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Mint Linux is based on Ubuntu- the Long Term Support (LTS) Ubuntu distributions. Therefore, many of the customizations mentioned in [[Kubuntu and Ubuntu Linux Distribution Reference]] are applicable to Mint.Mint Linux is based on Debian and some consider a fork of Ubuntu- the Long Term Support (LTS) Ubuntu distributions. Therefore, many of the customizations mentioned in [[Kubuntu and Ubuntu Linux Distribution Reference]] are applicable to Mint. A distribution based on and compatible with Ubuntu, which is shipped with integrated proprietary or patented media codecs.You can obtain Linux Mint from their official web site. Downloading using the torrent option is recommended. Verify your download via checksum and create a [[Mint Linux Bootable Installation Media]].The default windows manager / desktop environment is called Cinnamon. Cinnamon is an independent desktop environment that retains many features that users appreciated in GNOME. The toolbar is called the Cinnamon Panel.The default windows manager / desktop environment is called Cinnamon. The [[Cinnamon Desktop]] is an independent desktop environment that retains many features that users appreciated in GNOME. The toolbar is called the Cinnamon Panel. The majority of suggestions here are applicable to Linux Mint with Cinnamon relatively recent versions: tested on Mint distributions 18.1, 18.3, 19.2 18.3 Sylvia Ubuntu Xenial 16.04 19.1 Tessa Ubuntu Bionic 18.04 19 Tara Ubuntu Bionic 18.04 19.2 Tina Ubuntu Bionic 18.04 20.1 Ulyssa Ubuntu Focal Fossa 20.04 21.1 Vera Ubuntu Jammy 22.04 LTS <small>See: [[Determining Your Linux Version]] and [[Ubuntu Debian version Cross Reference]]</small> == first things first ==Info from this section is covered in more detail here: [[Mint Linux Bootable Installation Media]] An example of how to verify your ISO download: $ sha256sum -b linuxmint-19.2-cinnamon-64bit.iso a05a06b79ff12a747a187aa9a87c5ba1f7e0c1814cda714556603901e2001512 *linuxmint-19.2-cinnamon-64bit.isocompare to: https://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/linuxmint.com/stable/19.2/sha256sum.txt Create a bootable USB flash media from the ISO. The easiest way to install Linux Mint is with a USB flash drive.# Insert the flash drive, allow it to mount automatically if there is a mountable system otherwise no worries.# Menu -> Accessories -> USB Image Writer# Select the ISO file and the destination USB flash drive. === Secure Shell Support for Remote Login ===I don't know why they do not include SSH by default. Allows remote secure terminal shell connection. sudo apt install openssh-server openssh-client sudo service ssh start === Mint comes with a lame vim ===Get full vim sudo apt install vim If the system has already made nano (for n00bs from windowz) your default editor, you may have to sudo update-alternatives --config editor and select vim. == Recommended web browsers ==Before you '''Uninstall Firefox''' install the replacement as a browser must be present for some of the help system of mint. Here are some recommended web browsers. The most recommended two are Pale Moon and Epiphany/Gnome Web. === Small and Lightweight backup browser: Epiphany ===The [[Epiphany Browser]] aka Gnome Web is small, fast, efficient, and capable! It even renders Google Apps (almost) correctly like Voice and Gmail. sudo apt install epiphany-browser === Install Pale Moon Web Browser ===Imagine the classic Firefox before they destroyed it (current Firefox developers are more political than skilled.) It is recommended that you install [[Pale Moon]] and forget Firefox altogether. It works like the classic Firefox and it is efficient, fast, and more stable. == Additional web browsers ==The Firefox web browser is not what it used to be. At one time, it was the top recommended web browser. Lets be honest, today Firefox is total rubbish. However, the ESR version is less rubbish as compared to the standard version. Mint, like most distributions package the Chromium web browser rather than the full version of Google Chrome. At one time it was recommended to go ahead and replace Chromium with the full version of Google Chrome. This is no longer the case, as of this time you should consider retaining Chromium unless there is something that specifically requires Chrome. === Firefox ESR Version ===<small>The [[Firefox Extended Support Release]] so that you don't get forcefully upgraded to the dreaded Quantum 57. == web browsers ==Uninstall Firefox and replace with the Firefox Extended Support Release so that you don't get forcefully upgraded to the dreaded Quantum 57. See also: [[Firefox]] , [[Favorite Firefox Extensions]]See also: [[Firefox]] , [[Favorite Firefox Extensions]]</small> === Chromium ===It seems like 19.2 doesn't default to preloading Chromium. Chromium is a free and open-source software project that Google uses the code to make its Chrome browser, which has more features than Chromium. Many other browsers are also based on Chromium code, most notably Microsoft Edge and Opera. Read the [[Differences Between Google Chromium and Chrome Web Browsers]]. If you want it, here is how to install it: sudo apt install chromium-browserIf you can get by with Chromium it is recommended over Chrome. === Chrome rather than Chromium ===<small><small>{{:Chrome rather than Chromium}}</small></small>=== Application Grouping ===Right click on the panel, go to "+ Add applets to the panel". The applet, "Grouped window list" should be modified, it is the one that adds the grouping and turn off "Group Windows by Application". Verified 19.2# click the Menu # Hover the mouse cursor over the Preferences icon under "All Applications" <small><small>Instructions for older versions of mint before 19# click the Menu and Hover the mouse cursor over the Preferences icon under "All Applications" == Mint comes with a lame vim ==Note: if the Configure gear icon is grayed out then you have to click the plus [+] button on the bottom of the Applets dialog window. For some reason "Window List" although present is ''not fully installed?'' or apparently something to that effect. Clicking the plus button causes the configure gear icon to become available.Get full vim </small></small> apt install vim Instructions for newer versions of mint including and after 19# click menu -> Preferences -> Applets # Locate "Grouped window list" and if the gear is available click it (settings)# In the "Grouped window list" applet click the "Thumbnails" tab/button# Disable slider for "show thumbnails" Note: Verified on Linux Mint 19.2 Cinnamon 4.2.3 === Disable Annoying Sound Menu Integration ===Audio/video players like Banshee and VLC integrate themselves into the otherwise small and efficient volume control sound menu making it big and obnoxious, covering up other software interfaces. This is a problem when in a VoIP call and the volume needs adjusted, just as one example. Integration removal instructions.* Mint Extension SoundMenu deprecated - because Mint no longer uses -extension-soundmenu for integration, try changing the applet settings as an alternative (see below).* Mint 18.3 Cinnamon 3.6.6 (verified) - To disable sound applet integration do the following:#Right click the speaker applet icon on the panel.#Choose "Configure"#Under the "Menu" heading disable "Control Players"#Under the "Panel" heading disable "Hide system tray icons for compatible players"*''Note: Offending software such as Rhythmbox and Clementine still do not appear as a listed app in the panel if you click the X to close it, it will remain open and doc in the task area of the panel.'' === Enable Output to Both Headphones and Sound Card System Speakers ===When you connect headphones you lose sound out the external speakers. In fact, in the audio settings you lose access to the external speaker control. How annoying! === Disable Annoying Window Snapping ===Linux Mint Desktop Snap Mode in Cinnamon behavior is controlled here:* Preferences -> System Settings -> Window TilingThe option is to disable "Enable Window Tiling and Snapping" When it is enabled it does terrible things while you try to click and drag a software window. ''Resource: [[https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=115002 Window snaps to full screen]], Legacy: cinnamon settings > windows and there untick Enable Edge Tiling ("Aero Snap") or System Settings > Workspace Behavior > Screen Edge, or System Settings > Shortcuts and Gestures > Global Keyboard Shortcuts select KWin in the KDE component selection box and set keyboard shortcuts for the quick tile actions that you do want.'' === Active Numlock w Notification ===As of Linux Mint Sylvia without regards to the numlock state at boot the numlock will be inactive when the desktop is loaded. The numlock default state can be modified only after installing a package. sudo apt install numlockxthen adding a line to the file 90-slick-greeter.conf by using the text editor of your choice. In this example we use vim. sudo vi /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/90-slick-greeter.confthen adding the following line of code at the end: greeter-setup-script=/usr/bin/numlockx onsave and reboot. It is also nice to have an indicator on the numlock state as to show status and status change. The following is helpful but not necessary.