Get to runlevel 3 in Linux Mint 18.1

To get to runlevel 3 in Linux Mint, press the Control-Alt-F2 key combination and login at the virtual terminal, then run this command to shut down the login manager. sudo service mdm stopsudo service mdm stop Then you may use the Linux Mint virtual terminal instead of the desktop if…

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Lovely Linux Mint GDM themes that you can also use for the MDM login manager.

There are some lovely MDM themes here: http://gnome-look.org/index.php?xsortmode=high&page=0&xcontentmode=150&PHPSESSID=677369a539b682bfcfaf4deb6bad7148. These would be perfect for any Linux Mint 15 machine. The MDM login manager in Linux Mint 15 has the ability to load GDM themes as well as new animated HTML5 themes. These themes are perfect for any user that wants to…

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The missing parts of Gnome 3/Gnome Shell.

The Gnome configuration GUI seen in Gentoo that Gnome 3 is missing.Sure the Gnome 3 desktop with some additions is very nice indeed, it is my preferred Linux desktop now, over Lxde & Fluxbox. I have some additions that make the desktop look like the Gnome 2 desktop of old,…

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