Linux Mint Cinnamon: 10 Things To Do After Installing

[@burnbarrelmedia]

*** I forgot to mention in the video, in order for the refresh action to work, you must have xdotool installed. Open a terminal and type the following apt install xdotool That should allow the refresh action to show up. Sorry for the omission **

[@papa0575]

​ 👍 Thank you.

[@slildren]

I was wondering if we are able to change it's name "refresh" to something else.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

@@slildren Sure. Just rename the file and change the name of it inside the file itself.

[@slildren]

@@burnbarrelmedia Ok thx

[@MontyFly]

New to Linux, can't I just tap the F5 key to refresh whatever the active window is or is that not a thing in Linux? I can't thank you enough showing how to auto mount drives as well as the tool to format, partition, and it seems change file type from NTFS. Is it safe to have my spinning rust plugged in when I install Mint or should I unplug them during the install and plug them in after the install to avoid loss of data? Liked, subbed, and saved for later viewing.

[@CorvusNumber6]

That media info tab tip is brilliant! Thank you! 👍🏻😎

[@burnbarrelmedia]

You're welcome

[@EugeniaLoli]

This is bound to break your nemo eventually, as code changes and this third party tool hasn't updated in years. It's best to use VLC to get the same info.

[@mach5620]

I plan on installing Mint soon, so all this was very informative. Thanks!

[@burnbarrelmedia]

You're welcome

[@jjiacobucci]

Installed Linux Mint 22. Easy peasy. Not fighting the computer all the time to preserve my privacy

[@richarddpetersen169]

Well, a lot of us Windows folks who are running Windows 10 till its not supported are going to change to Linux Mint. A lot of us dont want to buy a new computer just to be able to get Windows 11.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

For sure. I know quite a few people that feel the same

[@JessicaNeidingHaverly]

I am literally installing Linux distros on a spare old laptop to test the waters again. I tried Ubuntu in covid lockdown and it was a nice enough experience.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

@@JessicaNeidingHaverly I like Ubuntu but Mint layout is better for me. Both there are both great

[@richarddpetersen169]

@@JessicaNeidingHaverly Its going to work ok, and be familiar enough to work for you. I still Like windows 10 best.

[@JessicaNeidingHaverly]

@richarddpetersen169 Yes, well this laptop was stuck on Windows 7. Mint is working fine and will be great for productivity web apps.

[@kelvin-nz]

Excellent! Refresh button and media-nemo! Thanks for the upload. Had to install the package xdotool for the refresh button 😃👍

[@grimvian]

After more than one year of Linux Mint and I'm very pleased, I thought, you would not bring so much information, but I was wrong. Your video is very informative and clear! No irrelevant and irritating background music or 'clever' editing, but also very pedagogical. I like many others, I stopped distro hopping, when I tried Linux Mint. Most of the keyboards shortcuts i have used for many years since the DRDOS days still works and was one of the many reasons, why I had chosen Linux Mint - Debian and Ubuntu. Regarding file renaming, the old F2 still works fine.

[@thegreatbowald750]

This is exactly the type of video I was looking for thank you! Whenever I have installed Windows in the paat editing settings is the first thing I do. Going to Linux I wasn't sure where some starting settings would be, this answers a lot.

[@paoemantega8793]

same here ty

[@Dreams_of_Halcyon]

This was very useful. It would have taken me months to figure all of this out.

[@jepleas9159]

I've seen a lot of recommendations to just use Timeshift to backup only system files and then use a different program to backup personal data which can provide more options. Great tips. I took some screenshots as notes.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

Yes, I use grsync for personal files. I am doing video on it this week

[@mattbradley1716]

The reason folders opened as root default to icon display instead of list view, is because its the root user, not your user. You'd have to make the same change again for the root user. it's a profile related setting, not system setting. great video btw.

[@Tapered3414]

Great job! This is really useful for everyone. I'm new to Linux, and I love it!

