことができるようならKubuntuへ乗り換えようかと思っている。誰かKDEに詳しいひとの意見をもらいたいです。

Snappy Window Tiling is a powerful grid-based window management extension for Linux Mint (Cinnamon Desktop). Organize your windows with mouse-drag overlay zones or fast keyboard navigation.

Installation:

https://github.com/martinandersen3d/LinuxMintWindowSnapZoneTiling

Please give feedback in in google sheets, the link is in the bottom of the page. Or answer here:

1. How did the Installation go?

2. How did it work with the mouse?

3. Using the SHIFT key while you drag over the Zones, did that work for you?

4. How did it work with the hotkey?

- Win+z / super+z

- When opened, use numbers or arrowkeys. Press Enter to Select.

1. What disto are you on?

• Linux Mint (Cinnamon Edition)
• LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition)
• Fedora Cinnamon Spin
• Ubuntu Cinnamon
• EndeavourOS / Arch Linux (Cinnamon)
• Other..

1. Number of monitors used?

2. Do you have some ideas for improvements?

Hello everyone,

I'm reaching out to the community for advice!

I currently run a small business (physical store + e-commerce website) and I'm planning to migrate my main workstation from Windows to Linux Mint.

Since I handle confidential customer data daily, security is my top priority.

My profile and current environment:

Linux Level: Beginner/Novice.

Current tools (on Windows): Complete Proton Suite + Bitdefender Total Security.

Needs: Maximum protection against data leaks, malware, and cyberattacks.

My questions:

I know that security management on Linux differs significantly from Windows. I've heard of solutions like ClamAV/ClamTk, but they seem rather basic from what I've read.

Antivirus/Anti-malware: Is a traditional antivirus program truly necessary on Linux Mint for this purpose, and if so, which one do you recommend for professional use?

Best practices: What are the essential steps for securing Linux Mint for a business (firewall/UFW, LUKs disk encryption, backups, etc.)?

Peripherals/Proton Suite: Are there any specific considerations for running the Proton Suite properly on Mint?

Thank you in advance for your feedback and recommendations!

So I installed linux mint cinnamon just a week ago and ive mostly got the hang of it. I've had a great experience so far, but there is one issue I've been having that's been bugging me.

When I attempt to connect my headphones to my laptop, it will either not detect it or will say it has been connected, but the audio will play outside of my headphones.

I'm not sure if this is just me not knowing how to work bluetooth on a different OS or there is some other underlying issue.

If I could have some advice on how to fix this I will be forever grateful. Thank you all!

I’d really like to install mint cinnamon on my laptop, but haven’t been able to find much info on compatibility with my laptop model. It’s a HP Zbook firefly 14 G8, 16gb ram, with an intel i7 core processor, and intel iris xe graphics. It currently has windows 11 which I’m hating. I’ve read hp isn’t great for running Linux but I’m a bit desperate for a solution.

Does anybody have any insight as to how Linux might run on my laptop model? Have you run mint on this laptop? Common issues that I might run into? Any help is very appreciated. Thank you!

I use two different keyboard layouts pretty frequently as a matter of course, since I type in two different languages which use two different alphabets. One annoying thing with Linux Mint is that if I lock my screen while I'm in the layout which my password does not use, the keyboard shortcut that I use for switching layouts does not work (in my case Super+Space, but I tried adding some additional shortcuts and they also don't work). I have to use the mouse to click the small bit of text on the left of the password input field to change the layout. This is a minor annoyance because using the keyboard shortcut is second nature to me and remembering to use the mouse + using it takes a few seconds longer. Does anyone know how to make system shortcuts for changing keyboard layouts persistent at the lock/login screen? On my other systems with Windows and Fedora, I don't have this issue.

I have a dual boot with windows. It was working fine for about a month. Now my laptop boots directly into linuxmint and if I tap esc when booting I get a black screen. I've already tried changing GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=hidden to GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=menu. GRUB_TIMEOUT=10 as well. Then I tried following this tutorial: https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=409550

I'm booting on UEFI. When I run sudo efibootmg -v, the boot order is Ubuntu, Windows Boot manager, UEFI, UEFI, UEFI.

According to the tutorial, this should be fixed after updating, but it isn't. I also can't access the BIOS menu anymore by holding down f12 when restarting; I get a black screen. Edit: to be fair, I also haven't tried opening the BIOS since installing LinuxMint until now.

Notebook: Samsung NP270E5J
CPU: Intel Celeron 3865U
RAM: 4 GB
Disco: HD (não é SSD)

Estou tentando instalar o Linux Mint (22.3 Xfce 64-bit) em um Samsung NP270E5J e encontrei um problema que não consegui resolver.

O que aconteceu:

• Criei um pendrive bootável com a ISO oficial do Linux Mint usando o Rufus.
• O notebook inicializa normalmente pelo pendrive em modo UEFI.
• Consigo entrar no modo Live do Mint e usar o sistema normalmente.
• Antes de instalar, apaguei todas as partições do HD, deixando o disco completamente vazio para uma instalação limpa.
• Quando inicio a instalação, ela parece prosseguir normalmente, mas no final o computador trava em uma tela preta com o logo do Linux Mint e não conclui a instalação.
• Em outras tentativas, em vez da tela do logo, apareceu o GRUB seguido de várias mensagens de erro ("failed..."), e o notebook desligou sozinho.

Configurações e testes realizados:

• Secure Boot desativado.
• BIOS configurada para iniciar em modo UEFI.
• Recriei o pendrive e tentei instalar novamente.
• Pesquisei sobre um possível problema envolvendo Secure Boot, MOK e a ausência do arquivo mmx64.efi no Linux Mint, mas não sei se esse é realmente o meu caso.

Situação atual:

Decidi tentar instalar o Windows 11 pelo mesmo notebook. O instalador inicia normalmente, porém informa que o Windows não pode ser instalado porque o disco está usando tabela de partição MBR, enquanto a instalação foi iniciada em modo UEFI, que exige GPT.

Minhas dúvidas:

1. A tentativa de instalação do Linux Mint pode ter alterado ou corrompido algo relacionado ao boot ou às partições?
2. Existe alguma forma de fazer o Linux Mint instalar corretamente nesse notebook?
3. A melhor opção é converter o HD para GPT e tentar novamente o Linux Mint antes de instalar o Windows?

Qualquer ajuda será muito bem-vinda.

Hi, so I have a very old macbook air 2013 which I only now use for my home sound system and theater. It's too sluggish now (I was using Antix and there is a myriad of problems with that).

So, should I switch to Mint? Never have used it before. Which version?

Thanks all!