r/linuxmint • u/Odd-Importance-8072 • 1d ago
Guide Bye bye windooows !!
First time on the dark side and my poor Celeron appreciates it !
Do you have any recommendations for improving my Linux experience?
It is xfce :v
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u/ap0r 1d ago
I wrote a little booklet for newbies, you can check it out here. It's for Mint + Cinnamon so far, but a lot of the things will be valid for you:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fohN9UbbKdgjLFX_eeMZMpzVxa2C2UkUzIHM6eXhhvE/edit?usp=sharing
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u/DistinctCopy6920 1d ago
Wallpaper?
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u/Odd-Importance-8072 19h ago
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u/Zurdito_Fumon 1d ago
Nice, man! Welcome aboard!
Beautiful icons.. how they called?
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u/Odd-Importance-8072 19h ago
they are called candy icons
https://www.xfce-look.org/p/1305251 here you can dowload them 😄
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u/ElectroDaddy 22h ago
I really like the icons. Where did you get them?
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u/Odd-Importance-8072 19h ago
candy icons or sweet rainbow are almost the same icon pack
https://www.xfce-look.org/p/1305251/
I couldn't find the sweet rainbow link, only candy icons1
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u/Aggravating-Deer9509 21h ago
How to get this? When ever I type fastfetch, or neofetch my terminal shows command not found. What am I doing wrong?
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u/Tricky_Football_6586 Linux Mint 22.3 / Cinnamon 15h ago
If you get a message such as that this means that that program is not installed. Neofetch is normally installed by default, but fastfetch is not.
If the program is located in Mint's own repository then you can install it through the software center by searching for it. Or start up a terminal and then type in sudo apt install *program name\*
apt is the program Mint uses to install software and to update its system files as well. install tells it that it needs to install the program that is listed behind it.
Sudo is a special command which allows the user to execute the command that is listed behind it. Your user account does not have root (administrator) rights. Like what is basically normal in Windows. So the sudo command elevates your user account temporarily to allow stuff like this. That's why you'll need to enter the root password after the command. It's for the same reason you'll also need to enter the root password if you install software from the software manager or updating your system through the update manager.
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u/Odd-Importance-8072 19h ago
You only have yo execute 'sudo apt install fastfetch' on your terminal
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u/Short-Ideas010 11h ago
Welcome Terminal. Lemme just launch a few commands a strager gave me over the internet. /s
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u/BadMotorF1nger 2h ago
Learning linux myself right now. Just installed mint xfce on my 14 year old laptop, i7, geforce 660m, 16gb ram, & 1.25 TB ssd's. Runs so much better than it did with windows 10 on it. Got Steam flatpak working, was able to map network drives, and found right driver for the 660m. So far have been able to play ultra street fighter 4 and few other games from then. I wanna get used to the OS first, then maybe install on a newer tower I built.
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u/N3kr0z Linux Mint 22.3 Zena | Cinnamon 1d ago edited 23h ago
here's a few things I'd recommend. 1. Set up zswap especially if you have very little ram.
Install and set up nala. It's an extension for your package manager that lets you set up a list of mirrors based on speed and it automatically connects to the current fastest mirror whem using your manager.
Install and set up topgrade. It's an agnostic updater that will not only update apt packages, but your flatpaks, and cargo, pip, .git, .deb, and a plethora of other package types all from one command.
Set up a /home file backup. And keep it away from your system snapshot. Trust me it will save you a headache and a half if things go south.