[@KrKesomackan]

Making my permanant transition to linux from windows, these 10 things really helped thank you

[@burnbarrelmedia]

You're welcome

[@anthonylemon9015]

Great video, I,m a long time user of mint and have now discovered something new, thank you

[@JayJr.]

Good tips! For refresh, I find it faster to just hit F5, which works for most apps.

[@Biotico]

I was looking for this comment. I also prefer to use my keyboard rather than my mouse. It's much faster.

[@ericturner2477]

For timeshift, it looks like the developer recommends against using it for user files. I'm using it only for backing up the OS. I installed Deja-dup for backing up user files, and it's working very well. It lets you choose to back up to either a local disk or to a Google drive, and can encrypt the backups so you can actually have an off-site encrypted backup. It's very simple to use.

[@STONE69_]

Good idea, and your are right about your first thought.

[@Robert-yp9zs]

Very nicely done! This from someone who is going to try out Mint in a virtual environment under Windows-10.

[@kelvin-nz]

Enjoy 😃 and dont forget to RTFM 😄

[@gonzoret]

This is exactly what I was looking for. Was finally successful in installing Mint on an older MacBook Air for testing that I had laying around. I come from Apple side but do own a Windows for certain programs but excited to see what I can do with Linux.

[@michaelwright2986]

In the last couple of weeks, I've discovered how good old MacBooks are for running Linux. I might even prefer them to old Thinkpads. Welcome to a world where your operating system keeps old computers running, and does what you want it to do.

[@wolfmunroe]

(Regarding 13m55s into video...) If you want Nemo to open in List view when you open as root, you should also change the preferred setting in a Nemo window that is opened as root. It's a per-account setting, and root is a different account.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

Thanks for the info.

[@Jimbo-v3m]

Nice vid ....I learnt a thing or two.

[@GoulartGH]

13:58 I think it opens as icon view, because the list view setting is per-user, and root is a different user. if you just apply the same setting while the folder is open with elevated privileges, it will stick for both regular user and root. (probably, haven't tested this yet)

[@ArchLars]

Auto-arrange should be off by default on Mint. People moving from Windows usually don't want this. Great guide, I use arch (btw) but Mint was my first distro and I am feeling nostalgic.

[@Leverquin]

But they should understand that Linux is not windows

[@rjv2395]

tks for the vid. couple things. 1, customizing the time date is really easy, set the slider to custom time and date then search time date syntax linux, usually shows quickly and you can totally customize time date format; 2. set monitor to always on then use the turn monitor off applet to shut the monitor off as needed. tks again, good tips. really liked the vid info hacks and setting the refresh by clicking on background.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

Thanks for the info 🙂

[@stanlee4765]

Thank you. Really informative video for a new Linux Mint user like me.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

You're welcome

[@GustavAgar]

I like too much your voice and your way of explain things, really clear 10/10

[@burnbarrelmedia]

Thank you

[@kychemclass5850]

Tq for this. 13:45 Opening as root from file system has separate preferences compared to nemo in non root user mode. Simply open as root and then change the 'nemo as root' preferences and you can get list view again.

[@alansegura5953]

On Nemo file manager you also have the "make link" and "refresh" actions as keyboard shortcuts. I think that is easier and faster than the right click context menu.

[@omarvasquez6851]

I am planning to dual boot Windows and Mint. Thank you for the information.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

You're welcome

[@mjb6673]

Very useful, thank you.... Was going nuts on the date setting (left click, who know..). thank you.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

You're welcome

[@trope584]

This is so good I subscribed. Linux Mint 17.3 forever.. Clem woould be proud.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

Thanks

[@fbushphone]

Really cool tips especially the media info and refresh action thank you for sharing

[@burnbarrelmedia]

You're welcome

[@Rood67]

13:58 it opens in folder view because you changed it for your user, but not the root user. You need to go in while opened as root and make the same change as you did earlier.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

Yes thanks. I realized that after the video. I'm a dork LOL

[@Rood67]

@@burnbarrelmedia a nice Dork, with a really nice video

[@ToddSauve]

@@burnbarrelmedia No dork at all man, no dork at all! 😎

[@nealcorbett1149]

Yes. Media Info! Thanks.

