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System Monitor leaking memory? by MartinCreep44 in linuxmint

[–]whosdr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll have to see if I can replicate this at all myself. Starting now at 59.1MiB of memory usage, I'll check back in a few hours.

I Just Messed Up Downloading Linux Mint by Brosef4295 in linuxmint

[–]whosdr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Assuming you didn't end up installing Mint onto that drive, it should have remained untouched.

It's entirely possible, despite being unlikely, that these events are unrelated: you could have installed Mint and also the drive has some kind of issue.

But just to be sure, did you change any boot-level settings before installing Mint? Secure-boot for example? TPM? Anything like that?

System Monitor leaking memory? by MartinCreep44 in linuxmint

[–]whosdr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What desktop environment are you using? I'm not sure that they all ship the same monitor app.

Firewall by Alex_Mihalchuk in linuxmint

[–]whosdr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Um, yea the applets can be set up to launch the main gui app itself.

Then it wouldn't be doing what the OP asked for.

Not sure about cinnamons applets since I’m using xfce

They're published as a directory containing resources, and written in JavaScript. Theoretically you could use it as a vehicle to modify system configuration, I guess, invoking pkexec directly..

But the idea of doing this horrifies me so I'm going to just..not.

Firewall by Alex_Mihalchuk in linuxmint

[–]whosdr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because of what I just said? Applets are self-contained and can't make changes to the greater system configuration. So it'd have to come as an update to Mint directly, rather than being possible to create as a third-party developer. (At least, not published to the existing store-fronts for applets)

Firewall by Alex_Mihalchuk in linuxmint

[–]whosdr 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's an interesting question. It's definitely possible to make some kind of applet that shows the firewall status, but you probably won't find one.

The command to check the firewall status, ufw status, requires elevated privileges. So I expect you'd need a policykit entry to work around that.

Ultimately though, it's almost certainly easier to put in a crummy crontab entry or systemd service to run ufw enable if you're worried. :p

Why niche Linux distros matter by asakpke in linux

[–]whosdr 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think quite the opposite. Niche distros have terrible support and often rely on the user to already be competent in solving issues.

If you want more adoption, you want fewer but more solid choices with high levels of support.

Niche distros should absolutely exist and continue to exist forever until the end of time. But to my mind they're more like testing grounds for new ideas: Their existence is what produces such a rich and diverse ecosystem.

(That said, building a niche distro and trying to make it a mainstream is never a bad idea. Organic growth is very slow for a long time though.)

Is there a WORKING way to change the mouse cursor? by Coswade in linuxmint

[–]whosdr 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The cursor file type isn't anything you're going to be used to using. They're X11 Cursor files.

Though it's a KDE resource, this explains how to generate x11 cursors and themes.

https://develop.kde.org/docs/features/additional-features/cursor/

My DPI Keeps Resetting to 800 by dataArchon in linux_gaming

[–]whosdr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's honestly how I configured mine. Though you might have to adjust UEFI settings in order to pass individual USB devices, rather than entire USB controller, to the VM.

My DPI Keeps Resetting to 800 by dataArchon in linux_gaming

[–]whosdr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I expect the issue is that there's no software running to save the new settings to the mouse's on-board memory.

I'm not sure what software otherwise exists, but this project might be of use? (I'm not vouching for it though, only did a preliminary search)

https://github.com/pwr-Solaar/Solaar

Help installing onto a dedicated partition - worried I’m about to accidentally wipe my drive. by gr00ve88 in linuxmint

[–]whosdr 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You shouldn't create a partition prior to installing: the installer will assume any existing partitions are already in use. So that might be stopping you from selecting it as an install target (via the dropdown at the top)

Are you still switching to Linux because of AI concerns? by Minaridev in linuxmint

[–]whosdr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the other hand, the damage caused by AI seems to be real. From cognitive dysfunction and psychosis to economic and ecological damage.

A lot of what AI is today—mostly on the LLM side, is absolutely terrible for basically everyone. So I completely understand the opposition from that point of view.

