help

Hey, so an ex installed linux on my old laptop and I haven't touched it in a few years after a friend borrowed it. She said it stopped booting and I never really checked it when she gave it back. Now I want to fix it, but i have no idea what to do. I took some pics of the screens, but this is...

I have this problem with my .desktop shortcuts on deepin. they seem to dissapear from the app launcher every time i reboot the computer. This is only an issue with the shortcuts i've created myself, not with applications installed from the deepin store or .deb files. Do you know what that's...

hello, just trying to get my mouse working but it don't, haha i'm very frustrated. the strangest thing is it works a little bit, like 10%. None of the buttons work but moving it works if you know what i mean. it's a corsair m45, running on deepin 15.8. i don't know what to do man, using a wacom...

hello, i'm very new to all of this. I wanted to install linux on my computer so I followed a tutorial and did the following. i have downloaded iso file. (i have tried deepin, ubuntu and kde neon) i have used rufus 3.3 to make bootable usb drive i have booted from drive but when i try to install...

Hello! I was hoping I can make a use of my old laptop. I am currently taking classes for which I need to use gcc so I'm looking for a linux distro on which I could do that. The laptops specs are: Pentium III, CPU 1200MHz and only 256mb of RAM. It currently has windows xp oh and the distro iso...

Hello, I'm new to the forums & was hoping someone could help me fix a problem in Xubuntu. when I upload an image on a forum the window looks normal. but when I go to do it on an app like Discord. It looks like this. When I had Xubuntu previously installed. it didn't do that.

I have been wanting to make the switch for years, but honestly, I was one of those ignoramuses that believed Linux would fell more like MS-DOS than windows and it seemed overwhelming. I am by no means ignorant to computer usage in general and have built and fixed/troubleshooted a lot of...

Hi everybody, My name is Robert, and I'm very excited to be apart of this awesome community, I started getting interest in the Linux world when i found out about kali linux, since that day i really haven't slept that much. I realized i need basic skills in linux before...

Hi I am awaiting delivery of the below laptop, which I've picked up for £170: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lenovo-Thinkpad-Ultrabook-Helix-11-6-Touch-i7-3667U-8GB-256GB-SSD-Windows-10/153120834786?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 I have been around computers most of my...

Hi I bought a 2nd hand Laptop with ubuntu and wanted to basically wipe it clean and then freshly install linux mint 18 cinnamon. Just to make sure there is no potentially nefarious content on it when i use it. Besides from putting the new os on, is there any procedures i should do to make it...

Hello, it's me, xD1G0x, I am new in Forums and in Linux too. I don't have any Linux OS yet, but I'm thinking about having one. So, I have a question for you: Can I run Linux on my Laptop and which one? I know, you can't answer to this question until I post information about my Computer. So here...

So I need help I'm getting a pc to build and I want to put Ubuntu on it but I don't have internet. I downloaded the file at my school and I did a little digging and I put it on a DVD-r but I'm not sure if it's going to work and I'm not using any other Linux unless if there is no other way.

I have had about enough of Windows and their continuous updates. A friend suggested I use Linux so can someone please advise which version I should download to start with?

I installed Arch Linux in an External HDD, the installation process was successful without and problems. Then it was time to reboot and remove the installation media in order to boot into Arch Linux from the External HDD. I removed the media and let it reboot but it went straight into windows...

I have just got a new(ish) Cromebook, model XE303C12-A01US. I need to know if #1 if i can even get a version of Linux on such a old Cromebook. #2 what would be a good version to put on my chromebook. I am a cartoonist and would like to install some drivers on my laptop for a pen tablet. and you...

Hello! I have started this thread because I cannot boot into linux mint to install it, I have the same problem as the guy on this thread: https://www.linux.org/threads/linux-mint-wont-install-black-screen.13482/ and don't know what to do. When I boot into the usb with or without adding...

I want to take windows off of an all dell latitude E6400 that seems to be stuck in a stupid start up loop and i wanna try taking everything off and installing linux and try it out i am not completely illiterate with computers but i kinda just want to get a step by step maybe the best versions...

It has been nearly 2 hours that I started browsing and learning about Linux. I am a complete novice when it comes to Linux. I just know a few basic things. I have an old HP 500 laptop running on Windows XP PROFESSIONAL it's specs are given in this link-...

I am setting up a new computer for games and work. I have looked into Wine/Play on Linux, and also into VMWare for games. Both of those had compatibility issues, and when I did get them working they did not run with the best quality. I do not want to spend a lot of my time on trying to get...

So Im on a mental meltdown edge, where I sit down with head between my knees bite my nails and watch the empire fall. My computer woke up today to see that he suffers similar mental disorder as his master... it appears he have no memory, to be more specific 'no bootable device', I felt brave...