#Linux mint desklets

[leothelilpotato]

I feel like Linuxposting. Let's Linuxpost.

Aka. Lemme just shill for Linux Mint for like a solid paragraphs because I need to scream.

I use Windows for uni (have to use Power BI Desktop for one class), but at the start of the semester, my Monday class teacher would ask us "do you use Windows or are you happy?"

This was a little jab since he's a Mac user. At the time I had my Ubuntu dualboot system. Picked it since I had worked with it before, wasn't the Greatest fan (it would behave weirdly and just close programs due to "memory usage" when I Know it shouldn't be acting like that)

Thing is, my Linux partition is tiny. Attempts at shrinking my Windows were. Not good. Eventually I accidentally broke my Ubuntu install by trying to remove packages I shouldn't.

Reinstalled it, realized it didn't spark joy. Found Linux Mint, switched over.

If I could, I'd nuke my Windows install. It's Just That Nice.

I can customize the FUCK out of it. System font. Icons. Made up filetypes just because. Desklets. Applets.

Felt like "my system" instead of "the system I own".

Originally had a Linux system purely to write fic. LibreOffice felt a lot more freeing compared to Word. Hell, I realized I refused to swear on my fics because it felt like I was being judged. Most of my AO3 fics (barring the very first one) were written in LibreOffice.

Only issue I had was the Burn my Windows extension (and another that made the windows all wobbly) won't make Cinnamon launch properly. Wonder why.

No biggie if y'all have to use Windows as well for X and Y reasons, but whenever I see the GRUB menu, I just ask myself: "am I gonna use Windows, or am I gonna be happy?"

[longlock]

Linux mint desklets

#LINUX MINT DESKLETS INSTALL#

Each spice is given a name which uniquely identifies them.

#LINUX MINT DESKLETS INSTALL#

Users can install spices from or directly from within Cinnamon -> System Settings. If you ever wonder why Linux Mint is so popular, you only have to look at features like applets and desklets to appreciate how closely Linux Mint listens to its users.Īpin Linux Inside, Software. This repository hosts all the desklets available for the Cinnamon desktop environment. Still, the main point of the applets and desklets is to allow users to customize as they choose, instead of telling them how some expert thinks they should work. The drag and drop installation that modern users expect simply isn’t there, and the current arrangement feels cumbersome. Their dialog windows are buried too deeply in the menus, and keeping most of them online means that the ones you want must be downloaded first, then installed. However, some utilities such as Cinnamon Developer’s Tools are probably more useful at desklet’s increased visibility and sizes applets, by contrast, are easier to overlook because their size is confined by the height of the panel.Ĭinnamon’s applets and desklets could be implemented more smoothly. If Cinnamon’s applets don’t have something for everyone, you get the impression that they soon might have, considering applets such as sports-update, Virtual Machine Launcher, and Hamster Time Tracker.ĭesklets are fewer in number than applets no doubt because they are newer and tend to emphasize the practical. The Virtual Keyboard is available for users with limited vision, while bloggers might benefit from Shortenize URL. The Graphics Center and Office Center offer a taste of task-oriented computing. Other applets, however, are more inventive. Applets and desklets offer over 180 different utilities.

[doctorgreys]

Linux mint desklets

Linux mint desklets windows 7#

As you can see when I ran Chrome browser with three websites opened in three tabs, memory reached up to 2GB.

Linux mint desklets windows 7#

Fans of the ill-fated gadget platform from Windows 7 will likely appreciate the. But you should still have around 2GB of RAM to run more than one application smoothly. Desklets are small tools that display certain information on the desktop. the cryptocurrency desklet to show your cryptocurrency portfolio value or. Officially, Mint requires at least 1GB of RAM, although the recommended memory is 2GB.Īs you can see in below picture, I’m using Mint 20 Cinnamon edition and it takes around 725MB memory while running no applications except the default background programs.Ĭompared to GNOME, Cinnamon is less resource hungry. It'd be great if desklets could be bound to a workspace, meaning: a desklet would only be visible on workspace 1, but not on workspace 2, 3, 4, etc. Now if you’re thinking to use Linux Mint for your old computer, let me discuss the memory usage. Speaking of boot time, it surely open quickly within 30 seconds, at least faster than Ubuntu 20.04. Others have reported issues they faced with Linux Mint 20. But it does not mean that you won’t get any errors. I also upgraded to stable version and everything is still running smoothly. Personally, I’m using Linux Mint 20 since its Beta release and I’ve not encountered any sudden system hang or crash. Obviously, you never want your system lagging and running into an error in the middle of important work. Speed and performance are some of the parameters that let anyone either choose or ditch the operating system. Running Windows app Speed And Performance

