https://wiki.archlinux.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Jeff+M&feedformat=atomArchWiki - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T05:29:22ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.41.0https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?title=Cinnamon&diff=236092Cinnamon2012-11-20T12:11:40Z<p>Jeff M: </p>
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<div>[[Category:Desktop environments]]<br />
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{{Article summary text|This article covers basic installation procedures and configuration methods in Cinnamon.}}<br />
{{Article summary heading|Related}}<br />
{{Article summary wiki|GNOME}}: GNOME is the framework that Cinnamon is based on.<br />
{{Article summary wiki|MATE}}: Another fork of GNOME that is geared towards a GNOME 2 experience.<br />
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[http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/ Cinnamon] is a Linux desktop which provides advanced innovative features and a traditional user experience. <br />
The desktop layout is similar to GNOME 2; however, the underlying technology was forked from GNOME Shell.<br />
The emphasis is put on making users feel at home and providing them with an easy to use and comfortable desktop experience.<br />
{{Note|Cinnamon is not in the official repositories, so it is not supported by official Arch developers.}}<br />
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==Installation==<br />
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Install {{AUR|cinnamon}} from the [[Arch User Repository]]. Alternatively, you can install {{AUR|cinnamon-git}}. <br />
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{{AUR|cinnamon}} has two AUR dependencies. Using {{ic|makepkg -s}} will not retrieve the following packages:<br />
*{{AUR|muffin-wm}}<br />
*{{AUR|gnome-menus2}} now included in cinnamon<br />
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If you are installing {{AUR|cinnamon-git}}, the packages change only slightly:<br />
*{{AUR|muffin-git}}<br />
*{{AUR|gnome-menus2}}<br />
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{{Note|Previously, {{AUR|cinnamon-extensions-git}} and {{AUR|cinnamon-themes-git}} were used to install some themes and extensions, but they are now deprecated (see [https://github.com/linuxmint/Cinnamon/issues/668 here]). Instead, visit http://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/.}}<br />
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Because Cinnamon is a fork of the GNOME3 shell you can [[pacman|install]] the whole {{Grp|gnome}} group from the [[Official Repositories|official repositories]], or just the packages you need.<br />
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At last you have to add this to your {{ic|~/.xinitrc}}:<br />
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{{bc|1=<br />
exec gnome-session-cinnamon<br />
}}<br />
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{{Note|See [[xinitrc]] for details, such as preserving the logind (and/or consolekit) session.}}<br />
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==Configuration==<br />
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Cinnamon is quite easy to configure - a lot of the configuration that most people will want can be done graphically. Its usability can be customized with [http://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/applets applets] and [http://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/extensions extensions], and also it supports [http://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/themes theming]. <br />
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===Cinnamon Settings===<br />
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Configuring Cinnamon is simple. Run any of the following commands:<br />
{{bc|cinnamon-settings<br />
cinnamon-settings panel<br />
cinnamon-settings calendar<br />
cinnamon-settings themes<br />
cinnamon-settings applets<br />
cinnamon-settings windows<br />
cinnamon-settings fonts<br />
cinnamon-settings hotcorner}}<br />
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and so on.<br />
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===Installing Applets/Extensions===<br />
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The difference between an applet and an extension is that an '''applet''' is basically an addition to a panel, whereas an '''extension''' can completely change the Cinnamon experience and can do much more than an applet.<br />
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There are quite a few packages in the [https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?O=0&K=cinnamon&do_Search=Go AUR] (AUR package search for cinnamon). The process described here is a generic installation process.<br />
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Installing applets in Cinnamon is relatively easy. First visit [http://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/applets Cinnamon Applets] to see all of the current applets.<br />
Download the zip file for the desired applet, and extract to {{ic|~/.local/share/cinnamon/applets/}} or {{ic|/usr/share/cinnamon/applets}}.<br />
Then run<br />
{{bc|cinnamon-settings applets}}<br />
to bring up the graphical applets manager. If the applet does not show up, press {{Keypress|Alt+F2}} and type {{ic|r}} and press enter. This will restart gnome-shell and hopefully allow you to see your new applet.<br />
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The process is analogous for extensions, with the only difference being that directories titled "applets" can be changed to "extensions".<br />
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==Creating Custom Applets/Themes==<br />
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The official tutorial from Clement Lefebvre on creating an '''applet''' can be found [http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/?p=156 here].<br />
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The official tutorial from Clement Lefebvre on creating a '''custom theme''' can be found [http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/?p=144 here].<br />
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==Troubleshooting==<br />
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===QGtkStyle was unable to detect the current GTK+ theme===<br />
If it turns out that QT applications are not able to detect the GTK theme, then you have to specify the theme explicitly. In case of the default Adwaita theme it would look like this:<br />
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gconftool-2 --set --type string /desktop/gnome/interface/gtk_theme Adwaita<br />
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===Pressing power buttons suspends the system===<br />
This is the default behaviour. If you want to change this to show the shutdown menu for example, change the dconf setting for the respective buttons:<br />
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GSETTINGS_BACKEND=dconf gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power button-power 'interactive'<br />
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You might need to do this for the hibernate button as well:<br />
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GSETTINGS_BACKEND=dconf gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power button-power 'interactive'</div>Jeff Mhttps://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?title=Talk:Cinnamon&diff=236091Talk:Cinnamon2012-11-20T12:09:56Z<p>Jeff M: </p>
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<div>gnome-menus2 doesn't have to be retrieved upfront</div>Jeff M