Linux Mint Complete Course in Single Video | Zero To Advanced [Hindi]

Creating a complete Linux Mint course in a single video would be quite challenging due to the breadth of topics involved. However, I can provide an outline of what such a course might include.

Introduction to Linux Mint

1. Overview of Linux Mint
2. History and Development
3. Features and Benefits

Getting Started with Linux Mint

1. Downloading and Installing Linux Mint
2. Introduction to the Desktop Environment (Cinnamon, MATE, Xfce)
3. Navigating the Desktop Interface

Essential System Tools

1. File Management with Nemo
2. Terminal Basics: Commands and Navigation
3. Software Management with APT and Synaptic Package Manager
4. Customizing System Settings

Working with Applications

1. Office Suite: LibreOffice Writer, Calc, Impress
2. Web Browsing with Firefox or Chromium
3. Email Client: Thunderbird
4. Multimedia Applications: VLC, Rhythmbox

Networking and Internet

1. Configuring Wired and Wireless Networks
2. Web Browsing and Email Setup
3. Remote Desktop Access with VNC or SSH

Advanced System Administration

1. User and Group Management
2. File Permissions and Ownership
3. System Backup and Restore
4. Task Automation with Cron Jobs

Introduction to Command-Line Interface (CLI)

1. Command Structure and Syntax
2. Basic Commands for File Management, Navigation, and System Administration
3. Using Pipes and Redirection

Introduction to Shell Scripting

1. Writing and Executing Simple Shell Scripts
2. Variables, Loops, and Conditionals
3. Scripting Best Practices

Introduction to Networking

1. TCP/IP Basics
2. Configuring Network Interfaces
3. Troubleshooting Network Connectivity Issues

Introduction to Security

1. Understanding Linux Security Model
2. Firewall Configuration with UFW
3. Securing SSH Access

Customizing and Personalizing Linux Mint

1. Desktop Themes and Appearance Settings
2. Installing and Managing Desktop Widgets
3. Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts

Gaming on Linux Mint

1. Introduction to Linux Gaming
2. Installing and Configuring Steam
3. Wine and PlayOnLinux for Running Windows Games

Troubleshooting Common Issues

1. Troubleshooting Boot Problems
2. Resolving Software Installation Issues
3. Debugging Network Connectivity Problems

Conclusion and Next Steps

1. Summary of Key Concepts Covered
2. Resources for Further Learning and Support
3. This course outline covers a wide range of topics relevant to beginners and intermediate users of Linux Mint. While condensing it into a single video might not be feasible, breaking it down into multiple videos or sections would make it more manageable for viewers to digest. Additionally, hands-on demonstrations and examples should be included throughout the course to reinforce learning.

Best Linux Alternatives To Windows 11/10 OS

Linux, to date, remains one of the best-known and most used open-source operating systems. It is one of the most popular versions of the UNIX operating System with open source as its source code. Primarily, it is composed of 3 components, namely,

Kernel – forms the core part of Linux. It manages all major activities of the operating system and consists of various modules which interact directly with the underlying hardware.

System Library – Programs via which application programs or system utilities access Kernel’s features.

System Utility – Programs of this utility are specialized to perform individual-level tasks.

Let us take a look at some of the free and open-source Linux-based operating systems for your Windows computer.

1] UBUNTU OS

It is the most renowned PC OS alternative running everywhere from PC to the cloud and from smartphones to tablets. The highlight of the OS is its simplicity and dependability. The User Interface of the OS is pretty simple. The best part about the OS is its open-source license. As such, any user desirous of introducing changes to the OS can tweak it to his liking and improve upon it. Interested in taking a tour of the OS, visit here.

2] Zorin OS

There has been a visible increase in the share of Zorin OS user since it morphs the looks and the feel of Windows. The emulation of the user interface makes it easier for users to get accustomed to the OS without much effort. It is a multi-functional operating system designed specifically for Windows users who want to have easy and smooth access to Linux. In addition to the above, there are unique programs like Background Plus, Web Browser Manager and more—home page.

