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    Solved Advice on choice of Linux for Lenovo laptop

    Good day all My first post so i shall try and do things correctly. Background I have been using linux for many years and although I would not put myself in the "Expert" category, I am able to find my way around linux. Current usage I have a few VPS servers based on Ubunto 20.04 and 22.04...
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    Solved Screen Tearing Issue on Lenovo X200 Laptop

    I'm running Linux Mint 21 XFCE, and I've recently noticed quite a bit of screen tearing when using many of my programs. I tried RTFL which produced no results, then I tried searching for an answer online, and from what I found in this Mint forum post...
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    Mint 21 MATE Keeps Crashing

    I've recently noticed when I'm browsing the web, my screen suddenly goes blank and MATE restarts. I tried looking up how to troubleshoot this, but I got vague results. I decided to check the documentation and found a way to send a crash report, and typing in the problem and clicking "pastebin"...
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    (Solved) Mint 21 XFCE Won't Go Into Sleep Mode

    Because Cinnamon 20.2 was slowing down my Lenovo X200 convertible, I recently installed the XFCE version of Mint 21. Since then, I've noticed a recurring problem where it won't go into sleep mode when put the screen down, and when I put the screen back up, it logs me out. I tried restarting the...
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    WLAN issue that distro community cannot solve

    I've come here as last resort. This is a pretty new spec laptop at a 3050TI and 12th gen i7 cpu. I would love to make it my new home but im having issues sorting the wifi! I know the wifi card works, as just before i nuked windows, it had shown all available connections and was asking me to pick...
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    Nemo Won't Recognize USB

    I'm using the 5.0.5 version in Mint 20.2 on a Lenovo X200 Thinkpad laptop/tablet. Before, I thought it might've been a hardware issue, but then I realized it wasn't after I searched for some answers online and tried a few things to troubleshoot it. I'm wondering if I need to upgrade Nemo?
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    I Can Transfer Pictures From My Phone to My Computer, but Not Vice-Versa

    I'm currently running Mint 20.2 Cinnamon on my Lenovo Thinkpad X200 laptop/tablet, and I have a Kyocera DuraXV Extreme flip phone, which runs a stripped down version of Android 9 on it. There's a picture on my computer of my cat and her late "siblings", and I want to make that my wallpaper for...
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    Errors when installing elementary on Lenovo ideapad 5

    Hi There, Hoping some one can help me out. I am new to installing linux on a pc. I got a new lenovo ideapad 5. I am trying to install elementary using a boot usb created with rufus as mentioned in the elementary.io website. I get the errors that I attached in the screen shot. I would really...
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    Ubuntu/Windows 10 dual boot GRUB issues

    In April I tried dual-booting Ubuntu 19.10 on my new Lenovo Yoga C740 but I couldn't get Ubuntu to boot, so I deleted the partition and have just tried again, only to have the same issues. I followed this guide including the parts in the beginning, disabling fast startup and secure boot. I...
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    Dual boot ubuntu and windows 10

    So I just got a Lenovo Yoga which I am aware is not officially supported by Linux so worst case scenario, I remove windows entirely because at least Ubuntu appears to be working properly when I tested it out. I followed this tutorial and everything seemed to be successful until I restarted. It...
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    How can I get Linux mint or any flavour on my lenovo IdeaPad Flex 10

    Hello, I have tried to get Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon on my Ideapad as I want to transition into using Linux and don't want to put it on my gaming computer just yet. I have tried everything I can think of and indeed what everyone else suggests on forums, youtube etc.. No matter what I try it...
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    Hardware requirements for Linux Mint 19 "Tara" [SOLVED]

    Hello.. Um.. I don't know how to start this. I'll just get right to it: So I'm planning to switch to Linux soon, and I found from my research that Linux Mint is the most user-friendly Linux distribution. And as I was reading some forum posts on some sites, they wrote that you might need to...
  13. xD1G0x

    I am new here and new in Linux.

    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...
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    wifi not working on Thinkpad x201 running Mint

    Did not see anything like this in the forums so here goes. Just purchased a Thinkpad X201 that came installed with Mint. Great laptop. I was able to connect with guest password on my home network (did not have my network password). Then did an update and wifi stopped working. Ethernet works...
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    Help Installing Zorin OS On Lenovo Flex 3

    I need help installing the Zorin Core OS on my Lenovo Flex 3-1130. I can put the OS on a USB just fine, however, I can't get into the bios. I pressed every key known to man to enter the bios. None of them work. When I go into my Windows 10 settings and boot into advanced settings to boot from...
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