Cinnamon 2.0 Released, Becomes An `Entire Desktop Environment`

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/">Cinnamon</a> 2.0 has been released today featuring many bug fixes as well as some new features.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">According to the release <a href="http://segfault.linuxmint.com/2013/10/cinnamon-2-0-released/">announcement</a>, with version 2.0, Cinnamon is no longer a frontend ontop of the GNOME desktop like Unity or GNOME Shell, but "<i>an entire desktop environment</i>". Cinnamon is still built on GNOME technologies and uses GTK, but "<i>it no longer requires GNOME itself to be installed</i>" because it now communicates with its own backend services, libraries and daemons.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1113424/img/cinnamon-2.0.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="cinnamon 2.0" border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93xPVz4y7CUU0nwUMF8H2rbyUEfXi_99oZKV0O9-0tAN5hpZBPqWpN21FAnc36LhsvCxfE1NcwhERFPcsbtUfL9jA9huCMz7fsMSutm9zTV0pPHDp6QQxGcmsH-iU8-TVCuq7-0GZm-0/s320/cinnamon-2.0.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Changes in Cinnamon 2.0:</b></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li style="text-align: justify;">improved edge-tiling: </li><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li>tiled windows can be resized;</li><li>in addition to top, bottom, left and right, windows can now be tiled into the 4 corners of the screen;</li><li>a new feature called "HUD" was added: when dragging a window near a tiling zone, Cinnamon displays a hint so you know where the window will tile - see second screenshot below;</li></ul><li style="text-align: justify;">a new edge-snapping feature has been added - it's similar to edge-tiling, but there's a difference: maximized windows do not cover snapped windows. To snap a window, drag a window with your mouse towards an edge while pressing the Control key;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">configurable individual sound effects: you can configure sounds for events such as Cinnamon startup, switching workspace, closing, minimizing or maximizing windows and so on.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">replaced GNOME "User Accounts" with new Cinnamon "Users and Groups". Users can access and modify their own info via the Account Details module;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">added an User Applet which can be used to shutdown, restart or suspend the system, turn off the notifications, access the account details or System Settings. Furthermore, the applet supports MDM and LightDM user switching and LightDM guest user session;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">cinnamon-bluetooth has replaced blueman;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">important performance improvements for full-screen apps.</li></ul><br />Here are a few screenshots with some of these changes:<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1113424/img/cinnamon-2.0-user-applet.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cinnamon 2.0 screenshot" src="http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1113424/img/cinnamon-2.0-user-applet_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New User Applet</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1113424/img/cinnamon-2.0-hud-and-tile-osd.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cinnamon 2.0 screenshot" src="http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1113424/img/cinnamon-2.0-hud-and-tile-osd_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The new "HUD" tiling feature (see the hint at the top) / window snapping OSD</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1113424/img/cinnamon-2.0-users-groups.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cinnamon 2.0 screenshot" src="http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1113424/img/cinnamon-2.0-users-groups_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cinnamon 2.0 Users and Groups</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1113424/img/cinnamon-2.0-sound-effects.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cinnamon 2.0 screenshot" src="http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1113424/img/cinnamon-2.0-sound-effects_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cinnamon 2.0 Sound Effects</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Some minor new features include: <br /><ul><li>sound applet: added support for SMPlayer and Tomahawk;</li><li>added snap OSD;</li><li>expo: middle click on window thumbnail now closes the window;</li><li>window-list improvements;</li><li>more!</li></ul><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1113424/img/cinnamon-2.0-nemo.