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How To Install MDM 1.2.5 From Linux Mint 15 In Ubuntu

<div style="text-align: justify;">MDM is the default Linux Mint display manager, forked from GDM 2.20, which means it supports the old GDM themes. <b>Linux Mint 15 will ship with MDM 1.2.5 </b>which has received <b>support for HTML greeters</b> (supports HTML5, CSS, Javascript and WebGL) and <b>if you want to install it in Ubuntu, you can use a PPA to install both MDM 1.2.5 as well as the default MDM themes</b>.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Since the previous stable release, MDM has also received many under-the-hood improvements and bug fixes. For a complete feature list and more info on MDM, see its <a href="https://github.com/linuxmint/mdm">GitHub page</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><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://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9TNZ02oHwlA/UaXl8W3rLxI/AAAAAAAAPXE/CHwyZXHd__A/s1600/mdm_htmltheme_1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="194" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9TNZ02oHwlA/UaXl8W3rLxI/AAAAAAAAPXE/CHwyZXHd__A/s320/mdm_htmltheme_1.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A MDM HTML theme</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Because the default MDM themes are Linux Mint branded, I've tweaked some of them to integrate better with Ubuntu, and renamed the package to "ubuntu-mdm-themes". But I'm no graphics designer so you may want to tweak them further - this can easily be done since the themes are mostly HTML / CSS, so look under <i>/usr/share/mdm/themes/</i> for GDM themes and in <i>/usr/share/mdm/html-themes/</i> for the new HTML themes and change them to suit your needs or create your own theme.</div><br />Here are some of the themes available by default in Linux Mint and in our PPA:<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/mdm-htmltheme_2.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="MDM themes" src="http://img.netupd8.com/mdm-htmltheme_2_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MDM HTML theme</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/mdm-htmltheme_3.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="MDM themes" src="http://img.netupd8.com/mdm-htmltheme_3_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MDM HTML theme</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/mdm-gdmtheme_1.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="MDM themes" src="http://img.netupd8.com/mdm-gdmtheme_1_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MDM GDM theme</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/mdm-gdmtheme_2.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="MDM themes" src="http://img.netupd8.com/mdm-gdmtheme_2_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MDM GDM theme</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/mdm-gdmtheme_3.png" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="MDM themes" src="http://img.netupd8.com/mdm-gdmtheme_3_thumb.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MDM GDM theme</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The default themes include an animated WebGL theme called "Clouds (WebGL)" which looks great, but in my test, the animation was slow both in VirtualBox and on my laptop (running Nvidia Optimus) and I've read that it doesn't work at all for some users, so be careful if you select this theme. There are some other non-WebGL animated HTML themes included by default, which you'll discover for yourself once you install the latest MDM from Linux Mint 15, by using the instructions below.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install MDM in Ubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Important:</b></span> installing MDM will remove GDM (and GNOME Shell, since it depends on GDM - but this is only for Ubuntu 12.10 and 13.04). That's because there are some conflicts between MDM and GDM. So if you're using GNOME Shell in Ubuntu 12.10 or 13.04, do not install MDM.</div><br /><b>1. To install the latest MDM from Linux Mint 15 in Ubuntu 13.04, 12.10 or 12.04, use the following commands:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install mdm ubuntu-mdm-themes</code></pre>During the installation, you'll be prompted to select the default display manager:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/mdm-configuration-term.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="mdm configuration" src="http://img.netupd8.com/mdm-configuration-term_thumb.png" /></a></div><br />Select MDM here. Later on, if you want to switch to LightDM, GDM or some other display manager, see this article: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2011/07/how-to-switch-between-gdm-lightdm-or.html">How To Switch Between GDM, LightDM, MDM Or KDM In Ubuntu</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>2.</b> Once MDM has been installed, restart you computer. Until you restart the computer, MDM Setup (shows up as "Login Window" in Dash / the menu) won't show up. After restarting the computer, the default (kind of ugly, I know) MDM theme will be loaded - <b>very important</b>: the first time MDM starts, no session is selected so make sure you select one from the drop-down indicated in the screenshot below:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/mdm-session-list.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="MDM session list" src="http://img.netupd8.com/mdm-session-list_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>3.</b> Then you can log in, launch MDM Setup (look for "Login Window" in Dash / the menu) and select the theme you want. From the "Style" drop-down you can select what kind of themes you want to use: GDM themes, HTML themes or GTK (there is only one GTK greeter available by default):</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/mdmsetup.png" rel="image_group"><img alt="Mint MDM setup" src="http://img.netupd8.com/mdmsetup_thumb.png" /></a></div><br />Select some theme and then log out to see it in action.