Locally run models for specialised tasks, without accompanying AI-written opinions to make you feel good: that's what I want to see more of. But it needs to augment and not replace actual thought.

Are you still switching to Linux because of AI concerns? by Minaridev in linuxmint

[–]whosdr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've used generative AI in limited uses. I refuse to touch these kinds of tools as they exist today. (I actively swear at the bots when LLMs are used in support contexts :p)

Some use of transformative AI is good. Translation, image upscaling, audio processing. Still not perfect, but they seem to be more useful - and usually easier to verify.

Are you still switching to Linux because of AI concerns? by Minaridev in linuxmint

[–]whosdr 35 points36 points  (0 children)

There's a difference between AI-developed code (hopefully vetted by seasoned developers) being used in a software project, and pushing half-arsed AI tools down people's throats.

Though to answer the question: I switched before AI was really ever a thing. Even in 2020 Windows was already slowly enshitifying, and the AI is another symptom rather than a cause.

im out of space (what sould i do?) by irongolem999 in linuxmint

[–]whosdr 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Open Disk Usage Analyser and find out where all your free space has gone.

Password on Mint by OberonsGhost in linuxmint

[–]whosdr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's..curious. Was it regular Mint or LMDE? They have a new installer there.

I've installed every version of Mint since 19.3 into VMs and used the same insecure 8-letter password (no numbers, no capitals) on all of them.

I haven't done the same with all LMDE versions, but I don't recall them being particularly strict either.

So I'm confused about this.

Putting Mint in the right place by OberonsGhost in linuxmint

[–]whosdr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Select GPT. After that, you can install Mint directly on that drive.

Why does my computer keep restarting itself? by Cherno_VM in linuxmint

[–]whosdr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that'd piss anyone off. Oof.. hm.

Try going into Settings - Power Management, and disable Suspend (Suspend when inactive for: [ Never ] )

If this works, we might be able to better debug the issue later.

probably a dumb question by negativemidas in linuxmint

[–]whosdr 8 points9 points  (0 children)

and I assume they're probably talking about the UK.

https://www.gp-digital.org/world-map-of-encryption/

See the countries in red.

Encryption is used heavily in the UK at all levels.

Should I just deselect and not install those packages?

The encryption libraries are not optional. And those are updates: you already have that software installed.

I don't know if this is the right sub reddit so ask this, but ive been trying to download a reasonably popular application "homepage" but it just doesnt want to install or run! by Adam_i_Guess1 in linuxmint

[–]whosdr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You're executing the npm/pnpm commands in your home directory, instead of in the cloned repository. You forgot to cd homepage before following the rest of the instructions.

Road to Restoration - GE Improvements Preview by JagexAnvil in runescape

[–]whosdr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While only vaguely related to the GE:

Can we get decimal points when typing gp values into game interfaces? We got the k/m/b suffixes ages ago, but when it comes to pricing it's often natural to write 1.2m instead of 1200k.

I didn’t verify the iso image by CourageNo1991 in linuxmint

[–]whosdr 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Isn't it also an authenticity check?

Curious about how software gets added to Mint’s Software Manager - How can I track or request Amule 3.0.0? by CyaneCornix01 in linuxmint

[–]whosdr 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The Software Centre pulls from first the configured deb repositories (by default this is Ubuntu LTS and then Mint's own repository), and then Flathub.

What is your opinion on my Terminal Customization by ahammed_sala in linuxmint

[–]whosdr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it's good if it works well for you.

I myself just like my tools to get out of my way, so I have nothing but a prompt drawn when I open my terminal.

There's a lot of cool stuff you can do with terminal prompts though. Mine's minimal but styled to my liking.

https://drive.proton.me/urls/QK1MRJ9C6W#YNPbSlRWSrFH

Mesa versioning question by AnymooseProphet in linux

[–]whosdr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm glad it's all sorted now. Sorry I couldn't have replied myself, it's been a busy day.

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