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Linux Mint 19 Cinnamon, MATE, Xfce Officially Released

Last updated: June 29, 2018

Cinnamon

Linux Mint 19, a popular Ubuntu-based Linux distribution, was officially released today for Cinnamon, MATE, and Xfce editions.

Linux Mint 19, codename “Tara”, is a long term support (LTS) which will be supported until 2023. It ships with Linux kernel 4.15 and based on Ubuntu 18.04.

Linux Mint 19 features:

Ships with Cinnamon 3.8, MATE 1.20, Xfce 4.12 for respective editions.
TimeShift now is used for performing OS system snapshots (system restore points).
Brand new welcome screen.
Various improvements to Update Manager and Software Manager.
Great improvements for HiDPI support
The multimedia codecs now include the Microsoft fonts.
All the Mint tools support HiDPI, GTK3 and Python3.
XApps, Artwork, and many other improvements.

Download Linux Mint 19

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How to Install Cinnamon 3.4 in Ubuntu 16.04, 17.04

Last updated: May 9, 2017

Cinnamon 3.4

Cinnamon desktop environment has reached the new massive 3.4 release a few days ago. Though there’s no official announcement published on Linux Mint blog ~~at the moment of writing~~, you can now install it in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 17.04 via PPA.

Cinnamon 3.4.0 brings over 160 changes, and here are some of them:

The settings daemon is split into multiple processes. Make it easy to identify excessive CPU or memory usage and isolating crashes to only affect a particular plugin.
Nemo is split into two separate processes. One for the desktop icons, and one for the file manager windows.
Added “Run now” button in the settings’ module for managing startup applications
Support for configuring the LightDM login manager in Cinnamon Settings.
New Cinnamon Settings option for configuration acceleration and sensitivity of the mouse.
Cinnamon is now capable of adapting to the multi-process CSD.

See the full changelog for details.

How to Install Cinnamon 3.4 via PPA in Ubuntu:

The unofficial PPA has just build the Cinnamon 3.4 packages for Ubuntu 16.04, and Ubuntu 17.04.

1. Open terminal via Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching for “Terminal” from start menu. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:embrosyn/cinnamon

Type in your password (no visual feedback due to security reason) and hit Enter.

2. Then update and install Cinnamon desktop via commands:

sudo apt update

sudo apt install cinnamon

After that, log out and select log in back with Cinnamon session.

Cinnamon session in greeter

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HP Drivers for Linux ‘HPLIP’ Added Linux Mint 17 Support

Last updated: June 5, 2014

HP print, scan and fax Drivers for Linux just got an update a few hours ago with new printers and Linux Distros support, Linux Mint 17 Qiana is included.

HPLIP (Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging & Printing) is an HP-developed solution for printing, scanning, and faxing with HP inkjet and laser based printers in Linux. It is free, open source software distributed under the MIT, BSD, and GPL license.

The latest HPLIP 3.14.6 was released on June 4th, which added support for Boss 5.0, Debian 7.5, Linux Mint 17, and following new printers:

HP DesignJet Z6600 PostScript
HP DesignJet Z6800PS Photo
HP DesignJet D5800 60-in Production Printer
HP DesignJet T3500 36-in Production eMFP
HP Designjet T7200 42-in Production Printer
HP Deskjet 2543 All-in-One Printer
HP Deskjet 2549 All-in-One Printer
HP OfficeJet Pro 8640 e-All-in-One Printer
HP OfficeJet Pro 8660 e-All-in-One Printer

Also there are a few bug fixes:

Fixed Device Communication Error on launching HP Device Manager
Unable to add/remove file in ‘hp-sendfax’ wizard
Fax cover page does not get changed after changing recipient second time
Improved scan performance for ‘hp-scan’ utility

Install HPLIP 3.14.6:

1. Download the installer:

Download HPLIP 3.14.6

Or check out if there’s a new release at official page.

2. Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open the terminal. When it opens, run the installer via:

cd ~/Downloads && chmod +x hplip-3.14.6.run && ./hplip-3.14.6.run

Answer the questions to finish the installing process. Once done, restart your computer.