[pinguimcriativo]

Linux Mint 19.1 + Cinnamon Personalização feita por: @vinny.morais Gostaria de colaborar também? Envie o print do seu desktop no direct ou no e-mail: alesonmedeiros@vivaldi.net #linuxmint #mint #linux #desktop #cinnamon #icons #theme #minimalismo #ubuntu #debian #mint19 #gtk #instatech #linuxuser #linuxcommunity #opensource #conky #softwarelivre #desklets #mintcommunity #conkymanager https://www.instagram.com/p/BxukdRCB-Fo/?igshid=110wnu17xfqv7

[satwint]

Logging gnome desklets

LOGGING GNOME DESKLETS DOWNLOAD

The vpnLookOut applet is designed to allow translations of messages (initially in English).

connect to the last VPN used if it is "off".

Click on one of them to change of VPN connection it disconnects from actual (if any) and connects to new.Ī middle-click on the icon of this applet, or the keyboard shortcut v (which you can personalize), is a quick way to:

A list of all VPN connections available.

This button appears only if the option "Try to reconnect to VPN when it shuts down incidentally" is unchecked.

A button to connect to (or disconnect from) the last VPN used.

Log the status of the VPN link, and the status of the VPN-related Apps.

Try (or don't try) to restart Transmission as soon as VPN restarts.

Shut down (or not) properly Transmission as soon as VPN falls.

Emit (or don't emit) this sound alert when this Applet starts, if VPN is down.

Emit (or don't emit) a sound alert when VPN shuts down.

Type of Display : Icon, with or without text 'VPN'.

Refresh Interval for Display (from 1 to 60 seconds).

Try (or don't try) to reconnect to VPN when it shuts down incidentally.

You can activate vpnLookOut from its menu, or using keyboard shortcut, or middle-clicking on its icon. This saves resources, but your connections and applications are no longer monitored.

Deactivate this applet at startup (only if the previous option is unchecked).

Try (or don't try) to connect to VPN when this applet starts.

VPN Name (name of the connection, automatically filled in, you can change for other existing connection name).

For all of them, see Settings in the Right Click Menu. The most important settings are accessible by the menu (by left or right click on applet icon) they are shown in bold in the list below. When hovering over or click on the icon, the status of the VPN is displayed with, between brackets, the name of the connection and the network interface used.

Grey: waiting for VPN status (only when the applet starts, for a few seconds, or if it is misconfigured).

The VPN Look-Out Applet normally shows an icon that changes color depending on the state of the VPN connection :

quickly close a VPN-related app if it is started when the VPN is idle.įully supported by Author, under continuing development and in continuous use on several machines, running with Linux Mint, Fedora or Archlinux.

close the VPN-related apps (like Transmission, qBittorrent, Deluge.) when your VPN shuts down, and restart them when your VPN link becomes active again,.

try to restart the VPN link when it shuts down incidentally,.

It can be used on horizontal or vertical panel. This applet shows the state of the VPN (connected or disconnected) using colored icons. This is a simple applet that I wrote because I often saw too late that my VPN ( Virtual Private Network) was shut down.

LOGGING GNOME DESKLETS DOWNLOAD

This link rather than the Download button at the top of this page. This would limit project to just getting data and ingesting.In order to be sure to download the latest version of VPN Lookout, use It would be able to eat and do dashboard display. I could also use something off the shelf to read the data and do the display, Splunk comes to mind as it’s already installed and I use for other projects.It could be a cool project to teach myself way more web than I’m used to. I could get this data using “mpstat” or even “uptime” to pull the data once a minute and read it and display in a simple website and use a web browser on the mini monitor to view it and just refresh it once a minute.I usually use either htop or the (Linux mint 20 built in) system monitor, these didn’t have any customization.He then used AIDA64’s SensorPanel Manager to build a custom dashboard showing heat, utilization… I got curious on how I would do it on Linux and couldn’t find an exact duplicate: I recently say a JayzTwoCents video about a custom sensor panel on the side of his desktop - 5 inch screen, plugged in with a HDMI cable as a secondary monitor.

