In August 2024, Microsoft released security update KB5041585 for Windows 11, aiming to enhance system security by implementing Secure Boot Advanced Targeting (SBAT). This update inadvertently disrupted dual-boot configurations with Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, Debian, Mint, Zorin OS, and...
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I've just got a laptop with Windows 10 and all appeared fine. I installed Mint 18.1 alongside it and initially all was fine - both OS booted and worked. Then I allowed windows to do updates, which produced several error messages, also shows the message of Windows recovery on screen but when i...
I am a student and my laptop was running out of storage, (125G ssd), so I removed Windows 10 and installed linux mint19. I upgraded my ssd and need to add my windows back. Can I remove the linux and upload a system image that I made before i did all the changing of os?
Sent from my SM-A205U...
PCLinuxOS latest kernel, (5.2.14-pclos) is smooth and rocking on both my computers.
I have tried Ubuntu, Kbuntu, Mint, Mageia Linux, and more. I keep coming back to PCLinuxOS-kde . It is a Linux OS that is easy for a newcomer, yet crazy tweakable.
Hey windows forums long time no see! Anywho on a few other tech forums with a linux section I go to I try to manke a anual list of Linux distros for windows users to try on the side and with Linus covering Linux recently I actually have a list of linux distros to try.
1: Linux Mint 19.1...
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I did not have much luck with a VM so am trying to place a Linux distribution in a pen drive using the installers like USB.
I kep hgetting popups from protected folders but more importantly I get sdiffrent error messages while the process is under way which say this won't be able to boot etc...
Exploring and playing with Linux is fun. But often we dread the effort to setup a Linux distro. To make that easy for you I have uploaded a fully configured and setup Mint Mate 17.1 system to my OneDrive that you can run in VMware Player. Just follow these steps:
• Download the .zip folder...
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I've tried for the past two days issuing everything I know to get a copy of Windows running on my computer.
Things to know:
-I'm planning on dual-booting with Linux.
-It is a desktop.
-I have access to a Linux machine that is currently running.
-I have the Digital River copy of Home Premium x64...
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I'm getting a new Lenovo G510 (or possibly Z500) in a few days, and was trying to decide how to manage the operating systems I'm going to install. What I would like to do is:
Primary Partition - Ubuntu or Mint (Most Frequently Used)
Primary Partition - Storage
Extended Partition
2 logical...
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This tutorial explains how to setup and run Linux from a USB Flash Drive (Stick). The tutorial has 5 chapters:
· Chapter 1 - Installation of Linux on the stick
· Chapter 2 - Create a Data Partition
· Chapter 3 - Setup of Mint Mate
· Chapter 4 - Space Management
· Chapter 5 - System...
Since I did not have much to do, I thought it would be fun to explore other operating systems. After all, with the recent developments in Windows, you never know where this will end up.
I looked at a variety of Linux distros. They have an adorable price of $0 and are easily installed in VMware...
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Let me begin by saying I think Mint 12 is a terrific OS, which I am using on several computers. But I have computers on which I use Music Bee in Windows 7 for my music files and want direct boot to Windows without any disk space devoted to Mint. I spent several days looking at complicated...
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What is the best Linux Flavour
I am using Mint do not know it is the best or not as I am new to Linux I have a triple boot machine I run Mint4win 64 bit, Vista 32 Bit and my Primary OSWindows 7 64 bit
Running the latest Mint using Mint4Win
OK!! explain this one, I installed the Thunderbird mail client version 3.xx, using software manger, I created my account it checked for mail found some this would indicate it worked.
I closed Thunderbird reopened it check for mail got error message saying...
I just burnt the latest Mint Linux 64 Bit to a DVD. I have 4 internal hard drives, C: contains W7 64 bit D has vista 32 bit Drives E and F store backups of Vista and W7 dual boot configuration.
I also have a 1 TB Hitachi external drive a 1TB Seagate Drive on which I could move my backups.
If I...
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