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Where is the Cinnamon LookingGlass log?
In Cinnamon 3.8.x the glass.log file was combined into the ~/.xsession-errors file.
You can view and filter only (looking)glass.log entries on the Log tab of the Melange-Cinnamon Debugger application. ...
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What is the difference between tiling and snapping windows on Linux Mint cinnamon
I was wondering the same thing and finally found the answer:
Visually, the two modes have nearly identical behavior, which is why it's confusing. As you noticed in both modes, the window you're ...
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PPA addition taking too long
I temporarily disabled IPv6 system-wide.
It seems to be a DNS routing issue. I was able to use the hotspot on my phone to troubleshoot and the problems went away.
sudo sysctl net.ipv6.conf.all....
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Cinnamon Getting rid of CTRL-ALT-A shortcut
I had this issue on a brand new Linux Mint 19.1 install, I searched all possible system keybindings, to no avail - then, I found out that Ctrl-Alt-A was hijacked by Terminator, even if it was set to ...
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Linux Mint 20 Cinnamon - How to disable [Super][Space]?
My first time answering, hopefully it is helpful and a functional solution is provided.
So try this:
Right-click anywhere on your panel to bring this menu:
Press the "Panel edit mode". You ...
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Double screen: desktops "moving" with the mouse
This just happened to me. The solution: Hold down the ALT key and roll the mouse wheel. It was a zoom feature that accidentally got triggered when I held down ALT and didn't notice I moved my wheel.
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How do I change the number of available workspaces in Cinnamon?
You can also use the context menu on the Workspace switcher applet:
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Linux Mint 18.3 Cinnamon cannot start a session
It's VirtualBox that is the problem.
Fix: <Ctrl><Alt><F1> to get a shell and login to the prompt.
Then:
sudo apt-get remove virtualbox*
Credit goes to: Mint forum
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Is there a way to hide a folder without changing its name?
Nemo uses GLib, so you should have access to the .hidden feature that it provides.
Create a file named .hidden in the parent directory containing the files or directories that you want to hide, then ...
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How can I set the position that terminal opens at?
As an update, the top answer didn't work for me in Ubuntu 18.04 as of Aug. 2018. What got the job done is Hardware -> Keyboard -> Add new command (By hitting plus sign). Fill in the "Command" field ...
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Fully disable workspaces feature
On more recent versions of Cinnamon (I'm on 4.6.7 in Linux Mint 20 currently, but I think at least the gsettings command applies to anything after 2.6):
In terminal
gsettings set org.cinnamon.desktop....
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How to customize window tiling zones/grid?
Cinnamon provided an extension called gtile for enhanced tiling, which might be what you are looking for.
To install the gtile extension: open the Menu -> Settings -> Extensions.
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What commands are run by ALT+F2 and "r"?
Since posting this question, and with the help of the discussion following the earlier posted answer, I found the following answer in the Cinnamon source code:
/**
* cinnamon_global_reexec_self:
* @...
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About License under software manager
That is about the text of the license (GPL v3) itself, not the software. It means that while the FSF allows you to use the GPL license for your projects (which often involves copying the text of the ...
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wmctrl doesn't move window when snapped or tiled
After playing around with this, I have a hack that works. Just add the maximized_vert or maximized_horz property to the window. Even if it already has the property, this will break tiling and will ...
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What commands are run by ALT+F2 and "r"?
Cinnamon, like GNOME from which it was forked, will restart the session when you type r into the Alt-F2 window. It's just telling it to re-execute itself, so it's not invoking a new command, but ...
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Change border color around window (edit GTK theme)
What worked for me is adding this to the gtk.css file (which for me is located in ~/.config/gtk-3.0)
decoration {
border: 1px solid grey;
background : grey;
}
It makes the border of the ...
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Disable Cinnamon volume applet's sound when changing volume
Just wanted to give an updated answer for Cinnamon of LMDE 2 (Debian/jessie).
Since Cinnamon in LMDE 2 there is the option to disable the sound effects when changing the volume: Sound Settings -> ...
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Why are there pipe characters '|' and square bracket characters '[' ']' in my Cinnamon window names? How to disable them?
A Cinnamon desktop applet adds special characters to show the status of the Windows.
minimized window: [ name ]
tiled window: | name
snapped window: || name
If you want to remove these special ...
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What does Super-O do on Linux Mint?
Screen rotation on/off. Some laptops support it much like tablets and phones.
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How do I re-enable the lightdm.service?
Enabling the lightdm.service unit does nothing for the reason given in the message that is right in front of you: the service unit has no [Install] information. This is because one is supposed not to ...
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How to focus program window instead of spawning new one if it's already open
I've found the answer. This problem turns out not a specific DE problem. It's the behavior of the app itself which is gnome-calculator.
I've found two methods(or workarounds) for doing this:
Using ...
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After upgrading my Debian 11 system, Cinnamon freezes or shows lines on screen
You can try updating your drivers, resetting Cinnamon, or performing a kernel upgrade and check your logs for errors if possible.
Here are some links that might be related to the same issue:
Cinnamon ...
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Task bar, close, minimize, maximize etc. disappeared on Linux mint cinnamon
I have the answer. At least, for Linux Mint.
It is not a software problem, it is a configuration problem.
Right click on the task bar. Mine is a charcoal strip on the bottom.
Then click on the ...
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How can I disable the shutter sound of gnome-screenshot?
When using Gnome tools, the best might be to use Gnome settings with it. Muting "system sounds" in sound settings makes it quiet, and it is not global, and from gnome-44 onwards also ...
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gnome-screenshot doesn't autosave but interactively asks for a save directory
Here is a workaround (tldr: delete default shortcuts and replace them with shortcuts that call scripts which activate gnome-screenshots and set the desired save path). See https://cialu.net/how-to-...
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cinnamon resize window to default size by hotkey
Install Devilspie:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install devilspie
Devilspie is a non-gui utility that lets you make applications start in
specified workplaces, in specified sizes and ...
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Cinnamon desktop lagging, spiking CPU every other second
I asked this question first on the Linux Mint Forum, where mr_raider provided the solution.
All credits go to him.
The problem was caused by the default AMD drivers. The solution is installing an ...
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Why doesn't this .desktop file run on startup?
Solved the issue. Change the content of sensor.desktop to this
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Monitor sensors
Comment=Monitor temperature sensors
Exec=gnome-terminal -e 'watch -d sensors'
Icon=utilities-system-...
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Using CapsLock as left mouse button; mostly works but fails with a few things
Answering my own question...
Setting up CapsLock as act as a left mouse button turned out to be much simpler than expected. [Note: The physical mouse left mouse button continues to behave as normal.]
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