********************* "$d_SysMaint"'Linux/linux notes.txt' - installation, maintenance, utilities etc issues. ??Jul2022 ??Jul2022 ??Jul2022 ??Jul2022 ??Jul2022 ??Jul2022 31Aug2022 Suse screen saver inactivate 27Jul2022 setup new Seagate 6Tb USB HDD 15Apr2022 AWESOME!! : bash "$d_bin"'linux.sh' - key cmds cart [options, usage], txtEd for full view 04Apr022 Video challenges on Linux are actually more a challenge of [audio, security, trackers, news]? 04Apr2022 search "where does linux install programs?" - typically /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin /usr/bin/[dolphin, evolution, ffmpeg, firefox, geany, gnome-terminal, nemo, thunderbird, /usr/bin/libreoffice link to ../lib/libreoffice/program/soffice 21May2021 search "LibeOffice Calc and time lags" 07Nov2020 search "LMDE 3 Cindy and system freezes" 16Sep2019 search "LMDE3 crashes" 16Sep2019 Kali Linux distribution for Steve's laptop 15Sep2019 I downloaded it. 16Sep2019 LMDE3 Cindy distribution download 15Sep2019 "Linux Mint and what is the difference between suspend, sleep, hibernate?" 14Sep2019 Linux Mint "Getting Started" 14Sep2019 Kali Linux KDE 64-Bit 13Sep2019 Linux distributions 25May2019 post-LMDE3 installation - many freezes 16Dec2018 search "Linux Mint and how do I set the system date format?" 07Oct2018 Linux Mint Cinnamon no longer supported? 07Oct2018 Linux Mint system image 30Aug2018 search "Thunderbird email and very slow" 15May2018 debian sources - explanation 26Jan2018 Status LMDE2 -> jessie? 13Jan2018 Linux commands & purpose [grep, sed, tr, xargs] 03Jan2018 System updates via backup script 13Nov2017 Grub - default to Linux Mint 11Sep2017 Unable to download pavucontrol - LMDE2 Software Manager, apt-get install, etc 22Sep2017 IT was the Uof Calgary repository that was shit (GARBAGE!!!) 11Sep2017 Relabel "TOSHIBA EXT" as "HOWELL_BASE" 11Sep2017 Update USB Thunderbird, set up on "TOSHIBA EXT" drive 11Sep2017 Add more workspaces on Dell64 11Sep2017 test - if file exists 11Sep2017 ramdisk setup 13Aug2017 07:40 Toshiba hard drive is always running 11Aug2017 13:39 Create a swap file 11Aug2017 08:22 web-search "Linux and SWAP drive" 11Aug2017 08:22 web-search "Linux and RAM drive" 26Jun2017 14:17 Slow computer 26Jun2017 14:04 removal of Evolution email etc from my system 26Jun2017 13:45 websearch "Linux Mint and Zeitgeist" 09Jun2017 08:43 Compary directory trees (eg backups) 17Jul2017 10:38 Additional repository as Software source (177 kbytes/s) 07Jun2017 22:26 Firewire external hard drive 07Jun2017 22:09 Add swap space to hard drive 04Mar2017 Open windows at laft or right, not center! 05Mar2017 - had [x,y] versus [width,height] switched 04Mar2017 Suspend and Hibernate 02Mar2017 search "Linux Mint and suspend versus hibernate" 26Feb2017 search "Linux Mint and remove icons from desktop" 26Feb2017 LMDE2 Power Management - can't set "Power" to "Never" 26Feb2017 Cinnamon battery charge panel applet 14Feb2017 Howell - When I used a Lexar 8Gb memory stick, it "locked" the HOWELL_BASE stick 14Feb2017 14:30 Howell : 06Feb2017 Terminal prompt customisation 06Feb2017 copy-over content that I can't save to HOWELL_BASE on Toshiba!! 05Jan2017 analysis of CrossCheck results per paper 31Jan2017 Disaster Prediction alert 27Jan2017 IEEE Spectrum - for the kids!! 06Feb2017 Can't use Samsung HDMI (VGA1) screen 02Feb2017 upgrade to LMDE2 Betsy 02Feb2017 make USB ISO drive 27Oct2016 executables PATH 18Oct2016 YIKES - some other user logged into Toshiba!! ????????? 