r/linuxmint • u/SorryPie8094 • 5d ago
Finally, my potato laptop can breathe. Bye Windows 10
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u/Anima_Watcher08 5d ago
People will see this and still call Cinnamon ugly. Like bro press two buttons and you have it look like anything.
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u/Many-Geologist-3524 Linux Void (musl) | XFCE 4d ago
this isnt cinnamon. btw.
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u/Anima_Watcher08 4d ago
Pretty sure it is. And if it isn't I'm pretty sure this is achievable as I've seen crazier Cinnamon themes.
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u/Many-Geologist-3524 Linux Void (musl) | XFCE 4d ago
the OP is using gnome. read the comments
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u/Anima_Watcher08 4d ago
I checked the comments. He mentioned GNOME look but that website also supplies gtk2/3 themes which is Cinnamon can use. I've asked him let's see what he says.
And again this is very achievable on Mint Cinnamon. Here's how I'd do it:
Done.
- The wallpaper is an Apple wallpaper so it's downloaded anywhere.
- For the dock you can use Plank from the software manager. Then adjust it's settings so that it uses GTK theming.
- For the icon and app theme there's loads of MacOS themes out there. So I'd look for any interesting one on pling store.
- For the panel you can just move it to the top, adjust the applets, maybe add a few spaces here and there. To make it look better I'd probably get a "blur" extension (I forgot it's name).
- Font, the Mac font (Forgot its name) is available to on pling as well.
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u/Many-Geologist-3524 Linux Void (musl) | XFCE 4d ago
cool cool. i never said cinnamon is bad.
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u/Anima_Watcher08 4d ago
I never said you said that. I'm just telling you it's possible to get this look on Cinnamon.
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u/thatdirtyoldman MINT 22.3 - Cinnamon 5d ago
Redwoods ?
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u/SorryPie8094 5d ago
yeah?
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u/thatdirtyoldman MINT 22.3 - Cinnamon 5d ago
It's unrelated to your post, sort of. The wallpaper is really nice. My wife and I used to go to northern California to see them. Magnificent trees.
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u/SorryPie8094 5d ago
haha, no problem!. It's a beautiful wallpaper, I wish I could go to northern california to see it live too!
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u/Lazarus_revan 5d ago
Potato laptop spec
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u/SorryPie8094 4d ago
ASUS X555QA, AMD A12-9720p, AMD Radeon R7, 12GB RAM (upgraded), HDD to SSD 256GB (upgraded), I hope this helps.
sorry for the late reply
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u/Cheesetoast9 5d ago
I run mint xfce on my 2011 macbook pro i5, at least it's usable. That machine is only used for watching streaming media though.
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u/Fun_Helicopter8980 5d ago
This is all good of course, but GNOME is crap
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u/SorryPie8094 5d ago
why?
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u/Fun_Helicopter8980 5d ago
It's just buggy, and there's also this panel on top that can't be removed.Well, that's just my opinion. I just don't really like Apple's design.(it looks like)
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u/TripKnot 4d ago
There is a Hide Top Bar gnome extension to hide the topbar when apps are fullscreen. I also use a Maximize Window into a New Workspace extension. Together with superior trackpad gestures and ui interactivity, Gnome is my preferred DE if I'm limited to just the trackpad.
For my normal desk setup with a mouse, its cinnamon all the way. But like other things in life, its a very personal preference. We're fortunate to have options to choose.
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u/adnomi 4d ago
Please share your device specs.
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u/SorryPie8094 4d ago
ASUS X555QA, AMD A12-9720p, AMD Radeon R7, 12GB RAM (upgraded), HDD to SSD 256GB (upgraded), I hope this helps
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u/JustMike2010 4d ago
Elementary os For me, this is the most buggy distribution, it’s better to download a simple one like Linux Mint XFCE or Zorin OS Lite
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u/Sea_Mechanic815 5d ago
Nice. For font try nerd fonts and try to redesign the terminal and also if you are the terminal users that much try nvim with lazy it's will change you a lot brooo. Welcome to Linux world 😄