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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. A distribution based on and compatible with Ubuntu, which is shipped with integrated proprietary or patented media codecs.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. 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>Info from this section is covered in more detail here: [[Mint Linux Bootable Installation Media]]If the system has already made nano (for n00bs from windowz) your default editor, you may have to sudo update-alternatives --config editorand select vim.=== Install Firefox ESR Version ====== Firefox ESR Version ===<small>The Firefox Extended Support Release so that you don't get forcefully upgraded to the dreaded Quantum 57. <small>The [[Firefox Extended Support Release]] so that you don't get forcefully upgraded to the dreaded Quantum 57. === Install Chromium ====== Chromium ===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.Go to For ''(mint 19.x)'' go to:=== PCManFM: Fast Light File Manager ====== [[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'' or for newer mint versions: apt install pcmanfm-qtpcmanfm 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>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>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.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=== 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[[Kate]] is a better text editor although there is a file open glitch on mint[[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 kate 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. install cifs-utils sudo apt install cifs-utilsRefer to [[Default Java on Mint Linux]] for options with Java=== Cinnamon Window List Applet Aligning Right ====== Debian Nerds Remove ALL RTSP Support ===Note: Using dconf with Mint 18.3 Cinnamon desktop seems to work well, however, Mint 19.2 with Cinnamon 4.x the dconf procedure is not recommended. Bad side effects. Buggy implementation not properly updated for newer release of DM.(''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. "''There's a couple different Window List Applets that can be active on the bottom panel. One is "Window List" which is described in Solution #1 and the other is "Grouped Window List" which is described in Solution #2. There are a number of Applets that are available for addition and removal from the panel. Some confusion exists on various solutions from online forums not taking into account which panel applet a user might have activated.''* ffplay on mint supports rtsp * no packages for livemedia-utils in default repositories'''SOLUTION #1: Using dconf. (Your mileage may vary)'''* vlc will not play rtsp unless you use the snap or build from source. - never - use the snap! * mvp player works, apt install mpvWhy this starts to happen out of the blue after being fine prior makes no sense to me, however, it seems to happen. Here's the fix: 1. Install dconf Editor sudo apt install dconf-tools2. Open dconf Editor from the Cinnamon Menu MENU -> Administration -> deconf Editor3. There's a settings Tree on the left pane of dconf Editor. You'll have to click on the following branches to the sub branch: org -> cinnamon 4. Within the "org, cinnamon" branch look in the right pane and scroll down to find the bold face item "enable-applets" '''enable-applets'''5. Once you click on "enabled-applets" a sub-pane will appear below on the right. It will have labels like: Schema, Summary, Description, Type, and Default. Under "Default" find something that looks like: 'panel1:center:11:window-list@cinnamon.org', To modify it you have to click on the label "enabled-applets" on the top part of the right pane, because the bottom part is read-only. As you make an edit on the top part, right of the label, where it is displayed as a single line, you will see the changes on the bottom read-only display panel. Funky (or POS) design right? I agree. Your best bet is to copy the entire key, paste it into a text editor like Kate, make the edit, then copy and paste it back into where the key was copied from. So, make the following change... 'panel1:left:11:window-list@cinnamon.org', Step 5 may have some variations. Those will be mentioned here when available. You'll have to experiment. Information source: [https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=208&t=94842&start=20#p543274 linuxmint.com forum topic Cinnamon 1.3 released...]