# Menu -> Settings -> Accessibility -> Keyboard # under "Keyboard Indicators" enable "Use visual indicator on Caps and Num Lock" # also under "Keyboard Indicators" enable "Use audio indicator on Caps and Num Lock" NOTE: You can make the numpad always produce numbers without regards to the numlock state. The [[Mint Linux Numeric Keypad Always Active]] uses a trick that emulates the behavior of a Macintosh keyboard in which the numeric keypad always produces numbers as if the numlock option did not exist. === Monitor going black and power saver ===For Linux Mint 18.3 (and probably versions close to this):* Menu -> Preferences -> Power Management -> Power Options* Menu -> Preferences -> Screensaver -> Settings === Menu Application Editing ===Some changes in the menu include: longer, more annoying software names. For example, GIMP version 2.8 uses the name "GNU Image Manipulation Program" which is far too long, when in the past it was simply "Gimp." This and any other software in the Menu can be edited.* Right-Click Menu -> choose "Configure" -> then click "Menu" as opposed to "Panel" -> click "Open the menu editor" === Fatten up those skinny scrollbars ===For ''(mint 19.x)'' go to:#System Settings -> Themes -> Settings ... there you can change the width of the bars#Menu -> Preferences -> Themes -> Settings (Top tab)#Turn off the overlay scrollbar and turn on the override scrollbar width. Ctrl+Alt+Esc will restart Cinnamon with the updated settings.For ''(mint 18x3)'' go to:*NOTE: ''None of these methods have been successful in our testing with Mint 18.3''* Disable Overlay scroll bars. Menu -> Preferences -> Effects * The default theme is called Mint-X. There is a standard GUI panel to control this. either dconf editor or manually edit theme css from console. (unresolved) sudo vi /usr/share/themes/Mint-X/gtk-3.0/gtk-widgets.cssLook for .scrollbar { background-clip: padding-box; -GtkRange-trough-border: 2; -GtkScrollbar-has-backward-stepper: 0; -GtkScrollbar-has-forward-stepper: 0; -GtkRange-slider-width: 10; -GtkScrollbar-min-slider-length: 30; -GtkRange-stepper-spacing: 0; -GtkRange-trough-under-steppers: 1; }Change -GtkRange-slider-width: 10; to something bigger. Read: [[Scrollbar Width in Firefox Issue]] ===Dual Monitors with Cinnamon=== {{:Template-Dual Monitors with Cinnamon}} == Useful system tools and software ===== vncserver as a boot service === {{:Configure vncserver on Mint}} === VNC Remote Desktop Viewer ==='''REMMINA''' - **** 4 star The [[Remmina]] VNC client is a good alternative to vinagre and works well with remote linux systems utilizing x11nvc server. It supports screen scaling, compression, and dynamic resolution. There are times where Remmina will not connect to certain other VNC servers (poorly written ones) and I have to go back to using vinagre or xtightvncviewer. Recently Remmina has removed the VNC client part of the software and made it a "plugin" that has to be manually added. It still works the same but there is a couple extra steps in the installation. <small>'''VINAGRE''' - *** 3 star The [[vinagre]] software allows you to remote connect to another computer via protocols such as vnc and rdp. apt install vinagre I used to recommend Vinagre however Vinagre is neglected by its developers and has some problems. Lately I have found Vinagre to become very sluggish while I am trying to operate a remote linux system that uses x11vnc server. It will start off fine and become more sluggish to the point where control is impossible. There is no condition race on the remote end. '''XTIGHTVNCVIEWER''' - *** 3 star Using xtightvncviewer has never failed in connected to a remote VNC server of various types in my experience. However, xtightvncviewer does lack some desired features such as screen scaling. It is VERY FAST. If the remote system utilizes a screen resolution at the same as your desktop or greater xtightvncviewer becomes awkward to use.</small> === [[PCManFM]]: Fast Light File Manager ===''UPDATE: [[pcmanfm]] version 1.3.2 on updated Mint Linux Mint 21.1 Vera kernel 5.15.0-102 - do not use pcmanfm instead use the Qt port of the LXDE file manager PCManFM ie: pcmanfm-qt'' PCMan File Manager (PCManFM) is meant to be a replacement for Nautilus, Konqueror and Thunar. PCManFM is the standard file manager in LXDE. apt install pcmanfm or for newer mint versions: apt install pcmanfm-qt Linux Mint with the Cinnamon desktop includes [[Nemo File Manager]] by default. Nemo is fine. Pcmanfm is another good file manager. <small><small><small>pcmanfm does some useful things nemo does not do. For example, to backup a file in the directory with pcmanfm simply click the filename, choose "copy" and then choose "paste" from the menubar. pcmanfm will prompt you because the copy has the same filename as the original, and give you the option to rename, in which I simply change the extension to .bak or something like that. This simple task that you can do in Microsoft Windows and in Linux using pcmanfm cannot be done with nemo!