A lovely GTK theme that emulates the look of Windows 7. I have just found a very good Windows 7 GTK theme: https://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Win2-7+Pack?content=113264. This is a lovely GTK theme that makes your MATE or Gnome 2.32.2 interface look just like the Windows 7 Basic theme. Windows Vista icon theme: http://www.securitronlinux.com/files/Vista.tar.gz….
Read MoreHuman theme for a modern Ubuntu MATE desktop The Ubuntu MATE desktop is capable of using quite a few nice themes, but not everyone remembers the classic Human theme from old versions of Ubuntu. But it can be installed on a modern Linux desktop. This is how to get it…
Read MoreVery nice Linux Mint MATE themes. There are some nice MATE themes in this archive for Ubuntu, that will work with any Linux distribution using the MATE desktop. https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+files/ubuntu-mate-artwork_16.04.7.tar.xz. This is a very nice theme for your desktop indeed. Just extract the themes in the archive to your ~/.themes directory….
Read MoreMATE tweak tool for fixing the MINT desktop The MATE tweak tool is used to easily tweak the Linux Mint MATE desktop. Install this easily with the command below. jason@jason-virtual-machine ~ $ sudo apt install mate-tweakjason@jason-virtual-machine ~ $ sudo apt install mate-tweak Now we can tweak our desktop. Here, this…
Read MoreHere are some awesome themes for the KDE and MATE desktops to brighten up your KDE and MATE desktop experience. Lovely themes for the Linux Mint MATE desktop. Full Flat KDE Plasma theme. A nice flat theme for the KDE 4.9 Plasma desktop. Screenshot: Full Flat theme. Metrosuave. A beautiful…
Read MoreThere is a lovely GTK3 theme available for the Linux Mint MATE desktop. This looks very nice when coupled with a good Metacity theme. https://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/OS+X+El+Capitan+%28GTK,+Unity+&+Cinnamon%29?content=174139. This is what the El Capitan theme looks like on a Debian desktop. Download the El Capitan theme here. https://dl.opendesktop.org/api/files/download/id/1474234465/OS.X.El.Capitan.v0.9.tar.gz. This is a very nice…
Read MoreGTK themes . Vertex. https://github.com/horst3180/Vertex-theme. Vertex is a theme for GTK 3, GTK 2, Gnome-Shell and Cinnamon. It supports GTK 3 and GTK 2 based desktop environments like Gnome, Cinnamon, Mate, XFCE, Budgie, Pantheon, etc. Ceti 2. https://github.com/horst3180/Ceti-theme. The GTK3 theme supports Gnome 3.8, 3.10 and 3.12, but the Gnome…
Read MoreSome very useful tips for the Linux Mint MATE desktopInstall KDE on Linux Mint and other useful tipsInstall more themes on Linux MintCool misc software for Linux MintInstall some cool wallpapersInstall new GTK3 themes on your Linux Mint installationUseful keyboard shortcuts for the Linux MATE desktopChange the keyboard shortcuts using…
Read MoreRemove the icons from the Linux Mint MATE desktop. This post will tell you how to disable the desktop icons on the Linux Mint MATE desktop. I prefer to have the desktop this way as it is a little faster and better looking. Just go to Applications->System->Configuration Editor in the…
Read MoreSome very useful tips for the Linux Mint MATE desktopInstall KDE on Linux Mint and other useful tipsInstall more themes on Linux MintCool misc software for Linux MintInstall some cool wallpapersInstall new GTK3 themes on your Linux Mint installationUseful keyboard shortcuts for the Linux MATE desktopChange the keyboard shortcuts using…
Read MoreSome lovely GTK themes and wallpapers for your Linux desktop. MediterraneanNight Series 2.03: http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/MediterraneanNight+Series?content=156782. Themes Collection (Ubuntu/Linux Mint): http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Themes+Collection+%28Ubuntu%2BLinux+Mint%29?content=156873. A huge theme collection for Ubuntu and Linux Mint. GNOME Shell: Nord 1.8: http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/GNOME+Shell%3A+Nord?content=142971. A very popular Gnome Shell theme. Mintyfresh Cinnamon-theme 0.3: http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Mintyfresh+Cinnamon-theme?content=156287. A lovely green Cinnamon theme. Malys Inversio:…