[trustsolution]

My weather indicator ubuntu

#MY WEATHER INDICATOR UBUNTU HOW TO#

#MY WEATHER INDICATOR UBUNTU INSTALL#

#MY WEATHER INDICATOR UBUNTU UPDATE#

#MY WEATHER INDICATOR UBUNTU FULL#

#MY WEATHER INDICATOR UBUNTU HOW TO#

How to Get KDE Plasma 5.25 in Kubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish.Ubuntu 22.10: Top New Features and Release Wiki.Scrivano: Fascinating Whiteboard App For Handwritten Notes.Crystal Linux: Emerging Arch Linux Spin for GNOME Fans.What is your favorite weather indicator? Drop a comment below.

#MY WEATHER INDICATOR UBUNTU INSTALL#

Sudo apt-get install my-weather-indicator sudo apt-add-repository ppa:atareao/atareao Find it in application menu/search it in dash after install. Run below commands in terminal to install. My Weather Indicator is available in PPA. Here are some of the screenshots of the app running in Ubuntu Xenial Xerus. It takes feed from popular Yahoo! Weather,. It also loaded with features like automatic location detection, location search, options for a 2nd location for weather update. My weather indicator comes with notification area icon status menu, separate desktop widget. Here is another weather widget which you can give a try. There are plenty of weather indicators available in Ubuntu, Linux. you can’t have one place in Celsius and another in Fahrenheit.įinally, in the ‘General Options‘ section you can set the refresh interval, set autostart preference, and choose from one of two panel icons.My weather indicator is a weather widget and notification app for Ubuntu and Linux Mint. The ‘Units’ tab is where you can set your preferred measurements for temperature, pressure, wind speed, etc.Īll configured locations adhere to these preferences, i.e. (* indicators that the service requires an API key to function. Other weather data providers can be selected from the ‘Weather Services’ pane include: My Weather Indicator uses Open Weather Map for its forecast backend by default. Do note that widget changes only take effect after you click the ‘Ok’ button. The desktop widget has number of different skins, so be sure to play around to find the one you like the most. Set this up in the same way as the first location, this time in the ‘Second Location’ tab.Ĭheck the ‘Show Widget’ box in the “Widget Options” section to add a small forecast desklet to your desktop. If you’re travelling (or in need of some small talk fodder) you can check a second locale, too. The first time you open the app the following Preferences window will open. From here you can search for a location manually or set it to auto-detect using geo-ip - the latter of which can sometimes be a little imprecise, but saves the need to faff around. Regardless of how you choose to install My Weather Indicator once you have you can launch it from the Unity Dash by searching for - surprise - “weather”.

#MY WEATHER INDICATOR UBUNTU UPDATE#

Sudo apt-get update & sudo apt-get install my-weather-indicator Setting Up My Weather Indicator Enter the following two commands carefully, inputting your system password when prompted to do so: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:atareao/atareao Open a new Terminal window ( Unity Dash > Terminal, or press Ctrl+Alt+T). To make sure you’re always kept up-to-date with the very latest release I do recommend you add the Atareao PPA to Software Sources, and install the indicatoor from there. deb installer, and an officially maintained PPA (providing packages for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, 14.10 and 15.10) is provided by the development team. My Weather Indicator is not available to install from the Ubuntu Software Center directly. Sounds pretty comprehensive, right? Let’s walk through how to install and set it up on Ubuntu. In addition, there’s a desktop widget, multiple location support, a choice of backend data providers, and plenty of configuration options.

#MY WEATHER INDICATOR UBUNTU FULL#

It displays current temperature and conditions on the Unity panel, and has a menu stuffed full of stats, including ‘feels like’, cloudiness and sunrise/set times. My Weather Indicator by Atareao is one of this breed. And with a ream of detailed meteorological data never more than a quick click away, it’s these tools that are, by far and away, the most popular weather utilities available on Linux. Panel applets offer condition and temperature stats at a quick glance. There’s no drought in ways to check the weather forecast on the Ubuntu desktop, with the Unity Dashand desktop apps like Typhoon being among the popular ways to monitor the meteorological outlook for a location.