[@nohopeaa-103]

THANK You VERRY VERYY MuCH AS THIS HELPED AND OPENED MANYY DESIRED OPTIONS FOR ME uSING LINuX MINT. (MY FIRST FAVouRITE LINuX BASED O.S)

[@Dan_Hardy]

Great video, picked up a few tips which i never even knew. Thanks!

[@burnbarrelmedia]

You're welcome

[@TheKillo101]

Some Great info! Appreciate 👍

[@Grunfeld]

16:16 Timeshift not including Home can be a really good thing: Last week I needed to restore from Timeshift because of a system glitch. *If* my Home directory had been in the Timeshift snapshot then all my personal files from the week would have been lost or reverted to older ones. Basically, Timeshift seems good for system restore points; and use something like *Lucky Backup* for backing up your personal files. Nice video though. The context menu stuff was really useful for me.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

Good points. I also use grsync for personal files

[@BustaHymen]

Really great video, everyone should watch this! Thanks :)

[@burnbarrelmedia]

Thank you

[@haroonahmed1077]

After shifting to Linux only thing I miss is refresh option. So glad we can add it here as well 😮

[@burnbarrelmedia]

Be sure to install xdotool for it to work. I forgot to mention that.

[@Leverquin]

You don't need refresh. It's not like on windows that file will not be shown

[@haroonahmed1077]

@Leverquin it's just a habit.

[@ToddSauve]

Thank you for this! These are all very intelligent things for a new user to do with their fresh install. 👌👌😉😉

[@burnbarrelmedia]

You're welcome

[@bestmentoring]

Awesome! Earned my follow!

[@Rad1ation]

I like the yaru icons

[@gerydblackmore5484]

nice video thank you. just put it on my old dell i5 4th gen laptop runs a treat.

[@MrBobWareham]

Thank you so very much for all that information, I have just moved from W10 to Linux Mint and must say it is very good apart from one thing that I would like I program Arduino and when I plug in an Arduino or ESP32, on W10 it used to tell me what USB port I am plugged into, but I can find it in Mint, any suggestions to have it show on the task bar? Many thanks Bob in the UK, Love the channel

[@ytubeanon]

cheers, most useful tips among videos of this type

[@cz-bolaget82]

I thank you very much. very good video. the explanations in the video are awesome.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

Thanks

[@whiteb0rd]

Nice video, but you really should have set up timeshare as the first or second step before you go mucking around with the rest of the system.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

Well, I wanted to backup the new settings as well. But good point

[@mwngw]

Re Disks....if the drive(s) you are thinking about mounting are Windows disks (1 internal, 1 external), does their mounting pose a security risk? (I left Win 10 mainly for its tracking capacities).

[@MotownBatman]

Well Done Brotha! new Sub, Dryden, Mich. I Like Mint forMakeMKV & Handbrake!

[@burnbarrelmedia]

Plus 1

[@adrianocampovillegas6294]

Great video and thank for share.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

You're welcome

[@simon-k7m]

I’m just now scrapping windows 8 and going to Linux .

[@patrickdijkman8974]

Nice content, was useful, thanks!

[@burnbarrelmedia]

YW

[@juancarlosrodriguez5022]

Great tips, thanks a lot.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

YW

[@D.von.N]

Very helpful.

[@Noa-ec2328]

This was very helpful for someone who just moved from W10 to Linux Mint on my Thinkpad. I'm loving this OS at the moment and still learning everything about the system. This may be unrelated, but what external hard drives do you use or recommend? I've got some backups, videos and photos I want to get from my Macbook but I need it to be compatible with both systems.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

I just purchased this one and it works fantastically on all systems. amzn.to/4g05JRB

[@Noa-ec2328]

@@burnbarrelmedia SSD OR HDD?