3] Linux Mint

If your workstation is crammed with multiple desktops, Linux Mint should find a mention among them even if it doesn’t happen to be your main production desktop. Following the widespread report of Cinnamon desktops freezing, the developers of the OS have come up with a version that brings a fix for it. Users can, therefore, in case of system freeze, use the keyboard shortcut ‘Ctrl+Alt+Esc’ which restarts the file manager and Settings section. A great easy-to-use alternative for Windows users. Home Page.

4] Syllable OS

The installation of the operating system is not overly difficult for anybody with experience in partitioning. For the first-time users, there is online documentation available which does a fairly good job in educating the user. It’s pretty fast and responsive, as most applications fire up quickly. Moreover, the layout is simple and easy to understand. Download here.

5] Steam OS

The OS runs on a modified version of Linux and is believed to be baggage of mixed reviews. It lacks a user-friendly interface which makes the process of navigation somewhat difficult. As soon as you venture beyond the home screen, you find yourself in a cobweb of menus that don’t fit together properly. The good part is the standard SteamOS installation includes a recovery partition on the hard drive. You can use this partition to restore the system drive to its original state in case of any event of misfortune.

Which Linux is most like Windows?

Zorin OS is probably the most identical to some Windows versions. It comes with a Windows like Start Menu, which includes all the apps, tools, etc. It has a Taskbar, where you can pin apps, files, folders, etc. Apart from that, you can also use Ubuntu with some mods to make it look like Windows.

More Linux distributions that look like Windows here.

Is Linux a good replacement for Windows?

It depends on what you want to do on Linux that you could not do on Windows. If you want to use Linux for programming, you can also consider using Windows with some third-party tools. However, if you want everything natively, you might want to opt for Linux distributions instead of Windows.

Also read:

Free Open Source Operating System

Alternative operating systems for PC.

If you have any suggestions to add, please do so in the comments section below.

Complete Course Listing

The Department of Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (REEES) offers a wide variety of fascinating courses in both English and Russian.

Courses in Russian language and literature may also be viewed in the Catalogue.

Russian Language Courses RUS 1101-1102 - Elementary Russian I and II

Introduction to the Cyrillic writing system and to the fundamentals of the Russian language. Emphasis on the gradual acquisition of active language skills: speaking, understanding, reading and writing. Students will learn to introduce family members and explain what they do for a living; describe their room, possessions, city, and culinary preferences; discuss their daily activities and travels; talk about their studies and what languages they speak; ask simple questions, voice opinions, make invitations, and engage in basic everyday conversations. Authentic multimedia cultural materials (cartoons, songs, poems, videos) supplement the textbook and serve as a window onto the vibrant reality of Russian culture today. Conversation hour with native speaker.

RUS 2203-2204 - Intermediate Russian I and II

Continuation of Elementary Russian. Emphasis on the continuing acquisition of active language skills: speaking, understanding, reading and writing. Students will improve their facility in speaking and understanding normal conversational Russian and will read increasingly sophisticated texts on a variety of topics. Authentic multimedia cultural materials (cartoons, songs, poems, videos, websites, short stories, newspaper articles) supplement the textbook and serve as a window onto the vibrant reality of Russian culture today. Conversation hour with native speaker.

RUS 3005-3006 - Advanced Russian Language and Society I and II

Building on the language skills developed in the Intermediate Russian I and II sequence, this course allows students to move beyond everyday language use to develop advanced lexical, grammatical and cultural knowledge on a variety of topics relevant to Russian speakers today. Within the context of a four-skills approach to language acquisition (writing, speaking, listening, reading), students engage with a wide variety of course materials in the target language, including Russian mass media, film, music, and literature. Individual units focus on specific issues or problems in modern Russian society, such as politics, art, health, identity and belonging, youth culture, economic development, technology and society. By the end of the course, students will be able to summarize and analyze different viewpoints on complex issues and articulate their own arguments both orally and in written Russian, from formulating clear theses to providing logical reasoning and evidence for their ideas. Conversation hour with native speaker.

