Linux Mint 20.3

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Corrine

January 07, 2022, 09:15:44 PM
Having observed Linux Mint as a suggested distro for new Linux users, note the recent updates:
See the blog posts for new features and other information.


Take a walk through the "Security Garden" -- Where Everything is Coming up Roses!

Remember - A day without laughter is a day wasted.
May the wind sing to you and the sun rise in your heart.

Hedon James

#1
January 08, 2022, 01:31:01 PM
Quote from: Corrine on January 07, 2022, 09:15:44 PM
Having observed Linux Mint as a suggested distro for new Linux users, note the recent updates:
See the blog posts for new features and other information.

Linux Mint is indeed an excellent distro for new Linux Users.  Probably the best choice for most new users, IMO.

raymac46

#2
January 08, 2022, 03:27:14 PM
I've got Linux Mint installed on my main Linux desktop and as usual I was able to easily update to LM 20.3. I did not have to reinstall the O/S and everything seems to be working OK.

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ay@ray-basement-SSD ~ $ inxi -Fxz
System:
  Kernel: 5.4.0-92-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0
  Desktop: Cinnamon 5.2.7 Distro: Linux Mint 20.3 Una
  base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: Gigabyte product: N/A v: N/A serial: <filter>
  Mobo: Gigabyte model: F2A85XM-D3H serial: <filter>
  BIOS: American Megatrends v: F3 date: 04/08/2013
Battery:
  Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech Wireless Mouse M310/M310t
  charge: 55% (should be ignored) status: Discharging
  Device-2: hidpp_battery_1 model: Logitech K520
  charge: 70% (should be ignored) status: Discharging
CPU:
  Topology: Quad Core model: AMD A8-5600K APU with Radeon HD Graphics
  bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Piledriver rev: 1 L2 cache: 2048 KiB
  flags: avx lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
  bogomips: 28799
  Speed: 2001 MHz min/max: 1400/3600 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1421 2: 1435
  3: 1602 4: 1754
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD Tobago PRO [Radeon R7 360 / R9 360 OEM]
  vendor: PC Partner Limited driver: radeon v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.0
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.13 driver: ati,radeon
  unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
  OpenGL: renderer: AMD BONAIRE (DRM 2.50.0 5.4.0-92-generic LLVM 12.0.0)
  v: 4.5 Mesa 21.0.3 direct render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: AMD FCH Azalia vendor: Gigabyte driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
  bus ID: 00:14.2
  Device-2: AMD Tobago HDMI Audio [Radeon R7 360 / R9 360 OEM]
  vendor: PC Partner Limited driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.1
  Device-3: Microdia USB 2.0 Camera type: USB driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo
  bus ID: 8-1:2
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-92-generic
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
  vendor: Gigabyte driver: r8169 v: kernel port: d000 bus ID: 02:00.0
  IF: enp2s0 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR9287 Wireless Network Adapter driver: ath9k
  v: kernel port: d000 bus ID: 04:00.0
  IF: wlp4s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 1.03 TiB used: 217.41 GiB (20.7%)
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Toshiba model: THNSNH128GBST size: 119.24 GiB
  ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Toshiba model: DT01ACA100 size: 931.51 GiB
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 101.55 GiB used: 68.77 GiB (67.7%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
  ID-2: swap-1 size: 15.95 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda5
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 2.1 C mobo: N/A gpu: radeon temp: 32 C
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
  Processes: 257 Uptime: 3m Memory: 15.65 GiB used: 1.29 GiB (8.3%)
  Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.3.0 Shell: bash v: 5.0.17
  inxi: 3.0.38
ray@ray-basement-SSD ~ $

striker

#3
January 08, 2022, 06:28:50 PM
Upgraded to 20.3 Una with Cinnamon 5.2.7. Afterwards had to do a "apt install usrmerge". The only problem I got was the Telegram Desktop with heavily out of date versions and it refused to run. (I don't want to use any flatpaks or snaps) I got the most recent version from the desktop.telegram.org web site v.3.4.3), installed it and it runs ok without complaints whatsoever.
Striker
still the same...

raymac46

#4
January 09, 2022, 01:31:57 PM
Yes I had to install usrmerge as well.

Hedon James

#5
January 09, 2022, 02:34:17 PM
Quote from: raymac46 on January 09, 2022, 01:31:57 PM
Yes I had to install usrmerge as well.

What is "usrmerge" and what problem does it solve?  I've been an Ubuntu and Debian user for almost 15 years now, and have no idea what that is?!   :o
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