[@burnbarrelmedia]

@@Noa-ec2328 HDD. The SSD is a little more but faster amzn.to/3YWK3zK

[@michaelwright2986]

​@@burnbarrelmedia I've somehow acquired the belief that for backups, spinning rust is a bit more reliable than SSD if left unrefreshed for a long time. Is this true? Anyway, for backups I prefer cheap, and there only seem to be reliable brands left in the market.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

@@michaelwright2986 there's no clear winner of SSD vs spinning drives for long term storage. However archival DVD lasts a century or more

[@FredPilcher]

Great suggestions - thanks.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

You're welcome

[@DanstevGraker]

Very handy, thank you!

[@burnbarrelmedia]

YW

[@MeowseyX]

Its a shame that the auto mount doesn't work for drives you mounted over NFS, as these don't appear when mounted in the Disks app

[@Moha_6441]

Thank you. Very helpful 👍

[@burnbarrelmedia]

YW

[@sfperalta]

When you open the new window as root user, your window settings for your login user are no longer accessible, that's why the root window didn't open in list view.

[@dreamtheater125]

Best distro ever!

[@burnbarrelmedia]

Agree!

[@Bash-g3m]

The Firewall Gui doesn't enable the Firewall it has to be enabled via terminal, if you go back into your Firewall it will be disabled, you can check via terminal (sudo ufw status verbose)

[@burnbarrelmedia]

Not true. If you go back into your firewall, it is enabled. And the terminal will confirm it

[@OldChevy79]

How to hdmi to work on linux mint i use APC on my t. V and h d m I amd linux mint do not get along any recommendations.Please let me know in detail

[@tomcadet2899]

There is something very wrong with Mint 22 Intel video drivers, the screen on my Nuc7i5bnb blacks out randomly for 1-2 sec when the mouse is moved, especially towards the bottom of the screen. I have had both Win10 and Mint 21.3 installed using the same monitor and have had no issues. I agree Mint 22 would be great if the video was fixed.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

Have you gone into "driver manager" and make sure you're using the Nvidia and not xserver drivers?

[@tomcadet2899]

@@burnbarrelmedia The Nuc video is Intel not Nvidia, the driver manager reports that “No drivers are necessary” so there is no option to update or replace the driver - since Mint 21.3 works fine, the Intel video drivers in 22 have changed for the worst.

[@roberthopgood1894]

"open as root" does NOT show folder in list mode BECAUSE root is a DIFFERENT user

[@andryzoun]

Sorry for asking. I tried Linux Mint using USB live on my laptop (dedicated AMD GPU) and noticed the colors were washed out compared to Windows so I'm wondering if it's permanent or will get fixed after a full install since the GPU doesn't show yet in system info. Also the audio quality is lower....

[@burnbarrelmedia]

It's hard to say. You need to make sure you have the drivers installed for the hardware. Nvidia makes dedicated drivers for Linux Mint

[@johanb.7869]

First thing I always change is the theme. All that white hurts my eyes. Why do you prefer AM/PM?

[@burnbarrelmedia]

because that's what I've used my whole life. I just never got used to military time

[@woldemunster9244]

@@burnbarrelmedia "Military time" .... Me laughing in Finnish time! Month/day switch is even more confusing for "us", it affects websites also.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

@@woldemunster9244 LOL yeah, I didn't consider that

[@OnyxIdol]

Thanks, very nice

[@burnbarrelmedia]

YW

[@mr2miach]

#9 Just press the F5 key on your keyboard. Zero mouse movements and one button press.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

That's true but the mouse is already in my hand. It's much longer to reach up to the keyboard than it is to right click!

[@mr2miach]

@@burnbarrelmedia Fair point. I'm just looking at it from a simple level that doesn't require third party installs, custom config files, and root access. I also don't trust others with the security of my system but I've been in IT for 28 years and I have a bias. All that said, unless you only have one hand/arm, I'd wonder what your other hand is doing LOL.

