The Linux Mint team introduced many great new apps in recent releases. And now an Ubuntu PPA is available that contains these apps for all current Ubuntu releases. Without adding Linux Mint repository and setting the priority, an Ubuntu PPA is good choice to install or receive the package updates. And ‘Butterfly’, a top contributor… Continue reading How to Install Linux Mint Apps (Hypnotix, Webapp-Manager, etc) via PPA in Ubuntu
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Linux Mint is a Linux distribution forked from Ubuntu since Classic Gnome Desktop was dropped.
Upgrade to Latest gThumb 3.3.3 in Linux Mint 17.1
Quick tutorial shows how to upgrade to the latest gThumb image viewer and organizer in Linux Mint 17.1 Cinnamon. gThumb is a free and open-source image viewer, browser, and editor for Gnome Desktop. While Linux Mint 17.1 still provides gThumb 3.27, the latest version has reached the 3.3.3 release with new image tools, bug fixes… Continue reading Upgrade to Latest gThumb 3.3.3 in Linux Mint 17.1
Linux Mint 17.1 Cinnamon and MATE Releases Available for Download
Linux Mint Team finally announced the release of 17.1 “Rebecca” Cinnamon and MATE editions, which is a long term support release based on Ubuntu 14.04 that will be supported until 2019. According to the release note, the Linux Mint 17.1 “Rebecca” comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your… Continue reading Linux Mint 17.1 Cinnamon and MATE Releases Available for Download
Cinnamon 2.4 Released, How to Install in Ubuntu 14.04
Cinnamon Desktop 2.4 has been announced recently, which will be featured in Linux Mint 17.1 “Rebecca” planned for the end of November and in LMDE 2 “Betsy” planned for Spring 2015. According to the release note, the new Cinnamon Desktop brings below new features and improvements: Little improvements on memory usage and responsiveness to make… Continue reading Cinnamon 2.4 Released, How to Install in Ubuntu 14.04
How to Colorize Folder Icons in Ubuntu, Linux Mint Cinnamon Mate
Folder Color, simple Nautilus extension to colorize folder icons, now adds support for Cinnamon’s Nemo and Mate’s Caja File Manager. Folder Color is a simple extension to customize your Ubuntu / Linux Mint folder icon, create colorful and unique folder icons for your computer to classify and manage your folders highly efficient. The project was… Continue reading How to Colorize Folder Icons in Ubuntu, Linux Mint Cinnamon Mate