Read MoreKDE 4.0 themes Oxygen transparent: http://linuxmint-art.org/content/show.php/oxygen-transparent?content=127752. An amazing transparent version of the Oxygen KDE 4.0 theme. Oxygen GTK: http://linuxmint-art.org/content/show.php/Oxygen+Gtk?content=136216. A port of the Oxygen KDE theme to GTK. Soft metal: http://linuxmint-art.org/content/show.php/Soft+Metal?content=120867. A soft metallic theme for KDE. Uniq 1.11: http://linuxmint-art.org/content/show.php/uniq?content=112688. Another very nice KDE 4.0 theme. More nice themes, these…
Read MoreThe MATE tweak tool allows a Linux Mint MATE user to tweak their desktop. There are a few cool things you can do. Firstly, install this cool application. jason@jason-desktop:~$ sudo apt install mate-tweakjason@jason-desktop:~$ sudo apt install mate-tweak Now that it is installed, we can begin to tweak our desktop. Turn…
Read MoreHow to upgrade to a newer Linux Mint release. https://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/2. How to update and upgrade your packages. Type this in a terminal window. sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgradesudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade This command will update the package repositories and download and install package updates over…
Read MoreSome very useful tips for the Linux Mint MATE desktopInstall KDE on Linux Mint and other useful tipsInstall more themes on Linux MintCool misc software for Linux MintInstall some cool wallpapersInstall new GTK3 themes on your Linux Mint installationUseful keyboard shortcuts for the Linux MATE desktopChange the keyboard shortcuts using…
Read MoreWindow manager themes. RISC styled WM theme for Xfce4: http://www.marutan.net/themes.php. GTK themes. Mac OS Classic theme for Xfce4: http://xfce-look.org/content/show.php?content=144719. Mac OS classic GTK2 theme: http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Mac+OS+9+Platinum+gtk+theme?content=110444. Plane GTK: http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Plane-Gtk3.6?content=156309. Classic 95 Windows `95 theme for MATE and Gnome: http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Classic95?content=157298. How to create a look-alike Windows XP desktop using IceWM: http://kmandla.wordpress.com/projects/lookalike-windows-xp-classic/. Windows…
Read MoreA video of the installation and use of the new Ubuntu 14.10 MATE release. This Linux distribution is very promising and looks to be a good alternative to the Linux Mint MATE distribution. See the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjUJPU-Wp1M.
Read MoreHow I recorded this video. avconv -f x11grab -r 60 -s 1920×1080 -i :0.0 -vcodec libvpx -b:v 1M output.webmavconv -f x11grab -r 60 -s 1920×1080 -i :0.0 -vcodec libvpx -b:v 1M output.webm Use this command to install avconv. sudo apt-get install libav-toolssudo apt-get install libav-tools This is a very good…
Read MoreSome awesome themes and wallpapers for the Linux Mint MATE desktop Themes http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/LiNsta+3+%28Linux+is+Not+Vista%29?content=44570 Linux is not Vista. A Windows Vista styled theme for Gnome and MATE. http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/MacOS-X+Aqua+Theme?content=13548. Mac OSX Aqua theme for MATE. http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Murrine+GTK%2B+Cairo+Engine?content=42755. Murrine GTK+ Cairo Engine. http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Faenza-Cupertino?content=129008. Faenza-Cupertino icon theme. http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/OSX-Nostalgie?content=157390. OSX Nostalgia icon theme. http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/E17gtk?content=163472. E17 GTK….
Read MoreThe caps lock key on Linux is very annoying when hit accidentally. Especially when you are typing a password. This simple command will disable the key permanently. homer@deusexmachina ~ $ setxkbmap -option ctrl:nocapshomer@deusexmachina ~ $ setxkbmap -option ctrl:nocaps If you put this in Startup Applications which may be found under…
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