Things to consider when dual booting Windows & Linux

Desktop/Laptop UEFI/BIOS Settings
1. Secure Boot : Disabled
2. Fast Boot : Disabled
3. Boot Mode : UEFI (if it supports, else BIOS/Legacy)

HDD/SSD Partition Table
1. For UEFI : GPT
2. For BIOS : MBR (MSDOS)

Windows 10 Settings
1. Hibernation/Fast Startup : Disabled
2. Open CMD as Admin, type "powercfg -h off"

After these settings are applied, install any Linux distro in dual boot configuration.

Full Circle Magazine #163 -
https://fullcirclemagazine.org/2020/11/27/full-circle-magazine-163/

Linux Mint Monthly News

https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3983

This month's post covers about features of Hypnotix.

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Frisian 6% 2019-09-27
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Somali 4% 2017-01-03
Tsonga 4% 2016-06-26
Faroese 4% 2020-03-09
Walloon 4% 2017-09-06
Kashubian 4% 2017-09-06
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Scots 3% 2020-05-29
Friulian 3% 2020-11-26
Aragonese 3% 2017-07-14
Kashmiri 3% 2016-02-09
Franco-Provençal 2% 2017-07-14
Tatar 2% 2018-07-19
Turkmen 2% 2017-09-06
Kinyarwanda 1% 2017-09-06
Berber 1% 2020-09-19
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Walser 0.60% 2019-05-04
Silesian 0.54% 2019-06-07
Venetian 0.48% 2020-11-26
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Thanks to Kimmo Kujansuu 😄

ls command explained

https://distrotest.net/index.php

A website to test out new distros.

On our website you will find many operating systems,
which you can test directly online without a installation.

There are no restrictions for the operating system:
You can use all functions of the system,
Uninstall and install software, test installed programs and
even delete or format the hard disk or system files...

Christmas is almost here, and so is Mint 20.1.
A few minutes ago Clem posted the Cinnamon iso as "Being tested".
https://community.linuxmint.com/iso

According to https://community.linuxmint.com/iso all 3 versions of Mint 20.1 have now been "Approved for BETA release". On your local mirror soon.

Linux Mint 20.1 Beta ISOs are now available

https://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/linuxmint.com/testing/

Linux Mint 20.1 Features

https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_ulyssa_cinnamon_whatsnew.php

mintCast 350 - Rocky Road Ahead
https://mintcast.org/2020/12/17/mintcast-350-rocky-road-ahead-mp3/

How to install & use QEMU+KVM and virt-manager

Alternative to Virtualbox and VMWare on Linux

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SdSiJTGKLM

Getting started with REFIND a modern bootloader designed for UEFI systems


https://teejeetech.in/2020/09/05/linux-multi-boot-with-refind/

XFCE 4.16 Tour : https://www.xfce.org/about/tour416

Happy Birthday to Linus Torvalds - Creator of Linux Kernel & Git

Linux Mint December End 2020 News

https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4005

Learn Bash Shell The Fun Way :)

Please support the original creator : https://twitter.com/b0rk

Buy here : https://wizardzines.com/

Final versions of Mint 20.1 are now in testing
https://community.linuxmint.com/iso

Final versions of Mint 20.1 have been approved for Stable release. Watch those mirror sites. https://community.linuxmint.com/iso

The versions of Mint 20.1 that were approved 2 days ago, but are not yet released, come with kernel 5.4. An additional iso that comes with kernel 5.8 is being tested. It failed due to non-compatibility with Broadcom chipsets, but Clem already knows the fix. This later version may be updated, probably to 5.10, suitable for those with brand-new hardware.
5.4 is the latest longterm kernel. 5.10 will be the next.