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by johnnyboynewbie from LinuxQuestions.org on (#16B05)
Well, I downloaded the system/program, whatever it's called but I just simply cannot figure out how to boot it. It took approximately three/four hours to complete. I followed the step by step...
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by LXer from LinuxQuestions.org on (#164ER)
Published at LXer: In this week's edition of our open source news roundup, we share thoughts on the*Raspberry Pi 3, Linux Mint's handling of a security breach, Google's data processing platform for...
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by Delusion of Adequacy from LinuxQuestions.org on (#163Z8)
*The Issue* I'm trying to burn the Mint ISO to a DVD in order to install it on an old laptop which won't boot from USB. I am using a DVD+R, which I inserted into the burner on my computer. I'm using...
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by BobKay from LinuxQuestions.org on (#15Y27)
I'm trying to change the number of workspaces when the system boots up from the default of 2. After logging in there are a number of ways of adding workspaces and with dconf-editor it's even possible...
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by PunchyMcFist from LinuxQuestions.org on (#15K7H)
I've tried to follow some guides but most of them are at least a year old if not more. I'm very new to wine and linux. Anyone get this game running on their rig using wine before?? If so please help!
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by commandrix from LinuxQuestions.org on (#15JF0)
This is Linux Mint 17.3. I've heard there were some security issues recently so I know I'm taking a chance even using it. But what's going on is it can connect to my Wi-Fi when I boot up, but it has...
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by gingerbear from LinuxQuestions.org on (#15F8A)
I messed up my linux mint 17.1, after using a sandisk 16gb flash drive. I was trying to make a bootable pen drive. now when ever I boot up I get this error, dont matter if I have the disk in or...
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by PALuk from LinuxQuestions.org on (#15CRG)
I have just installed the Linux Mint 17.3 and I received a message that it had been hacked. I am new to this program so I don't know if this is true or if it effects my security.
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by LXer from LinuxQuestions.org on (#15CGG)
Published at LXer: On Thursday I had a very brief email discussion with the distro’s project leader Clem Lefebvre — “very brief†because Lefebvre was more than little busy at the time. He and his...
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by Sal.desclot from LinuxQuestions.org on (#15BHW)
Hello I have Linux Mint 17.2 installed on a Dell Latitude 3340. In a moment of sheer stupidity I restored the computer factory defaults via the BIOS. When I try to boot I first get in Invalid...
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by Rexx Magnus from LinuxQuestions.org on (#15BHZ)
Hi all, Not sure whether anyone can help or not. My partner uses Linux Mint 17.2 and the latest official firefox (44.0.2 at this time). Whenever he watches videos on Facebook, he likes to have them...
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by stevedonato from LinuxQuestions.org on (#15A0X)
While Bluetooth headphones pair to Linux Mint fine, they do not show up in the sound devices menu. It is said that this is supported way back at Ubuntu Base 10.10. The Latest Linux Mint 17.3 LTS is...
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by un1x from LinuxQuestions.org on (#159E3)
Beware of hacked ISOs if you downloaded Linux Mint on February 20th! http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2994 :redface:
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by LXer from LinuxQuestions.org on (#15348)
Published at LXer: The Linux Mint forum database was being sold on January 16, a full month before the users were made aware of a breach. Read More......
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by LXer from LinuxQuestions.org on (#1525M)
Published at LXer: Also in today's open source roundup: The Linux Mint forum database had been compromised well before the site was hacked, and the f.lux beta is now available for Android Read...
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by LXer from LinuxQuestions.org on (#151TJ)
Published at LXer: Also in today's open source roundup: The Linux Mint forum database had been compromised well before the site was hacked, and the f.lux beta is now available for Android Read...
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by Rampant from LinuxQuestions.org on (#151M0)
What is the root password for the Linux Mint 17.3 64-bit Cinnamon Live DVD? It has one, but I don't know what it is. My plan is to use the Live DVD to wipe a hard disk.
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from heise online News on (#1507D)
Nach Angaben des Projektes hatte man eine aktuelle WordPress-Version im Einsatz. Der Hack soll aber nicht auf einen Zero Day im CMS, sondern auf fehlerhafte Konfiguration seitens der Admins zurückgehen.
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by LXer from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14YV1)
Published at LXer: Also in today's open source roundup: Has Linux become too dumbed down? And Cyanogen's "MOD" platform lets developers integrate their apps directly into Android. Read More......
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by limp56 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14YV2)
I am running Linux Mint 17.3 with Cinnamon and xfce4 desktops on a Dell Inspiron 1525. I am having a strange video problem. From a fresh start, I use the xfce4 desktop and everything runs normally. I...
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from Techreport on (#14YR3)
The leader of the Linux Mint project, one of the more popular Linux distributions for the desktop, has revealed the project's website was attacked. In two separate posts to the project's blog, Clement Lefebvre wrote that the damage to the project includes a compromised ISO for Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon edition and a stolen forums database.The linuxmint.com domain remained down until earlier today, and now the blog.linuxmint.com subdomain isn't responding. ...Read more...
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by Delusion of Adequacy from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14Y13)
*The issue:* I changed my password earlier today, but I must've made a typo, because I couldn't log in afterwards. I booted into the Grub menu and started a passwordless root shell to reset my...
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by LXer from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14WYV)
Published at LXer: Linux Mint is one of the best and popular Linux distros available today, but if you have downloaded and installed the operating system recently you might have done so using a...
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by LXer from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14VWZ)
Published at LXer: Here's how to be sure you're OK and what to do if you have been burnt. Read More... (http://www.zdnet.com/article/has-your-linux-mint-desktop-been-hacked/#ftag=RSSbaffb68)
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by LXer from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14V5P)
Published at LXer: A lone hacker who duped hundreds of users into downloading a version of Linux with a backdoor installed has revealed how it was done. Read More......
