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New Users / Re: Broken Firefox (SOLVED)

« Last post by VinDSL on August 19, 2019, 09:13:36 pm »

OT:

I just ran across a site with mixed content; and I'm seeing these Fx dialogs:

[First dialog] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/68.0.2/content-blocking/start/?step=1&newtab=true&variation=1

[Second dialog] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/68.0.2/content-blocking/start/?step=2&newtab=true&variation=1

[Third dialog] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/68.0.2/content-blocking/start/?step=3&newtab=true&variation=1

And, yes, I'm only seeing part of the web site. The rest is being blocked by Fx (as it should).

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Hardware / Re: desktop wireless card for P10

« Last post by cfx795 on August 19, 2019, 08:55:03 pm »

I'd be fairly confident it'll work, the comments seem to suggest it works out-of-the-box with no additional drivers required in Ubuntu and therefore Peppermint
https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Beamforming-Technology-Archer-T4E/product-reviews/B07NFMSGGR/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_viewopt_kywd?ie=UTF8&reviewerType=all_reviews&pageNumber=1&filterByKeyword=Ubuntu

You were right. Snapped it in the PCIE slot, one screw, powered on the computer, and entered the password. That was it. Works fine.

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Development / Re: Knowledge on contributing ?

« Last post by VinDSL on August 19, 2019, 08:40:02 pm »

I think sometimes people read too much stuff online .

Or, not enough. 

I wasn't being whimsical or sarcastic when I remarked that Lua would be fun.

I like Python just fine, but Lua IS more fun... than Python.

Extar Credit Reading: http://lua-users.org/wiki/LuaVersusPython

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New Users / firefox --ProfileManager

« Last post by VinDSL on August 19, 2019, 08:25:19 pm »

Here's a weird one for you...

I haven't used Fx in years; until recently. Then, while testing P10, I've suddenly taken a liking to the latest ver.

I always used to purge Fx immediately from my drive, after doing a fresh OS install. I tried to install the latest ver on my P7 machine, last night, but gave up (for the meantime) when it wouldn't connect to the net.

Today, I gave it another shot. After trying this n' that, I checked to see what would happen if I tried to load Fx from CLI.

It still wouldn't connect to the web, but strangely, it didn't give any error messages in CLI.

I finally discovered that my profile had been deleted, when I purged Fx (like 3 years ago). haha

I ran:

Code: [Select]

firefox --ProfileManager

I created a profile; and BOOM! Fx connected to the Internet.

Will little wonders never cease?

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Development / Re: Knowledge on contributing ?

« Last post by JosephM on August 19, 2019, 07:04:33 pm »

Why has everyone apparently got it in for Python lately

Seems ideal to me for non performance critical stuff.

I think sometimes people read too much stuff online Python is fantastic for a lot of things. And the huge selection of libraries/modules available for use make it easy to do so many things with it. And maintain and iterate them quickly.

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Development / Re: Knowledge on contributing ?

« Last post by VinDSL on August 19, 2019, 06:52:50 pm »

Lua would be fun

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What are you running Peppermint on? / Re: ADVENT 5431 Core2duo

« Last post by VinDSL on August 19, 2019, 06:48:20 pm »

Welcome aboard, HristoB (and kid) 

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What are you running Peppermint on? / Re: Laptop recommendations

« Last post by VinDSL on August 19, 2019, 06:32:51 pm »

Exactly 

I live or die by my Intel Core i7 Dell E6430 'refurb'.

I triple-boot this 'E-series' Dell with winders 10 (stable) & winders 10 (skip ahead); and use it equally for both pleasure and business purposes.

All three OSs fly like the wind.

I bought this lappy for $200ish and added a couple of hundred dollars worth of upgrades; high-end wifi card, SSD, slice battery, et cetera. Working on them is a breeze; and parts are available for pennies on the wholesale dollar on eBay.

Really, I'm totally happy with it (15 sec boot). It's not wanting for anything, and I don't plan to replace it anytime soon (if ever).

Happy hunting.

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Development / Re: Knowledge on contributing ?

« Last post by Slim.Fatz on August 19, 2019, 04:40:45 pm »

I think it might be related to overkill ... 

Regards,

-- Slim

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Software & Applications / Re: switching to OpenBox desktop envoriment and setting it up.

« Last post by Slim.Fatz on August 19, 2019, 04:36:11 pm »

Hi KamenkoTV,

It is very easy, nevertheless, to install and set up Openbox in Peppermint 10. I suggest, however, the even lighter weight and very similar Fluxbox. I use both of them, but find myself using Fluxbox much more often. I have a tutorial explaining the configuration files for Fluxbox that you can find in this link on the forum.    It is perhaps a bit dated, but the basic information about Fluxbox is still very useful. Peppermint 10 flies with Fluxbox. Give it a try -- if you like Openbox better, then just remove Fluxbox and install Openbox. 


Regards,

-- Slim