You will need to install the Gnome tweaks tool, not the Elementary tweaks.
sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool
Run the tweaks tool from the apps menu
Keyboard and mouse > Additional Layout options > Alt/win key behaviour.
Usually i use the option Ctrl is mapped to Alt/Alt is mapped to win
24 hours ago, I switched from Linux Mint to Pop!_OS (Cosmic).
My issues with Mint:
My issues with Pop!_OS:
For now, I want to avoid Debian or other Linux distributions that I am already very familiar with. I plan to give Pop OS another 24 hours. While many parts of it look good, other parts are deeply frustrating.
I have already downloaded my next option: Elementary OS 8, which was my daily driver for two continuous years.
TL’DR – Looking for out of box Linux.
Going “Hacker Mode” to Fix a Stuck Backspace Key
We’ve all been there: you hold down the backspace key to erase a massive typo, but it deletes exactly one letter and stops. To erase a sentence, you now have to tap the key 50 times like a caffeinated woodpecker.
If clicking through settings menus feels too slow, it is time to open the terminal and fix it like a programmer. Here is the instant, two-line fix for Linux users.
The Terminal Quick-Fix
Open your terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T) and type this secret spell to force your keys to repeat:
bash
xset r onUse code with caution.
Test your backspace key. It should now delete continuously!
Boost the Speed
If the text is deleting too slowly, you can overclock your keyboard’s repeat rate. Run this command next:
bash
xset r rate 200 40Use code with caution.
This tells your system to wait only 200 milliseconds before it starts repeating, and then delete 40 characters per second.
It’s been a decade since I touched Linux, so here I come with Mint flavor! My fingers are in pain because they only know the Mac keyboard layout. I keep trying to copy, paste, and do everything using the Super button, so I need to change this layout ASAP.
For Newer Linux Mint Versions (Mint 22.3+)
sudo shutdown -h now
cd /opt/letsencrypt
./letsencrypt-auto certonly -a webroot --webroot-path=/usr/share/nginx/html -d example.com -d www.example.com
sudo ls -l /etc/letsencrypt/live/your_domain_name
sudo openssl dhparam -out /etc/ssl/certs/dhparam.pem 2048
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/example.com.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/example.com.conf
Set Up Auto Renewal
/opt/letsencrypt/letsencrypt-auto renew
sudo pkill php5-fpm; sudo service php5-fpm startcompletely remove a folder and all of its contents, including both files and sub folders:
rm -R DIRECTORY_NAME
https://github.com/Simmesimme/Gnome-Pie
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:simonschneegans/testing
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gnome-pie