RUS 4001-4002-4003 - Advanced Independent Study in Russian

As needed. On a literary or cultural topic by agreement with the supervising faculty member.

Russian Literature and Culture Courses (Taught in English)  RUS 1013 (First Year Seminar) - The Red World: Socialism as Imagined and Lived in Russia, 1917-1932

Just over a century ago, Russian revolutionaries promised to turn the capitalist world upside down and replace it with a modern socialist order based on the equality and dignity of all working people. Explores socialism in practice between 1917 and 1932, with an emphasis on both the utopian imagination and "lived" experience. Discussions and assignments will draw heavily on visual sources (art, posters, film, photography) to examine the radical transformation of Soviet culture and society. Topics include labor practices, education, family and gender roles, religious culture, science and technology, healthcare, housing and urban planning, and fashion and the arts. No previous knowledge of Russian history is necessary. Note: This course is part of the following field(s) of study: Europe.

RUS 2117 - Fallen Women and Superfluous Men: Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and the Great Russian Novel

Introduces students to two giants of Russian literature, Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, and explores their significance to Russian cultural history and European thought. The course surveys the aesthetic contributions, literary styles, and artistic innovation of both authors through the close reading of their early and mature works. Themes of religion, philosophy, modernity, and art are examined through the complex lens of gender dynamics in nineteenth-century Russian literature. Special emphasis is placed on each novelist’s approach to questions of gender roles, masculinity, femininity, sexuality, prostitution, motherhood, free will, and social and familial duty. Sexual violence, suffering, spirituality, and redemption are further topics of interest. Studied texts include Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment and Notes from Underground, as well as Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, The Cossacks, and “The Kreutzer Sonata,” among others. (Same as GSWS 2217; fulfills Humanits, IP.)

 RUS 2220 - Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature

Traces the development of Russian realism and the Russian novel in the context of contemporary intellectual history. Specific topics include the Russian response to Romanticism; the rejection of Romanticism in favor of the realistic exposure of Russia's social ills; Russian nationalism and literary Orientalism; the portrayal of women and their role in Russian society; the reflection of contemporary political controversies in Russian writing. Authors include Belinsky, Dostoevsky, Gogol, Lermontov, Pushkin, Tolstoy, and Turgenev.

 RUS 2222 - Russian Cinema

Since Lenin declared cinema the most important art, Russian film often walks in the shadows of political change. Despite or because of this tension, Russian directors have created some of the finest cinema in the world. L Investigates Russia's innovations in film technique and ideological questions that result from rewriting history or representing Soviet reality in film; attention to film construction balanced with trends in Russia's cinematic tradition. Directors studied include Eisenstein, Tarkovsky, and Vertov. Topics covered include film genre (documentary, comedy, western) and gender and sexuality in a changing sociopolitical landscape. (Same as CINE 2601; fulfills the non-US cinema requirement for cinema studies minors.)

 RUS 2225 - Lev Tolstoy, His Life and Work

Introduces the important works of Lev Tolstoy. Focuses on the artistic, moral, and philosophical concerns of the author within the context of a selection of his short stories and novels, as well as theoretical, religious, and political texts. By focusing on autobiographical themes traced from his fictionalized autobiography Childhood through A Confession, develops an understanding of the interconnectedness of the life and art of one of the greatest novelists in Russian literary canon.

RUS 2232 - Structures of the Short Story

Explores fundamentals of narrative construction through reading short masterworks of Russian literature alongside a variety of creative writing assignments. What makes a story compelling—or, for that matter, what makes it a story at all? This course focuses on the complex machinery producing what John Gardner called the “vivid and continuous dream” of fiction, moving from what a story means to how it means. Our guides in this process will be the Russian writers who helped innovate and fine-tune the modern short story, from Pushkin to Turgenev to Chekhov, and whose legacies continue to hold sway over the form. In response to readings, students write short creative or analytical assignments on the narrative techniques under study. This course is meant for writers and literature students alike; no previous creative writing experience required. All course materials are in English. Note: Fulfills the creative writing concentration requirement for English majors.

