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When the idea for a computer powered by Chrome was conceived, there's no doubt that this was done with the idea of using desktop-class apps in mind. But in 2018, Google announced a few major changes to the platform, as it introduced the ability to download and install your favorite apps from the Play Store. But as the calendar rolled into 2019, so did the ability to set up … [Read more...] about How to Set Up Linux on Chromebook

While using your online accounts separately is the standard method and grants access to a website or service's full functionality, there are sometimes alternatives that can be more convenient for specific uses. For example, integrating cloud storage drives directly into a file browser allows you to easily switch from browsing local files to browsing cloud files. Similarly, … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How To Sign Into Your Online Accounts

If you connect a new storage device, you may be happy to format it and use it as a single storage device, however, you may also prefer to separate it into a couple of partitions, each intended for different purposes. A “partition” is a virtual segment of a hard drive that can have a range of uses, including being treated as separate hard drives by the operating system. … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to View and Manage System Partitions

Around the world, different countries have different ways of formatting numbers, dates, and times. Configuring your computer to use your preferred formatting is a helpful part of setting up your computer. … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to Configure the Formats for Display Numbers, Dates, and Times

When you step away from your computer, it’s generally a good idea to lock it, to prevent other people from being able to access it, and all of your documents and online accounts. To help to protect your computer if you forget to lock your computer, Mint will automatically switch to the screensaver and lock your screen after a period of inactivity. … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to Show the Clock and an Away Message on the Lock Screen

When typing on a computer, you occasionally want to press and hold a key, rather than pressing it multiple times. This is often the most useful for the arrow keys, delete, and backspace as you rarely need to type the same letter more than a couple of times in a row. … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to Configure the Key Repeat Delay and Speed

You often want some applications and background services to run by default when you boot up your computer. Launching too many applications at boot-up time can cause the system to boot-up slower, as processing power is being removed from the boot-up process and used to open the programs. … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to Configure Which Applications Start When the Computer Boots Up

While you may often want to have multiple windows open, as this can help in multi-tasking you generally only want to directly interact with one window at a time. For instance, if you’re writing in a word document and have a browser open for research, you don’t want your search terms to also be typed into your document. … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to Configure How Windows Gain Focus

One of the many ways you can interact with your computer is through sound. Sound cues can help to make you aware that something needs your attention or that something is happening. Like most desktop operating systems, Linux Mint comes with a range of system sounds that play at certain events. … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to Override Default System Sounds