Questions tagged [cinnamon]
Cinnamon is desktop environment which is a fork of GNOME Shell. It is derived from GNOME 3 but has a look and feel closer to GNOME 2.
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Design .desktop File to Launch the Default Terminal Emulator with Arguments
I'd like to be able to open text and source code files in neovim (or any other terminal-based text editor) when an XDG-compatible GUI application asks with which application to open that file. For now,...
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Ctrl-Shift-U requires *extra* U in Ubuntu 23.04 Cinnamon?
I'm running a new install of Ubuntu 23.04 with cinnamon desktop 5.6.7
Typing Ctrl-Shift-u in a terminal does nothing unles the next character is another u; then the underlined u appears and I can ...
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webpage / html as wallpaper
I tried komorebi which has this feature, but it changes the right click menu. I need something like lively wallpapers, which I use on windows, which doesnt change anything other than wallpaper, I'm ...
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Unable to open Display settings in Linux Mint with Cinnamon after plugging in a docking station with a monitor connected via HDMI
I'm experiencing difficulties with getting a second monitor to function on my laptop. I connect the monitor to a docking station using HDMI, and the docking station is then connected to my laptop via ...
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Issues with display scaling on second monitor
I have laptop running Linux mint cinnamon which I am trying use with a portable second monitor. The laptop screen is 3840x2160 and the second display is 2560x1600 I am using linux mints in-built "...
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How to modify keyboard shortcut programmatically in linux mint cinnamon?
I want to create a bash script that automatically modify the keyboard shortcut in linux mint. Currently, I use Linux Mint 21.1, Cinnamon 5.6.8.
I want the script also affect the keyboard settings GUI ...
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How can I unify my stereo audio output to make it mono?
I use stereo speakers or headphones, and for "accessibility-related" reasons, I need to have the same audio play from both sides. Now, I don't need this for some specific audio file - which ...
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Lower the threshold for switching from integrated graphics to discrete graphics
I'm running linux mint cinnamon on a laptop which has both a intel CPU and nvidia GPU. There is an option to use Nvidia on demand for graphics. However, the system is too reluctant to switch to the ...
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How do I change the default file manager in Cinnamon Arch?
I'm a new Arch user, and I have tried to take a few looks around for an answer to this, but most responses point vaguely to the solution rather than anything that goes step-by-step for this. Even on ...
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How to add an exception to the "show desktop" functionnality?
I've been looking everywhere for this :
I want to add an exception so that when i use "show desktop", all windows are minimized EXCEPT the notes app.
Usually to show the desktop I use the &...
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Can't update nvidia driver, hanging indefinitely during installation
Running cinnamon, linux mint 19 Tara
I'm trying to upgrade from 470.57.01, to 525.116.04
I downloaded the .run file from nvidia
I opened up a new terminal with control alt f2
I stopped lightdm with ...
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Linux Mint - System notifications disappear without doing anything
I'd like to have my system notifications remain active until I manually mark them as read. Unfortunately they disappear without doing anything. What do I need to change?
These are my preferences:
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How to get rid of double spacing of text lines in all KDE applications
I am running Linux Mint 21 Cinnamon and mean to remember that I have played around with some settings to make the application windows default font size larger, but running now the systemsettings shows ...
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Terminus (or any other bitmap font) blurry on HiDPI
I'm using an UHD screen and have everything set to be 2x scaled (Cinnamon DE, Arch Linux).
I would like to use a bitmap font that is not anti-aliased, i. e. pixelated, for my terminal emulator (gnome-...
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How can I pin a manually-installed app to the Cinnamon panel?
I'm using Devuan Daedalus, with the Cinnamon desktop environment, v5.6.7.
I've installed an app to /foo/myapp on my system, and have even created a start menu entry for it via the menu editor.
Now, I ...
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Linux Mint 21.1 Cinnamon Screen resolution issue
The issue is that the desktop's resolution was working well, then after a reboot it set to the default low res. If I set it to 1600x900, then the display ends about 1.5 cm from the top of the screen ...
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Fedora + Cinnamon - How to display "uninstall" entry in Cinnamon context menu?
