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 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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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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Cinnamon crashes when connect to a VNC server on Linux Mint with Cinnamon desktop
I installed a VNCServer on Linux Mint 19.1 Cinnamon. And I want to connect to it via a client on Windows 10 with creating a new Cinnamon desktop. As I know, three different VNCServer can do this, they'...
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Linux Mint Cinnamon HiDPI scaled with xrandr -- laggy interface?
I am running Linux Mint Cinnamon 19.
I have two 4K monitors running their native display.
Everything is too small for me.
Then I turn on HiDPI scaling in the Cinnamon settings under General.
This ...
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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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Strange desktop blur out (Ubuntu 19 cinnamon desktop)
Ubuntu 19.04
Cinnamon Desktop
ASUS Nvidia GTX 1070 Turbo
2x1080p 24" monitors
1x1440p 32" monitors
i7-8700K (HT disabled)
16GB Ram
OS on Kingston NVMe M.2 256GB SSD
I'm getting a very strange blur ...
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How do I configure which Cinnamon applets spawn on log-in?
I use Devuan Ascii / Debian Stretch, with Cinnamon. Whenever I login, several applets which I have removed from the panel last time - appear again: Bluetooth, Accessibility, Clipboard manager thingy......
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ubuntu + cinnamon + virtualbox - software rendering or no menu bar
I'm trying to get Cinnamon (3.6.7) running on Ubuntu (18.04) in my VirtualBox (5.2) which is running on Windows 10.
If I use the "default" setup of VirtualBox, Cinnamon gives me a warning that it is ...
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Cinnamon keyboard layout defaults to wrong layout
I am running latest arch linux with Cinnamon as DE and upon boot the keyboard layout defaults to US. I want it to default to CZ. The system default keyboard is CZ - localectl outputs:
System Locale: ...
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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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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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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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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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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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