My Linux Adventure 
When I bought my present computer, I installed Linux Mint Vanessa on a dual boot alongside Windows 11, which came preinstalled on my Asus laptop. For a while now, I’ve been getting alerts to updated to the latest version of Linux Mint. It’s called Virginia. I’ve been putting it off because I thought it may …
A strange thing happened today. When I tried to shutdown Linux Mint, the system rebooted. I had a couple of tries but was unable to turn off my laptop computer. This was a new problem for me. It’s never happened before. I was pretty sure it’s possible to shutdown a Linux system via the terminal …
Since I began my Linux adventure, I have discovered it can be hard to find compatible hardware. Items that plug into your computer and work out of the box on Windows computers often don’t work at all on my computer’s Linux Mint operating system. Sometimes I have been able to find drivers. Other times I …
When I used to use MS Word for wordprocessing, every time I added a hyperlink, such as “www.example.com,” and hit enter, the link in the text document became live. On Windows computers, this happened with Libra Office Writer as well. After I switched to Linux Mint, I noticed Libra Office Writer did not respond in …
I wanted to create an additional Firefox profile in Linux. It took me a little while to find out how to do it but I got there in the end. I also wanted to create a shortcut to the additional firefox profile but it’s not as easy to do this on Linux as it is …
Today, I found a new application on my computer – KDE Connect SMS. It didn’t used to be there and I never installed it. Nor do I want it. What mystified me is how it arrived on my system. I found it suspicious that KDE Connect SMS appeared to have added itself to my computer. …
I’ve noticed some hardware works fine with Linux Mint and some does not. In a few cases I’ve had driver issues I couldn’t resolve. Fortunately, my Sony Action Cam works fine out of the box. So, if you are wondering if Sony Action Cam is compatible with Linux Mint, the answer is yes. Sony has …
I just bought a new laptop computer. It’s an Asus E510MA. The first thing I did was remove Windows 10 and replace it with Linux Mint – Yay! Screw you Microsoft. However, although Linux Mint was easy to install on the machine, I encountred and early teething problem. I could not connet to Wi-Fi. Worse …
I recently installed Mullvad VPN on Linux Mint but had some problems. Fortunately, I figured out what I needed to do quite quickly and managed to get the VPN working. I’m writing this post to help other Linux Mint users who are having problems installing Mullvad VPN. There are three main ways to install Mullvad …
I recently wrote a post that mentions the problems I am having running Linux Mint on my Toshiba Satellite. Last night I recevied further proof it’s not an easy mix. My troubles began when my computer froze. It happened out of the blue. One minute everything was fine, the next I couldn’t move the cursor …