How To Install MDM 1.2.5 From Linux Mint 15 In Ubuntu

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What To Expect From Linux Mint 15 (Cinnamon, Nemo Changes)

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Linux Mint roadmap was updated recently, pointing out what to expect in Linux Mint 15 for Cinnamon, Nemo, MDM or Mint Tools.</b></div><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/bumpmaps.jpg" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Cinnamon Bumpmaps"><img alt="Cinnamon bumpmaps" src="http://img.netupd8.com/bumpmaps_thumb.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cinnamon with Bumpmaps support</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>Linux Mint 15 is expected to ship with Cinnamon 1.8 which will include new features like:</b><br /><a name='more'></a><ul><li>Desktlets (desktop widgets). Three such desklets should be available by available by default: System Monitor, Picture video & slideshow frame and Terminal</li><li>Cinnamon Settings: ability to browse, install, remove and update Cinnamon themes, applets, extensions and desklets remotely</li><li>Bumpmaps support (defines transparent textures which look like sculpted glass - see screenshot above)</li><li>A Control Center that integrates both Cinnamon and GNOME settings into one tool</li><li>Rethink Cinnamon 2D: fallback to a non-shadow CPU-less intensive session in software rendering mode. Muffin or OpenBox will be used.</li><li>Configurable color schemes for themes</li><li>Calendar events similar to KDE's implementation</li><li>New/improved applets: upgrade Menu applet with mintMenu features, new email notifier and pulse-like RSS reader applets</li></ul><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/nemo.png" rel="image_group" title="Nemo file manager (version from GIT)"><img alt="Nemo file manager" src="http://img.netupd8.com/nemo_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Nemo</b> (the target version for Linux Mint 15 is Nemo 1.8), the default Cinnamon file manager should get some new features as well, like an Actions API, disk management (with Mintdisk integration), a file preview feature and UI improvements (which include sidebar selection, independent path bar, better looking breadcrumbs and more).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The latest Nemo from GIT has already got some interesting new features, like an updated sidebar which now displays the amount of free/used space for each drive or zoom buttons as you can see in the screenshot above.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/mdm_theme3.png" rel="image_group" title="MDM - the default Linux Mint display manager - this is one of the themes Mint ships with"><img alt="MDM" src="http://img.netupd8.com/mdm_theme3_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>MDM</b> (1.2) should be updated as well for Linux Mint 15, getting a new renderer which supports animations and interactivity to get on par with Unity Greeter. Currently, MDM, which is a fork of the old GDM 2.20, looks a bit outdated, while LightDM supports a lot of cool stuff - like you've seen in the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/elementary-os-luna-beta-1-available-for.html">elementary OS Luna</a> video we've posted a while back.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Other potential changes</b> you can expect in Linux Mint 15 include UI improvements for Software Manager and live-installer, a new screensaver, new driver manager, add ubiquity features to live-installer. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Under "R&D" (research and development), it is even mentioned that it's possible to switch away from dpkg: "<i>investigation on pros and cons of dpkg compared to other packaging systems (multi-version installation, static/dynamic support, snapshots, delta, update reversals etc..)</i>".</div><br />The official Linux Mint 15 roadmap can be found on <a href="https://github.com/linuxmint/Roadmap">GitHub</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>via <a href="http://marcosbox.blogspot.ro/2012/12/linux-mint-15-ecco-cosa-ci-aspetta.html">Marco's Box</a>; first image via </i><a href="http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2137"><i>Linux Mint blog</i><br /></a></div>

What To Expect From Linux Mint 15 (Cinnamon, Nemo Changes)

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How To Install The Latest MDM Display Manager From Linux Mint 14 In Ubuntu 12.10 or 12.04

