I tried KeePassXC, it is missing things I use in KeePass, in particular saved password profiles. So I didn't spend much time testing it out.
Probably mono and it's runtime requirement libgdiplus. My mono package is 63.5 MiB, the libgdiplus package is 16.5 KiB.
reasonablePrivacy, Thanks for the explanation. I just installed KeePassXC and it added 1837 MB of used space to the Mint partition. Another Keepass wasn't needed so I restored an image to regain my previous used space.
KeePass evidently has an enormous footprint! Even so, I shall give it a try in the sweet by-&-by. Meantime -- is there no Password Manager specifically designed for Linux (as opposed to a "cross-over" from a Windows app)?
I used Enpass in Mint, Kubuntu and Solus without issue. I still use it in Windows. Data is stored locally but you can set up sync if you want.
https://www.enpass.io/support/kb/general/how-to-install-enpass-on-linux/ You can install browser extensions to make life easier too. https://www.enpass.io/downloads/#extensions
I use Clonezilla because it's never failed me - ever, so why change? I'd also struggle to know what to do with the extra few minutes a month I might save.
KeePassXC needs QT libraries, but they may be used by many other programs. QT is quite popular among GUI programs for Gnu/Linux. Only GTK is more popular. KDE Desktop Environment is based on QT, so KDE Neon you mentioned probably has most of QT dependencies already installed.
Cinnamon is a GTK desktop environment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Desktop_environments_based_on_GTK
Apart from Clonezilla and the also mentioned IFl (and IFD and IFU), there are also Rescuezilla (fully interoperable with Clonezilla) and Redo Rescue. I haven't tried those, I use Clonezilla, but those are also options.
Linux can be imaged from the command line with the dd command. The usual way to do it is to use a compound command where dd pipes into tar and then into gzip. You need to boot another linux system to do this which could be done with a USB stick. That is the advanced command line way to do it but the Disks program that comes with Mint Cinnamon can image disks and partitions and I think it is just a shell that runs dd. I haven't tried it yet, I've been using Aomei backupper on a USB stick to image linux partitions and gparted in Linux for cloning and resizing Linux partitions but Aomei, like a lot of Windows software is on the way out. It's more just force of habit than the lack of Linux alternatives that keeps me using it for Linux partitions. One thing about Linux is that it isn't so necessary to use imaging for reliable backups. You can do a file system level backup, basically just tar and gzip the whole root file system and then restore by reformatting the drive, copying the gzip archive to it, unpacking it and then installing grub to the drive and the system will be restored or transferred to another drive. This sort of backup and restoration is done all the time in the server world. If you rent a Linux VPS, the OS templates are all done this way. There is a really handy boot utility called "Supergrub" that I use to boot any Linux systems that I have boot issues with, usually when I've cloned a system. It can boot just about any Linux or Windows system that's bootable and once I boot into the system, I reinstall grub and do an update-grub command and I'm good to go. Linux Mint is very clonable and I do just one installation and clone it to multiple computers with almost no issues. Windows 7 can be cloned sometimes but never without reboots and activation issues. Mint just works the first time it boots with no reboots. The other thing to remember is that ransom ware and other nasty malware isn't as common in Linux, especially if you keep to your distro's repository. The other thing I'd recommend if you're coming from Windows is to install Wine. I'm surprised how much Windows software works with it, albeit somewhat more slowly than native linux apps.
I installed Mint Cinnamon alongside Win7. Installation went smooth as silk. I have KeePass 2.0 running just fine, with all my passwords easily moved over from Windows. I am making this post using Linux. Thanks everyone for your help & encouragement!!! My next goals are (a) find a hot keys app, & (b) find a way to make everything open by single click. So far, I'm loving Linux.
bellgamin, I'm interested to hear how your computer clock is performing. Assuming the time is ok in Mint and you then boot into Windows. Is the time correct?
By "a hot keys app" do you mean something to allow you to launch programs using keyboard shortcuts rather than negotiating a cascading menu system? Re. single click to open stuff, your desktop environment (or file manager) probably comes with a settings panel to control that. (I prefer the double-click route.)
@ anyone & everyone -- I have often read that Linux needs no antivirus nor firewall. Yet ESET (for one) offers an AV for Linux. Also, Linux Mint includes a firewall app that Mint suggests should be set at In-DenyAll Out-AllowAll. So... AV or not? FW or not? Linux's clock shows accurate real-time. When I go from Linux to Windows, my Windows clock is exactly 2 hours earlier than real-time. @vasa1 -- I use hot keys mainly for automatic typing of text such as frequently used email addresses, URLs, etc. However, I am ALSO seeking a cascading menu launcher for apps. Any ideas for hot keys &/or launcher will be greatly appreciated. @reasonablePrivacy -- good grief, that Arch stuff is confusing to me. THIS explanation & fix seem much simpler. I have no problem with the Windows clock being 2 hours early BUT -- is it going to have a bad effect on anything computer-wise?
bellgamin, Check your date. Is your Windows clock out by 2 hours or 22 hours. I've always done this with Linux... Code: timedatectl set-local-rtc 1 Then both Linux and Windows clocks show Local Time. I've never seen a problem. Even when we switch to Daylight Saving Time and back to Standard time.
Same here on Debian 10. It does warn though... Code: @debian:~$ timedatectl Local time: Sat 2020-12-19 13:29:45 MST Universal time: Sat 2020-12-19 20:29:45 UTC RTC time: Sat 2020-12-19 13:29:45 Time zone: America/Denver (MST, -0700) System clock synchronized: yes NTP service: inactive RTC in local TZ: yes Warning: The system is configured to read the RTC time in the local time zone. This mode cannot be fully supported. It will create various problems with time zone changes and daylight saving time adjustments. The RTC time is never updated, it relies on external facilities to maintain it. Maybe @reasonablePrivacy suggestion a couple posts above is the better method? I never knew about it 'til now.