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Cinnamon 2.0 Nemo screenshot" src="http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1113424/img/cinnamon-2.0-nemo_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Nemo, the default Cinnamon file manager (forked from Nautilus) has also received some interesting improvements:</div><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">two new extensions were added - nemo-preview (for previewing files, fork of GNOME Sushi), and nemo-media-columns (adds various info to the Nautilus list view);</li><li style="text-align: justify;">in list view, columns are now re-orderable by simple drag and drop method, without having to open a separate dialog;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">in the List View, you can now right-click a column heading to add or remove visible columns quickly;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">also in the List View, Nemo will try to avoid having a horizontal scroll bar by truncating the name column when necessary;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">there is a new option in Preferences to always start in split-pane mode;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">there is a new option in Preferences to ignore folder-specific metadata regarding zoom level, view type, and column layouts;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">improved the Move/Copy To context menus - they now include a "Browse…" entry to pick your target folder, as well as options to include bookmarks and places in the menus;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">you can now turn file tooltips on or off in the different views;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">there is an additional menu item in the list-view column context menu, to temporarily disable auto-sorting of new or changed items. By enabling this, new files are simply added to the bottom of the file list, and renamed items stay put, regardless of alphabetical or other sort criteria;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">improved the Open With dialog - you can now add custom mime-type handlers on the fly;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">improved handling of the file operation progress dialog. You can now close the dialog entirely and it will turn into a dynamic icon in the system tray, showing overall progress with a circular icon. From that icon you can get additional information via the tooltip, and you can click the icon to restore the full progress dialog;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">middle-clicking a tab will now close it.</li></ul><br /><br /><h2>Getting Cinnamon 2.0</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Cinnamon 2.0 will be included by default in the upcoming Linux Mint 16 "Petra" </b>(which should be released at the end of November) and then it <b>will be backported to LMDE and Linux Mint 13 LTS</b>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ubuntu 13.10, 13.04 or 12.10</b> (there are some packages that <a href="https://launchpad.net/~gwendal-lebihan-dev/+archive/cinnamon-stable/+packages">failed</a> to build for Ubuntu 12.04 so I suggest you wait until these are fixed!) users can install the latest stable Cinnamon by using the stable PPA.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Important:</b> in my test under Ubuntu 13.10, installing Cinnamon broke the Unity session (I was unable to log in to Unity until I removed Cinnamon; this didn't occur in Ubuntu 13.04) so use it at your own risk!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Add the PPA and install Cinnamon in Ubuntu using the following commands</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gwendal-lebihan-dev/cinnamon-stable<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install cinnamon</code></pre>Then, log out and select Cinnamon from the login screen session menu.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">For other Linux distributions, see the Cinnamon <a href="http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/?page_id=61">downloads page</a>.</div>

Cinnamon 2.0 Released, Becomes An `Entire Desktop Environment`

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Linux Deepin 12.12 Released With New Desktop Environment, More [Video, Screenshots]

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://www.linuxdeepin.com/download">Linux Deepin</a> is a Chinese Linux distribution (English ISO files are available as well) based on Ubuntu, that ships with its own desktop environment and some unique applications, which integrate with the overall Linux Deepin look and feel.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJuOMUiRLqhNDmQuttaH4TDAsLvmRNAovODZvQNasi4Z7ZOBRs_JAHvqYuZHtDIHCy7h9MbEVRqJiniZDvcpXCu_x3vsIFjkIb8MvweQ5P6y1mMp9hyPm43Sr55Js08R3GiDbpLynd7Q/s1600/linux-deepin12.12.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJuOMUiRLqhNDmQuttaH4TDAsLvmRNAovODZvQNasi4Z7ZOBRs_JAHvqYuZHtDIHCy7h9MbEVRqJiniZDvcpXCu_x3vsIFjkIb8MvweQ5P6y1mMp9hyPm43Sr55Js08R3GiDbpLynd7Q/s450/linux-deepin12.12.png" width="450" /></a></div><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Linux Deepin 12.12, based on Ubuntu 13.04</b>, has been <a href="http://planet.linuxdeepin.com/2013/06/19/linux-deepin-12-12-is-released/">released</a> today and comes with a huge list of changes and improvements, including a <b>new desktop environment: Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE)</b>. Previously, Linux Deepin has used a highly customized GNOME Shell as the default desktop environment. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The latest version, 12.12, was supposed to be released by the end of December 2012, but because its developers wanted to offer a stable, high quality Linux distribution and that couldn't be achieved in time, it was postponed until today, when the 12.12 version has finally been released.