The first chick has hatched!
Month: May 2019
Linux Mint – Min, Max, & Close Buttons Disappeared
Recently I installed LinCity, a sim-city clone, on Linux Mint. It didn’t run, so I uninstalled it. After uninstalling the package, my minimize, maximize, and close buttons disappeared on all my windows. It wasn’t just that. My mouse cursor became a big “X” and right-click stopped working!
I knew some setting had changed during the uninstall but I wasn’t sure what it was. A quick Google search showed results from 2012 which didn’t seem to apply to my version of Linux Mint. I tried them anyway with no success. Another poster said they had luck re-installing some of the core packages. I tried re-installing all of the GNOME and Cinnamon packages that were already installed. That did nothing.
Eventually under “Preferences” I found the “Desktop Settings” application. In that app, under “Windows” I discovered that my Windows Manager setting was blank. I set it to “Metacity” and bam! everything started working again. I tried switching to Compiz, but then all my buttons disappeared again. Luckily there’s a “Reset Compiz Setttings” button on the same screen. After pressing that my desktop was back to normal.
Not sure why this happened, but hopefully this post helps someone else!

Turkeys are getting big
The baby turkeys have all their feathers! They will be ready to go outside to their new home this weekend.
Time to get Hatching!
It’s been almost 21 days. The eggs are off the rocker. It’s time for the chicks to hatch!
