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New desktop environment by the developers of Linux Mint.

Cinnamon is a Linux desktop which provides advanced innovative features and a traditional user experience. The desktop layout is similar to Gnome 2. The underlying technology is forked from Gnome Shell. The emphasis is put on making users feel at home and providing them with an easy to use and comfortable desktop experience.

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Cinnamon icons don't appear

I installed cinnamon on ubuntu 12.04 and the menu icons do not appear, as well aprox. half of all icons do not appear.
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What is the difference between Cinnamon and Cinnamon (Software rendering) when choosing a desktop enviornment before logging in?

Okay, what is the difference between Cinnamon and Cinnamon (Software Rendering) when choosing a desktop environment for Ubuntu? Sub question: What is the difference between Linux Mint with Cinnamon vs Ubuntu running with the Cinnamon Desktop…
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How to enable Unity's Global Menu in Cinnamon desktop?

I installed the Cinnamon desktop on Ubuntu 11.10 64bit but the global menu does not show up. I read that it stills appears and there is a way you can remove it (by uninstalling the menu packages). However, I WANT the global menu on Cinnamon, but it…
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Cinnamon on Ubuntu 14.04

Is it already possible to install cinnamon on new "trusty" Ubuntu? If yes, how? I have tried to search it in official repos but without success and ppa that worked on 13.10 gwendal-lebihan-dev/cinnamon-stable doesn't work on 14.04, apt-get update…
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Is there a way to resize tray icons in Cinnamon?

Skype for linux's icon is about 1.5x the size it should be and as a result is driving me insane. Is there a way to resize the tray appearance of just that icon?
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Updating and supporting the use of the Cinnamon Desktop

I have been reading this Q&A: How do I install the Cinnamon Desktop? It looks like something I might be interested in. However, I have some concerns about support - that is software updates and how they impact using this desktop. I'm trying to…
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How can Transparency be enabled in Cinnamon?

I am running Cinnamon 2.0.13 (on Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS). How can I add transparency in the window borders?
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how to add scrollbar buttons to default cinnamon theme?

My installation of Cinnamon 2 on Ubuntu 13.10 has no up or down scrollbar buttons. I've tried many suggestions such as this one, but none work. How can up and down scrollbar buttons be added to the default theme? (I can change themes but like the…
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How to remove Cinnamon etc. and leave just Ubuntu?

I have Cinnamon and many more. How can I remove them and leave just Ubuntu?
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Cinnamon on Ubuntu high cpu usage

I am using the desktop environment Cinnamon on my 12.10 install. Everything works great, except that it uses an absurdly high amount of my cpu. My third core is always at +60%. Any ideas?
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How can I switch from Ubuntu Cinnamon to default Ubuntu?

I have installed Ubuntu Cinnamon 22.04.3 LTS from the official ISO. However, I want to switch from Cinnamon flavor to "unflavored" Ubuntu. How do I do that? Just uninstalling the Cinnamon desktop environment? Or do I also have to install a new…
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Cinnamon dark theme has pale-on-paler text on buttons

I'm trying to use a dark theme in Cinnamon but the buttons don't look right because the background is too similar to the the text colour. I would like to make the background dark and the text white. This is how it looks at the moment:
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Cinnamon desktop background changes to my old Unity background intermittently

Sometimes when I open a folder on my desktop, my background changes to the background I had when I used Unity, and I can no longer use anything on my desktop. Has anyone gotten this bug before? How have you fixed it? The problem is sometimes fixed…
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Where is my cinnamon desktop

I downloaded Linux Mint 18.1 with (I thought) the cinnamon desktop. I received a set of files but no Cinnamon desktop and no terminal file so I can't enter the commands. How do I get the Cinnamon desktop on my USB?
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Ubuntu Ctrl+A for all select - Cinnamon

I've installed cinnamon DE on Ubuntu 15.04 and now when I press Ctrl + A it cursor goes to the first letter of the line. ( like in terminal ). Is there way I can fix it?
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