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Linux Mint is a Debian-based open-source Linux distribution.

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Linux Mint is a Linux distribution based on , which in turn is based on .

It has a release schedule of twice per year, usually in May and November, and is released with code names using a female first name starting with the letter whose alphabetical index corresponds to the version number and ending with the letter "a".

Linux Mint comes with many different desktop environments depending on the version you get:

A distinguishing feature of Linux Mint is that multimedia codecs are pre-integrated with the OS.

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Can't Copy to Clipboard from Vim

I'm running Vim 7.3 under Linux Mint 13 (using MATE) and I'm not able to save text to the system clipboard. I run Vim in the terminal and copy text from the terminal with CTRLINSERT. When I select text in Vim (either with the mouse or in visual…
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How to check root partition with fsck?

I installed Linux Mint 12 KDE, and I would like to check the root partition for any errors. How do I check the root partition with fsck at boot time?
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Hotkey to Move Window to Other Monitor

I'm running Linux Mint with Cinnamon using two monitors. Is there a hotkey combo that moves the window from the current monitor to the other? I can hold Windows Key + left/right/up arrow to move/ maximize, however it doesn't allow you to move the…
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Can I get around using "pip install --cert"?

Trying to figure out if there is a way that I can avoid using the --cert flag to pip when I am installing packages at work. There is some issue with the proxy that only allows me to download the packages I need when I provide that flag, despite…
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Change Behavior of Linux Power Button

I have a headless linux mint machine that I use for a file server and other things. It's been working great for me for a few years, but there's one issue - my cat likes to hang out on top of it, and when she climbs off and on she occasionally steps…
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How can I determine if Apache is installed on a system?

I have Linux Mint on my computer but I don't know how to find out whether Apache2 is on it or where it is actually installed. I run my web browser (PHP installed) with http://localhost as a URL and it works.
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How can I change the time before the system locks?

When I step away from my Linux computer for a while, the system locks and I have to enter my password to unlock it. How can I change the time before the system locks? I've hunted through all the GUI menus and haven't found anything. There are some…
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Shortcut to change keyboard layout in Linux Mint (Cinnamon)

I would like to have a keyboard shortcut that goes to the next keyboard layout I have "saved". Like Windows + Space in Microsoft Windows and GNOME.
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How do I solve periodic mouse lag on Linux Mint (MATE)?

I have a laptop with the latest Linux Mint installed (the MATE version, not the Cinnamon one). 80-90% of the time everything works great, but periodically the mouse will start "lagging" heavily (it will feel sluggish to respond and the cursor move…
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Getting 1920x1080 resolution or 16:9 aspect ratio on Ubuntu or Linux Mint

I am running Ubuntu and Linux Mint in VMWare. In the display settings, none of the 16:9 aspect ratio resolutions are available, including the commonly used 1920x1080 resolution. How can I enable this?
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Can't format nor access a detected USB key... "No medium found"

I've an USB key that I want to format, but I can't : format it in command line : Results: mint@mint ~ $ sudo mkfs.ext2 /dev/sdb mke2fs 1.42.9 (4-Feb-2014) /dev/sdb is entire device, not just one partition! Proceed anyway? (y,n) y mkfs.ext2:…
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OpenSSL: error:0A00018E:SSL routines::ca md too weak

Linux Mint 21 Success install openvpn. OpenVPN 2.5.5 x86_64-pc-linux-gnu [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [LZ4] [EPOLL] [PKCS11] [MH/PKTINFO] [AEAD] built on Mar 22 2022 openssl version -a OpenSSL 1.1.1q 5 Jul 2022 built on: Mon Aug 15 08:08:28 2022…
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How do I disable the keyboard shortcut for menu in Linux Mint 13?

I use gnome-do a lot and usually I summon it using [Super] + [Space]. It works just fine on my desktop PC (Linux Mint 11) but on my new ThinkPad T420 (Linux Mint 13) it didn't work that well. I had to either tap super or space twice to open the…
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Ubuntu and Linux Mint only run in Software Rendering Mode on Virtualbox

I am trying to figure out why Ubuntu and Linux Mint only run in Software Rendering Mode on Virtualbox. My motherboard supports hardware virtualization and it is turned on, and I have installed the Guest Additions succesfully. Both OSs are extremely…
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how can I use wget to download large files?

I'm using Linux Mint 15 Cinnamon running from an 8GB pendrive. I want to get the ISO for 'Linux Mint 14 “Nadia” KDE '. I tried using wget in the terminal. Here is exactly what I typed: wget…
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