Adobe Lightroom Classic runs fine in a Virtual Machine (VM) on Linux for basic culling and editing. But heavy, GPU-based tasks like AI Denoise take a long time, because they have to run fully on the CPU instead. On my Intel Core i7 Gen 13 under Windows with a GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super, de-noising …
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You can use rclone to sync your data with Proton Drive and vice versa. But the chances are high, that you also have Proton VPN, which ironically will not let you use access your Proton Drive through VPN! But there is a simple solution. You can use rclone’s –bind argument with your local IP address …
If the KEF LSX II speakers are connected to your Linux (Mint) PC via Digital Output (USB audio) instead of WiFi and the audio volume is not loud enough, it might be, that the gain of the internal sound card of the LSX II is set too low:
Updating the nvidia-driver on Linux (Mint) can lead to a black screen after boot. Here is how you can quickly revert to the previous working version: Press Ctrl + Alt + F1 and log into a the virtual console with your username and password (If that does not work, boot first into recovery mode, then …
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This post will show you how to setup and use a YubiKey and the Yubico Authenticator application to sign in to a Microsoft Azure Cloud Account using Linux Mint 20 without the need for the Microsoft Authenticator being installed on your mobile phone: Yubico Authenticator desktop installation 1. Download and install the Yubico Authenticator AppImage:
Update 25.11.2025: You can now play Red Alert 2 multiplayer directly in your browser: https://chronodivide.com/ Guide updated on 16.05.2025: The installation of the CnCNet client has become a lot easier since the first time I wrote this guide. A 32bit windows wine environment is no longer required. If you want to play the classic Games …
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NEC (now Sharp) provides a Linux Version of SpectraView II and a corresponding installation guide. Unfortunately, both are pretty outdated. They reference Ubuntu 14 as the latest version 🙁 . Even worse, the application depends on some Qt4 packages which are no longer available in a current Ubuntu/Mint installation. After digging around the internet I …
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I have the tablet wacom intuos pen & touch small CTH-480, which I wanted to use for photo editing in Adobe Lightroom. Since I work under Linux Mint 20, I have a virtual machine running Windows 10 and Lightroom Classic 10. Unfortunately, I got the pen to work as a mouse only by disabling it …
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Updating your BIOS on Linux Mint 19 can be as easy as on Windows. If your computer is listed on the Linux Vendor Firmware Service, then all you have to do is: ~ $ sudo apt install fwupd ~ $ fwupdmgr get-updates ~ $ fwupdmgr update The firmware-manager might even get included in the next …
I like having the user interface of my Linux Mint 19.1 in English, but the regional settings such as numbers and currency in a different language such as Swiss German.