Questions tagged [cinnamon]
Cinnamon is a DE released as one of the new interfaces of Linux Mint 13. It is characterized by its use of the classic desktop metaphor.
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How can you make the Lenovo "utility button" behave like a normal back button?
I recently purchased a Lenovo Go wireless mouse, because I specifically wanted to avoid having to use a USB-C-to-USB-A dongle with my laptop. This mouse is one of the few mice I am aware which is ...
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Bluetooth UI under CentOS 7 + Cinnamon
I have a fresh CentOS 7 installation on a laptop with bluetooth transciever. When CentOS starts I see the 'bluetooth' service started. However, on the desktop (Cinnamon) I don't see any bluetooth ...
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System load indicator (CPU/memory/io) in Linux Mint Cinnamon?
Can I place a system load indicator in the taskbar?
Something similar to this:
https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/saucy/indicator-multiload/
but for Linux Mint. Ideally, it should display ...
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Where is the configuration for the actions that appear in GNOME/Cinnamon's start menu search results
I've been looking for some time now for a way to turn off my computer with a combination of keys, without the need to confirm, or with a simple key confirmation (ex. pressing Enter).
I have a Tuxedo ...
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Gnome and Cinnamon loads in fallback mode only
So I have been using linux mint for a while now. A few months ago my Gnome shell crashed and I was unable to use the full 3d features and loaded into fallback mode only. From that day (around 2 months ...
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Workspace Indicator for Cinnamon
I was wondering is there a "Workspace Indicator" for Cinnamon because I always forget which workspace I am.
Here is what I found for GNOME. I am not sure whether it works for Cinnamon. Besides, it ...
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How to create Window which user will not be able to close in Linux GUI
Not sure even how to ask a question as the answer may depend on WM or DE so I'm not sure if there is a common answer but my plan is to create an application that will limit screen time for my kids. ...
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How do I modify the code for the Cinnamon Applet [email protected]
I am working on my first Linux project as an aspiring developer and would like help accessing the code for the on-screen-keyboard in Cinnamon 5.6.5. I can find the file, but I lack the experience ...
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nemo bookmark of nfs mounted directory causes delay at cinnamon login and automount fails
I am longtime user of Linux Mint. I have just installed Mint 21.1 Cinnamon edition on a newly-built desktop PC.
I have set up a systemd mount unit to automount an nfs share at startup:
$ cat /etc/...
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Which command is used by Linux Mint 21 Cinnamon Menu launcher to find the binary?
In addition to emacs 27.1 which was installed by Synaptic Package Manager I have installed emacs 28.2.1 built from source.
Using which and type I am getting /usr/local/bin/emacs as the full path to ...
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How to clear notification sent by shell script
In my script I'm sending notification to the user and prompting him to enter some data. After that I want to clear notification that was sent earlier. The notification should stay in tray until user ...
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Linux Mint ignores Mouse Click / Focus cannot be transferred to another Window
Why am I apparently losing mouse focus if more than one window is open?
I am using Linux Mint 13 64bit (Cinamon).
Examples where Chromium apparently locks the focus:
I open up Chromium and play ...
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How to prevent programs stealing focus in Mint Linux 19?
I would like to prevent programs from stealing window focus in Mint Linux 19.I have tried changing the "Prevent focus stealing" option in the Windows preferences dialog (see screenshot below)...
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Moving Windows Between Multiple Monitors (Linux Mint 21 Cinnamon)
My monitor setup is as described by the diagram above. Previously, using the move-window-to-monitor shortcut(s) (Super+Shift+{arrow direction}) I was able to move a window to whatever monitor was ...
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Hotkey to Move Window to Other Monitor
I'm running Linux Mint with Cinnamon using two monitors. Is there a hotkey combo that moves the window from the current monitor to the other?
I can hold Windows Key + left/right/up arrow to move/ ...
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Linux Cinnamon Mint - Remember window positions and sizes
In Linux Cinnamon Mint 17.3, I would like to lock in the size and position of windows for specific apps, especially Nemo or Nautilus. How might I do that?
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Making Firefox fullscreen-like without actually maximizing the window
When using multiple windows on the same monitor, I like to have Firefox and my IDE open side to side (like with Win+Arrow) and it would be cool to have Firefox in a "fullscreen-like" style, where the ...