*Note: On Mint 19.2 Cinnamon 4.2.3 the process fix was different. The values already were set to "left" and the fix that work was to slide the check for "Use default value" This seemed to put application windows back to the left. Problem observed with Cinnamon 3.6.6, above suggested resolution inapplicable as alignment already defined "left." Here's an example of default in Cinnamon 3.6.6 while alignment issue observed, Linux mint 18.3, and it still wrongly aligns right... ['panel1:right:0:systray@cinnamon.org', 'panel1:left:0:menu@cinnamon.org', 'panel1:left:1:show-desktop@cinnamon.org', 'panel1:left:2:panel-launchers@cinnamon.org', 'panel1:left:3:window-list@cinnamon.org', 'panel1:right:1:keyboard@cinnamon.org', 'panel1:right:2:notifications@cinnamon.org', 'panel1:right:3:removable-drives@cinnamon.org', 'panel1:right:4:user@cinnamon.org', 'panel1:right:5:network@cinnamon.org', 'panel1:right:6:bluetooth@cinnamon.org', 'panel1:right:7:power@cinnamon.org', 'panel1:right:8:calendar@cinnamon.org', 'panel1:right:9:sound@cinnamon.org'] The last item in the text box, panel1:right:0:window-list@cinnamon.org:13' should be changed to: 'panel1:left:9:window-list@cinnamon.org:13' The "window-list" refers to the open applications, and the number after the left/right colon '0' is the priority. Priority 0 means, put before other lists. We want it to be '9' as in low priority rather than '0' or high priority, otherwise you end up with docked icons pushed to the right, and we don't want that. update 2020: Just delete the line that refers to window-list@cinnamon.org, get rid of the entire thing after the , '''SOLUTION #2: Using Panel Edit Mode (recommended for Cinnamon 4.2.3)''' On MS Windows it is known as the "taskbar" on Cinnamon it is the "panel." #Right click the panel when not over any active panel item and activate panel edit mode. #Remove the Applet called "Window List"#Keep the Applet called "Grouped Window List" The Grouped Window List applet still has a previous popup that is annoying and the applet settings does not offer a way to disable it. Although the Grouped Window List Applet is named "grouped" you can disable Window grouping. The advantage of the Grouped Window List applet is that it takes up less space in the panel. Each open application appears as a square taking up less space. Grouped Window List - there are two options relating to thumbnail preview and "show the window when hovering" which can be annoying, the latter being the most annoying. You may or may not want to disable "Show Thumbnails" but I find the need to disable "Show the window when hovering its thumbnail" very necessary, what an obnoxious behavior!!!!#Right Click any open application icon in the panel -> Preferences -> Configure#On the GENERAL tab/button of the Grouped Window List dialog disable "Group windows by applocation"#On the THUMBNAILS tab/button of the Grouped Window List dialog, Thumbnail, you may wish to disable "Show thumbnails," and in the same area under the "Hover Peek" heading I strongly recommend you disable "Show the window when hovering its thumbnail" All of this applies to Mint 19.2 with Cinnamon 4.x. I am sure the devs will change all of the feature names and locations, add more obnoxious crap, and make it increasingly obfuscated to control or disable by the next release.=== 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}}=== xorg graphical login loop ====== Gaming Annoyance: Control Shift + Arrow key switches workspace ===After you enter your password at the graphical login, you are taken back to the same login without a usable x session starting.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-RightMost common cause: File permissions problem in your user home directory of the .Xauthority file. If you note that the file is owned by root instead of your user. To resolve simplyWe basically just added an additional key combination requirement that is less likely to interfere with gaming. sudo chwon nicolep ~/.Xauthority=== graphic driver problem, X wont start, load in lowres ======Window List Popup Thumbnails and Open Applications Alighment===You can force xorg to load in low resolution MESA compatibility. You have to add 'nomodeset' to the kernel boot parameters at the start of boot.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]]=== fix / restore / reset x.org when it wont load ====== Troubleshooting Linux Mint === sudo bashAdditional problems and known resolutions are documented in [[Mint Linux Troubleshooting]]. apt-get update apt-get dist-upgrade apt-get install xserver-xorg-core [https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=129876 apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-radeon]The last line is for ATI cards only.*[[Mint Linux Troubleshooting]]*[[Desktop Applications for Debian Based Linux Distributions]]*[[Installing Wine 7 on Mint Linux 20.1]]*[[Mint Linux Preferred Applications and Mimetype Management]]