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Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 10, 2023

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How to Resolve “unable to launch “X session cinnamon-session-cinnamon””

=> ↺ How to Resolve “unable to launch “X session cinnamon-session-cinnamon””

When I boot up my Linux Mint machine, I am greeted with a login screen, and when I press the enter key to complete the login process, I found a simple error message that clearly states, “Unable to launch “cinnamon-session-cinnamon” X session — “cinnamon-session-cinnamon” not found; falling back to the default session.”

Matthew Garrett: Integrating Linux with Okta Device Trust [Ed: Okta is proprietary, i.e. the very opposite of trust. Linux is gravitating/dragged towards Pentagon trash because of Microsofters such as Matthew Garrett.]

=> ↺ Matthew Garrett: Integrating Linux with Okta Device Trust

Solved: How to List All Users on a Linux System - LinuxCapable

=> ↺ Solved: How to List All Users on a Linux System - LinuxCapable

In Linux systems, effective user management is an essential yet challenging task for administrators. Within Linux, all local user information is stored at the path /etc/passwd, with each row representing a single user that contains their name, user ID, directory, and login details.
Several different methods are available to list these users in Linux, and in this tutorial, we will cover some of the popular ones utilizing the command line terminal.

Beginners Guide for Whoami Command in Linux

=> ↺ Beginners Guide for Whoami Command in Linux

The whoami (concatenated of the strings “who,” “am,”, “i” as whoami) is a Linux command line utility that prints the username associated with the current effective user ID.
It comes in handy, especially while writing the shell script, like fetching the username within the script or executing the script for a specific user like root.
In this article, you will learn the usage of the whoami command, how to use it in shell scripts, and its alternative commands.

How to Update Your Chromebook Easily (2023 Guide) | Beebom

=> ↺ How to Update Your Chromebook Easily (2023 Guide) | Beebom

When users report that their Chromebook is running slow, we recommend they update Chrome OS to the latest version. Google regularly releases update patches that include performance fixes and new features, so it’s important to stay up-to-date. Keeping an update pending for many days is strongly discouraged, as these updates also help keep your Chromebook secure. Additionally, if you happen to use Linux on your Chromebook, it’s also important to keep it updated to the latest version. So if you want to learn how to update your Chromebook, refer to our guide for detailed instructions.

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