The Minty Goodness of Linux Mint.

[Jim of WVa]

Gaming is the biggest problem with Linux...not just Mint, but any flavor. The dual boot solution rounded that out If you decide you want to set up a dual boot with Windows for gaming, I would be happy to assist you.

When I installed Mint 17, I installed it as a dual-boot with Windows.

 

[Tripler]

 

[Jim of WVa]

I have noticed that Chromium has trouble sometimes with YouTube videos, and Firefox takes up too much memory.

 

[Overmind One]

Try Chrome. It works great. I use Firefox tho. Add more memory.

 

[Jim of WVa]

Try Chrome. It works great. I use Firefox tho. Add more memory.

Chromium is the Google browser for Linux, just as Chrome is the Google browser for Windows.

 

[Overmind One]

Chromium is the Google browser for Linux, just as Chrome is the Google browser for Windows.

Actually, Firefox is the default browser for Linux. Install the Linux version of actual Chrome (It is still in Beta), and you can get it from the Software Center. It works great. It also plays Netflix with no adjustments. I would uninstall Chromium.

 

[Joelist]

Try Midori. It's small, fast, configurable and the privacy protection is excellent too:

http://midori-browser.org

 

[Bluce Ree]

Chromium is the Google browser for Linux, just as Chrome is the Google browser for Windows.

No. Chromium is the project upon which Chrome is based. Chromium is 100% open source and has all the phone-home stuff disabled.

Both are available in Linux. Go to your software manager and search for "Chrome". It will come up as "google-chrome-stable/beta/etc".

 

[Tripler]

Hmmm .

Chromium is not letting me watch netflix . It worked fine in my previous install of mint .

 

[Overmind One]

Hmmm . View attachment 30706 Chromium is not letting me watch netflix . It worked fine in my previous install of mint .

You cant use Chromium to watch Netflix anymore. The best solution now is actual Chrome. See the two comments above. There is Chromium with the blue looking icon, and there is actual Chrome with the regular red yellow and green Chrome logo. UNINSTALL Chromium using the software center and then install Chrome. Once done, it will play Netflix flawlessly.

 

[Bluce Ree]

Hmmm . View attachment 30706 Chromium is not letting me watch netflix . It worked fine in my previous install of mint .

Chrome, not Chromium. You need to install Google Chrome as it contains the DRM stuff Netflix requires.

 

[Bluce Ree]

You cant use Chromium to watch Netflix anymore. The best solution now is actual Chrome. See the two comments above. There is Chromium with the blue looking icon, and there is actual Chrome with the regular red yellow and green Chrome logo. UNINSTALL Chromium using the software center and then install Chrome. Once done, it will play Netflix flawlessly.

No no no! He doesn't need to uninstall Chromium, he can have both. I use Chrome to watch Netflix and Chromium for anything else because it doesn't play back my habits to Google.

 

[Tripler]

Thanks guys . I could not remember what we did last time . Old age and no memory runs strong in my family \\\

 

[Tripler]

hmmm . Software Manager is not finding Google Chrome . Only Chromium

 

[Jim of WVa]

I have had better luck with Firefox when it comes to running Flash.

 

[Bluce Ree]

hmmm . Software Manager is not finding Google Chrome . Only Chromium

Search for chrome, not google chrome. It shows up right under the list of Chromium stuff with a Google icon.

 

[Tripler]

 

[Tripler]

Got it here

http://www.itworld.com/article/2695753/install-google-s-chrome-browser-in-linux-mint-17.html

 

[Tripler]

WooHoo !!!

:encouragement::encouragement::encouragement:

 

[Overmind One]

I have had better luck with Firefox when it comes to running Flash.

Me too. But it isnt just Flash that is needed by Netflix, it is the DRM framework. Google has it included in the base install. Firefox will play Flash but not Netflix (without modification)