[cryptominingbro]

Лучшие виджеты криптовалют на раб.стол (BitTab, Moonitor, Coin Tick, Rainmeter, Price Ticker, Price Widget)

https://crypto-hunter.info/luchshie-vidzhety-kriptovaljut-na-rab-stol-bittab-moonitor-coin-tick-rainmeter-price-ticker-price-widget/

Лучшие виджеты криптовалют на раб.стол (BitTab, Moonitor, Coin Tick, Rainmeter, Price Ticker, Price Widget)

Очень важно следить за рынком криптовалют. Независимо от того, являетесь ли вы новичком в крипто-индустрии или опытным торговым китом, взлеты и падения рынка стоят того, чтобы их отслеживать.

Чтобы помочь вам внимательно следить за рынком криптовалют, вы можете установить на свой рабочий стол тикер(виджет) рынка криптовалют. Настольный криптографический индикатор отображает актуальные цены, выделяя рыночные изменения по мере их возникновения.

Вы никогда больше не пропустите криптовалуну с одним из этих шести настольных приложений для криптовалюты.

1. BitTab

BitTab — одна из самых популярных опций тикер(виджет)а криптовалют для Windows. Он сочетает в себе простой, но интуитивно понятный дизайн, позволяющий перенести постоянно изменяющиеся рыночные цены на криптовалюту на ваш рабочий стол.

BitTab не навязчив. После установки тикер(виджет) будет находиться над вашей панелью задач, обновляя цены на криптовалюты, которые вы установили. Доступен широкий спектр криптовалют. В нем представлено более 4000 монет по ценам более 40 самых популярных криптовалютных бирж.

Вы также можете использовать BitTab для арбитражных торговых возможностей — если вы быстрые! В приложении также есть оповещения о ценах на ваши важные монеты, а также встроенные калькуляторы и конвертеры.

BitTab даже очень настраиваемый. Вы можете изменить цветовые схемы, макеты и многое другое, чтобы BitTab подходил для вашего дизайна рабочего стола.

Скачать: BitTab для Windows (бесплатно)

2. Moonitor

Moonitor — это премиальное криптографическое приложение, доступное для Windows, macOS и Linux.

Вы можете использовать Moonitor для вывода рынков криптовалют на свой рабочий стол в виде базового тикер(виджет)а или в виде более обширной диаграммы криптовалют.

После установки Moonitor предоставляет обновления цен в режиме реального времени с использованием данных Bittrex и Binance. Команда разработчиков Moonitor собирается добавить больше возможностей обмена в будущих обновлениях. Кроме того, Moonitor также может следить за вашими конвертируемыми валютами, показывая вам, сколько стоят ваши криптохолдинги в режиме реального времени.

Одним из преимуществ Moonitor является его кроссплатформенная совместимость. Ваш опыт очень похож в основных операционных системах, что полезно для тех, кто регулярно переключается между аппаратными средствами.

Это, однако, премиум тикер(виджет). Moonitor предлагает бесплатную пробную версию, которая позволяет вам просматривать до восьми криптовалют, отслеживать пять инвестиций или пары, с обновлениями рынка в режиме реального времени. Платная версия Moonitor открывает все валюты, неограниченные инвестиции или пары, и позволяет вам установить Moonitor на три разных устройства.

Премиум Moonitor (известная как «Moon Explorer») обойдется вам примерно в 25 долларов.

Скачать: Moonitor для Windows | macOS | Linux (25 долларов)

3. Coin Tick

Coin Tick — это тикер(виджет) macOS, который отображает актуальную цену в строке меню.

Он легко интегрируется с macOS; у вас не будет яркого набора значков или диаграмм, омрачающих ваш рабочий стол. Скорее, цены приятно прокручиваются по строке меню и обновляются по вашему усмотрению.

Если вы щелкнете по строке меню Coin Tick, откроется полный список цен криптовалюты Coin Tick. Имея в наличии более 2000 различных монет, вы можете настроить свои любимые криптовалюты для показа первыми или углубиться в списки.

Есть и другие варианты настройки. Вы можете изменить стандартную валюту по умолчанию, порядок отображения, количество монет, отображаемых тикер(виджет)ом, и многое другое.

В целом, Coin Tick — отличный минималистичный тикер(виджет) для MacOS.

Скачать: Coin Tick для macOS (бесплатно)

4. Rainmeter Cryptocurrency Tickers

Несколько иной взгляд на тикер(виджет)ы криптовалюты для настольных компьютеров дает инструмент настройки рабочего стола Rainmeter.

Используя Rainmeter, вы можете добавлять огромное количество настраиваемых элементов рабочего стола, обычно отслеживая информацию об оборудовании системы, такую ​​как загрузка процессора, использование оперативной памяти, данные о сетевом подключении и т. Д.