</small></small></small> Set the default environment file manager by: System Settings -> Preferred Applications -> (File Manager) See also [[Mint Linux Preferred Applications and Mimetype Management]] and as a resolution to the slow or broken SMB browsing see the [[PCManFM]] page troubleshooting. ===Clipboard Manager===* [http://parcellite.sourceforge.net/ Parcellite] is a lightweight GTK+ based clipboard manager for Linux with a small memory footprint. It is a good choice for Mint since Cinnamon is GTK+. Note that another clipboard manager called [https://sourceforge.net/projects/gtkclipit/ ClipIt] is forked from Parcellite and may be worth trying. sudo apt install parcellite === GUI Search Tool ===PCManFM does not have a built in file search tool, although Nautilus does. If you do not wish to drop to console, you can do a search with gnome-search-tool. GNOME Search Tool is a utility for finding files on your system. GNOME Search Tool uses the find, grep, and locate UNIX commands. sudo apt install gnome-search-tool*''note: may require additional repository ...'' === Clock, Timer, Alarm ===Debian Alarm Clock is a fully-featured alarm clock which resides in the notification area. It is easy to use yet powerful with support for multiple and repeatable alarms, as well as snoozing and a flexible notification system. Two types of alarms are supported: Alarm Clocks and Timers. Notification is done by either playing a sound or launching an application. sudo apt install alarm-clock-applet If you want a clock that is like a desklet but not really a desklet, that can stay on top of all other windows, try cairo-clock. It can even show the date. Configure to any size. sudo apt install cairo-clock === Game Controller ===Tested with Sony PS3 Sixaxis sudo joystick apt install jstest-gtkSee also: [[Game Controller Support in Linux]] === Wordpad / Writer Equivalent === UPDATE: DO NOT INSTALL ABIWORD. For example, Abiword 3.0.1 many users report freezing constantly, and lag behavior. This once useful document writer is now complete rubbish. [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/abiword/+bug/983797 Abiword Freezes] [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/linux.debian.bugs.dist/kawdgqnoWH4/atTgZAhzM3wJ Abiword Hangs] [https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthread.php/62380-Why-is-Abiword-so-useless-in-Kubuntu Why is Abiword so useless]* alternative currently being sought === remove rhythmbox ===I clicked on an ogg file because I wanted to hear the audio and determine what the audio was. An obnoxious POS bloatware opened called Rhythmbox launched, did not appear in the application bar and it immediately started sending and retrieving information to an online database. This is not an efficient way to listen to an audio file. WTF Mint devs? Very Micro$oft Media of you. sudo apt remove rhythmbox === network tools ===traceroute - this stuff should be installed by default, but apparently are not. Lame! sudo apt install inetutils-traceroutespeedtest - why mess around with it in a web browser when you can do it from the command line? sudo apt install speedtest-cli === unclutter and xbanish ===One, or the other! Hide the mouse cursor when not in use, for example, when typing this prevents the mouse cursor from getting in the way. Unclutter-xfixes is a rewrite of the popular tool unclutter, but using the x11-xfixes extension. xbanish is an alternative to unclutter, untested here. Xbanish hides the mouse cursor when you start typing, and shows it again when the mouse cursor moves or a mouse button is pressed. sudo apt install unclutter-xfixesor sudo apt install xbanish == Software Applications == === Edit Text ===[[medit]] is a GTK-based editor that offers all the basics and some extra features for specif tasks like programming code. Medit has a tabbed interface, a side panel for quick filesystem browsing, and the ability to bookmark places in a file. For editing normal text medit will use the color scheme of your desktop manager. medit is written in C, C++, Lua, and Python. sudo apt install medit <del>[[Kate]] is a better text editor although there is a file open glitch on mint<BR>sudo apt install kate</del> I