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The latest MDM 1.0.6, the display manager used by default in Linux Mint 14, is now available in the main WebUpd8 PPA, for Ubuntu 12.04 or 12.10.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">MDM is a fork of GDM 2.20 and supports themes; the latest 1.0.6 version is fully compatible with the old GDM themes available on websites such as <a href="http://gnome-look.org/index.php?xcontentmode=150">gnome-look.org</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here are a few of the MDM themes that are available by default in Linux Mint 14 (and in our PPA):</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NqPCYGF7mjk/UKENPpIT_DI/AAAAAAAAL40/t3Kxe_pzCZY/s1600/mdm-theme_1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="mdm themes" border="0" height="207" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NqPCYGF7mjk/UKENPpIT_DI/AAAAAAAAL40/t3Kxe_pzCZY/s320/mdm-theme_1.png" title="mdm themes" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AZnAKgeojtA/UKENRNl-qJI/AAAAAAAAL44/Gme_-ViDDlI/s1600/mdm_theme2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="mdm themes" border="0" height="207" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AZnAKgeojtA/UKENRNl-qJI/AAAAAAAAL44/Gme_-ViDDlI/s320/mdm_theme2.png" title="mdm themes" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nGr7M3tX0Rg/UKENSdrVyWI/AAAAAAAAL5E/rjL4urtZM1c/s1600/mdm_theme3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="mdm themes" border="0" height="209" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nGr7M3tX0Rg/UKENSdrVyWI/AAAAAAAAL5E/rjL4urtZM1c/s320/mdm_theme3.png" title="mdm themes" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ffBjdoQIFoU/UKENVgfyb5I/AAAAAAAAL5M/B4i-xJaUDVg/s1600/mdm_theme4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="mdm themes" border="0" height="208" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ffBjdoQIFoU/UKENVgfyb5I/AAAAAAAAL5M/B4i-xJaUDVg/s320/mdm_theme4.png" title="mdm themes" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4tMR-72GbW4/UKENWqYgchI/AAAAAAAAL5U/WKfo1IhUceE/s1600/mdm_theme5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4tMR-72GbW4/UKENWqYgchI/AAAAAAAAL5U/WKfo1IhUceE/s320/mdm_theme5.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install MDM in Ubuntu 12.10 or 12.04</h2><b><br /></b> <div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Important:</b> before proceeding, please note that installing MDM will remove GDM (because they conflict). This means that on Ubuntu 12.10, GNOME Shell will be removed as well if you install MDM, since GNOME Shell depends on GDM (this is not the case for Ubuntu 12.04 and GNOME Shell 3.4). So do not install MDM if you're using GNOME Shell in Ubuntu 12.10.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To install the latest MDM 1.0.6 in Ubuntu 12.04 or 12.10, use the following commands:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install mdm mint-mdm-themes</code></pre><br />When installing MDM, you'll be prompted to select the default display manager:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0uWhpPrnn14/UKENoK58ueI/AAAAAAAAL5c/eksW_OYAQFg/s1600/mdm-install.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="207" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0uWhpPrnn14/UKENoK58ueI/AAAAAAAAL5c/eksW_OYAQFg/s320/mdm-install.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />Here, choose MDM. If later on you want to switch to LightDM, GDM and so on, see this article: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2011/07/how-to-switch-between-gdm-lightdm-or.html">How To Switch Between GDM, LightDM Or KDM In Ubuntu</a><br /><br />Once MDM has been installed, restart your computer.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">You can customize MDM by launching "Login window" from the main menu / Dash. Here, you'll find options to change the theme and other customizations:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QHbMfEVoSJs/UKENvaALYoI/AAAAAAAAL5k/ipBU3Ws9HrA/s1600/mdm-login-window-preferences.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QHbMfEVoSJs/UKENvaALYoI/AAAAAAAAL5k/ipBU3Ws9HrA/s320/mdm-login-window-preferences.png" width="320" /></a></div>

How To Install The Latest MDM Display Manager From Linux Mint 14 In Ubuntu 12.10 or 12.04

The latest MDM 1.0.6, the display manager used by default in Linux Mint 14, is now available in the main WebUpd8 PPA, for Ubuntu 12.04 or 12...

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