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Linux Deepin 12.12 video</h2><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/eNGo4tPzGjU" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNGo4tPzGjU">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><br /><br /><h2>Deepin Desktop Environment</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE) tries to continue with the same look and feel Linux Deepin had in the previous releases, but without using GNOME Shell. The menu will probably remind you of the GNOME Shell Activities Overview while the indicators on the bottom dock look more or less like those used in elementary OS Luna. But, unlike Pantheon and GNOME Shell, <b>Deepin Desktop uses Compiz</b>. I didn't look close into this, but it seems that the Compiz version in Linux Deepin comes with some DDE-specific patches.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Each desktop component has various useful features, such as:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">- <b>Application launcher</b>: quickly create a desktop shortcut or add an application to the dock via right click; <b>on the desktop, you can drag and drop an application on to another one to create an application group</b>, useful to keep your desktop organized - you can easily rename the app group, ungroup the applications, delete it and so on:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/linux-deepin12.12-application-launcher.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Linux Deepin 12.12 Application launcher" src="http://img.netupd8.com/linux-deepin12.12-application-launcher_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzFn4_lYSbEU10MgzQ0zVZjj9mGfQHM_rlFW_GoYoTxqYYH4iFl_ipt6vryCj5_-CCpXcy846e9C13fl2s52dnNVqgL2BXTUSOQtthxYu_pDq6di0DrUH4iVGEPGyx_l7y7Cotk8J-xo/s1600/linux-deepin12.12-app-group.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzFn4_lYSbEU10MgzQ0zVZjj9mGfQHM_rlFW_GoYoTxqYYH4iFl_ipt6vryCj5_-CCpXcy846e9C13fl2s52dnNVqgL2BXTUSOQtthxYu_pDq6di0DrUH4iVGEPGyx_l7y7Cotk8J-xo/s1600/linux-deepin12.12-app-group.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">- The <b>dock</b> <b>displays live previews for open windows</b>. You can use the previews to switch between windows or close them:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLYcdjfLHhSYQwDb4f_5BIuxGxStkjSn9Qlehyz-e0UhwsbWsxK_TaiEJT8QGmRWczcm1lcjUQLg0jyC8XDEHa3cCbnJoSXe58XjMyyfYOqxB26fwBh4yZ-uS7DrCjqN739AeXE23ZaI/s1600/linux-deepin12.12-dock-previews.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLYcdjfLHhSYQwDb4f_5BIuxGxStkjSn9Qlehyz-e0UhwsbWsxK_TaiEJT8QGmRWczcm1lcjUQLg0jyC8XDEHa3cCbnJoSXe58XjMyyfYOqxB26fwBh4yZ-uS7DrCjqN739AeXE23ZaI/s320/linux-deepin12.12-dock-previews.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">- Stylish <b>notifications</b> that come with a close button so they never get in your way:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8e2SC87ldVbA9L1cxPDBqEMlWDDHN9MJt65IJ2cJDqGMq3It692mTOqtFLnvsnGdPzdftgs-BjcVJQJ3c_uncd4_mHk6-jvcsFmVc2e_HBMXG7BSBPbwE88EoUBVzzs2QySFkPkwFwbM/s1600/linux-deepin12.12-notifications.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8e2SC87ldVbA9L1cxPDBqEMlWDDHN9MJt65IJ2cJDqGMq3It692mTOqtFLnvsnGdPzdftgs-BjcVJQJ3c_uncd4_mHk6-jvcsFmVc2e_HBMXG7BSBPbwE88EoUBVzzs2QySFkPkwFwbM/s320/linux-deepin12.12-notifications.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Linux Deepin 12.12 ships with <b>its own System Settings</b>, this being the first release to include it. The new settings tool is designed to be easy to use and by default, it doesn't display advanced settings that regular users wouldn't understand. Using it, you can configure various system settings such as the sound, multiple monitors and so on as well as change the theme, the dock behavior and more:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNaM8z_SUvnHoX5n8a-kWEmbL5_GeSoE02d9TcFhxtz0pZyIe6vWUDCqJVhsbyYiOlKARIbTsfXPxNcYCaqVX0edRsnKvKBFewt93TUNW1nvP6VpTr7jIMdmeKI5o8OHBxAqVHEbFvPEY/s1600/linux-deepin12.12-system-settings.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNaM8z_SUvnHoX5n8a-kWEmbL5_GeSoE02d9TcFhxtz0pZyIe6vWUDCqJVhsbyYiOlKARIbTsfXPxNcYCaqVX0edRsnKvKBFewt93TUNW1nvP6VpTr7jIMdmeKI5o8OHBxAqVHEbFvPEY/s320/linux-deepin12.12-system-settings.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7c7ww42Fdvbr0IseMt4Q7CGdbyto5NSOFuCgQ-M5SmE60JPUWCK4yST57YampDRXHyAlNIrpWGNBTA67_EnzoGXNnttbybnkf21dFZ9H2MdmQFmJi6FUysveDcZzc3w1Fcfwxc6IHrA/s1600/linux-deepin12.12-system-settings_3.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7c7ww42Fdvbr0IseMt4Q7CGdbyto5NSOFuCgQ-M5SmE60JPUWCK4yST57YampDRXHyAlNIrpWGNBTA67_EnzoGXNnttbybnkf21dFZ9H2MdmQFmJi6FUysveDcZzc3w1Fcfwxc6IHrA/s320/linux-deepin12.12-system-settings_3.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><h2>Default applications</h2><br />Linux Deepin ships with its own software center, music player, video player and screenshot tool, along with some applications, including proprietary software such as Skype.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/linux-deepin12.12-software-center.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Deepin Software Center" src="http://img.netupd8.com/linux-deepin12.12-software-center_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Linux Deepin 12.12 includes Deepin Software Center 3.0, which comes with new features such as:</b></div><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">recommendations and download rank added to the home page;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">various category improvements;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Users can now log in using their Linux Deepin forum account to comment and rate applications;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The preferred software sources mirrors can now be set via its preferences.