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Save and switch to different display positioning configurations - Linux Mint Cinnamon
My system is Linux Mint 20.2 Cinnamon. I have a configuration of 3 displays.
My usual configuration with all 3 active is a little weird since the displays must be a little misaligned for the ...
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Copy a Cinnamon configuration
I have recently installed Linux Mint 18.3 on my second computer. I copied the home folder, including some various configuration folders, .cinnamon, .gconf, and all those from my first computer. When I ...
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Menulibre crashes cinnamon: Keeps starting in fallback mode
I created a new launcher in menulibre. After saving, menulibre crashed into fallback mode. Restarting my computer does not help. The menus are currupted.
See the error message here:
https://i.stack....
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How to format Date and Time to display in All Caps?
I am using Linux Mint 17, with the Cinnamon desktop environment. I was hoping there was some way to format the Date and Time to display the Month (abbreviated) and the Day of the week (abbreviated) in ...
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Weird characters in linux Konsole
I´m running linux Konsole on top of Cinnamon graphical environment under zsh shell.
Here is the shot
The .zshrc contains the following call:
autoload -U promptinit && promptinit
prompt fade
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Increase mouse speed in Linux Mint beyond its default maximum?
So I've tried Googling this, but all I see is a lot of questions about how to slow down the mouse speed.
I'm accustomed to my mouse moving quite a bit faster than the fastest setting on Mint. Is ...
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How to zoom cinnamon or gnome terminal window to full size via bash?
The question refers to the following environment:
Linux Mint 64, Cinnamon, version 20.x
It is known that terminal cinnamon and gnome terminal windows and their fonts can be zoomed in size via ...
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how to add shortcut to ubuntu taskbar
I am using UBUNTU 14.04 with cinnamon desktop. After trying to create a shortcut for a PDF file to Cinnamon's Taskbar, I found maybe I should have searched for a folder containing the Taskbar's ...
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How to override GTK3 / Gnome Shell themes per application
I'm using both Cinnamon and Gnome Shell (Gnome 3) on Fedora 17 with the dark theme Blapple. Quite a few applications can't handle dark themes very good.
In Gnome 2 I had a simple solution for these ...
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Linux Mint Cinamon: Keyboard shortcut for a specific keyboard layout
In KDE I used to use
Ctrl+1 for English
Ctrl+2 for second language
Ctrl+3 for third language
This is very convenient because Windows 10 also allows you to use these keyboard shortcuts to switch ...
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Shortcut to change keyboard layout in Linux Mint (Cinnamon)
I would like to have a keyboard shortcut that goes to the next keyboard layout I have "saved". Like Windows+Space in Microsoft Windows and Gnome.
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How to reset the graphics drivers in Linux Mint back to the open source version?
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I have a Dell XPS 15 7590 laptop, and have managed to break the desktop video drivers in Mint 20 Cinnamon. (Background: my system was working with a Thunderbolt/USB 3-C connection to a ...
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Disable Alt + F1 keyboard shortcut in Cinnamon
I am running Linux Mint 14 with Cinnamon. Currently Alt + F1 opens the 'Expo' mode, showing all workspaces.
I would simply like to unbind/disable this shortcut. Where can I do this? I have searched ...
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How to control scroll bar behavior in Cinnamon?
I'm running a Debian 8 machine. I believe its running Cinnamon as the window manager:
$ wmctrl -m
Name: Mutter (Muffin)
Class: N/A
PID: N/A
Window manager's "showing the desktop" mode: N/A
When a ...
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Linux Mint - Deleted Bottom Panel - How To Un-Delete?
So, being the explorer I am, I accidentally clicked the wrong thing.
The Panel at the bottom of the screen on Linux Mint using Cinnamon Desktop, I right clicked and selected either delete or remove (...
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How to: Cinnamon Desktop on Ubuntu 20.04
I'm just starting to learn unix, be gentle. I installed ubuntu 20.04 on a windows 10 pro (2004) from the ms store with the following commands:
from powershell as admin:
1) wsl --set-default-version ...
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How to toggle the auto-hiding of the taskbar in Cinnamon?
I'm looking for a way to quickly toggle the autohide of the taskbar in Cinnamon (running on a netbook).