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Linux Mint 17 Cinnamon & Mate Available for Download

Last updated: May 31, 2014

Linux Mint 17 Qiana, a long term support release which will be supported until 2019, is finally available for download for both the Cinnamon and the MATE flavors.

Linux Mint 17 “Qiana” is based on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr LTS and all future Mint releases will be based only on Ubuntu LTS.

The first flavors released are Cinnamon and MATE and the ISOs come before the official announcement, available for download at Irish mirror:

Linux Mint 17 (Irish mirror)

The official announcement is coming soon, be sure to check out release details at LinuxMint.com

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Linux Mint 16 KDE & Xfce Released [Download & Upgrade Links]

Last updated: December 23, 2013

Linux Mint 16 “Petra” KDE & Xfce has been released on 22 Dec. Both releases feature Xfce 4.10 / KDE 4.11, MDM 1.4, a Linux kernel 3.11 and an Ubuntu 13.10 package base. Let’s see what’s NEW in these two release and how to upgrade from a previous version of Linux Mint.

New features in Mint 16 Xfce (complete overview):

Xfce 4.10 Desktop
Whisker Menu 1.2
Pulse Audio (allow to switch back to ALSA)
Login Screen (MDM 1.4)
USB Stick support
Performance improvements
Bug fixes and performance improvements on Software Manager
Lots of system improvements
Artwork Improvements

New Features in Mint 16 KDE (See complete overview):

KDE 4.11
Samba Mounter -mount network shares graphically and locally
Login Screen (MDM 1.4)
USB Stick support
Performance improvements
Bug fixes and performance improvements on Software Manager
Lots of system improvements
Artwork Improvements

Download Links & Upgrade instructions

Both releases can follow this instructions to upgrade from a previous version of Linux Mint.

Download Links:

Linux Mint 16 Petra KDE 32-bit | 64-bit

Linux Mint 16 Petra Xfce 32-bit | 64-bit

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How to Upgrade to Cinnamon 2.0 / MATE 1.6 in Linux Mint 13

Last updated: December 18, 2013

Are you still using Linux Mint 13 Maya? Well, there’s a good news! Linux Mint developer has made a few backports from Petra to Maya. Which means you can now upgrade to MDM 1.4, Cinnamon 2.0 or MATE 1.6, and the latest versions of mintwelcome, mintstick, mintnanny, mintupload, mintupdate, mintinstall, mintsystem, mintmenu, and mintdesktop in Mint 13 Maya from the Mint backport repository.

To get started:

1. Open up Software Sources from start menu. In the first tab, check the box which says “Backported packages (backport)”

2. Launch the Update Manager from Menu. After checking for updates (Update Manager do it automatically), you’ll see a list of available updates, including Cinnamon 2.0 or MATE 1.6, MDM 1.4 and other latest packages.

3. Click on Install Updates and Enjoy!

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How to Install Linux Mint 16 Petra From USB Stick

Last updated: December 1, 2013

Linux Mint 16 has been released recently. It’s based on Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy. This tutorial shows beginners how to install Linux Mint 16 from USB stick.

All you need to do is download the ISO file, burn the image into USB, boot from usb and install Linux Mint.

1. Download Linux Mint 16 ISO file:

The Cinnamon and MATE editions are available in official download page

2. Burn Linux Mint 16 into USB

a. Insert 2GB+ USB and format it into FAT32 (DON’T check the “quick format” box).

b. Download Unetbootin, which allows you to create bootable Live USB drives for Ubuntu, Fedora, and other Linux distributions without burning a CD.

c. Open Unetbootin, choose the downloaded image file and click OK to start burning.

d. Once done, in BIOS choose to boot with USB. You’ll see the screen below:

3. Install Linux Mint 16 from USB:

In previous boot screen choose “Start Linux Mint”. When system boots up, click “Install Linux Mint” icon on Desktop to bring up install wizard and then you can follow this step by step guide to install Linux Mint.