RUS 2234 - Spy vs. Spy: Cold War Espionage in Literature and Film

Examines the complex and dynamic relationship between the US and the Soviet Union/Eastern Bloc through the lens of espionage-themed literature and film from the early 20th century to the present day, with a special focus on the Cold War period. Using a comparative approach, the course explores the role of literature and film in shaping ideas and depictions of the threatening "other" and the ramifications of such depictions in the US and Soviet contexts. Major themes of discussion include national and cultural identity, constructed images and stereotypes of the other and enemy in the popular imagination in the States and Eastern Bloc, deviations from such depictions (specifically in the case of double agents), and changing gender roles and prominent women in espionage. Conducted in English. No previous background in Russian or Soviet history required. IP.

RUS 2245 - Rebels, Workers, Mothers, Dreamers: Women in Russian Art and Literature Since the Age of Revolution

Although the Russian cultural tradition has long been male-dominated, this paradigm began to shift with the advent of brilliant women writers and artists just prior to the Russian Revolution. Since the collapse of the USSR, women have again emerged as leaders in the tumultuous post-Soviet cultural scene, even overshadowing their male counterparts. This course explores the work of female Russian writers, artists, and filmmakers against a backdrop of revolutionary change, from the turn of the 20th century to the present. Themes include representations of masculinity and femininity in extremis; artistic responses to social, political and moral questions; and women's artistry as cultural subversion. (Same as GSWS 2249; fulfills Humanities, IP, ESD.)

RUS 2250 - Futures Past and Present in Russian and Eastern European Science Fiction

Overview of Russian and Eastern European utopian, dystopian and post-apocalyptic literature and film set in imaginary futures, from the late nineteenth century to the present. In this course, we will examine science fiction as a form of creative thought experiment, allowing writers and readers to consider sweeping questions about our place in a changing world. What does Yevgeny Zamyatin’s We, which presaged the rise of twentieth-century totalitarianism, say about social organization? What does Karel Capek’s R.U.R.—a work that gave us the word “robot” from the Czech—say about technological progress? What does Stanislaw Lem’s Polaris and its renowned Soviet film adaptation by Andrei Tarkovsky tell us about what it means to be human? We will explore these and other questions through a mix of analytical and creative assignments. All course readings and other materials in English; no previous experience in the language or region required.

RUS 2255 - The Egalitarian Empire: Ethnicity and Otherness in the Soviet Union (and Beyond)

Examines the lived experience of the Soviet Union's underrepresented ethnic groups through film and literature, including works by indigenous Siberian peoples, Central Asians, and Eastern Europeans (specifically in Ukraine and Belarus) from the early 20th century to the present. Using a postcolonial lens, the course investigates how the complex interactions between power, privilege, policy, colonizer, and colonized shaped the experience of Soviet "others" (who did not identify as ethnic Russians) and encourages reflection on difference, diversity, and inclusion in the US and Russian contexts. Themes include the Soviet multiethnic project and its shifting policies on indigenization, affirmative action, and ethnic cleansing, the history of contact and conflict between individual ethnic groups and Russians, changing gender dynamics, and the diverse sociogeographic and experiential reality of being the "other” in the Soviet Union. Conducted in English. No previous background in Russian or Soviet history required.

RUS 2302 - Russian Demonology

Restless corpses, malevolent forest demons and giant talking black cats: Russian storytelling is suffused with the uncanny light of black magic, from popular superstitions to vampires at the modern-day multiplex. In this course, we’ll investigate this abiding interest in the demonic, starting with Russian folk beliefs and tracing how these traditions were transformed by the great nineteenth-century writers like Dostoevsky and Gogol in their explorations of the darker recesses of the human heart. We’ll also look at how fictional portrayals of Satan in twentieth-century Soviet works convey the existential terror of life in Stalin’s Moscow, and how contemporary horror reflects cultural anxieties around nation and self in Russia today. Course themes include fears of otherness and gendered depictions of supernatural evil, the dread of death and the undead, the seductiveness of sin, and the complex mechanisms of redemption. (Fulfills Humanities, IP.)