</li></ul><br />Also, Deepin Software Center comes with a completely reworked backend which should improve its performance.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/linux-deepin12.12-dplayer.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Linux Deepin video player" src="http://img.netupd8.com/linux-deepin12.12-dplayer_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The <b>default Linux Deepin video player, DPlayer, has received new features too, including:</b></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li>supports choosing and switching sound tracks and subtitles for multiple languages;</li><li>can be used to convert video files to various formats;</li><li>supports DVD/CD playback;</li><li>multiple instances support.</li></ul><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/linux-deepin12.12-dmusic.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Linux Deepin Dmusic screenshot" src="http://img.netupd8.com/linux-deepin12.12-dmusic_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Another application especially designed for Linux Deepin is DMusic, the default music player. <b>DMusic 2.0</b>, which is included in Linux Deepin 12.12, has received <b>addons support</b> and includes DoubanFM and Internet Radio addons by default, along with some other features:</div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li>a new mini-mode has been added - you can easily toggle between the regular and mini interfaces from its preferences;</li><li>supports audio CD and lossless formats playback;</li><li>can convert between various audio formats;</li><li>comes with Mpris V2 support so it's integrated into the Linux Deepin sound menu (displayed on the bottom dock).</li></ul><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/linux-deepin12.12-dnapshot.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Linux Deepin screenshot tool" src="http://img.netupd8.com/linux-deepin12.12-dnapshot_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">And finally, <b>DSnapshot </b>(previously Deepin Scrot - really), <b>a screenshot tool that's available by default in Linux Deepin</b>, has received support for sharing screenshots on Twitter and other social media websites along with other improvements and bug fixes.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/linux-deepin12.12-nautilus3.8.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Nautilus Linux Deepin 12.12" src="http://img.netupd8.com/linux-deepin12.12-nautilus3.8_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Besides the applications mentioned above, Linux Deepin 12.12 ships with the following applications by default:</b> <b>Nautilus 3.8.1 </b>(patch to display the gear menu on the left), Firefox 21, Google Chrome 27, Thunderbird 17.0.6, LibreOffice 4.0.2, Kingsoft Office (WPS Office) 9.1.0, GNOME Sound Recorder 3.4.0, Pidgin 2.10.7 and Skype 4.2.0.11, among others. Also, Linux Deepin comes with codecs and Adobe Flash Player installed by default, along with a proprietary Wireless Drivers setup tool.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Under the hood</b>, Linux Deepin 12.12 uses <b>GTK 3.8.2</b> - unlike Ubuntu 13.04 which ships with GTK 3.6 -, a patched Compiz 0.9.99+git, the Ubuntu Kernel 3.8.0, based on the upstream Linux Kernel 3.8.5, and Xorg server 1.13.3.</div><br /><br /><br />Here are a few more Linux Deepin screenshots:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbYJZhqtSUEKKWlB9geKm7O7qB91eItHRynkOdL25zQbC00AI1Fk81jxT2zTf7TEKDGLzRXBXG0-Bv2hMCRIKJhgmXwV2wbeESP1H2OGAsDHu49sLu2twn6PbvTxzSpXJQwSC8Gl7ZXg8/s1600/linux-deepin.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbYJZhqtSUEKKWlB9geKm7O7qB91eItHRynkOdL25zQbC00AI1Fk81jxT2zTf7TEKDGLzRXBXG0-Bv2hMCRIKJhgmXwV2wbeESP1H2OGAsDHu49sLu2twn6PbvTxzSpXJQwSC8Gl7ZXg8/s320/linux-deepin.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/linux-deepin12.12-dmusic-radio.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Linux Deepin 12.12" src="http://img.netupd8.com/linux-deepin12.12-dmusic-radio_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/linux-deepin12.12-indicators-power.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Linux Deepin power indicator" src="http://img.netupd8.com/linux-deepin12.12-indicators-power_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/linux-deepin12.12-lock-screen.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Linux Deepin 12.12 lock screen" src="http://img.netupd8.com/linux-deepin12.12-lock-screen_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Lock screen</u></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/linux-deepin12.12-login-screen.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Linux Deepin 12.12 login screen" src="http://img.netupd8.com/linux-deepin12.12-login-screen_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Login screen (LightDM greeter)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/linux-deepin12.12-software-center_3.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Linux Deepin 12.12" src="http://img.netupd8.com/linux-deepin12.12-software-center_3_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/linux-deepin12.12-software-center_2.