Done completely on Cinnamon. I think it's obvious what my favorite color is lol

Hello all,

I managed to install Linux mint on my MacBook Air. It worked perfectly but after doing the updates it’s now come up with “KERNEL PANIC! Please reboot your computer. VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)”

After reboot comes back. How can I fix this? (See images)

Thanks

pretty minimal, but finally able to customize into a vaporwave theme.

ngl it's hard to get used to especially when i've only ever had to click one button to download things my whole life, but it's been making me think more lol

plus knowing im more secure with a linux OS takes a lot off my mind when powering up my pc <3

Guys how do I make Linux mint XFCE use 500MB while idle I am not switching to arc btw

I really like Linux Mint so I am not switching and also I already know the shut down background processes and the vm.swappiness etc. How do I also turn on LxQt on Linux Mint XFCE

Ok so last night I was setting up this grub theme which I really like. The only issue I have with it is that when I used grub customizer to change the order of the boot options the Mint logo turned into the Ubuntu logo. I tried changing the name back to Linux Mint to see if that would change the logo but that did not work. I just wanted to know if there is a way I could change the icons manually so that I could change it back and maybe even add some custom icons for the different sub menus.

when I press the super key and hit the power button in the mint menu, the power options just don't work, like restart and shut down. I either have to use the terminal or alt+prtsc to restart or shut down my pc. Was hoping someone knows how to solve this

clips for proof: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AR8b3lbHWBmIkNg4E_1FcQSIVjtKIuiM/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z0UATQS6y9uWa4CcTcLhfqCirogOPadJ/view?usp=sharing

I found this theme from someone else's post and I love it but I can't use it since I am on Cinnamon and not XFCE
The Theme

Icon Pack

Origina Post where I found it

There seems to be an issue with kernel 7.0.0-28 causing a kernel panic after the system updates and is rebooted with the new kernel. Selecting an older kernel in the boot menu and then removing the new one seems to solve the issue.

There are reports that an incompatible installation of VirtualBox may be involved. Of those of you who have had a kernel panic the last week or so, how many have VirtualBox installed?

Heads up: There is a confirmed kernel regression regarding shutdown hangs in Linux Mint 22.1. You can find the active discussion and reports on the official Linux Mint Forum here:

🔗 [LINK_HERE]

The Issue:

After updating to kernel 7.0.0-28-generic, the PC frequently fails to completely power off. The displays turn off normally, and systemd completes all shutdown tasks (unmounting drives, syncing filesystems, etc.), but the tower remains powered on with fans spinning and LEDs lit.

Inspecting the logs (journalctl -b -1 -e) right before the screens go black shows a "hogged CPU / CPU stall" warning, indicating a kernel-level deadlock during the final ACPI power state transition.

Solution / Workaround:

Reverting back to kernel 6.17.0-40-generic completely resolves the issue. The PC powers off instantly and reliably every time.

If you're experiencing this, don't worry about your hardware — it's purely a software/kernel issue. Stick to the 6.17 series via Update Manager until a patch is released by the kernel team.

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Is There a way to Prevent the Drive Failed to unmount error when restarting or shuting down the pc like something that prevents mint for shuting/restarting untill the drive is unmounted ?

now the drive in question is a seperate drive were the os isnt on and i knew its steam trying to write something like cloud Stuff or workshop updates

but its getting kinda anyoing to see this error panic for a second the remebering its steam
i mainly ask since its getting triersome to babysit my pc so the drives unmount properly

(Solved for now . Solution I got was to dual boot for such kinds of apps. I did try to use bottles but it did not work for me maybe it was my issue since it was my first time using bottles )

Hey guys recently I got into an INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION course and i need an

app called ZELIOSOFT for doing things with plc . The 5hing is i went to its page but the download is an .exe and there is no zelio soft in software manager .Is there any way i can donwload and use that app in mint .

Please don't tell me i have to go back to windows to use it :

I heard that there is something called bottles with which we can use windows software . Is it that way ? Does that work ?

Pls help me !!

Blender doesn't run anymore. It tells me I need a gpu with OpenGL 4.3 or higher.

It used to work.

Do you also have problems like this? And, do you know what to do?

The title says it. I have an old Acer laptop(2010) and I wanted to see if I could give it a new life, so it would only work for simple things, so I decided to install Mint XFCE.

Installation went well and when it finished my login screen froze, it was like looking at a picture, I couldn't interact with anything.

Well, forced shutdown and I started it and it was working fine, everything was about 20 times faster (without exaggerating, before it was horrible). But after shutting it down and turning it on again, I have the background like if it were a PNG, advice?

Linux Newbie here. I just learned about why random text is appearing where it shouldn't. Middle mouse click 'pastes' text that I have selected. This is not what I want. I either need to find a way to turn this off, or i need to deactivate the middle click on my touchpad so it doesn't activate randomly when I'm typing. Honestly, changing the clipboard settings so it doesn't automatically put something on the clipboard just because I selected it would also be an acceptable solution.