think as of late 2021 I would recommend having the two basic text editors 1) [[medit]] and 2) [[X File Write]] which for each have their merit and best suited purpose. === Terminal multiplexer ===* [[tmux terminal multiplexer]] sudo apt install tmux === Virtual KVM ===x2x aka [[X Windows to X Windows]] is a keyboard and mouse sharing application allowing you to control two computers with one keyboard and mouse. x2x allows the console (keyboard and mouse) on one X server to be used to control another X server. It is a type of remote desktop software. === Image Viewer: gThumb ===Xviewer is the default image viewer installed in Mint 18. You may find that Xviewer is lacking some useful features in an image viewer. Gimp is also included in Mint however Gimp is quite a bit more than an image viewer, and most people are looking for something lightweight in an image viewer. The current best alternative to Xviewer in cinnamon 3.6.6 is gThumb version 3.4.3 and some other alternatives include Geeqie and viewnoir. I don't like how gThumb devs switched to the stupid hamburger menu style interface, however gThumb is the best of the choices at present. gThumb is an image viewer with basic image editing tools, like cropping, image resizing, image enhancement and more. apt install gThumb Some preferences to recommend:* anti-aliasing makes images look blurry. To disable it used to be Edit -> Preferences -> Image View and uncheck "smooth images" but since they switched to the awful hamburger menu system and stopped calling things by logical naming look for it under "Eyeball Icon thing on the upper left" -> Preferences -> Viewer -> change Zoom Quality to "Low" which doesn't really lower the quality, it just disables anti aliasing. How dumb is that option label?Need to add a directory path to the shell path statement for your own scripts?* Per user shell vi ~/.provileLook for the line with a comment about "set PATH so it includes user's private bin directories" and add your custom path in there like this: ( added /myscripts to the path ) PATH="$HOME/bin:$HOME/.local/bin:/myscripts:$PATH"note: In the past we used ~/.bash_profile and had to include "export PATH"Look at /etc/profile which is used for each new user directory created. It has a script still looking for .bash_profile so it appears that if a .bash_profile is created, the script will identify its existence and use it.Simply... Adding to the PATH for ALL USERS can be done like this:* edit /etc/profile, put the modified PATH in there. PATH=$PATH:/your/path; export PATHAdd that line to the bottom of /etc/profileAlso note that .bashrc is executed every time a bash shell is opened and .bash_profile only if it's a login shell. Also, it appears that the default profile still looks forSee also: [[Linux Shell Environment Path]] for more ways to edit the PATH such as on a per-user basis.== File Managers ==== Enable Accessing CIFS Shares without static mounts in fstab ==Linux Mint with the Cinnamon desktop includes [[Nemo File Manager]] by default. Nemo is fine. Pcmanfm is another good file manager. sudo apt install cifs-utilspcmanfm file manager sudo apt-get install gigolo apt install pcmanfm sudo apt-get install gvfs-fuse pcmanfm does some useful things nemo does not do. For example, to backup a file in the directory with pcmanfm simply click the filename, choose "copy" and then choose "paste" from the menubar. pcmanfm will prompt you because the copy has the same filename as the original, and give you the option to rename, in which I simply change the extension to .bak or something like that. This simple task that you can do in Microsoft Windows and in Linux using pcmanfm cannot be done with nemo!Refer to [[Default Java on Mint Linux]] for options with Java== Chrome rather than Chromium ==Google Chrome is not FOSS. But it does stuff Chromium does not do. Lets install Google Chrome not because we love it, but because we might need it. This cannot be done with the Mint Software manager. Instead we shall go to console and install it.