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Linux Deepin 12.12" src="http://img.netupd8.com/linux-deepin12.12-software-center_2_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANggsTmk5sXUNzBL0_UkywfSZ1aEztiRsClK4x09mAvHmxpSSyZYoFYvy6t8os24GjB3NZJom_Et0ubBGFUPc2MIcj-O6A5tryCTb4dhRgXJqqtfmkwgRgTXLUm9UWQ2-i3K8e8OwT-o/s1600/linux-deepin12.12-system-settings_2.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANggsTmk5sXUNzBL0_UkywfSZ1aEztiRsClK4x09mAvHmxpSSyZYoFYvy6t8os24GjB3NZJom_Et0ubBGFUPc2MIcj-O6A5tryCTb4dhRgXJqqtfmkwgRgTXLUm9UWQ2-i3K8e8OwT-o/s320/linux-deepin12.12-system-settings_2.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Download Linux Deepin 12.12</h2><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.linuxdeepin.com/download">Download Linux Deepin</a></b></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Linux Deepin 12.12 ships with a nice user manual (available on the desktop for easy access) so, even if you've used Linux Deepin before, take a look at the manual to find out some of the basics, like how to create application groups and so on:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/linux-deepin12.12-user-manual.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Linux Deepin User Manual" src="http://img.netupd8.com/linux-deepin12.12-user-manual_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/linux-deepin-12.12-user-manual_2.png" rel="image_group"><img a="" alt="Linux Deepin user manual" src="http://img.netupd8.com/linux-deepin-12.12-user-manual_2_thumb.png" /></a></div>

Linux Deepin 12.12 Released With New Desktop Environment, More [Video, Screenshots]

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elementary OS Luna Beta 2 Available For Download

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Five months after the first beta, elementary OS Luna beta 2 has been <a href="http://elementaryos.org/journal/luna-beta-2-released">released</a> yesterday. Based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Luna beta 2 comes with improved multi-monitor support, updated default applications and artwork and more.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-S9dsLXeTcl5QVJLekwbSMpQeWQz9dwGVrPUTldc_ggbUVfNJyEkx-Eoh5utGqul7Q5ygQNauAyVJqTGhRNqx0e8cg00TNmiSZBqUjjbQ-ieYPkBsBSB7PdfYjW29WzNX8ZWdpfka6Nh_/s1600/elementary-os-luna-beta2-screenshot.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-S9dsLXeTcl5QVJLekwbSMpQeWQz9dwGVrPUTldc_ggbUVfNJyEkx-Eoh5utGqul7Q5ygQNauAyVJqTGhRNqx0e8cg00TNmiSZBqUjjbQ-ieYPkBsBSB7PdfYjW29WzNX8ZWdpfka6Nh_/s450/elementary-os-luna-beta2-screenshot.png" width="450" /></a></div><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><h2>elementary OS Luna beta 2 video</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Even though there aren't any major visual changes, except for the improved artwork, I've decided to make a video anyway so you can see the beautiful effects and the overall desktop feel of this beautiful Linux distribution. And obviously, you can also check out some of the changes in the latest Luna beta 2.</div><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/59RvVf-x_6A" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59RvVf-x_6A">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><br /><br /><br /><h2>Changes in elementary OS Luna beta 2</h2><br /><b>Changes / new features in elementary OS Luna beta 2 since <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/elementary-os-luna-beta-1-available-for.html" title="elementary OS Luna Beta 1 Available For Testing">beta 1</a>:</b><br /><br /><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">Switchboard (system settings) now includes two new Keyboard and Power sections as well as an option to switch dock (Plank) themes;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">improved multi-monitor support for Plank and Wingpanel;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">improved elementary theme (both GTK and icon theme), including brand new folder icons<b>, </b>file manager icon and emoticons set;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Shotwell, Midori, Noise (now called Music), Geary and Pantheon Terminal have received various enhancements and bug fixes:</li><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">Geary email client now includes multiple account support, "collapsed" messages in conversations, "important" folder support, option to mark emails as spam and many bug fixes;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Midori, the default elementary OS web browser has received a customizable new tab page behavior, a new Cookie Security Manager extension, improved extension loading, a reworked downloads backend, etc. </li><li style="text-align: justify;">Noise is now called "Music" and the latest version comes with duplicate-detection, some design updates, improved external device support and more. </li></ul><li style="text-align: justify;">better translations support;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">many bug fixes;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">more. </li></ul><br /><br />Below you can see some elementary OS Luna beta 2 screenshots:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/elementary-os-luna-beta2-switchboard-system-settings.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="elementary OS Luna beta 2 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/elementary-os-luna-beta2-switchboard-system-settings_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">System Settings (Switchboard)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/elementary-os-luna-beta2-power.