 RUS 2315 - Love, Sex, and Desire in Russian Literature and Culture

Russian culture is rich with depictions of the fundamental human experiences of love, sex, and desire. And while these depictions have often been subject to various forms of censorship, they have just as often served as expressions of dissent against rigid social, political, and artistic norms. This course explores the ideological and aesthetic significance of such themes as romance, lust, yearning, sexual violence, adultery, prostitution, religious passion, poetic inspiration, unrequited love, celibacy, gender identity, sexuality, masturbation, pornography, body image, sexual frustration, castration, and witchcraft in Russian literature and the arts from medieval times to the present day. Not only do the works studied inscribe “difference” on the bodies of their subjects, but Russia also functions as a social “other” against which students examine their own cultural assumptions. Authors may include Avvakum, Bulgakov, Chekhov, Dostoevsky, Gogol, Nabokov, Pushkin, Tolstoy, Tsvetaeva, Turgenev, Zamyatin. (Same as GSWS 2315; fulfills Humanities, IP.)

RUS 2410 - Post-Soviet Russian Cinema

Newly freed from censorship, Russian filmmakers in the quarter-century between 1990 and 2015 created compelling portraits of a society in transition. Their films reassess traumatic periods in Soviet history; grapple with formerly taboo social problems such as alcoholism, anti-Semitism, and sexual violence; explore the breakdown of the Soviet system; and critique the darker aspects of today’s Russia, often through the lens of gender or sexuality—specifically addressing subjects such as machismo, absent fathers, rape, cross-dressing, and birthing. Central themes are the rapid evolution of post-Soviet Russian society, the emergence of new types of social differences and disparities and the reinvention of old ones, and the changing nature of social roles within the post-Soviet social fabric. (Same as CINE 2602, GSWS 2410; fulfills the non-US cinema requirement for cinema studies minors; also fulfills Humanities, ESD, VPA.)

RUS 2413 - Memory in Contemporary Russian and East European Cinema

Examines the subject of collective memory and reconstructions of the past in post-socialist Eastern European cinema, focusing primarily on Russian-language films. How does this area of the world, with its fraught histories of wars, revolutions and other social upheavals, describe or inscribe the past in recent films, from the historical blockbuster to more intimate contemporary narratives haunted by past events? And how do these films about the darkest episodes of the region’s history shed light on the ways in which we either commemorate or repress historical traumas in our own culture(s) today? Scholarship on nostalgia, cultural taboos, repressed memory, reconciliation, and collective memory will help us to form a complex understanding of how filmmakers not only represent the past in their work, but also recreate it anew on the screen in order to fit the needs of the current moment.

RUS 2447 - Nature and the Environment in Russian Culture

Introduces students to major works of Russian/Soviet/post-Soviet literature (by authors such as Pushkin, Turgenev, Chekhov, Solzhenitsyn, Alexievich, and others), supplemented by films and visual art, within the thematic context of a focus on nature and the environment in the Russian geographic and cultural space. Topics include the role of nature in the Russian Romantic sublime; artistic constructions of the exotic in Russia’s borderlands (Georgia, Mongolia); representations of the peasant village; feminization of the land and related metaphors of violent conquest; testaments to the instrumentalization of nature (St. Petersburg, Belomor Canal, Gulag); and the cultural legacy of environmental decay and disaster (pollution, Chernobyl). (Same as ENVS 2460; fulfills Humanities, IP.)

Russian Courses Cross-listed with Other Departments

GOV 2410 - Post-Communist Russian Politics and Society

Explores the most dramatic political event of the twentieth century: the collapse of Soviet communism and Russia’s subsequent political development. Begins by examining the Soviet system and the political and social upheaval of the late Soviet period. Proceeds to investigate the challenges of contemporary Russian politics, including the semi-authoritarian regime, the challenges of sustainable economic growth and modernization, the demographic crisis, the loss of superpower status, and the search for a role in international politics. Comparisons made with other countries in the post-Communist region.

