Out of curiosity, how long ago did these problems happen? I've been using Mint and Xubuntu for a while now, but had to use a few different troubleshooting distros to fix a Windows boot issue, and none of these came up. As these are Debian based distros, I'd expect the same problems to filter down.

The only thing I've had issues with lately is setting up a USB wifi adapter on a Raspberry Pi, but I'd expect some problems with that.

XFCE and Cinnamon. I've got a Xubuntu server and a Mint laptop, and they both do it.

It's not a major issue, but it's enough to break my train of thought, which is annoying.

Because it's not a habit. It's a deliberate choice to pick up their instrument and play. Every time.

Muscle memory helps, because that seems to be separate from forming habits. Once you've got it, it seems to stick.

I was in a band in my late teens, and I had to force myself to practice if I was alone. Practicing with the band was much easier because it was something that I really enjoyed, but even then, I'd almost always be late, or have to be reminded to go.

This was something that I loved to do, but still really struggled with. As soon as something else came along that was a bigger distraction, the band was done.

That sounds more like the muscle memory isn't there yet. I can play a few instruments (badly), but it's because I really wanted to do it when I was younger, and developed the muscle memory.

I haven't played properly for a few years, so now I'm back to a similar place to you, and have to think about what I'm doing again.

What I've been finding helpful is making a playlist of the songs I want to learn, or to play again, and putting it on nice and loud. It makes me want to play along, and seems to let me concentrate on the songs.

Good luck :)

Ah, I convinced myself that I was wrong to think that. I know you can get electricity from lemons, and thought I'd mixed them up 🙈

A potato is a very slow computer. Usually old and / or low quality. I've got no idea where it comes from though.

I've recently started using it to edit a web app, and even though it might seem like a simple feature, the mini file browser on the left that lets you open files to edit is a godsend. I was using Notepad++ on Windows, and never realised how often I was switching to the folder and back.

Didn't they hand wave it to say that he'd been alive inside the simulation for years?

I'll second this, especially if you don't mind 'cheating'.

I've got a Java world set up with cheats turned on, so that if I need to stop, I can make a note of my current location and teleport back to my base. When I next play, I just teleport back.

The downside is the temptation to just teleport everywhere instead of managing your resources, or to use the other cheats.

I like them for the opposite reason. I'm still quite new to Linux, so I'm figuring out which software is best for me. I set up my server with Xubuntu and installed everything through Apt. I uninstalled a lot of software, but inevitably missed some things like libraries and config files.

Using Flatpak seems to keep track of everything, so uninstalling gets rid of everything that I would otherwise miss.

If it's doing what it says on the tin, Flatpak is making my life much easier :)

That looks great, thanks :)

You've been given a lot of good advice, especially about Nvidia cards, but watch out for wifi adaptors too. As far as I know there are no problems with fairly recent hardware, but I've been caught out when trying Mint on an old laptop.