Would it be possible to do it either directly using a shortcut, or maybe scripting and then ...
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How to disable Super+{N} shortcuts in Cinnamon
I've recently upgraded my Linux Mint to 19.3 (Cinnamon 4.4.8) and it installed Super+Number shortcut for starting apps from panel.
When I press Super+1 in launches File Manger, Super+2 — terminal etc.
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Change Text Direction (Bi-Di) Settings from Left to Right (LTR) to Right to Left (RTL) in Text Box
I'm using Linux Mint 18.2 (Sonya) with Cinnamon.
I'm writing text inside text boxes on various applications (Chromium, Firefox).
I was wondering, how can I change the text direction from LTR (Left to ...
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How can I remove 'docked' items in the Cinnamon menu ("start") bar on Linux Mint?
In the menu which appears when you click the Menu item on the taskbar in Linux Mint 14 (Cinnamon), you can dock items on the left, by dragging them to the area (there are some default already, like ...
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Is there any way to enable Aqua scrollbars under Mint 20?
I've been looking through cinnamon-look.org and been finding themes labeled as Aqua that either do not work at all, or do not look anything like the iconic classic Aqua scrollbars, under Mint 20.
I've ...
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Keepass XC auto type often not working properly
I am using Debian Buster and Cinnamon Desktop.
For my daily work, I use guake as a drop down console on monitor one and Konsole for my second screen. When I run, for example, mtr on guake, Keepass XC'...
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Firefox top blackline
While using Firefox in Linux Mint 19.3, I have an issue as shown here:
When maximising the browser, the several pixel height line appears at the top of the screen. "Title bar" and "...
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How can I update my OpenGL to 3.0 or higher
I am trying to play a game called "Endless Sky" but the message it gives me is "Endless Sky requires OpenGL version 3.0 or higher. Your OpenGL version is 2.1 Mesa 19.2.8, GLSL version 1.20. Please ...
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The left mouse button has stopped working properly
Suddenly my left mouse button has got a very strange behaviour.
I can run applications by clicking the items in the main menu, can close them using the cross at the top right hand corner... But I ...
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How to remove a launcher from Cinnamon main menu
I am running cinnamon desktop on Ubuntu 20.04. I want to remove a launcher from the Other section of the main menu. How can I remove it?
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Configuring W10 firewall ports to allow communication with Cinnamon 19.3 installed on VirtualBox
My PC: W10 Pro v1909 build 18363.778 i7-8700k processor on Asus ROG Strix Z-370e MB
On VirtualBox v6.0.20 I have Linux 19.3 Cinnamon (Tricia) installed.
I need to allow traffic from Cinnamon to W10 ...
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How do I disable the huge clown mouse cursor when using a QHD display?
I recently purchased a large QHD monitor for some screen real estate. Unfortunately, as soon as (I'm assuming) Cinnamon noticed the 2560x1440 resolution, it went and blew my cursor up to an annoyingly ...
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Ctrl+Alt+T doesn't open a Terminal in Cinnamon 1.6
I just updated to the stable version of Cinnamon 1.6 in Ubuntu 12.04 x64, but I found a bug which just get's me out of my skin.
The key combination CtrlAltT which is supposed to open up the Terminal ...
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How do I disable the keyboard shortcut for menu in Linux Mint 13?
I use gnome-do a lot and usually I summon it using [Super] + [Space]. It works just fine on my desktop PC (Linux Mint 11) but on my new ThinkPad T420 (Linux Mint 13) it didn't work that well. I had to ...
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How to set cinnamon preferences in command line?
I am using LinuxMint 17 (Qiana) with Cinnamon, and I am creating a script to re-create my system in case my computer dies or I need to migrate computers.
Its easy to make a script to install/remove ...
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Software rendering mode in Mint 19 even with VirtualBox Guest Additions installed
I can't for the life of me figure this out...
I've installed Mint 19 with Cinnamon on VirtualBox 5.2.22 (latest version I believe) and after installation, I then installed VirtualBox guest additions ...
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Why is Linux Mint corrupting certain application icons?
Linux Mint 18.3, in both Cinnamon and KDE desktops, is doing something strange to the icons for LibreOffice (and only that application). I tested the most recent versions of various other distros and ...
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