12 Cinnamon restyled and ArcoLinux custom keyboard shortcuts added
We have changed many things in the configuration of Cinnamon. The icons have been changed to Surfn-Arc.The logo of the menu is changed.Toolbar icons have been added.Favorite icons have been changed. ALL THE CUSTOM KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS are now also in Cinnamon. In the...
How to create your own plank theme the numixx theme as example – any desktop
Feb 2019 - 101 plank themes to choose from In this video we will show you how easy it is to change any given plank theme. We use the numixx plank theme as example. We open it in the folder /usr/share/plank/themes/Numixx with Atom but open that specific folder as root...
11 – recording with simplescreenrecorder and without screentearing on Cinnamon – all effects enabled
Thanks to a tip on Youtube we can now record video's without screentearing or glitches on ArcoLinuxD -B Cinnamon. Every desktop has its own way of handling windows and all its effects. Simplescreenrecorder's settings can be changed to get less screen tearing but often...
10 – Installing nemo as filemanager and 5 great tips
Installing nemo is quite simple. If you used the amd scripts it is already installed. sudo pacman -S nemo Then you set nemo as the default application via "exo-preferred-application" or via the menu "Preferred Applications" if it is not already set. How...
8 – How to install i3 on ArcoLinuxD Cinnamon
Let us install i3 on ArcoLinuxD Cinnamon. We proceed as usual and get our scripts from github. git clone https://github.com/arcolinuxd/arco-i3 We will go over what elements we need to install and which scripts not to install just to save time. 100, 400, 500, 600, 930...
7 – Learning more about Nemo the filemanager of ArcoLinuxD Cinnamon
Nemo is the file manager of Cinnamon. We will add the line neofetch at the bottom of ~/.bashrc to start and show you what we work on. I will allways add the icons on the toolbar. The search of Nemo is quite strong when trying to find svg files or icons. Catfish is...
6 – How to install extensions on ArcoLinuxD Cinnamon
Now we check out the extensions. By default there are no extensions. Let us download some of them and test them out. We test out the following extensions : Transparent panels Cinnamon Maximus gTile Opacify windows Wobbly windows Center Center Panel Remember. These...
5 – How to install applets on ArcoLinuxD Cinnamon
Applets are elements in Cinnamon that will get their place in the cinnamon toolbar. Cinnamon uses applets by default to show many elements in your toolbar. I had already installed the weather applet in a previous tutorial. We delete it and install it again. We show...
4 – How to install desklets on ArcoLinuxD Cinnamon
Desklets are elements we can put on our desktop. There are already of few installed. clock desklet digital photo frame launcher desklet But in the future we will get more of these desklets so you better check the Download tab. You can move the desklets. It is...
3 – All about conky’s on ArcoLinuxD Cinnamon
There are conky's and desklets in Cinnamon. Let us check out the difference. You can find conkyzen in your menu and move it to the favorites panel. Two things to remember am-conkyzen is our overview of all conky's am-conky-session will run the conky saved in the last...
2 – How to theme ArcoLinuxD Cinnamon
ArcoLinuxD is installed and we ran all the scripts from the folder arco-cinnamon. Then we tweak our distro. System Settings/Themes is where we can set themes, icons and fonts. System Settings/Fonts is where we can change the font or its size. We use variety to give us...