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="elementary OS Luna beta 2 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/elementary-os-luna-beta2-power_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New Power settings</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/elementary-os-luna-beta2-keyboard.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="elementary OS Luna beta 2 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/elementary-os-luna-beta2-keyboard_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New Keyboard settings</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/elementary-os-luna-beta2-keyboard_2.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="elementary OS Luna beta 2 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/elementary-os-luna-beta2-keyboard_2_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New Keyboard settings</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/elementary-os-luna-beta2-plank-settings.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="elementary OS Luna beta 2 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/elementary-os-luna-beta2-plank-settings_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pantheon Dock (Plank) settings</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/elementary-os-luna-beta2-plank_theme_1.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="elementary OS Luna beta 2 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/elementary-os-luna-beta2-plank_theme_1_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plank - switching between themes</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/elementary-os-luna-beta2-plank_theme_2.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="elementary OS Luna beta 2 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/elementary-os-luna-beta2-plank_theme_2_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plank - switching between themes</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/elementary-os-luna-beta2-geary.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="elementary OS Luna beta 2 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/elementary-os-luna-beta2-geary_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Geary email client</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/elementary-os-luna-beta2-indicator.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="elementary OS Luna beta 2 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/elementary-os-luna-beta2-indicator_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">elementary OS desktop / Calendar indicator</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/elementary-os-luna-beta2-marlin-files.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="elementary OS Luna beta 2 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/elementary-os-luna-beta2-marlin-files_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pantheon Files (Marlin fork) and the new elementary OS icon theme folder icons</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/elementary-os-luna-beta2-midori.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="elementary OS Luna beta 2 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/elementary-os-luna-beta2-midori_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Midori web browser</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/elementary-os-luna-beta2-music-noise.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="elementary OS Luna beta 2 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/elementary-os-luna-beta2-music-noise_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Music (Noise)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/elementary-os-luna-beta2-expose.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="elementary OS Luna beta 2 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/elementary-os-luna-beta2-expose_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Expose (Super + W)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/elementary-os-luna-beta2-workspace-switcher.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="elementary OS Luna beta 2 screenshots" src="http://img.netupd8.com/elementary-os-luna-beta2-workspace-switcher_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Workspace switcher (Super + S)</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br />For more about elementary OS Luna, see our <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/elementary-os-luna-beta-1-available-for.html" title="elementary OS Luna Beta 1 Available For Testing">beta 1 article</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><h2>Download elementary OS Luna Beta 2</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you've installed elementary OS Luna beta 1 or a daily build and have all the packages up to date (e.g.: updated using Update Manager, "apt-get upgrade", etc.), you already have the latest beta 2 so there's no need to reinstall. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To read the official release notes, see how you can contribute or download elementary OS Luna beta 2, see announcement @ <a href="http://elementaryos.org/journal/luna-beta-2-released">elementaryos.org</a></b></div><br /><br />

elementary OS Luna Beta 2 Available For Download

Five months after the first beta, elementary OS Luna beta 2 has been released yesterday. Based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Luna beta 2 comes with ...