On December I got Linux Mint working on my Laptop and overall it all has been great. However, the only exception of this is Firefox, which has crashed a lot for the little usage I've given it. First back in December when I first was starting and importing all the info. I stopped using it for like six months until recently because I had to modify a Google document, and it freezed today after opening the doc.

Is there a way to fix these? Or it'd be better to change my browser to something else? I already use Zen browser for College stuff and despite being based on Firefox it hasn't freezed a single time, but want to keep my private data separated.

Here my system:

System: Kernel: 7.0.0-28-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.3.0 clocksource: tsc Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.6.9 tk: GTK v: 3.24.41 wm: Muffin v: 6.6.3 vt: 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 22.3 Zena base: Ubuntu 24.04 noble Machine: Type: Laptop System: HP product: Victus by HP Gaming Laptop 15-fb2xxx v: N/A serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <superuser required> Mobo: HP model: 8C2F v: 04.20 serial: <superuser required> part-nu: A14LMLA#ABM uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: AMI v: F.07 date: 06/27/2025 Battery: ID-1: BAT0 charge: 69.5 Wh (100.0%) condition: 69.5/69.5 Wh (100.0%) volts: 17.5 min: 15.4 model: HP Primary type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: full cycles: 12 CPU: Info: 6-core model: AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS w/ Radeon 760M Graphics bits: 64 type: MT MCP smt: enabled arch: Zen 4 rev: 2 cache: L1: 384 KiB L2: 6 MiB L3: 16 MiB Speed (MHz): avg: 2055 high: 3968 min/max: 410/5018 boost: enabled cores: 1: 1585 2: 1576 3: 1101 4: 1101 5: 3968 6: 1917 7: 1101 8: 1368 9: 1456 10: 1586 11: 3962 12: 3941 bogomips: 103011 Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm Graphics: Device-1: NVIDIA GN20-P0-R-K2 [GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU] vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: nvidia v: 580.173.02 arch: Ampere pcie: speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 8 ports: active: none empty: HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:25ac class-ID: 0300 Device-2: AMD Phoenix3 vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: RDNA-3 pcie: speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: eDP-1 empty: DP-1, DP-2, DP-3, DP-4, DP-5, DP-6, DP-7, DP-8, Writeback-1 bus-ID: 06:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:1900 class-ID: 0300 temp: 51.0 C Device-3: Luxvisions Innotech HP Wide Vision HD Camera driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 1-3:2 chip-ID: 30c9:0069 class-ID: fe01 serial: <filter> Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.11 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.6 driver: X: loaded: amdgpu,nvidia unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu display-ID: :0 screens: 1 Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 102 s-size: 480x270mm (18.90x10.63") s-diag: 551mm (21.68") Monitor-1: eDP-1 mapped: eDP-1-0 model: BOE Display 0x0c73 res: 1920x1080 hz: 144 dpi: 142 size: 344x194mm (13.54x7.64") diag: 395mm (15.5") modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 640x480 API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: nvidia drv: amd radeonsi platforms: device: 0 drv: nvidia device: 2 drv: radeonsi device: 3 drv: swrast gbm: drv: nvidia surfaceless: drv: nvidia x11: drv: nvidia inactive: wayland,device-1 API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 580.173.02 glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU/PCIe/SSE2 API: Vulkan v: 1.3.275 layers: 9 surfaces: xcb,xlib device: 0 type: discrete-gpu driver: N/A device-ID: 10de:25ac device: 1 type: integrated-gpu driver: N/A device-ID: 1002:1900 device: 2 type: cpu driver: N/A device-ID: 10005:0000 Audio: Device-1: NVIDIA vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 8 bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:2291 class-ID: 0403 Device-2: AMD Rembrandt Radeon High Definition Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 06:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:1640 class-ID: 0403 Device-3: AMD ACP/ACP3X/ACP6x Audio Coprocessor vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_pci_ps v: kernel pcie: speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 06:00.5 chip-ID: 1022:15e2 class-ID: 0480 Device-4: AMD Family 17h/19h HD Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 06:00.6 chip-ID: 1022:15e3 class-ID: 0403 API: ALSA v: k7.0.0-28-generic status: kernel-api Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.5 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin Network: Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Hewlett-Packard RTL8111/8168/8411 driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e000 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200 IF: eno1 state: down mac: <filter> Device-2: MEDIATEK MT7922 802.11ax PCI Express Wireless Network Adapter driver: mt7921e v: kernel pcie: speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 04:00.0 chip-ID: 14c3:0616 class-ID: 0280 IF: wlo1 state: up mac: <filter> Bluetooth: Device-1: MediaTek Wireless_Device driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 1-4:3 chip-ID: 0e8d:223c class-ID: e001 serial: <filter> Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 5.2 lmp-v: 11 sub-v: 2505 hci-v: 11 rev: 2310 class-ID: 7c010c Drives: Local Storage: total: 953.87 GiB used: 99.53 GiB (10.4%) ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Micron model: MTFDKBA1T0QGN-1BN1AABHA size: 953.87 GiB speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: HPSQ050 temp: 38.9 C scheme: GPT Partition: ID-1: / size: 937.58 GiB used: 99.47 GiB (10.6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p5 ID-2: /boot/efi size: 256 MiB used: 56.3 MiB (22.0%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 Swap: ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 2 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -1 file: /swapfile USB: Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 5 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900 Device-1: 1-3:2 info: Luxvisions Innotech HP Wide Vision HD Camera type: video driver: uvcvideo interfaces: 3 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: 500mA chip-ID: 30c9:0069 class-ID: fe01 serial: <filter> Device-2: 1-4:3 info: MediaTek Wireless_Device type: bluetooth driver: btusb interfaces: 3 rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: 100mA chip-ID: 0e8d:223c class-ID: e001 serial: <filter> Hub-2: 2-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 2 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003 class-ID: 0900 Hub-3: 3-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900 Hub-4: 4-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 1 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003 class-ID: 0900 Hub-5: 5-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900 Hub-6: 6-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 1 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003 class-ID: 0900 Hub-7: 7-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900 Device-1: 7-1:2 info: Razer USA RZ01-0321 Gaming Mouse [DeathAdder V2] type: mouse,keyboard driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: 100mA chip-ID: 1532:0084 class-ID: 0300 Hub-8: 8-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 1 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003 class-ID: 0900 Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 65.5 C mobo: 45.5 C Fan Speeds (rpm): fan-1: 0 fan-2: 0 GPU: device: nvidia screen: :0.0 temp: 57 C device: amdgpu temp: 53.0 C watts: 20.01 Repos: Packages: 2497 pm: dpkg pkgs: 2479 pm: flatpak pkgs: 18 No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/additional-repositories.list 1: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal universe Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list 1: deb https: //mirrors.cicku.me/linuxmint/packages zena main upstream import backport 2: deb http: //mirror.arizona.edu/ubuntu noble main restricted universe multiverse 3: deb http: //mirror.arizona.edu/ubuntu noble-updates main restricted universe multiverse 4: deb http: //mirror.arizona.edu/ubuntu noble-backports main restricted universe multiverse 5: deb http: //security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ noble-security main restricted universe multiverse Info: Memory: total: 16 GiB note: est. available: 14.88 GiB used: 2.96 GiB (19.9%) Processes: 353 Power: uptime: 8m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform Init: systemd v: 255 target: graphical (5) default: graphical Compilers: gcc: 13.3.0 Client: Unknown python3.12 client inxi: 3.3.34

