see my post here:
https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtop...?f=18&t=261376

Sorry, no...cross-posting isn't a good thing to start with, and it's plain rude to ask folks here to chase down/respond to a thread on another site.

If you want help from us here, then post your questions/issue here, or wait for someone on the Mint forums to get back to you.

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From that page:

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Got told that posting the same thing on forums was BAD.
Now I'm told it's good...?

Ok here goes the POST...

HELP quit working in Linux Mint.

Now F1 does nothing but generate an error message.
See attached image.

Ran BLEACHBIT a while back and...??? That could have done it.

No one on the Mint Forums knows anything.

Had my sound get messed up a while back uninstalling things I tried & did not like.

This will be the third time I installed Linux Mint to fix things.

Going to be looking at other distros because I find Mint a bit glitchy for my use.

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Re-read astrogeek's post. If you'd like an answer on THIS forum, then post your QUESTION on this forum. But asking us to chase things down on multiple sites just so we can give you help is plain rude.

Did you run Bleachbit as an ordinary user or as root?

Some advice. If you're going to be trying out lots of programs, and running potentially damaging software such as Bleachbit (at least until you get used to it), you would be best taking occasional system images (using, for example, Timeshift in Mint). That way you can roll back your system if something you install/remove causes you problems. It will also mean that you don't have to reinstall Mint.

if you're going to sow your seeds in more than one place hoping for a hit, its better to learn how to copy past the text and not the web address to the other one. just saying.

nobody said the second thing.

the first thing is true. you should (re-)describe your problem, and add additonal info that has emerged since your last post on mint forum.
adding a link to the previous thread is not wrong per se.

most distros will do that; you probably uninstalled something essential.

but i tend to agree that linux mint is sleek & shiny only as long as you don't tinker with it.

take what happened as a warning: there's no safety tape on Linuxes. the responsibility is all yours, so be careful.

FIXED IT MYSELF!
As usual...

Went to the Mint Mate Package Manager and reinstalled a bunch of MATE & CAJA stuff.

FIXED!!!

that's what I do, just install everything, something bound to work. lol .. good job!!