* Create a text file in the path /etc/apt/sources.list.d cd /etc/apt/sources.list.d vi chromelist* Add the following text to the newly created chrome.list file deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main* Download the current signed key wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | apt-key add - apt-get update* Install Google Chrome from the new repository apt install google-chrome-stable''This procedure was verified in 2017 on Mint 18.3 Sylvia installed Google Chrome Version 63.0.3239.108 (Official Build) (64-bit)''== Image Viewer ==== Troubleshooting and Annoyances ==Xviewer is the default image viewer installed in Mint 18. You may find that Xviewer is lacking some useful features in an image viewer. Gimp is also included in Mint however Gimp is quite a bit more than an image viewer, and most people are looking for something lightweight in an image viewer. Here are some alternatives:=== Debian Nerds Remove ALL RTSP Support ===(''rtsp stream playing does not work in Ubuntu 21.04 and Debian 11'')<BR>Mint 21.1 Vera Ubuntu 22.04 LTS has limited support for viewing rtsp protocol. It seems ffplay still supports rtsp, however vlc does not. Debian builds remove rtsp. Bug report claims, " We had to disable those plugins as liblivemedia constains non-free code. "* ffplay on mint supports rtsp* no packages for livemedia-utils in default repositories* vlc will not play rtsp unless you use the snap or build from source. - never - use the snap!* mvp player works, apt install mpv === Reset / Restart Cinnamon w/o closing all other programs ===Enter ALT + F2 to go into "run command" then type the letter "r" and press enter - this will restart cinnamon, however, your cinnamon preferences will also be reset. From console pkill -HUP -f "cinnamon --replace" === Edit the "Open with" right click menu ===Edit the [http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-addremove-applications-from-open-with-window.html mimeinfo.cache file] vi /usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cacheFurthermore, the file -> click "Properties" -> click "Open with" is based on a list of .desktop files in /usr/share/applications And there is also a tool called "alacarte" and using it to move or create an application a new .desktop file gets placed inside ~/.local/share/applications If you want to delete applications from this list you have to edit the following file from command line* /usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache If you added item by yourself, or you want to add new item you need to edit the following file from command line* ~/.local/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache deafault actions you need to edit the following file from command line* ~/.local/share/applications/defaults.list === Canonical assumes everyone uses public wifi ===A new feature in Ubuntu and Mint as part of the Network Manager is a connectivity checker that creates unnecessary and potentially suspicious looking network activity on your computer. It is an ugly hack developers came up with to address certain shortcomings with Ubuntu and Mint's ability to stay connected to public Internet wifi hotspots. {{:Ubuntu_/_Mint_Linux_Users:_disable_Network_Manager_connectivity_checks}} === Font anti-aliasing ===This one is not for everybody. Desktop fonts, text fonts in the web browser, and in many areas of the mint desktop environment are made to look soft and smooth, this is purely an aesthetics quality that offers no functionality. It looks pretty. It also gives some people a headache trying to read text on a web page or on the desktop that is fuzzy. If you disable what is called HINTING and ANTIALIASING then, with a good LCD monitor, your fonts will be sharp and crisp, but will also take you back in time to the 1990's in that they will appear jagged. So, therefore, this modification is a personal preference. I will trade the clean refinement of soft text in an effort to relieve my headache and eye strain. To enable old fashioned jagged nasty looking (but sharp and easy on eye strain) fonts I have found this 1 - 2 punch combination to work. 1. drop to terminal shell and execute the following commands: sudo mv /etc/fonts/conf.d/10-antialias.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d/.disable.10-antialias.conf sudo mv /etc/fonts/conf.avail/10-antialias.conf /etc/fonts/conf.avail/.disable.10-antialias.conf 2. In Mint Cinnamon desktop goto MENU -> Preferences -> Fonts and in the "Font Settings" area change HINTING to "slight" and Antialiasing to "None" In the case of Firefox I did not notice a difference right away. It seems like the system had to flush some visual cache but once that happened I got those good old fashioned jagged sharp text back. This impacts desktop icons, menu text, browser text, but some things are not impacted such as Konsole (the KDE terminal uses different font properties) and similar software. The changes are easy to undo. Simply reverse the process above. THERE ARE PROBABLY BETTER WAYS TO IMPROVE FONTS to find a happy middle ground between modern anti-aliasing and not having fuzzy headache inducing text. Some examples are making use of resources such as installing "Typecatcher Fonts" sudo apt-get install