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How to Install BitDefender Scanner in Ubuntu 13.10, Linux Mint 16

Last updated: October 23, 2013

This tutorial shows how to install BitDefender Antivirus Scanner in Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy or Linux Mint 16 Petra from bitdefender repository.

Bitdefender is an antivirus software suite developed by Romania-based software company Softwin. You can use the Free Edition on Ubuntu Linux to scan remove devices and ntfs partitions.

Tutorial Objectives:

Install BitDefender Scanner in Ubuntu 13.10 or Linux Mint 16
Enjoy!

To get started, press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run commands to add BitDefender repository for Linux:

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://download.bitdefender.com/repos/deb/ bitdefender non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bitdefender.list'

Then get the key:

wget -O- -q http://download.bitdefender.com/repos/deb/bd.key.asc | sudo apt-key add -

After that, you can install the Scanner after checking for updates. Or run:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install bitdefender-scanner-gui

You can also install Bitdefender-samba, Bitdefender-mail with the commands below:

sudo apt-get install bitdefender-samba bitdefender-mail

Once installed, restart your computer and you’ll see the shortcut icon in Unity Dash.

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How to Install Malys-Deda GTK Theme in Ubuntu 13.04/12.04/12.10

Last updated: September 16, 2013

This tutorial shows you how to install the beautiful Malys-Deda GTK Theme in Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04 and Linux Mint.

The installation is very easy, just download the theme and put the extracted folder to themes folder and finally you can apply it via gnome tweak tool or unity tweak tool. Follow the steps below to get started:

1.) Open Ubuntu Software Center, search for and install gtk3-engines-unico or gtk2-engine-pixbuf

2.) Clike to download Malys-Deda GTK Theme

3.) Extract the download package. Copy the result folders (malys-deda & malys-dedaGS) and paste to:

user Home -> .themes # For local user only, press Ctrl+H to see hidden folders. Create .themes folder if not exist.
/usr/share/themes # For global. You need to press Alt+F2 and type to run gksudo nautilus to open file manager with root privilege.

4.) Open Unity Tweak Tool or Gnome Tweak Tool, go to Themes and choose Malys-Deda.

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How to Install HP Linux Printer Driver in Ubuntu 13.04/13.10

Last updated: September 12, 2013

Have a HP printer connected with your Ubuntu machine? Well, here’s how to install HP Linux Printer Driver in Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring, Linux Mint and Elementary OS.

HP Linux Printer Driver (HPLIP) is an HP developed solution for printing, scanning, and faxing with HP inkjet and laser based printers in Linux.

The HPLIP project provides printing support for over 2,080 printer models–including; Deskjet, Officejet, Photosmart, PSC (Print, Scan, Copy), Business Inkjet, LaserJet, Edgeline MFP, and LaserJet MFP.

The latest HPLIP 3.13.9 added Support for the Following New Printers:

HP Designjet Z5400 44-in PostScript ePrinter
HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 1018 Printer
HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 1518 All-in-One Printer
HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 2540 All-in-One Printer Series
HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 2545 All-in-One Printer
HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 2546 All-in-One Printer
HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 4515 e-All-in-One Printer
HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 4518 e-All-in-One Printer
HP Envy 4504 e-All-in-One
HP LaserJet Pro MFP M435nw
HP Officejet 4630 e-All-in-One
HP Officejet 4632 e-All-in-One Printer
HP Officejet 4635 e-All-in-One Printer
HP OfficeJet Pro 8600 Premium e-AiO N911n
HP Photosmart 5521 e-All-in-One Printer

Download & Install HP Linux Printer Driver

Press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run below command to download hplip 3.13.9:

cd ~/Downloads && wget http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/hplip/hplip-3.13.9.run

Or you can check out the latest version on this page.

Once downloaded, execute command to start the installation:

sh ~/Downloads/hplip*.run

Answer the questions and wait for the installing process. It’ll properly install & configure the driver for your printer. When done, you can open the HP device manager from the panel indicator. Enjoy!

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