Для Rainmeter есть несколько виджетов тикер(виджет)ов криптовалюты. Одна из лучших особенностей использования виджета Rainmeter — это уровень доступной настройки. В зависимости от виджета вы можете добавлять криптовалюты, менять цвета, добавлять данные, дневные графики, торговые периоды, сравнения коэффициентов конверсии и многое другое.

Поиск идеального тикер(виджет)а криптовалюты Rainmeter может занять некоторое время. Вот три варианта, с которых можно начать:

R3-Studio Crypto Widgets: есть несколько типов криптографических тикер(виджет)ов, рыночная капитализация и многое другое. Gadgets Additions: включает до десяти тикер(виджет)ов криптовалюты с рейтингами рыночной капитализации, а также изменяющие цвет иконки при изменении цен. Cryptocurrency Tracker: имеет модульные криптовалютные тикер(виджет)ы, позволяющие выбирать цены на монеты, за которыми вы хотите следить.

Скачать: Rainmeter для Windows (бесплатно)

5. Cryptocurrency Price Ticker

Cryptocurrency Price Ticker позволяет вам добавить единый ценовой тикер(виджет) для любой криптовалюты на рабочий стол Windows или Linux Mint.

Каждый тикер(виджет) криптовалюты отображает значок, краткое имя, текущий рейтинг по рыночной капитализации, а также ежечасное, ежедневное и еженедельное изменение процента.

Версия для Windows Cryptocurrency Price Tracker — это скин Rainmeter. Вы можете установить его с помощью Rainmeter, а затем настроить параметры тикер(виджет)а криптовалюты.

Версия Cryptocurrency Price Tracker для Linux Mint является полноценным приложением. Вы можете установить и управлять Cryptocurrency Price Tracker, используя окно «Управление рабочим столом» в Linux Mint.

Вы можете найти полную информацию об установке на сайте криптовалюты Price Tracker. Криптовалюта Price Ticker является бесплатной и с открытым исходным кодом.

Скачать: Cryptocurrency Price Tracker для Windows (Rainmeter Skin) | Linux Mint Desklet (Бесплатно)

6. Crypto Price Widget

Crypto Price Widget — это настраиваемый тикер(виджет) криптовалюты с открытым исходным кодом.

Доступный как для Windows, так и для MacOS, он обновляется каждые пять секунд, чтобы обновлять данные рынка криптовалют. Вы можете отслеживать практически любую криптовалюту, используя одну из 20 самых торгуемых бумажных валют.

Crypto Price Widget — это упрощенный подход к настольному виджету криптовалюты. Вот что делает его великолепным!

Скачать: Crypto Price Widget для Windows | macOS (оба бесплатные)

Выбираем лучший:

Если вам нужен всеобъемлющий тикер(виджет) криптовалюты для вашего рабочего стола, BitTab — один из лучших вариантов. Это бесплатно, настраиваемый, и показывает тысячи монет от нескольких обменов. Однако есть и другие варианты. Многие из одиночных опций разработчика, таких как Crypto Price Widget, предлагают превосходный опыт с открытым исходным кодом, с большим количеством опций, которые должны появиться.

Попробуйте несколько тикер(виджет)ов криптовалюты на рабочем столе и посмотрите, что соответствует вашим требованиям. Вы можете обнаружить, что интерактивный скин Rainmeter подходит вам больше, чем обычный тикер(виджет) криптовалюты!

[techspotguruji]

Cinnamon Mint for Debian Just as Tasty

The official release of version 3 of Linux Mint Debian Edition hit the download servers at summer's end, offering a subtle alternative to the distro's Ubuntu-based counterpart. Codenamed "Cindy," the new version of LMDE is based on Debian 9 Stretch and features the Cinnamon desktop environment. Its release creates an unusual situation in the world of Linux distro competition. Linux Mint developers seem to be in competition with themselves. LMDE is an experimental release. The Linux Mint community offers its flagship distro based on Ubuntu Linux in three desktop versions: Cinnamon, Mate and Xfce. The Debian version is different under the hood. For example, the software package base is provided by Debian repositories instead of from Ubuntu repositories. Another difference is the lack of point releases in LMDE. The only application updates between each annual major upgrade are bug and security fixes. In other words, Debian base packages will stay the same in LMDE 3 until LMDE 4 is released next year. That is a significant difference. Mint system and desktop components get updated continuously in a semi-rolling release process as opposed to periodic point releases. So newly developed features are pushed directly into LMDE. Those same changes are held for inclusion on the next upcoming Linux Mint (Ubuntu-based) point release. Using LMDE instead of the regular Linux Mint distro is more cutting edge -- but only if you use the Cinnamon desktop. LMDE does not offer versions with Mate and Xfce desktops.

