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It can be done relatively easy But its not something many of us would do,[ most of us would save our files and folders to an external source and do a clean installation] the routeen to run the upgrade is done via the terminal follow the steps below [enter after each command and add password if...

Sorry not in my remit [not a gamer] ask in the gaming forums https://www.linux.org/forums/linux-gaming.202/

There is a recent post in the Ubuntu forums on how to set up your USB to RGB converter cable [this should also work for Mint 21] https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2497083

HI 1] updating from U18 to the latest version is a big jump, a clean re-install may be best 2] once you have done a clean re-installation and run the updates, then install “Timeshift” [or similar] 3] most of us will turn on the fire wall and configure to our own needs, some will run "Clam AV"...

They are for his particular machine although a W8 machine it is based on the chromebook parts bin , so has some of its own peculiarities

Welcome the short boot menu on Lenovo is usually tickle F12 as you switch on

@Toshmarple dont give up yet, its had windows 8.1 or higher on it so just make sure you have disabled windows quick start and windows secure boot in the bios, be aware of what i have said 2 post up from here. Now I will give you a link, this should work for most Ubuntu based distribution...

The Ideal pad for windows has some peculiarities the following are some of them.. Select MRB partition from BIOS if using Bios then use NTFS file system, if using UEFI choose Fats 32 make sure you enable both legacy support and USB first boot in the bios boot the usb [let it do its thing] then...

@noelw this has been an on going problem with I-mac sound, I have found this it goes further than i normally do, [YOU do not need to install INXI as it is already installed in Mint] https://itsfoss.com/fix-sound-ubuntu-1304-quick-tip/

Oh I was not expecting that, will need to think... if your i-mac has the cirris chipset for sound then there was an updated driver put out a couple of months back https://github.com/davidjo/snd_hda_macbookpro, but i will keep thinking

Sounds like the updates in the kernel have a corruption of some sort [it may not affect all machines] if all else fails try.. [sorry, this may be a pain in the butt] sudo apt-get remove --purge alsa-base pulseaudio [this will compleatly remove the current...

inxi is solely an information application, so you can play around as much as you like with it, it will not change anything on the machine

that was my thoughts when you were on this morning

No you have MINT, and it doesn't matter if it's Mint21 mate mint 21 cinnamon or Mint LMDE, it comes already installed and configured [if it wasn't then you would not have been able to run the commands]

oh but there is, just open a terminal [little black icon with $- in it, and type inxi -FnxxZ [ or copy and paste]and enter, and You will get a full hardware schedule for your machine with the relevant drivers installed now this is safe for you to post to on line forums for help, FOR YOUR...

Hi John, there are several ways, I prefer inxi read this one https://www.linux.org/threads/getting-hardware-information-from-linux-to-help-forum-helpers.9676/

I have used DDG since it came out, I find it more accurate without the Google bloat and priority advertising, To give an example, a couple of years back my local boozer needed to have some very large canvas parasols repaired, I told them to use one of the local Tarpaulin repairs/manufacturers...

that will depend on which sound server you have, from terminal run inxi -A and paste back the result, i may not be around till later but one ot our other members may pick up on it

Did this happen directly following an update? if so you could try re-starting the sound server