[@luisfretz4158]

FYI "Military Time" does not use the colon between the hour and minutes

[@burnbarrelmedia]

sure does on my machine. I just checked it.

[@WinnieBlue]

I think he means that 24 hour time is not military time. 12 hour: 10:35 pm 24 hour: 22:35 Military: 2235K (letter is time zone) Also; 12 hour: 6:15 am 24 hour: 6:15 Military: 0615Z Etc

[@prezlamen7906]

That 1st tip, when i can go to the internet but no traffic to me, wouldnt that make me unable to download stuff?

[@burnbarrelmedia]

No, because your browser uses 80 (http) or 443 (https) for downloads, which are automatically given permission.

[@prezlamen7906]

@burnbarrelmedia tnx

[@moezarella1261]

Nice vid. But turn the volume of your mic down, please. Some people use headphones around here 😀

[@burnbarrelmedia]

sorry. I actually use headphone too and it seemed low. Kdenlive said it was just tipping into the yellow. Weird.

[@dougtravins9624]

Hmmm...my headphone volume is fine...

[@FarmRanchHomestead]

Just a quick comment about when you opened Nemo as root... It opened in Icon mode rather than list mode because you opened it with a different user account. You need to make the same change for root as you did for your user account. I just thought you might like to know. Thank you for this video, as I've learned some things I didn't know about previously, even though I've used Linux Mint for many years.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

Yes, I figured that out right after the video and made a comment about it. I went into Nemo preferences as root and it fixed it

[@Robert-yp9zs]

Maybe this is obvious, but for a potential newbie... what happens or does not happen if the "Nemo Refresh Action" command lines are not entered. Its not clear how this fits in with the excellent changes you mention. Thank you.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

If they aren't entered, the action won't show in the plugins section that's all. No harm done

[@ggsenpie8794]

I found an old pc with Windows 7 but its in russian. And I dont have the money to buy a new Windows CD. So I want to try to install linux mint. Hope it will work 🤞

[@ShawnClarady]

To have the list view open as root you need to set those settings under the root user as well.

[@rautamiekka]

14:05 It's cuz the `root` user owns that Nemo process, so the settings come from that user, not you.

[@HAL-ol1lh]

The firewall seems to use Quad9 as its DNS resolver. I checked the organisation affiliations and realised i wouldnt ever be able to use it

[@burnbarrelmedia]

You set that on your local router

[@Eris123451]

Tells us lot more about you than it does about MINT, but OK if you're new to the system and maybe not that confident ? I'll give it a like. To be fair using the Firewall wasn't something that I'd previously considered.

[@BenState]

So the firewall is disabled by default - wtf? What is the rational behind that?

[@burnbarrelmedia]

I think their belief is since no TCP or UDP ports are open, there isn't a risk. The problem is once you start using apps that need those ports, it becomes a risk. Weird

[@BenState]

@@burnbarrelmedia Thanks, Im new to the linux world in real use day to day, so I found this weird. Thanks for the explanation.

[@JamaicaWhiteMan]

Very good. I'd be grateful if someone can answer a question about Timeshift. If I include Home and Root, save it to an internal non-O/S drive (8TB Exos HDD), can I use that to restore everything to a new O/S drive with a live stick? I ask because my O/S 2TB SSD disappeared for a little while a few weeks ago, and I had to put 21.3 on a 500GB HDD to boot. It came back suddenly but I bought a new 1TB SSD in case it quits again. Would I need to shrink the 2TB partitions (boot and main) to under 1TB first?

[@burnbarrelmedia]

It's been my experience Linux doesn't care about the partition size. I have re-installed and copied everything from root and home and it worked like a charm. I did have to install mint again first to establish grub. But once that's done it's just a matter of copying the files.