Personal Quest

Linux Mint -- as in the well-established Ubuntu-based release -- is my primary computing workhorse, mostly thanks to the continuing refinements in the Cinnamon desktop. However, I spend a portion of my weekly computing time using a variety of other Linux distros on a collection of "test bench" desktops and laptops dedicated to my regular Linux distro reviews. The most critical part of my regular distro hopping is constantly adjusting to the peculiar antics of a host of user interfaces, including GNOME, Mate, KDE Plasma and Xfce. I return to some favorites more than others depending on a distro's usability. That, of course, is a function of my own preferences and computing style. So when LMDE 3 became available, I gave in to finding the answer to a question I had avoided since the creation of Linux Mint Debian Edition several years ago. I already knew the issues separating Debian from Ubuntu. The dilemma: Does Debian-based versus Ubuntu-based Linux Mint really matter?   Linux Mint Debian is a near-identical replication of the Ubuntu-based Standard Linux Mint Cinnamon version.

Confusing Scenario

Does a Debian family tree make Linux Mint's Cinnamon distro better than the Ubuntu-based main version? Given the three desktop options in the Linux Mint distro, does a duplicate Cinnamon desktop choice involving a Debian base instead of an Ubuntu base make more sense? Consider this: Ubuntu Linux is based on Debian Linux. The Linux Mint distro is based on Ubuntu, which is based on Debian. So why does Linux Mint creator and lead developer Clement Lefebvre care about developing a Debian strain of Linux Mint Cinnamon anyway? The Debian distro also offers a Cinnamon desktop option, but no plans exist for other desktop varieties.

Clarifying Clarity

I have found in years of writing software reviews that two factors are critical to how I respond to a particular Linux distribution. One is the underlying infrastructure or base a particular distro uses. A world of differences can exist when comparing an Arch-based distro to a Debian- or RPM- or Slackware-based distro, for instance -- and yes, there are numerous more family categories of Linux distributions. My second critical factor is the degree of tweaking a developer applies to the chosen desktop environment. That also involves considering the impact of whether the distro is lightweight for speed and simplicity or heavyweight for productivity and better performance. Some desktop options are little more than window managers like Openbox or Joe's Window Manager (JWN), IceWM or Fluxbox. Others are shell environments patched over GNOME 3 like Mate and Cinnamon. Assessing performance gets more involved when a distro offers more than one desktop option. Or when a distro uses a more modern or experimental desktop environment like Enlightenment, Pantheon, LXQt or Budgie.

Reasonable Need

What if the Ubuntu base went away? The Ubuntu community is headed by a commercial parent company, Canonical. The road to Linux development is littered with used-to-be Linux distros left abandoned. Their users had to move on. When the Ubuntu community years ago made its new Unity desktop the default, Lefebvre created Linux Mint as an alternative and replaced Unity with the infant Cinnamon he helped create. Ironically, the Ubuntu community recently jettisoned Unity and replaced it with the GNOME desktop. In Lefebvre's release notes for LMDE 3, he noted the development team's main goal was to see how viable the Linux Mint distribution would be and how much work would be necessary if Ubuntu ever should disappear.

Same Difference Maybe

The challenge is to make LMDE as similar as possible to Linux Mint without using Ubuntu. I am not a programmer, but it seems to me that what Lefebvre has been doing is make square pegs fit into round holes. It seems to be working. Debian, Linux Mint and Ubuntu all hail from the Debian repositories. Ubuntu also is derived from Debian. However, the base editions are different. The main difference between editions, Lefebvre explained, is that the standard edition may have a desktop application for some features. To get the same features in LMDE, users might have to compensate by altering a configuration file using a text editor. So far, that makes LMDE less polished than the standard (Ubuntu-based) edition, just as Debian tends to be less polished on the first bootup than Ubuntu, he suggested. His point is well taken. Linux Mint modifies the base integration to create a better user experience. That is why years ago, as an Ubuntu user, I crossed over to Linux Mint. It also bolsters what I previously said about my two essential factors in reviewing Linux distros. From Lefebvre's view, LMDE likely is a smarter choice over the Ubuntu-based version for users who prioritize stability and security. Users looking for more recent packages likely will be less satisfied with LMDE 3. Despite the more rigorous updates, some packages on LMDE could be several years old by the time the next release comes out. Some software package delays and other minor differences lie under the surface of the Debian edition of Linux Mint, but you will look long and hard to find them.