GOV 2577 - Arctic Politics

The Arctic looms in our political imagination as the region most directly affected by a changing global climate that threatens the displacement of northern communities and cultures. It is also a site of fierce competition for state control and economic development. This course investigates the Arctic as a political space that encapsulates elements of comparative politics and international relations. It examines cross-national variation in policies toward Arctic regions in states such as the United States, Canada, Russia, Iceland, and Norway. It also explores dynamic international engagement around the Arctic by state officials, corporations, indigenous communities, and activists. The course will address governance issues such as indigenous rights, economic development and natural resource exploitation, environmental issues and climate change, the potential militarization of the region, international law, and the role of the Arctic Council.

GOV 3510 - Post-Communist Pathways

Explores growing political, economic, and cultural diversity within the post-communist region after the enforced homogeneity of the Communist era. Considers the essential features of Communism and asks why these systems collapsed, before examining more recent developments. What are the factors promoting growing variation in the region? Why have some post-communist states joined the European Union, while others appear mired in authoritarianism? Do the institutional and cultural legacies of Communism influence contemporary politics? More than twenty years after the collapse of Communist regimes in East Central Europe and the Soviet Union, is “post-communism” still a useful concept for social scientists? Examines contemporary scholarship on the sources of change and continuity in the region and offers students the opportunity to undertake individual research projects.

HIST 2108 - The History of Russia, 1725-1924

Explores Russian identity, society, culture, and politics during three dramatically different phases of the modern period between Peter the Great and Lenin: the era of empire, autocracy, and serfdom under the tsars in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; Russia’s encounter with western ideas and forms of modernity in the late nineteenth century; and the revolutionary transformations of 1905 and 1917, ending in socialist rule under the Bolsheviks. Most readings are drawn from primary texts (novels, letters, memoirs, petitions, and ethnographic accounts); we will also regularly engage with forms of contemporary visual culture (especially painting, photography, and film) Note: This course fulfills the non-Euro requirement for history majors and minors.

HIST 2109 - Russia's Twentieth Century: Revolution and Beyond

Examines major transformations in Russian society, culture, and politics from the Revolutions of 1917 through the fall of the Soviet Empire in 1991. Topics include the building of socialist society under Lenin and Stalin, the political Terror of the 1930s and the expansion of the Gulag system, the experience of World War II, Soviet influence in Central Asia and Eastern Europe, attempts at de-Stalinization under Khrushchev, everyday life under “developed socialism,” the period of “glasnost” and “perestroika” under Gorbachev, and the problems of de-Sovietization in the early 1990s. Note: This course is part of the following field(s) of study: Europe.

Linux Mint 20.1 ISOs Have Been Approved For Release0 0

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Paul Hill Neowin · Jan 5, 2021 06:54 EST · Hot!

Following the beta release of Linux Mint 20.1 in mid-December, the stable release has been finalised and approved for release according to the Linux Mint website. While approved, the Linux Mint project has not yet published a blog post about the release or the ISOs but they are expected imminently.

For those already running Linux Mint 20, the upgrade will be made available via the Update Manager but upgrading won’t be necessary if you’re happy with your existing setup. Like Linux Mint 20, Linux Mint 20.1 will receive security updates until 2025 as they’re both based on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, however, it will come with desktop improvements and new apps developed by the Linux Mint project.

Some of the new apps that will be available include Web Apps which lets your turn your favourite sites into web apps accessible from the app menu and an IPTV program called Hypnotix that’ll come pre-loaded with several freely available channels. For Chromium fans, the Mint team has decided to begin compiling the browser itself without a dependence on Ubuntu’s Snap packaging software.

In a blog post from the end of December, Linux Mint’s head Clem Lefebvre said that there were still some issues that they wanted to work out before the release and couldn’t give an exact release date. Linux Mint is not known for giving exact release dates so there’s nothing out of the ordinary this time around. In the post, Lefebvre also stated that the team was considering an extra ISO image with the Linux 5.8 kernel to address some AMD Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 7 issues but this extra ISO has not yet shown up on the Mint website.

Update: Linux Mint 20.1 has now been released and can be downloaded from linuxmint.Com.