[@JamaicaWhiteMan]

@@burnbarrelmedia Thanks, man. So after installing the O/S on the new drive you just open the new version of Timeshift and restore from the backup on the other drive? This assumes, in my case, the total files backed-up were smaller than 1TB.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

@@JamaicaWhiteMan Yes, that's all I did. However, I hosed my partition. If you didn't then Timeshift will restore partitions too

[@JamaicaWhiteMan]

@@burnbarrelmedia That's great. Many thanks.

[@haint7709]

I downloaded the last version of Mint and upgraded to the current offering. I open the firewall configuration, put in my password, and within 5 seconds the computer freezes. I end up doing a hard shutdown (press and hold power button). When I reboot, Mint is fine, but it freezes whenever I get to that certain point after opening the firewall config.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=263276

[@buridah328]

There’s a problem with External hard drives. My Western Digital external hard drive doesn’t seem to work on Linux mint but works under windows.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

Same computer with dual boot?

[@buridah328]

@@burnbarrelmedia it miraculously started working. I hooked it up windows pc and clicked yes on “fix files” pop up. Then tried it back on Linux and somehow the files opened.

[@carry_boats]

thanks

[@burnbarrelmedia]

YW

[@BitsOfTruth]

Firewall is second for me after updates which is first. You don't hear much about firewall anymore I guess because folks have so much confidence in the WiFi protection.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

True

[@andycivil]

Timeshift screwed me. I had an installation that took 25GB of a 60GB SSD, and it worked fine. It was a single-purpose device and worked fine. But after a while, without my permission, Timeshift completely filled the 60GB disk with backups until the point where it crashed completely and the machine was unbootable. I had to install on a new disk and copy off the files I wanted from the old one. I know that 60GB is tiny these days, but I am sad that a program designed to secure your computer, actually becomes the instrument of making it unusable. And is on by default...

[@burnbarrelmedia]

have you tried pika backup? It works great but it doesn't come pre-installed

[@andycivil]

@@burnbarrelmedia This machine doesn't even need backups, nothing is created on it. That's the irony. For my main computers I'm thinking of 'syncthing'.

[@CowboyTrucking61]

@@andycivil Turn Timeshift off or uninstall. Simple as that.

[@michaelwarren6902]

You could have booted from a usb containing Mint to access Timeshift to delete excess backups to free up needed hard drive space. Then in Timeshift settings tell it how many backups you want to keep so that space doesn’t fill up again. Same thing happened to me once.

[@wdotme]

• Timeship is "Restore Points" in Ms.W's terminology. Use to restore the system from minor errors: system crash due to incorrect settings, incorrect driver installation, incorrect update, etc. It is recommended to use it only for systems, not large personal data (because duplication will occur, and if restored, the data that existed before the restoration will be completely gone, as if nothing ever happened :D). For backups involving large amounts of data, even 1 partition, use other backup tools that are specifically designed for this purpose (there are free-pro options for Linux, please search for recommendations). • Set Timeshift according to your needs and don't overdo it, just approx 2 points to restore the system (can be daily, can be weekly, if more than two then it will be deleted automatically, only leaving 2 points automatically according to the schedule). • For personal data in the Home folder (~/), use a separate partition from the system partition (root, /). This will make it safe and unaffected in case of system crash and will be read as Home partition (~/) if you install any Linux distribution, it will stay there as it is. To back up this kind of data in its entirety, use a backup tool other than Timeshift (do not include this partition when setting up Timeshift). • If the system really crashes or errors so that even Timeshift cannot be accessed then boot from the Mint Live System (USB Mint installation etc.), there is Timeshift, just restore as usual, then the system will recover according to the capture point (as per date) when Timeshift recorded. • The Linux system (in this case Mint) does not allow or has very-very little fragmentation so it does not need defragmentation tools at all ~~ be careful if there is an offer of such tools on the internet, it is unusual and takes advantage of the mindset of former Ms.W users. Linux is not the same as Windows and the way of thinking must be different (at least starting to adapt). It uses a kind of "node" system so that if the System Partition (not $, ~/. aka Home) is full then the system will "stop" ~~ but this doesn't mean it's broken :D. So keep the System Partition to about 20% free (just in case). If this happens, then when rebooting select the "System Repair" menu and then the "Cleaning" option there (there is an option). After booting normally, empty the System Partition by at least 20%. This is not common, it only happens on the System Partition which is usually done by users who are experimenting to try Linux; the System Partition is small, for example: only 50 GB. :D

