Tweaks for Linux Mint

These were started with Linux Mint 14.1 Cinnamon

Menu bar shows up on the wrong screen:

Do this to find out the name of the displays:
sudo xrand -q
Do this to make the menu show up on one display or the other, for example:
sudo xrand --output VGA1 --primary

Sound doesn't come out through the correct device (speaker, headphone, etc.):

run these:
sudo apt-get install alsa-base alsa-utils pavucontrol pavumeter paman
alsamixer
...then in alsamixer, select the desired output "card", then ensure that "automute" is set to disabled or some other device.



I want to watch Netflix on Mint:

Run these commands:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ehoover/compholio
sudo apt-get install netflix-desktop



Display locks up with my NVidia card:

During install, select "compatibility mode".

After install, before logging in, select session type "Cinnamon 2D", then
sudo apt-get install nvidia-current nvidia-settings
sudo reboot