First Impressions

"Cindy" installed and ran without issue. Its iteration of the Cinnamon desktop displayed and performed like its near-twin from the Ubuntu family. That was a pleasant surprise that reinforced my longstanding reliance on the Cinnamon desktop over other options. To say that the Cindy release *just works* is an understatement. The menus and configuration settings are the same. The panel bar is an exact replica in terms of its appearance and functionality. The hot corners work the same way in both versions. So do the applets and desklets that I have grown so fond of over the years. Even the Software Center remains the same. Of course, the location of the repositories points to different locations, but the same package delivery system underlies both LMDE 3 and the Ubuntu-based Tara version of Linux Mint Cinnamon. My only gripe with functionality centers on the useless extensions. I hoped that the experience with Cindy would transcend the longstanding failure of extensions in the Ubuntu-based Cinnamon desktop. It didn't. Almost every extension I tried issued a warning that the extension was not compatible with the current version of the desktop. So in one way at least, the Debian and the Ubuntu versions remain in sync. Neither works -- and yes, both Cinnamon versions were the current 3.8.8.

Other Observations

I was disappointed to see LibreOffice 5 preinstalled rather than the current LibreOffice 6.1. Cindy has both Ubiquity and Calamares installers. I suggest using the Calamares installer. It has a great disk partitioning tool and a more efficient automated installation process. For newcomers, the Linux Mint installer is easier to use, though. As for the kernel, the Cindy version is a bit behind the times. It ships with kernel version 4.9.0-8; my regular Linux Mint distro is updated to 4.15-0-33. Also consider the basic hardware requirements for LMDE. They might not be as accommodating as the Ubuntu version of Linux Mint Cinnamon. You will need at least 1 GB RAM, although 2 GB is recommended for a comfortable fit. Also, 15 GB of disk space is the minimum, although 20 GB is recommended. Here are some additional potential limitations for your hardware: The 64-bit ISO can boot with BIOS or UEFI; The 32-bit ISO can only boot with BIOS; The 64-bit ISO is recommended for all computers sold since 2007 as they are equipped with 64-bit processors.

Bottom Line

If you are considering taking Cindy for a joyride, be sure to check out the release notes for known issues. Also, thoroughly test the live session before installing LMDE 3 to any mission-critical computers. If you do follow through and install the Debian version of Linux Mint, consider the move a short-term computing solution -- that is, unless you like doing a complete system upgrade. LMDE is not a long-term support release. Unlike the five-year support for the regular LTS release with the Ubuntu-based version, Cindy's support runs out perhaps at the end of this year. The developers cannot project an exact release schedule for LMDE 4, either. Lefebvre warned that several potential compatibility issues loom in the near future. For example, Cinnamon 4.0 is likely to be incompatible with Debian Stretch. A contemplated change in the Meson build system may get in the way as well.

Want to Suggest a Review?

Is there a Linux software application or distro you'd like to suggest for review? Something you love or would like to get to know? Please email your ideas to me, and I'll consider them for a future Linux Picks and Pans column. And use the Reader Comments feature below to provide your input! Read the full article

[pinguimcriativo]

Linux Mint + Cinnamon Personalização feita por: @leonardo.mqs Gostaria de colaborar também? Envie o print do seu desktop no direct ou no e-mail: alesonmedeiros@vivaldi.net ________________________⁣ Linux Mint + Cinnamon Customization made by: @leonardo.mqs Would you like to collaborate too? Send the print of your desktop in the direct or in the e-mail: alesonmedeiros@vivaldi.net ________________________⁣ #linuxmint #mint #linux #desktop #cinnamon #icons #theme #bash #minimalismo #ubuntu #debian #mint19 #gtk #instatech #linuxuser #linuxcommunity #gtk3 #libreoffice #kdenlive #opensource #conky #softwarelivre #desklets #mintcommunity #bash https://www.instagram.com/p/ByQDws_B6Rh/?igshid=l4kdnshtrp8j