typecatcherAnother option people recommend is installing something called "Droid and Noto fonts" sudo apt-get install fonts-droid fonts-notoAnd finally, going back to MENU -> Preferences -> Fonts you can configure the environment to use one of the new fonts you just installed. === Stop Automatically mounting partitions I don't want automatically mounted ===These are partitions not even listed in /etc/fstab and Mint mounts them all even if I don't want them to be mounted. For example, I don't want sda3 to auto mounted, because I don't want userlevel access to that partition unless I manually choose to mount and access it. Solution: Even though it isn't listed in fstab, and here is the logic... You have to add it to fstab and tell it not to auto mount. ?!?!?!?! yeah that's right! -or- you can do it the GUI way by the following steps:# Mint Menu -> Accessories -> Disks -> select the partition on the left.# click the "gear" icon below the partition table image (settings) and choose "Edit mount options"# turn off "use session defaults" and uncheck "mount at startup" === Command not found, did you mean ===An annoying little waste of programming code feature added to recent distributions: $ baby Command 'baby' not found, did you mean: command 'laby' from deb laby Try: sudo apt install <deb name>Can be disabled for the current user shell by doing this: unset command_not_found_handleOr always for the current user: vi /etc/bash.bashrcand add "unset command_not_found_handle"Or globally disabled for all users on the system: sudo apt-get remove command-not-found command-not-found-data === Cannot run a Bash shells script from a Launcher in Mint 19.2 ===A cinnamon launcher on the desktop is like the shortcut used in MS Windows. Since the update it is been difficult to get a launcher to start a shell script from the desktop. Here is the solution. If you have a shell script called nicolescript.sh and you wish to launch it from the desktop using a launcher shortcut so that the script launches in a terminal window with an active shell available use the following in the Launcher Properties for "Command" gnome-terminal -e "bash -c /chooser/nicolescript.sh; bash"Just checking "run in terminal" when you initially create the launcher shortcut does not work since 19.2. See [https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-mint-84/mint-19-1-bash-scripts-no-longer-work-from-desktop-launcher-4175644847-print/ this discussion on linuxquestions.org] for details. === Gaming Annoyance: Control Shift + Arrow key switches workspace ===Don't you love it in the middle of FPS combat you hit a key combination that not only takes focus away from the game you're playing, but moves you to another virtual workspace? The assholes that made Mint didn't give us an option to disable this. However, we can remap the default to a different key combination. Here is the recommendation:# System Settings -> (Hardware) Keyboard -> Shortcuts# Categories (General) -> remap Show the Window Selection Screen to Shift-Control-Alt-Down# Categories (General) -> remap Show the Workspace Selection Screen to Shift-Control-Alt-Up# Categories (Workspaces) -> remap Switch to left workspace to Shift-Control-Alt-Left# Categories (Workspaces) -> remap Switch to right workspace to Shift-Control-Alt-Right We basically just added an additional key combination requirement that is less likely to interfere with gaming. ===Window List Popup Thumbnails and Open Applications Alighment===Issues like the annoying application thumbnails and the alignment of the Window List applet can be customized:* See [[Mint Cinnamon Desktop Window List Applet Preferences]] === Troubleshooting Linux Mint ===Additional problems and known resolutions are documented in [[Mint Linux Troubleshooting]]. == Related ===== Geeqie ===*[[Kubuntu and Ubuntu Linux Distribution Reference]]Perhaps the most useful image viewer and also in the Mint repository. *[[Dual Boot Linux and Linux]] sudo apt install geeqie*[[Mint Linux Troubleshooting]]Missing feature: when you zoom in on an image the window does not automatically enlarge*[[Desktop Applications for Debian Based Linux Distributions]]=== viewnoir ===*[[Installing Wine 7 on Mint Linux 20.1]]Has some good features such as the ability to control the action of the mouse wheel (scroll though images in a directory or zoom level). However, it is not in the default repository.*[[Mint Linux Preferred Applications and Mimetype Management]] sudo add-apt-repository ppa:skellat/flow1 sudo apt-get update apt-get install viewniorMissing feature: when you zoom in on an image the window does not automatically enlarge.