21Sep2016 Can't update : 04Jun2016 Linux Firewalls 11Sep2016 Apps open across workspaces - suddenly this is a problem? 12Sep2016 Does this ONLY happen with windows opened by QNial? 30Aug2016 Screen too dark 12Aug2016 Moved to /media/bill/Midas/ : 12Aug2016 Edit config files and QNial scripts to use new volume label 12Aug2016 Relabel USB DISKs 03Aug2016 IJCNN2016 USB proceedings - can't read 03Aug2016 new "USB DISK" 64Gb - for porting workplace between computers 29Dec2015 Drive information (manufacturer, partitions etc) - what do I use? 19Dec2014 Lenovo LinuxMintDeb - install "pysical address extension" (pae) for dual core processor 09Dec15 gnupg - encryption program for PGP equivalent, command line gpg2 (desktop) 27Oct2014 Install LinuxMintDeb on Lenovo desktop 12Dec2014 LinuxMint "Software Manager" posting 02Dec2014 Yahoo Search : "Linux Mint" "desktop search engines" 02Dec2014 File indexing - Nepomuk, virtuoso, akonadi, baloo etc 02Dec2014 - Nepomuk needs virtuoso database - I installed via synaptic (LinuxMintDeb Software manager doesn't even mention Nepomuk!) 30Nov2014 error with JVC vidCam upload - "Unable to mount 64Gb volume" unknown filesystem "exfat" 27Nov2014 BIOS -> Setup Utility -> Power -> Wan on LAN -> Disabled 26Nov2014 MyTax - Peel Technologies.png added to my home page 26Nov2014 FireFox add-on - FireFTP set up 25Nov2014 Copy-over of macros from Toshiba to Lenovo (LinuxMintDeb) 24Nov2014 24Nov2014 Default text editor -> Kwrite, NOT gedit! 24Nov2014 LinuxMintDeb Menu edits 26Oct2014 Toshiba boot errors from recovery mode : 24Oct2014 Change default applications : 24Oct2014 Workspace switcher - how do I modify (can't find settings) 17Oct2014 Sleep missing from menu 08Oct2014 Lost my HP printer 18Sep2014 convert USB memory stick from bootable back to normal 15Sep2014 Kubuntu 14.04 missing task panel - GNOME Classic 28Aug2014 Muon error - see /home/bill/System_maintenance/140828 Muon configuration error.jpg 07Aug2014 Thunderbird copy-over Toshiba laptop -> Lenovo desktop 06Jun2014 31May2014 Toshiba laptop sound card not detected 05Jun2014 - it turned out that this was due to an incomplete update that must have screwed up drivers! 30May2014 KDE frozen keyboard, mouse, login etc - this worked! : 18Apr2014 Google : "linux cp cannot stat" 03Apr2014 Can't empty trash! 01Apr2014 Root user 12Mar2014 Google "Kubuntu sluggish 2014" 22Aug2013 exfat file system for 64 Gb memory card in video camera 16Apr2012 NVIDIA: could not open the device file /dev/nvidiactl (Permission denied) 18Feb2013 List of "Run" commands for my commonly-used applications 18Feb2012 Moving windows from command line 30Jan2012 Libre Office install - can't access keyserver.ubuntu.com 04Dec2011 - Disk directory sizes 31May11 Problems with backup to 67 Gb drive, something about hybernate 11May2011 Hard disk memory release from "Simpe Backup" utility 22Apr11 Disk space eaten up by backups again 20Apr11 - Upgrade Ubuntu to 10.4 LTS 08Apr11 Drupal install problem with MySQL password 03Apr11 Keyboard launch of macros (hard to find where to do this!!) 23Oct10 Thunderbird configuration 23Oct10 Scripts to run attachments 23Jan10 Bit & pieces 24Oct2009 Launch Nautilus as root user!!! 24Oct2009 Mirror copy of hard drive 11Oct2009 Startup scripts - to load all my junk