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Windows 10, Yay or Nay?

You shouldn't need to access your software mgr often, once you get your dependencies and tools set up.
 
I'm over it. We'll see. And i know I can break it. I'm not running the terminal, just wanted to change the theme. I'd be fine with a warning and a yes/no prompt. Just don't want to type my extensive password every 2 minutes. This is a pet peeve. I already said yes once.
 
Bg260 said:
Yeah, that's what i keep telling myself. A lot of admin at first.

I can't help but chuckle when I look something up in the mint forum. Usually 10 different people with 10 different solutions.
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Heh, just this morning I saw a thread where three people tried to solve a hardware problem with software/OS tweaks.
 
Dngrsone said:
It's a Linux thing. And seriously, you can break your OS so easily, because you have the ability to go anywhere and do anything with it... having an open command line terminal is essentially the equivalent of having direct access to the Windows registry, and so sometimes you have to pay attention to the little fairy who's trying, in her annoying little way, to keep you on the right track.
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It's actually a GOOD thing. The very reason that viruses are so rampant on Windows is people running (on the Internet no less) with administrator rights by default. The very first thing I do after setting up a Windows machine is create a limited user account for routine use. In most cases, when anything attempts to install itself you will get prompted for the admin credentials. I haven't encountered a virus (on my personal machines) in decades, mostly due to this simple preventative measure. Maybe a PITA when you are trying to install legitimate things, but it's worth it.
 
Well, I got the HP to dual boot, relatively easy actually. found and followed this tutorial for windows 8.

https://itsfoss.com/guide-install-linux-mint-16-dual-boot-windows/

Worked like a charm. Also managed a tolerable workaround for password prompt. Changed the password to a very simple and quick one.:D

Now, to get Windows back on the ASUS, unless its worth more now, and to get Lubuntu on my ACER POS crapbook with 1gb ram....sorry .99 gb ram. Hoping to breathe some new life into it with a lite OS.

Also, I did see a somewhat confusing method to set password to 0. I'm leery though.
 
Huh. For me, once you get dual-booted, adding more OSs is a matter of having enough storage and installing the next OS.

... and, maybe doing an update on grub or whatever your bootloader is.
 
Hrm, I don't know about that... I like Thunar for its mass-renaming feature, but I need lxde for it to work correctly. I also like to install new versions next to the old, so I can move my data from the old as needed (I lurv big hard drives).
 
Actually, there are some small Android based OS's that will boot from a USB. Remix and Phoenix. These are more for old computers, like my ACER. It's on XP. Designed to be lite and fast for low memory systems. There's one that only requires 128mb of ram!

http://www.quickfever.com/2015/08/fast-operating-system.html

I'm OK with dual boot for now though.;)
Still have to figure out how to get windows back. Anybody in the market for an ASUS laptop? Comes with Linux Mint pre-installed.

Also, I was waiting to see how long before someone noticed the age of that article. Thought it might slip through.

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Well, I ended up getting Phoenix OS Android version 5.1.1 booted up onto my ACER. Pretty cool.:cool: It comes in the form of an executable. Run it and it writes itself to the hdd. You also get to choose 8, 16 or 32gb. I didn't think there was any life left in that old thing.
 
Borrowed this from @The_Chief

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I'm kind of at my wit's end. Trying to triple boot and install Remix OS to my HDD. Tried multiple different methods. I can get it installed either with direct write or USB. The problem is it will not display in grub, and if it does it won't run. Says I need to install kernel first, which I have. I have deduced that Linux and Remix speak different languages. I used this which got me the closest.

Code: 
/kernel initrd=/initrd.img root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=android_x86 INSTALL=1 DEBUG=

The full instructions:
1 - Create a Remix OS Live Usb Disk.
2 - Boot the computer and set the bios to boot from the pen drive
3 - click on resident mode and press enter the computer will boot to Remix OS If everything Works ok (check the Sound,See if you can Connect to The internet) IF WORK,THEM CONTINUE TO #4
4 - REBOOT THE COMPUTER
5 - To install Remix OS on your hard disk, boot using the USB flash drive and when you get the boot mode selection screen (Guest and Resident mode), press Tab key to modify boot parameters and replace existing parameters with following:
/kernel initrd=/initrd.img root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=android_x86 INSTALL=1 DEBUG=
Press Enter to execute the boot command and now you'll be able to select an existing partition of your hard disk drive to install Remix OS. You can create/modify existing partitions using the partition manager as shown in following screenshot:
6 - them Use the whole hard drive for the Remix OS
7- and let it install the grub Boot loader to the hard drive.

Anybody got a hint? It's more a matter of curiosity at this point.
 
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Update your grub to read/notice your other OS.. Like when ya have to install Linux THEN windows & update grub to see Windows. If that doesn't work, it may just be incompatible with the newer Linux's.
 
bcrichster said:
Update your grub to read/notice your other OS.. Like when ya have to install Linux THEN windows & update grub to see Windows. If that doesn't work, it may just be incompatible with the newer Linux's.
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Thanks, I'll try it in a minute. I'm taking a breather, before something ends up broken again;)

Had to do a reinstall of Linux. Lost my whole setup.:eek:
 
I am one of those who detest being told I cannot do what I want, when I want.

and for me, it has never been a problem.

I don't use the User mode period, I hate it.
 
AZgl1500 said:
I am one of those who detest being told I cannot do what I want, when I want.

and for me, it has never been a problem.

I don't use the User mode period, I hate it.
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I could not have said it better. Sometimes, though, I may accidently lean towards the "brute strength and ignorance side". When I'm told that the SDcard can't be unmounted, for instance, I feel obligated to show it that yes, yes indeed the SDcard can be unmounted. I may have, on occasion, presented the unmounted SDcard to the device for inspection while exclaiming "Oh, really?". That may be more of a patience thing though.
 
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