Helpful Tips and Tricks list
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 3:59 pm
Tips are not often asked but useful at a certain time, or when we reinstall our system, there are small configs or addon we are repeating. After a while, we may forget, or do a time-consuming search for the solution. Please, post useful hints or your most common solutions here.
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LIST OF SOLUTION
Gnome-keyring - unlocked
Enable secure password store with gnome-keyring to avoid keyring prompt
sudo apt-get install libpam-gnome-keyring
logout and login
More info:
viewtopic.php?f=108&t=46352
antiX core hangs on boot
If you use network-manager or connman, you will need to edit the /etc/network/interfaces...
viewtopic.php?f=40&t=53818
Learn how to create a theme on GTK 3
viewtopic.php?f=93&t=56973
MX Gnome DIY setup ("respin")
viewtopic.php?f=100&t=56971
How to encrypt a single partition?
viewtopic.php?f=108&t=56800
Begin: Running /scripts/local-block ... done Loop
viewtopic.php?f=23&t=56351
Set a default user in lightdm?
In /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf go down the file until you get to:
# greeter-hide-users=false
Un-comment it, make sure the value is false.
Remove annoying debian image at boot start
Delete or rename:
/usr/share/desktop-base/futureprototype-theme/grub/
Disable scroll bars auto hide feature
viewtopic.php?f=23&t=53865&start=10#p539377
Menu fonts small in libreoffice
sudo apt-get install libreoffice-gtk3
USB wifi adapter
viewtopic.php?f=107&t=53910
Grub Customizer - How to revert when update-grub failed
viewtopic.php?f=23&t=53515
Dolphin no progress bar, thumbnails, information
viewtopic.php?f=108&t=48118
Dolphin --> single click??
viewtopic.php?f=108&t=44735&start=10#p442735
Gnome document doesn't work
sudo apt-get install tracker-miner-fs
No sound device and volume icon (Gnome)
1) sudo apt-get remove --purge pulseaudio
2) sudo rm -rf /etc/pulse
3) sudo apt-get install pulseaudio libcanberra-pulse pulseaudio-module-bluetooth
4) pulseaudio --start
AM/PM on my clock
1) Right-click on the clock in the tray and go to: "Properties".
2) Add %p to the end of the Line 1 gobble-t-gook(no space).
Install MX Linux on an Intel Mac
viewtopic.php?f=23&t=53865&p=538466#p538489
antiX19-core white-space character
In panel time apps, between hour and minutes doesn't show ":" but white-space character.
http://amurt.ro/download/antix/white-ch ... eenh-m.png
1) sudo apt-get install fonts-dejavu
Speed up draggy mouse/touchpad
viewtopic.php?f=23&t=53865&p=538466#p538569
viewtopic.php?f=23&p=604403#p604403
LIST OF SOLUTION
Gnome-keyring - unlocked
Enable secure password store with gnome-keyring to avoid keyring prompt
sudo apt-get install libpam-gnome-keyring
logout and login
More info:
viewtopic.php?f=108&t=46352
antiX core hangs on boot
If you use network-manager or connman, you will need to edit the /etc/network/interfaces...
viewtopic.php?f=40&t=53818
Learn how to create a theme on GTK 3
viewtopic.php?f=93&t=56973
MX Gnome DIY setup ("respin")
viewtopic.php?f=100&t=56971
How to encrypt a single partition?
viewtopic.php?f=108&t=56800
Begin: Running /scripts/local-block ... done Loop
viewtopic.php?f=23&t=56351
Set a default user in lightdm?
In /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf go down the file until you get to:
# greeter-hide-users=false
Un-comment it, make sure the value is false.
Remove annoying debian image at boot start
Delete or rename:
/usr/share/desktop-base/futureprototype-theme/grub/
Disable scroll bars auto hide feature
viewtopic.php?f=23&t=53865&start=10#p539377
Menu fonts small in libreoffice
sudo apt-get install libreoffice-gtk3
USB wifi adapter
viewtopic.php?f=107&t=53910
Grub Customizer - How to revert when update-grub failed
viewtopic.php?f=23&t=53515
Dolphin no progress bar, thumbnails, information
viewtopic.php?f=108&t=48118
Dolphin --> single click??
viewtopic.php?f=108&t=44735&start=10#p442735
Gnome document doesn't work
sudo apt-get install tracker-miner-fs
No sound device and volume icon (Gnome)
1) sudo apt-get remove --purge pulseaudio
2) sudo rm -rf /etc/pulse
3) sudo apt-get install pulseaudio libcanberra-pulse pulseaudio-module-bluetooth
4) pulseaudio --start
AM/PM on my clock
1) Right-click on the clock in the tray and go to: "Properties".
2) Add %p to the end of the Line 1 gobble-t-gook(no space).
Install MX Linux on an Intel Mac
viewtopic.php?f=23&t=53865&p=538466#p538489
antiX19-core white-space character
In panel time apps, between hour and minutes doesn't show ":" but white-space character.
http://amurt.ro/download/antix/white-ch ... eenh-m.png
1) sudo apt-get install fonts-dejavu
Speed up draggy mouse/touchpad
viewtopic.php?f=23&t=53865&p=538466#p538569