[@ProtoType4588]

okey why do you not use f5 for refresh i mean when i try't mint before the f5 worked without issues to refresh the folder

[@burnbarrelmedia]

Sure I certainly could. But then I have to either use my left hand up to the keyboard or let go of the mouse and use my right. Since I'm already using the mouse, it's easier for me just to keep using it.

[@borko.danilovic]

On my laptop it's fn+F5. It's much easier for me to click the refresh button than to use both hands to refresh.

[@richard1311]

If there's one problem I have with linux distros is when they don't auto-enable firewalls. It happens more often than I'd consider reasonable (ever).

[@burnbarrelmedia]

I think the reasoning is because your IP router should be using a NAT which should provide adequate protection so it's usually not necessary. And the fact that turning the firewall on many times will interfere or restrict IOT devices which millions of people are using nowadays. So it stands to reason that it's off by default

[@richard1311]

@@burnbarrelmedia While the NAT argument has some merit, I must suggest that anyone using IOT devices would likely not be a linux user owing to the privacy nightmare they represent.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

@@richard1311 Actually, most of my clients are Linux based with no privacy issues at all. The privacy problems I've encountered are mostly because of Microsoft

[@bernym4047]

I used to love mint cinnamon until I recently changed to a bigger laptop with a very high res screen. Now the window maximise, minimise, close buttons are very small and the windows are very difficult to resise as finding the window edge with the cursor is extremely finnicky. I've spent hours trawling the web for solutions without success so now, I'm seriously thinking of ditching mint.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

Have you tried a theme with bigger buttons?

[@burnbarrelmedia]

Also, The Mint-Y style has larger buttons

[@bernym4047]

@@burnbarrelmedia Thanks, I have so far not found one with larger buttons.

[@burnbarrelmedia]

And I also did forget that the reason I didn't see list view as "root" is because I need to do those changes as root!

[@deathdogg0]

Linux Mint Cinnamon parsley sage rosemary thyme ginger, entire garden

[@burnbarrelmedia]

LOL A Complete operating system

[@patrickday4206]

Firewall is off by default???

[@burnbarrelmedia]

Yes. I think their belief is since no TCP or UDP ports are open, there isn't a risk. The problem is once you start using apps that need those ports, it becomes a risk.

[@patrickday4206]

@@burnbarrelmedia what about ssh

[@burnbarrelmedia]

@@patrickday4206 Yes, If I was to run services over an unsecured network.

[@lqlarry]

👍

[@Minecraft33810]

how i get the battery to show percentage

[@burnbarrelmedia]

Right click on the battery icon near the clock. Select "Configure" Change the display to "Show Percentage"

[@fabricio4794]

First thing i did aftear install - i changed the Wallpaper.

[@LeeStoneman]

Nice tips but you lost me at no 24 hour clock and week starting on Sunday. Who the hell starts the week on a Sunday??

[@burnbarrelmedia]

I do.

[@mikespangler98]

The calendar for one😊

[@bymz12]

Tazele 🇹🇷

[@randomasiankidineuwest]

Damn that thumbnail made me click.

[@MindofaMadMan69]

Same

[@NeftisIsHere]

My ass is here using arch and nixos but i gotta click all the linux vids that pop in my feed

[@STONE69_]

You don't use vanilla Arch, therefore its not really Arch.

[@NeftisIsHere]

@@STONE69_ what

[@SinginDiva]

I’m new to this install stuff and using Linux. I hope I don’t blow somethin’ up lol 😳😳

[@burnbarrelmedia]

HAHA Been there!