When I use Linux Mint, I have the uninstall option in the Cinnamon context menu (see screenshot)
When I use Fedora 37 + Cinnamon, I don't have this entry in the context menu.
I think Fedora hides the ...
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Liniux Mint Cinnamon Desktop starts slowly (xbrlapi?)
I recently upgraded to Linux Mint 21, and now I have the problem that my Cinnamon Desktop starts very slowly. The boot process up to the login is fast, but after I give my password, the system hangs ...
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Switched from cinnamon to dwm, missing the way cinnamon unified the appearance of apps
I'm running linux mint's cinnamon desktop. In system settings I have Font Selection->Text Scaling Factor set to 1.2 and under Accessibility->Visual Aids->Large text toggled on. The reason is ...
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Cinnamon crashes when opening terminal on CentOS 7 VM
I'm running a CentOS 7 VMWare machine
Everytime I open the Terminal Cinnamon crashes and goes to fallback mode and needs to be restarted.
When I run dmesg after it crashes this line appears:
cinnamon[...
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Fedora 37 takes several minutes to "warm up" after logging in or resuming
I foolishly posted a related question on stackoverflow and was chastised for not asking a programming question. I hope this is the right place. I'm running Fedora 37. I prefer cinnamon but am ...
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failure to remap file to open file descriptor (no such file or directory)
I'm experiencing new "glitch". When I try to run scripts via keyboard shortcut in Cinnamon (Linux Mint 21) there is a window with error:
scriptname failure to remap file to open file ...
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I am stuck attempting to set a udev hwdb to remap KEY_PRESENTATION to something compatible with xmodmap
So I have an Acer Nitro laptop that I installed debian bookworm on running cinnamon DE. This laptop has a special "Nitro Sense" key by the numpad. When you push this key in windows, acer's ...
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Can I set a different "default" browser for each workspace on Cinnamon?
I am running Arch Linux with Cinnamon as my desktop environment. I have set up a few workspaces, and use workspace 1 for work and workspace 2 for non-work stuff. I use Chromium as my work web browser ...
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Linux Mint 21.1, nvidia driver problem
I have a problem with the latest linux mint 21.1 with cinnamon environment. The system after installation was fully updated. The problem is that when I want to install the nvidia driver from the ...
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Is there a way to remove specific emoji from being rendered in any application while using Cinnamon desktop?
I am slightly annoyed with some emojis.
So I was wondering, how could I remove/prevent some emojis from being rendered at all?
Replacing them with some other emoji like cute cat face could work too.
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Cinnamon on Ubuntu do not recognize having two monitors and not one only
My system is
$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
Release: 22.04
Codename: jammy
on a laptop which is connected to a second ...
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Shift+Super+Right keybinding doesn't work work
I'm trying to use <Super><Shift>* to move windows between monitors on Mint 20.1 with Cinnamon 4.8.6, where * is Right, Left, Up, or Down. All work as expected except <Super><Shift&...
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Why doesn't the Cinnamon desktop sound tool show analog output device?
I've a new install of Debian (11/bullseye) with Cinnamon desktop and am trying to get sound out of my stereo speakers, which are plugged in to an analog (realtek) audio jack at the back of the ...
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¿How to access the X server before logging in?
I'm trying to open chrome in the background before logging in so that when I log in it's ready to open instantly and I don't have to wait a few seconds for it to finish loading.
This is the command I'...
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Picom compositor conflicts
I am on Arch using Xorg, lightdm, and Cinnamon. When I try to run Picom in Cinnamon I get:
~$ picom
[ 11/20/22 23:52:28.630 session_init FATAL ERROR ] Another composite manager is already running
I ...
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Change border color around window (edit GTK theme)
I am using a fairly recent version of Cinnamon (5.4.12), with desktop theme Adwaita-dark (and Adwaita sometimes).
When I start a gnome-terminal window, it has a very thin (1px?) white border all ...
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Is there any way to replicate Windows 10 ctrl-alt-tab behavior in Cinnamon
For the unaware: In Windows 10, ctrl alt tab behaves like alt tab except the switcher pop-up remains onscreen after the shortcut keys are released. With the pop-up on-screen, it can be navigated with ...
