Month: August 2013

I complained in my previous post about the number lock problem in Linux Mint Debian Edition. Here is the fix.

This method enable numlock during login and after login, so you have the numlock always on in your Linux Mint and LMDE.

1) FIRST, install numlockx, open terminal and type: sudo apt-get install numlockx

2) SECOND, go to menu and type startup programs and open it.

3) Click on +add

4) On “Name” put: NUMLOCK ON

5) On “Command” put: /usr/bin/numlockx on

6) Click on “+add” and “close” .

7) Then open a terminal and type : gksudo gedit /etc/mdm/Init/Default

8) After typing your password, a file will be opened in Gedit. Add these lines at the beginning of the file:

if [ -x /usr/bin/numlockx ]; then
exec /usr/bin/numlockx on
fi

9) Then save the file and close your terminal session.

10) Restart your computer and next time you turn on it you have Numlock On always.

I have been test driving Linux Mint Debian Edition for over a month. It is now my desktop of choice. Before I switched I tried Linux Mint 15 Olivia, it was a complete nightmare. I would randomly get a scream with lines across it like a bad TV reception screen. It would have to be hard rebooted. My best guess is that my processor is not compatible with PAE.

After using Linux Mint Debian Edition for over a month, I can now recommend it to those having PAE issues. PAE stands for Physical Address Extension. To use PAE, motherboard and operating system support is required.

Linux Mint Debian Edition is a work in process, but it meets my needs very well. There are a few annoyances, like the number lock doesn’t stay on when you reboot. It still lacks some fancy features, but it has been a solid system for me. I now recommend people on older systems to give  Linux Mint Debian Edition a try. I would give it 4 stars out of five.

Links
http://www.linuxmint.com/download_lmde.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_Address_Extension