Sometimes, as in Windows, you may need to know the version of Linux you are running. Open Terminal and type the following, hitting Enter after: cat /etc/os-release The result: For more Linux information click here. —
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I was trying to install “Wine” in Linux but I can’t seem to get it to work properly. So I had to uninstall it and start over from scratch. To uninstall an app in Linux using terminal, do the following. If you don’t know the
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I got Waydroid working but couldn’t get Google apps to install. Here is what I did. To get Waydroid to work with Google apps, open up the terminal and type the following: sudo waydroid init -s GAPPS -f It downloaded and installed the GAPPS version
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Do you want to use Android apps on your Linux computer? Waydroid may be the answer. If you are using Linux Mint with the Cinnamon desktop this might not work. You’ll need to install a desktop version called “Plasma (Wayland)“. Open up “Terminal” and type
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I have Linux Mint on an HP 15-bs023ca and I started to use the touchscreen capabilities of the laptop only to have my system go crazy on me opening and closing windows and screens and moving things around. I was going to call an exorcist
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Windows 11 – Lack of control of updates, telemetry, advertising, and now a backup called Recall. The system takes snapshots of itself and everything that you are doing every few seconds and uses up a ton of hard drive space on top of that. It’s
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I’ve been experimenting with Linux Mint on my HP laptop and wanted to check the Device Manager. There are Terminal commands you can perform to get this information. To open the Terminal, click on the Start button then Terminal, or click on it in the
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You can run Windows programs on Linux using various utilities. You can do this by using Wine, Crossover, PlayOnLinux and Bottles. I saw a video using Bottles and decided to give it a spin. 🙂 I’m using Linux Mint 21.3 on my HP Notebook 15-bs023a.
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In the first two parts of this series of articles, we’ve explained how to choose and test Linux distros (Part 1) and have taken you through the process of installing Linux Mint Cinnamon Edition (Part 2). In this final installment, I’ll be showing you around
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If you’ve read Part 1 of this series of articles, then you’ve probably now tried out a few Linux distros using the terrific Ventoy multi-boot tool and are ready to install your chosen distro. Comments from readers in response to an earlier article tended to
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