Will Linux run on this computer?

Discussion in 'all things UNIX' started by bellgamin, Dec 8, 2020.

  1. Brian K

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    I don't want my clocks to be in UTC. Never an issue with my clocks in Local Time. Have you seen issues?
     
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    Honestly, no issues either.
     
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    @wat0114 -- I caught my error seconds before your post #78 so I deleted my post. Sorry!
     
  5. Brian K

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    Prior to 2016, this was the Linux method of using Local Time in Windows....

     
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    Okay, I did the Linux command correctly on second try and Win clock & Linux clock now read the same accurate local time. Thanks to Brian & Wat**

    **I have a bad habit of reading ell (l) as one (1).
     
  7. Brian K

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    bellgamin,

    Did you check if your clock was out by 22 hours because that's your time difference from UTC?
     
  8. bellgamin

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    Okay, I did the Linux command correctly on second try and Win clock & Linux clock now read the same accurate local time. Thanks to Brian & Wat**

    **I have a bad habit of reading ell (l) as one (1).
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    @Brian K -- Windows clock was off by 2 hours & also had the wrong time zone because I bought that computer used & hadn't booted it until I added Linux. By the way, Hawaii is -10 versus UTC.
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    Today I plan to install & try Wine to execute Windows apps. I hope my laptop doesn't melt. :rolleyes:
     
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    Thanks to Brain mentioning that to me months ago, that solved the time issue on my machines when I was dual-booting. :thumb:
     
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    No worries, glad you got it sorted :thumb:
     
  11. Brian K

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    Hawaii is UTC -10. Correct. Sorry, I was thinking of the time difference between my town and yours. It is is 19 hours at present.
     
  12. bellgamin

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    If you quickly warped to Hawaii, you would be nearly a day younger than you now are. E komo mai! :p
     
  13. Brian K

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    I need more than a day!
     
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    2 hours won't make any difference but being on the wrong date will, it will break ssl certificates and your browser will give you error messages.

    I never even think of using an AV in Linux but I do recommend a firewall. No need to look for one, it's already there and called iptables. What you want to do is to make sure it is activated and install a program to make it easier to administer, UFW for command line use, GUFW for desktop use. One of the best things I ever did Linux wise was to rent some Linux VPSes and set up web servers and DNS servers. It made me proficient in the Linux command line and I used UFW to set up firewall rules which are vital for running servers. Now Linux desktops seem trivial to me in comparison and I do updates and maintenance with the command shell which I find easer than the built in graphical update aps.
     
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    Linux kernel has something called Netfilter. Iptables and newer nftables provides command line way to configure it to create a firewall, but you probably are not interested in these tools, because they are command line. If Mint includes a firewall I would recommend it to give it a try. I bet it uses Netfilter internally in some way or another.
    I am sceptical about AV for Linux for home user. Usually Linux AVs are most useful for scanning files on storage where Windows is installed or e-mail account that is accessed by Windows e-mail client or scanning usb flash drive that you want to connect to Windows computer.
     
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    Uh-oh -- I have a minor issue. Namely, now that my HP laptop is set-up to dual boot (Linux OR Win7), it will no longer boot from a flash drive. I got into the BIOS but no matter what I tried, the computer ALWAYS begins at the dual boot menu & offers no options except Linux Mint or Win7.

    I'm researching online but not having success as yet. Never a dull moment, wot? :rolleyes:
     
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    Maybe F10, F11, or F12?
     
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    Don't rely on the boot priority order. Use the boot menu. See Krusty's suggestions.

    There might even be a bios setting for boot override.
     
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    I use the firewall app out of convenience. I have my usual extensions in Firefox, so I will have to try extraordinarily hard to mess up! Also switched my DNS to the Anti-Malware Cloudfare for added protection.
     
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    Is the main drive GPT or MBR? If the drive is GPT and the BIOS is set to boot UEFI, it won't boot an MBR flash drive. There is a BIOS option to boot both with sub options to give priority to UEFI or MBR disks usually.
     
  22. bellgamin

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    F10 was it! My problem was mainly about navigating HP's BIOS menu. I found how to do that at THIS HP Wiki. So now my laptop boots my USB flash drives first. I needed it to do that because I image my system disk onto a USB hard drive. If either Windows or Linux OS crashes or gets infected, or whatever, I obviously need to first-boot my clean image and THAT is on a USB hard drive.

    Oddly enough, I'm catching on to Linux's basic functions fairly fast but I still haven't found a way to set it for single-click instead of double-click. I hate double-click.

    ==>Question: What is Linux equivalent of the Windows Task Manager?
     
  23. Brian K

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    I wouldn't rely on the first boot item in the priority order. This order can randomly change. Use the Boot Menu every time to boot a UFD or CD.
     
  24. bellgamin

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    My HP's Boot Menu is accessed by hitting Esc. I have never had the priorities in the Bios fail me but -- there's always a first time -- so I'm glad you mentioned the Boot Menu option.
     
  25. vasa1

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    Read https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=133411.

    BTW, did autokey-gtk (pst 89 in this thread) meet your needs?
     
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