Installing Deepin using Universal USB Boot Installer
After briefly experiencing Windows 8.1 and seeing reviews of Windows 10 I'm considering the future. To this end I found a distro I liked the look of (Deepin) and used Universal USB Boot Installer to...
View ArticleTrouble with Adobe Flash
Sorry about this but I am having trouble with downloading the new Adobe Flash edition. Please can someone help. I am running Linux Mint 17.2 64 bit. When going to download the update Adobe asks me to...
View ArticleWorried about Windows 10 privacy? Use Linux
http://betanews.com/2015/09/20/windows-10-privacy-linux/ Windows 10 is a wonderful operating system. Every day, I boot a computer running Microsoft's latest operating system to get work done. On the...
View ArticleLinux made easy ...
ok ok, I jest ... but this is how Arch is installed, no GUI, you need to know what your doing ... or you follow a video like this. I found the 'community' over at Arch a hit-n-miss experience ......
View ArticleUK Government Kicks Out Microsoft Office and Adopts LibreOffice
The UK Government is looking to shed its dependency on proprietary software It's difficult for Microsoft to keep pace with a free office suite. Collabora is not selling the UK Government anything, but...
View ArticleRobolinux Mate Raptor 8.1
Robolinux Mate Raptor is a long-term support release that will keep you flying fine until 2020. It is loaded with 12 privacy and security apps. Robolinux Mate Raptor 8.1, released this summer,...
View ArticleDistro Sofware Sites.
Been looking for my big sister who is interested in Linux and Open Source Software. Any good places online to buy the sofware on disc & get a book to read up on the distro she decides on? As I will...
View ArticleDownloading saved music to Mint
Hi all well here is the first question I am hoping that you can answer. I have about 44 gigs of music which was on W8 and saved to a external drive is it possible to transfer to Mint and if so what do...
View ArticleI have bit the bullet
Hi everyone tomorow I am going to go off line and install Zorin Ultimate 64bit so will be off line for a while. Oh just looked at the time so it will be today. But I will resume crunching as soon as...
View ArticleLinux for Newby's
As a newcomer to Linux I have found a great site which will help many people who would like to ether dual boot or go the whole hog like me and explains in simple terms how to migrate from Microsoft or...
View ArticleOld and new Linux users may find this site useful
I have found this site that tells you the equivalent Microsoft aps in Linux aps hope this is usefull. http://linuxappfinder.com/alternatives
View ArticleNew Linux Mint Cinnamon 17.3 "Rosa" Released Today
The new Linux Mint Cinnamon 17.3 Rosa and Mate LTS has been released this evening in both 32 & 64 bit, it will be supported until 2019.
View ArticleIf you are fed up with windows read this
For anyone fed up with Windows and want a change read this;- http://linuxnewbieguide.org/
View ArticleDownloading music files from Microsoft Media player to Linux Mint
I have saved all my music which I had on W10 about 40 gigs is it possible to download those files onto Linux Mint Cinnamon 17.2 or will I have to rip them again which will take weeks
View ArticleZero-Day Flaw Found in Linux
At Risk: 66% of Android Devices, Millions of Servers and Desktops An Israeli cybersecurity startup has discovered a zero-day security flaw in the Linux kernel that runs millions of servers, desktops...
View ArticleArch Wins
Arch Wins First of Two Round Poll The FOSS Force Poll The voting is over in the first round of our annual GNU/Linux distro poll, which sought an answer to the simple question, “What Linux distro do you...
View ArticleMint a contender for the crown ?
Could Linux Mint Replace Ubuntu? One of the neatest features about using Linux for everyday computing are the endless choices that are available. For years, Ubuntu was considered the "top distro" for...
View ArticleLinux Mint hacked
A bit late to the forums, but ... If you downloaded and installed Linux Mint from the distribution's website over the weekend, your machine has been compromised. "Hackers made a modified Linux Mint...
View ArticleLinux & Creative
A couple of months after upgrading my main computer I thought I’d add a sound card. None of the cards I already owned were suitable as they were all PCI whereas I needed a PCI-E version. On browsing I...
View ArticleOOPS, Skype dont work
I have attached my Logitech camera to the PC and downloaded Skype, when I tried to call a friend in the US who was online Skype informed me that my OS Linux Mint Cinnamon 17.3 is not supported. Is...
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