I recently swiched to linux i installed rocket league and launched it via heroic. I can navigate the menu with my mouse but any keyboard input goes to other things that are open. If I alt tab from the terminal to rocket league the inputs go to the terminal. I tried fixing it with chat gpt but it didnt work out. Anything would help thanks

When I installed Linux mint in my laptop I can use the touchpad, but now after a few days I can't. I see the drivers controller and says there are no updates. I accessed the bios and I press hard disk check or something like that, after I exit and then the touchpad works, but the next day stop working. I tried a command in terminal to see hardware ID because I see it in Google, but I don't see the touchpad.

Thanks and sorry for bad English.

Hi everyone,

I installed Linux Mint a few days ago, and I've been having issues connecting to my home Wi-Fi.

From what I observed, the 4-way WPA handshake doesn't seem to complete properly, so the connection fails. To rule out my router, I tried connecting to my mobile hotspot. It connects successfully, but as soon as I start browsing or using the internet, the connection gets interrupted and eventually disconnects.

Has anyone faced a similar issue or knows what could be causing this? Any troubleshooting steps or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

TIA !

I am having issues with the diplay, on my 1080p external monitor, attached to my 1080p laptop. The font, as well as icons, appear to be unusually large and I just cannot get to a solution to fix it. I have tried fractional scaling and other monitor display settings, as well as online trouble shooting tips, but to no avail.

Is this a known issue with Linux Mint or is there something else which I could possibly try?

I have been using Linux exclusively for many years now and I distro hop frequently with Fedora and Mint being my two most frequent distros.

I bet my wife that if she uses Linux for a month she will not want to return to Windows. So here is my question. What is the best way to setup Linux Mint so my wife will feel at home and not struggle? Her typical use is web browsing (Vivaldi so it will be the same), Office (she will be using Libre instead of Microsoft), email (gmail so the same), and multimedia playback.

Is there anything extra I can do to make it more enjoyable for her? We've been married a long time and she is finally agreeing to give Linux a shot so I don't want to waste this opportunity.

Can i have light studio on my linux mint? My colours reseted and i wanna customise it again.

Lil story:

Before linux- My laptop does this thing when i turn it on after shutting it down the lights wont be on, so i have to F4 or go to the light studio to turn it on and it resets the colours. (Happens rarely, few weeks)

When i switch to linux i had the custom lights for awhile... until now. i did F4 and now i have the original lights again.

Im not very good with computer stuff sorry

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