Hi friends of DesdeLinux, after a period of absence (due to the Faculty) I return to tell you about my reunion with Cinnamon, who recently released a new version.
Test Equipment: Lenovo 3000 N200, Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 3GB of RAM, 500GB of hard disk, Broadcom 4311 network card.
One day I was in my beloved elementaryOS, until I realized something, a series of "problems" (rather bullshit they give me as a user) that stained my installation:
- I was too frustrated that Clementine did not integrate well into the top bar of the system, leaving all my icons monochrome except that one.
- There are a lot of themes for Pantheon but none that I liked.
- It bothered me that every time I wanted to add a new icon to the menu I had to install MenuLibre or eat all the Gnome-Shell packages.
So I said "Fuck it" and downloaded the latest version of Lubuntu (my favorite in the family). My original idea was to stay in LXDE but after a short time it got old and boring, so again I said "Fuck it, I refuse to format again, I'm going to find another desktop." Browsing Pixelfuckers I came across the "Cinnamon" theme for Cinnamon and settled on the minty environment.
Using the Official Cinnamon PPA for Ubuntu (Saucy), I installed the environment together with the MDM (login) and to test :)
The she-wolf, the traveling artist, the swordsman-prophet and the hero who looks like the Captain in Tintin. Okami has it all 🙂
Welcome to Cinnamon:
The default desktop is the same as its other versions, using by default the Wallpaper, icons, Adwaita theme and other bullshit that Gnome-Shell brings by default (the first thing that is replaced). Normally it consumes about 500MB on average, which really doesn't bother me (normal for a desktop these days).
Default applications:
- Nemo (file browser): The Nautilus fork that focused on maintaining and recovering the traditional functions that every good navigator should have (such as the double pane and the option to open terminal, for example) works really well, except for the fact that it does not load the Thumbnails by default (as if Marlin does).
- Cinnamon Settings: Once pyhton-pexpect was installed I was finally able to enter the Cinnamon Control Center, which is a cross between the old Cinnamon configuration with the Gnome Control Center. The only point that I would attribute to it would be the fact that the icons do not change with the theme you are using.
- Spices: One of the aspects that should be a source of pride for Cinnamon and the Mint team, from the desktop you can find Applets (for the panel), Desklets (for the desktop, similar to Plasma-Widgets), Cinnamon themes and extensions of all kinds to customize our environment to the limit. It also allows to change GTK theme and icons without any problem.
Conclusions
To tell the truth I was very surprised with Cinnamon (I had not used it since Fedora 17), now it looks and feels like a top-notch desktop, with very good performance for its high consumption (passable for our days). It shows when a system is made by listening to users and has the support of its community.
With this I say goodbye until the next time, if you want the configuration of my environment I left it in the Let's Use Linux page on Google+ for the monthly contest. Doubts, suggestions and concerns in the comments.
More shots:
A query. Is that Yu-Gi-Oh screenshot of the 4kids version or the purely Japanese version?
From the Japanese version, Yugi's voice American version makes me gag.
Well, I'm sorry to tell you that the version that reached Latin American television (and the only one I know of) was dubbed based on the American version (Thanks, 4Kids).
Sure, I think you were asking about the subtitles, I just don't see a reason then to see the gringo version if I have it in Latin. The Japanese version is uncensored and much more enjoyable.
That's true.
Good article!
I have also decided on Cinnamon instead of my usual XFCE. The quality of the desktop is good and, the truth is that now with version 2 (which I hope will come to LMDE soon) and its independence from Gnome, it will surely be better. At the moment it is already a real alternative and, for many users, much more comfortable to Gnome Shell.
I wish all the best to this desk that has made me feel at home so far. Everything by hand, working and beautiful.
And what you say about Spices is very true, all customization is at hand!
When they released Cinnamon 2 (which, by the way, I wonder that it was first in the PPA for Ubuntu and was not even in backports in Mint) on their blog they announced this:
Cinnamon 2.0 will be in Linux Mint 16 "Petra" which is planned for the end of November, and then ported to LMDE and Linux Mint 13 "Maya" LTS.
So get used to the idea that there are still about 3 weeks left. 😛
If it were available on Debian, I would believe you.
I'm not saying it, it's on the Linux Mint blog:
http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2465
xD
Quack!
See if Debian accepts Cinnamon within its repos.
Well be happy boy, that Cinnamon in version 1.7.4 is already in SID. 😉
http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=cinnamon
Well, hurry up to put it in Jessie's repos.
why so much complications ... ARCH and san is over 🙂
Yes, I had already looked at that. What I mean is that I hope that within that: «an then ported to LMDE», the time is more or less reasonable. Which for me would be fine before the end of the year. They have to manage the Gnome independence very well so that in LMDE it is semi-rolling not of problems.
This desk has grown enormously. And the best they could do was break free from Gnome.
Every time this desk pulls me more.
Personally Cinnamon does not finish closing me, I keep staying with Mate in Linux Mint
I liked mate a lot, but it caused me conflicts with the Netbeans gui and other applications, I used cinnamon and I fell in love: 3
if you doubt the best decision that the people of mint made was to make it independent from gnome. the only thing I don't like is that windows-style start, I see it impractical and ugly.
Very good desk, especially now that it has become independent from the gnome. Tried it on Arch and it runs great.
Everything you say about elementary OS is NOT true. at least clear in me
Dell intel core i3 4 RAM 500 Gb
Regards!
Who? Me? I do not have problems with eOS, they are things that I do not like in general, but it was always very fast and I love its configuration, but my linuxero soul prevents me from staying still.
Well seen that way, the scheme changes. I'm perfect with elementary OS but I know I will probably try fedora 20 as soon as the stable version comes out. It is impossible to sit still in a single distro.
To tell the truth, I am only uncomfortable about Clementine, the rest I fell into the gutter while doing the introduction 😛
I think I know why you use Clementine (just like me). Noise is nice but it has a bug that makes it close repeatedly also, Clementine organizes and updates the library much better and yes, Clementine, like VLC, keeps its interface in the tray. But… Linux has the most powerful impulse to never let us be still. Any detail that cannot be modified or corrected makes us jump to another. I thank those who contribute to projects like this site.
What I improve cinnamon is incredible, it feels much more fluid than version 1.8, luckily in manjaro updates are received every week, it is already on 2.0.12 and the improvements are noticed with each update. They are doing an excellent job with this environment.
I don't like cinnamon at all, if I want to use an environment like that, I better use kde.
If I have to quit KDE, and they won't let me use XFCE, Cinnamon would be my third option. I always say it 😀
I would say in GTK terms:
- Normal PC / Laptop with decent hardware: Cinnamon
- PC / Laptop something old or that extra performance is needed.
I am also a huge fan of XFCE. I have used it for a year and a half but if version 2 of Cinnamon goes as promised. I think that when people ask me about an environment I will recommend Cinnamon.
I have forgotten:
- PC / Laptop something old or that needs extra performance: XFCE
Perfect if something has improved, I had it with linux mint, now that I am using Ubuntu 13.10 I am going to install it to test,