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Linux Mint Cinnamon - Can I configure workspaces to work like Spaces on macOS
I'm wondering if I can set up Workspaces with multiple (2) monitors to behave the way Spaces does on macOS.
In particular, when in a remote desktop session that spans both displays, I would like the ...
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Dark background on Linux Fedora Cinnamon
I made some changes to the system to be able to view applications with a black background; i installed qt5ct and did some experiments; however, I was unable to configure some applications of my Linux ...
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What is 'csd-media-keys' and why does it block my sleep mode?
After the most recent upgrade, my laptop does not enter suspend mode anymore. With
$pm-suspend
it seems to start suspending but the power button never turns off.
I have read about inhibitors, and ...
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Where does Xrandr/Linux keep display state?
I have a laptop running Fedora, with Cinnamon as a desktop environment, on Xorg. The laptop has a high-res internal monitor, and an external monitor. Yesterday, i had it set up fine - laptop monitor ...
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Random freezes for chromium and electron-based apps
I am using Arch Linux and the Cinnamon desktop environment. In the last few weeks I have been getting apparently random, brief freezes (a few seconds, 5-10 or so) in Chromium, Brave, Franz and Slack. ...
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Showing hidden files by default in file browser except home directory
I have pretty much the same question as this guy but not for Ubuntu - for Cinnamon and Xfce Mint and MX (though of course an answer that is valid for many distros / GUIs would be especially helpful ...
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Keyboard shortcut help for saving, I don't ctrl-s, I do alt, f, s
I'm on Cinnamon Mint 20. How do I get menu bars to stay active when I hit alt? In windows, alt then f brings up the file menu, then I hit s to save.
In linux, the alt key is ignored unless I hold it ...
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Cinnamon - Windows do not minimize completely after update of LInux Mint
I recently upgraded my Linux Mint (sequentially) from 20.1 to 21 using mintupdate / mintupgrade. Now I am experiencing strange behaviour: If I minimize a window clicking the button on the top right, ...
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How to shift from Windows 8 to Linux Mint Cinnamon?
I currently have Windows 8 installed in my Dell Inspiron Laptop (I am writing this on Aug 2022). I am facing a lot of issues. I want to switch to Linux Mint Cinnamon completely. I don't want parallel ...
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How to programmaticaly add a keyboard shortcut?
I am using Linux Mint 21 Cinnamon.
I am aware of the GUI way of adding a keyboard shortcut. Just open the "Keyboard" application and click the "Shortcuts" tab etc. Easy peasy.
But ...
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How do I get cinnamon to display an icon for an executable?
I'm running an executable, /usr/local/bin/myapp, which is an X application. Unfortunately, on Cinnamon's taskbar, I don't get an icon for it - just a blank space. How can I make cinnamon (v5.2.7) ...
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How can I Install Cinnamon 5.4 on Debian 11?
How can I Install Cinnamon 5.4 on Debian 11? I must download it from GitHub or from a repo?
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main folders in file manager unlinked after reinstall
I recently upgraded to Debian 11 Bullseye. From the previous Debian Buster I had rsync'ed the whole user folder onto an external hard drive. The internal drive was completely formatted and after the ...
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Arch Linux, Cinnamon not responsive [closed]
After doing some update/configuration changes.
As I remember it correctly I was updated all the drivers, even though I don't know which is the correct / used one. Cinnamon got stuck. My original ...
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How to modify Cinnamon desktop drag-drop window size guide
As shown in the video above, you can see when I drag a window to the left edge of the desktop, it suggests a window resize up to half of the screen by an overlaying translucent box. And if I drop the ...
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Language icon is missing from the Cinnamon settings! (Debian 11 installed with Cinnamon)
Working in a multicultural environment, I recently needed to switch the language displayed in my computer GUI (Debian 11 installed with Cinnamon). And I did not manage to do it easily!
I have been ...
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How can I restart the cinnamon panel keyboard layout selector?
Somehow, the language indicator / keyboard layout switcher on my cinnamon panel has disappeared. This happens to me once in a while, and I'm used to having to logout and start a new session. But - can ...
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