Tue, 10/04/2012 - 12:24 | 
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WebUpd8 reader Brian Bentsen has created a PPA repository to easily install extra Cinnamon themes, applets and extensions in Ubuntu, Linux Mint and LMDE.
The PPA is new but it already provides around 40 packages, including a classic menu applet, Gpaste, hardware monitor applet, messaging menu, places applet, force quit, window menu, window icon list, coverflow alt-tab as well as themes like Eleganse, Holo, ICS, elementary, Ambiance, Glass, Baldr and many others.
Here are a few screenshots with some of the applets / extensions available in this repository:
Thu, 05/04/2012 - 18:39 | webupd8.org
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Linux Mint Debian Update Pack 4 is finally considered stable and is now available for all LMDE users. The update replaces GNOME 2 with GNOME Shell (although it's possible to "freeze" LMDE to GNOME 2) and it also brings Cinnamon and Mate desktop, so LMDE users can choose from three GNOME-based "shells".
With this update, the Kernel is also updated to version 3.2, Firefox and Thunerbird to the latest stable version (11) and more.
Tue, 27/03/2012 - 11:49 | webupd8.org
Linux Mint Debian (LMDE) is a rolling release distribution based on Debian Testing.
LMDE Update Pack 4, which will include Linux Kernel 3.2, Mate Desktop 1.2 (a renamed GNOME 2 desktop), Cinnamon 1.4 (GNOME Shell fork), GNOME Shell 3.2.2, KDE 4.7.4 and Xfce 4.8, "is being prepared and tested at the moment" and should be available soon.
In a comment, Clement Lefebvre, the Linux Mint Project Leader, has specified that a new respin of LMDE ISOs will be available too when Update Pack 4 will be released. He also stated that it hasn't been decided yet if MATE or Cinnamon will be made default and if they will both be on the ISO, but "both will be fully supported".
If you don't like any of the desktop environments available with LMDE Update Pack 4, you'll be able to avoid the update, keeping GNOME 2, by changing the software sources as explained on the Linux Mint blog.
Install Linux Mint Debian Update Pack 4 (testing only!)
Wed, 14/03/2012 - 01:12 | webupd8.org
Cinnamon is a GNOME Shell fork which tries to offer a layout similar to GNOME 2: it comes with a panel at the bottom by default (optionally, you can use 2 panels or a panel at the top) that supports autohide, panel applets, a classic system tray, GNOME2-like notifications and so on, but using GNOME 3.
Wed, 22/02/2012 - 20:25 | webupd8.org
Cinnamon 1.3 was released almost a week ago, with version 1.3.1 following shortly and for some reason, the PPA we've posted a while back hasn't been updated with either of these versions. A new PPA has been created so Ubuntu users can easily get updates without having to manually download the .deb files.
To add the new PPA and install the latest Cinnamon in Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin or 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot, copy/paste the following commands in a terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gwendal-lebihan-dev/cinnamon-stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install cinnamon
Cinnamon 1.3 has been released today, bringing even more customization options for its users.
Cinnamon Settings has a new look and it now includes all the GNOME Tweak Tool features and more: change GTK theme, cursor and icons, desktop icons, font settings, window settings (including window button order), change the menu text and icon and so on:
Mon, 23/01/2012 - 21:48 | webupd8.org
Cinnamon, the GNOME2-like GNOME Shell fork, has reached version 1.2, which is considered fully stable. The new release brings many new features, but also separates Cinnamon even more from GNOME Shell.
Here's a Cinnamon 1.2 video I've just recorded:
Major new features in Cinnamon 1.2:
- Desktop effects - for now, there are only 2 animation plugins for various window events (close, minimize, maximize, etc): fade and scale, with 30 transition styles:
Fri, 13/01/2012 - 13:55 | webupd8.org
Cinnamon, the GNOME2-like GNOME Shell fork is now available in a PPA so Ubuntu users can easily get updates without having to manually download the .deb files.
Besides Cinnamon itself, the PPA also provides Cinnamon Settings, a new GUI tool that lets you configure Cinnamon: enable/disable panel autohide, tweak the date on the panel, enable/disable overview icon or hot corner, enable/disable themes and extensions.
Using the latest Cinnamon via GIT, you can also move the panel to the top (this feature should be available in the next Cinnamon release) and tweak some other settings.
Fri, 06/01/2012 - 17:10 | webupd8.org
Cinnamon, the GNOME Shell fork created for Linux Mint by Clement Lefebvre, is available for openSUSE and Fedora.
For Fedora 16, Cinnamon can be installed through a repository created by a Fedora user - add the repository and install Cinnamon, use the commands below:
su -
curl http://repos.fedorapeople.org/repos/leigh123linux/cinnamon/fedora-cinnam... -o /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-cinnamon.repo
yum install cinnamonThen log out and select Cinnamon in the GDM login screen:
Mon, 02/01/2012 - 17:22 | webupd8.org
Cinnamon is a GNOME Shell fork created by Clement Lefebvre, the Linux Mint founder, which tries to offer a layout similar to GNOME 2: a bottom panel with launchers, GNOME2-like systray and notifications and more.
Cinnamon 1.3 has been released today, bringing some new features as well as many improvements and bug fixes:
- panel autohide
- the Overview Hot Corner or icon can be disabled
- menu improvements, including: right click the icons in the menu to "Add to panel", "Add to desktop", "Add/Remove to/from favorites" or configuring the "Menu" text
- Panel Launchers now have tooltips
- themes in ~/.themes are now detected
- thumbnails from theme.json files in Gnome Shell themes are now used
- windows in overview now feature icons for easier recognition
For a complete list of changes, see the release announcement.
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