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Cinnamon 1.8 Gets Its Own Control Center And Screensaver, Easier Spices Installation

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWLiJsiqX2Nsg_5hErYFYeN8zJAtLn48E_fLnRuiAtOU7ftobEtEW6J6KDZpCutD1K7aEryEWX6is1q06CbUWbtwrpQtlwe7rvxdIgo6U7P78eQDxqORg69wU2O-EwSwXoYVJbmx82MGo/s1600/cinnamon-1.8.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWLiJsiqX2Nsg_5hErYFYeN8zJAtLn48E_fLnRuiAtOU7ftobEtEW6J6KDZpCutD1K7aEryEWX6is1q06CbUWbtwrpQtlwe7rvxdIgo6U7P78eQDxqORg69wU2O-EwSwXoYVJbmx82MGo/s320/cinnamon-1.8.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://github.com/linuxmint/Cinnamon">Cinnamon</a>, the desktop environment used by default in Linux Mint, has reached version 1.8, getting its own Control Center, screensaver and more.</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Cinnamon is a GNOME Shell fork which tries to offer the layout and customizability of GNOME 2: by default there's a panel at the bottom (but optionally, you can also get one on top like in GNOME 2) that supports autohide, it supports applets, a classic system tray and more.</i><br /><br /><b>Let's take a look at what's new in the latest Cinnamon 1.8! </b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><h2>Cinnamon 1.8 video</h2><br />Below you can watch a video which presents the most important changes in Cinnamon 1.8:<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZNjZH2r9Zos" width="480"></iframe><br />(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNjZH2r9Zos">direct video link</a>; for more videos, subscribe to our <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/nilarimogard">YouTube channel</a>)</center><br />Sorry for the fonts in the video, it's an YouTube bug because the fonts look ok in my original video. The fonts don't look like that when using Cinnamon.<br /><br /><br /><br /><h2>What's new in Cinnamon 1.8</h2><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Cinnamon 1.8 no longer uses gnome-session for fallback which has advantages such as the ability to restart Cinnamon after a crash or the use of a wrapper which allows Cinnamon to restart itself after potential crashes. This should also fix the issue with Cinnamon not working on some hardware which was actually capable of running it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Cinnamon 1.8 comes with its own Control Center</b>, so there's no longer the need to use GNOME Control Center. This is especially useful if you have installed multiple desktop environments: features that are GNOME Shell or Unity specific don't show up in Cinnamon Control Center, so you should now have a more clean, less confusing settings app. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In Cinnamon Settings you can find all the GNOME settings that also apply to Cinnamon as well as Cinnamon-specific settings such as applets, desklets, theme settings, windows behavior, hot corners setup, panel settings and more:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/cinnamon-1.8-system-settings.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Cinnamon Control Center" src="http://img.netupd8.com/cinnamon-1.8-system-settings_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">By default, Cinnamon Control Center displays only some of the system settings and for more advanced settings you must click the "Switch to Advanced Mode" button in the lower left corner.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The <b>Cinnamon Screensaver</b> about which we were telling you <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/01/work-started-on-cinnamon-screensaver.html">a while back</a>, is available by default with Cinnamon 1.8. The screensaver is very simplistic, displaying the date and time on a shaded background and optionally, it can also display an away message:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/cinnamon-1.8-screensaver.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Cinnamon Screensaver" src="http://img.netupd8.com/cinnamon-1.8-screensaver_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/cinnamon-1.8-screensaver-settings.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Cinnamon screensaver settings" src="http://img.netupd8.com/cinnamon-1.8-screensaver-settings_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The new Cinnamon release also introduces "<b>Desklets</b>" (<b>desktop widgets</b>), but since this is a new feature, there are only a few available for now:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/cinnamon-1.8-desklets.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Cinnamon Desklets" src="http://img.netupd8.com/cinnamon-1.8-desklets_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/cinnamon-1.8-desklets-settings.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Cinnamon desklets settings" src="http://img.netupd8.com/cinnamon-1.8-desklets-settings_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The desklets can be set to snap to a desklets grid so they align nicely, with configurable grid width and users can also select if the desklets should use a border, border and header or no decoration at all.