Which are application overviews similar to Mac OS X's Mission Control. One can navigate between running applications using Expo or Scale, To take up half the screen, or to a corner to take up one-quarter of the Windows can be dragged to the top of the screen to maximize them, to a side On the right-hand side of the taskbar is a clock and various 'applets' forĬommon tasks like volume control and connecting to the Internet. This menu is a search option to find applications and files on one's Off) on the left, with all other applications grouped under categories likeĪccessories, Games, Graphics, and Office on the right side. 'favorite' applications and system options (e.g.

With a button on the leftmost side that triggers a traditional A taskbar decorates the bottom of the screen, The initial experience of using it is akin, in many ways, to that of the OneĬan also wait until June, when Linux Mint 18 will be released with Cinnamon Package Archive on Linux Mint 17, Ubuntu 15.10, or Ubuntu 16.04. Those interested in testing Cinnamon 3.0 can After four years of active development, the project has now The Linux Mint team then decided to fork GNOME Shell in JanuaryĢ012 and develop a traditional desktop based on it the result was the Cinnamon desktopĮnvironment. With GNOME Shell as a moving target, however, this turned out to not be a Of GNOME Shell while enjoying a traditional desktop experience. This let individuals use the new graphical effects At first itĬrafted a highly-modified version of GNOME Shell, using its own Mint GNOME ShellĮxtensions (MGSE). Of the community, Linux Mint decided to chart its own path. GNOME 3, which replaced GNOME 2 and was controversial in some parts Team, Cinnamon is the culmination of efforts to keep the distribution Of a classic desktop, there's Cinnamon, which reached For those who want toĬombine the benefits of modern graphical polish and effects with the ease The legacy of GNOME 2 as a fork of its codebase. For a lightweightĬhoice, XFCE and LXDE are available.

Unity and GNOME 3 stand out as the defaultĮnvironments for Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora, a number of choices can be The open-source desktop-environment space is filled with options. This article was contributed by Adam Saunders

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