one of the best alternatives to Microsoft Windows and Apple MacOS. - Linux Mint / Cool desktops don’t change

see also

• linux-desktop - usefull apps
• Linux Mint Releases - and ubuntu correspondance
  • linux mint 22 (Wilma) <-> Ubuntu Noble 24.04 LTS
  • linux mint 21.3 (virginia) <-> ubuntu Jammy 22.04 LTS
  • linux mint 21 (vanessa) <-> ubuntu Jammy 22.04 LTS

• Wayland - wayland is coming

• Bill Gates Responds to Users DITCHING Windows for Linux Mint

# Linux Mint 21

• display manager is lightdm

# Launch at startup

look for “Startup Application” Configuration

# Add Application to Cinnamon Menu and Panel

Add an entry in /usr/share/applications with the name of the <desired_name>.desktop and with content (see also Recognized desktop entry keys):

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Version=2.9.9
Name=Newshosting
GenericName=Newshosting Launcher
Type=Application
Exec=/bin/sh -c "/home/scking/newshosting-2.9.9/newshosting.sh"
Icon=/home/scking/newshosting-2.9.9/64x64_newshosting.png

When complete, save this file and using chmod, give it 644 permissions:
sudo chmod 644 /usr/share/applications/newshosting.desktop

BUT it will be erased when a package add the very same entry. So for custumisation of an existing entry, it’s better to first copy it locally to your user config:

cp /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/

Custimoze the launch command for eg, then run update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications/ - it should now override the /usr/share one.

# Post install fix

• Failed to start casper-md5check Verify Live ISO checksums

# Fix Broken package

# Updating

• How to upgrade to Linux Mint 22
• How to upgrade to Linux Mint 21
• How to upgrade to Linux Mint 20
• How to upgrade to Linux Mint 19
  • sudo touch /etc/timeshift.json

# Cinnamon

# Add shortcut to panel

This require to add the launcher app to panel (default panel, allows only unpin, not add)

# Recent files - pull up the menu, type ‘privacy’

# Accessability

Zoom while scrolling with two fingers

• enable zoom in Accessability panel
• Alt + 2finger pad scroll / or wheel mouse

# Applets

# Workspace setting

• open Workspace configuration
• open applets manager and add workspace applet

# Systems

• Dark Mode
• Cinnamon Classic Menu
• Power Consumption Display (batterypower@joka42)
• CPU Temperature Indicator (temperature@fevimu)
• Multi-Core System Monitor (multicore-sys-monitor@ccadeptic23)

# File Explorer ⮺

• ThumbnailFactory
• One can add custom thumbnail generators by adding configuration files in share/thumbnailers. Typically: /usr/share/thumbnailers/ or ~/.local/share/thumbnailers
  • Custom thumbnail generators - bwrap hardening - Thumbnailer for APK files
    • STL Thumbnailer
    • openscad/stl
• disabling thumbnail cache