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Another interesting new feature in Cinnamon 1.8 is that you can <b>install or update "spices" (which include applets, desklets, themes or extensions) directly from the desktop</b>, via Cinnamon Control Center, so Cinnamon users no longer need to manually download and install them from http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/cinnamon-1.8-applets-install-online.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Cinnamon 1.8 applets install" src="http://img.netupd8.com/cinnamon-1.8-applets-install-online_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In my test, installing themes didn't work for some reason, maybe because the available themes aren't compatible with the latest Cinnamon 1.8 yet, but I was able to successfully install applets and desklets.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">And finally, <b>Nemo, the default Cinnamon file manager, has received many improvements </b>since the previous stable release that's available in Linux Mint 14 (1.1.2), such as:</div><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">buttons in the statusbar to easily hide the sidebar and switch between places and treeview (sidebar);</li><li style="text-align: justify;">option to hide the menu;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">collapsable sidebar categories;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">breadcrumbs;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Sidebar Disk Indicators: indicators are displayed under each drive, displaying the free/used space;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">various fixes and more.</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/cinnamon-1.8-nemo.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cinnamon 1.8 Nemo" src="http://img.netupd8.com/cinnamon-1.8-nemo_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nemo 1.8</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><i><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/12/how-to-install-nemo-file-manager-in.html">See how to install Nemo file manager in Ubuntu</a>.</i><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Other changes:</b><br /><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">Cinnamon now automatically falls back to Software Rendering (previously known as Cinnamon 2D) when the full Cinnamon is not supported - a critical notification is displayed on startup when running Software Rendering - this usually happens because of a problem with the drivers or if the graphics card doesn't support any acceleration;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">improved hot-corner configuration;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">new coverflow and timeline alt-tab;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">updated default applets, many fixes, etc.</li></ul><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/cinnamon-1.8-hotcorners.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Cinnamon hot-corner configuration" src="http://img.netupd8.com/cinnamon-1.8-hotcorners_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/cinnamon-1.8-coverflow-alt-tab.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cinnamon coverflow alt-tab" src="http://img.netupd8.com/cinnamon-1.8-coverflow-alt-tab_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coverflow ATL-TAB style</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/cinnamon-1.8-timeline-alt-tab.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cinnamon timeline alt-tab" src="http://img.netupd8.com/cinnamon-1.8-timeline-alt-tab_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Timeline ALT-TAB style</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/12/what-to-expect-in-linux-mint-15.htmlBumpmaps">Bumpmaps</a>, a feature that was supposed to be added in Cinnamon 1.8 didn't make it unfortunately as it's not yet fully ready.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install Cinnamon 1.8 in Ubuntu</h2><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Cinnamon 1.8 will be available by default in Linux Mint 15</b> (Cinnamon Edition - RC should be out mid-may) and it should also be available in the <b>"Romeo" repository for Linux Mint 13 and 14 soon</b>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ubuntu Precise, Quantal, Raring and Saucy users can install the latest <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/02/alternative-cinnamon-ppa-for-ubuntu.html">Cinnamon via PPA</a>:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gwendal-lebihan-dev/cinnamon-stable<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install cinnamon</code></pre>Once installed, log out and select Cinnamon from the login screen.<br /><br /><b>For other Linux distributions, see the Cinnamon <a href="http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/?page_id=61">downloads page</a>.</b><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>via <a href="http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/">cinnamon.linuxmint.com</a></i></div>

Cinnamon 1.8 Gets Its Own Control Center And Screensaver, Easier Spices Installation

Cinnamon , the desktop environment used by default in Linux Mint, has reached version 1.8, getting its own Control Center, screensaver and m...

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