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by DeadFool from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14SY0)
http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2994 A damn shame...
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by LXer from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14SY4)
Published at LXer: Everybody understands that none of a stage magician’s tricks are real. The one thing that is real, and which a successful illusionist must practice to perfection, is the art of...
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by Kelly Fiveash from Ars Technica - All content on (#14RQ4)
"We don't know motivation behind this," says distro creator.
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from heise online News on (#14RGR)
Neben den ISO-Images der Distribution wurden bei Linux Mint auch 71.000 Foren-Accounts kompromittiert. Die dazugehörigen Passwort-Hashes halten einem gezielten Angriff wahrscheinlich nicht stand.
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Backdoored downloads not full extent of problem A hack against Linux Mint over the weekend that meant surfers were invited to download a copy of the open source distro that came contaminated with a backdoor has also affected the organisation’s forums.…
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by Randall Flagg from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14R7J)
I got Linux Mint up and running on an old Pentium 4 desktop PC from about 2004. The graphics are quite jolty, I suspect there is no hardware acceleration or the provided open source driver (nouveau)...
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Over the weekend, news broke that Linux Mint's servers were compromised, and ISO images were replaced by compromised versions with a backdoor. Everything was made public, and int responded in the only way they could: disclosure, site taken down.Sadly, it turns out that Linux Mint has somewhat of a bad name when it comes to security.To conclude, I do not think that the Mint developers deliver professional work. Their distribution is more a crude hack of existing Debian-based distributions. They make fundamental mistakes and put their users at risk, both in the sense of data security as well as licensing issues.I would therefore highly discourage anyone using Linux Mint until Mint developers have changed their fundamental philosophy and resolved these issues.Let's hope this issue raises a number of red flags for the Mint team so they can start to take steps to better the situation.
Over the weekend, news broke that Linux Mint's servers were compromised, and ISO images were replaced by compromised versions with a backdoor. Everything was made public, and int responded in the only way they could: disclosure, site taken down.Sadly, it turns out that Linux Mint has somewhat of a bad name when it comes to security.To conclude, I do not think that the Mint developers deliver professional work. Their distribution is more a crude hack of existing Debian-based distributions. They make fundamental mistakes and put their users at risk, both in the sense of data security as well as licensing issues.I would therefore highly discourage anyone using Linux Mint until Mint developers have changed their fundamental philosophy and resolved these issues.Let's hope this issue raises a number of red flags for the Mint team so they can start to take steps to better the situation.
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by Thionite from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14Q7N)
If you're posting here, you've probably heard about the attack on the Linux Mint website. (http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2994) I run Mint on my other machine, but haven't downloaded any ISOs...
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by ricardoemilio from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14Q56)
I have an HP laptop not running Windows and rather Linux Mint 15 Cinnamon, Linux Mint 17.3 and Ubuntu 15.4 mate, in a multiple boot configuration. With Linux mint 15 I can print correctly wirelessly...
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by LXer from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14Q15)
Published at LXer: Linux Mint project leader Clem Lefebvre revealed in a blog post today that the popular Linux distribution’s servers were hacked on Saturday. During the “brief†intrusion, the...
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by LXer from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14PVA)
Published at LXer: The Linux Mint bad news keeps on coming. After a website hack that tricked users into downloading a fake Linux Mint ISO with a backdoor, now the developers are also warning users...
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Downloaded Linux Mint on February 20th? Check for infection NOW If you downloaded and installed Linux Mint from the distribution's website over the weekend, your machine has been compromised.…
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by LXer from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14NGS)
Published at LXer: Here is a bad news coming from Linux Mint. Today Clem, member of Linux Mint community posted that ISOs of Linux Mint 17.3 were hacked on 20th of February, 2016. Yes! You heard...
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from heise online News on (#14N1K)
Der Server von Linux Mint hat nach einem Hack ein Linux-Installationsimage mit Schädling verteilt, der Passwörter abgreift. Betroffen sind vermutlich nur die am 20. Februar heruntergeladenen Images der Cinnamon-Edition von Linux Mint 17.3.
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by juraj.cico from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14MZF)
vga driver for sis 3+ mirage linux mint
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The Linux Mint blog announces that the project'sweb site was compromised and made to point to a backdoored version of thedistribution. "As far as we know, the only compromised edition was Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon edition.If you downloaded another release or another edition, this does not affect you. If you downloaded via torrents or via a direct HTTP link, this doesn’t affect you either.Finally, the situation happened today, so it should only impact people who downloaded this edition on February 20th."Update: it appearsthat the Linux Mint forums were compromised too; users should assume thattheir passwords have been exposed.
from Hacker News on (#14MBE)
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by rjo98 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14HPV)
New to Linux Mint, but have a question. Just installed 0 A.D. and the gui for clamav, but they appear to be quite old versions, years old in the case of 0 A.D., even though software manager and...
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by ssinghal from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14G34)
Hi, My laptop is able to connect to wifi easily but is not working for wired connection. this is what I get when I try ifconfig: surbhi@surbhi-Precision-M2800 ~ $ ifconfig eth0 Link...
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by skatr4u from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14BEX)
Im trying to install linux mint on my toshiba satellite. Formerly had 8.1 but upgraded to windows 10. Im using unetbootin to install the linux mint iso from my hard drive as i dont have a blank disc...
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by pepitolindo from LinuxQuestions.org on (#149KZ)
Hello friends, This system has a dual installation of Linux Mint Cinnamon and Windows 7 Professional. After a year of no use I forgot my username and password and have tried myriad possible...
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by spindrift from LinuxQuestions.org on (#149M0)
2/17/2016 Recently learned how to make iso files. Read that it was formerly possible to make iso files of audio disks, and this feature is no longer available. Is this true? If not, please...
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