With all the recent movements in the Linux community with Unity and Gnome 3, I’ve been looking for a interface that better suits me. I don’t really need any fancy effects, I just want something simple. I recently discovered Cinamon, which I think is originally from Linux Mint. After just a few minutes of using it, I knew this was my new interface. I used the following commands to get Ubuntu to the state shown in the picture above:
Install Cinamon:
- sudo add-apt-repository ppa:merlwiz79/cinnamon-ppa
- sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install cinnamon-session cinnamon
Remove Global Menu:
- sudo apt-get autoremove appmenu-gtk appmenu-gtk3 appmenu-qt
Remove Global Menu:
- sudo apt-get autoremove appmenu-gtk appmenu-gtk3 appmenu-qt
Move Window Buttons to Right:
- gconftool-2 –set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout –type string “menu:minimize,maximize,close”
Remove Overlay Scrollbar:
- sudo su
- echo export LIBOVERLAY_SCROLLBAR=0 > /etc/X11/Xsession.d/80overlayscrollbars
Sources:
- http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/12/cinnamon-project-keeps-gnome-2-style-desktop-alive/
- http://maketecheasier.com/remove-app-menu-in-ubuntu-oneiric/2011/10/14
- http://askubuntu.com/questions/66541/align-window-buttons-to-the-right-in-gnome-fallback-mode
- http://magnus-k-karlsson.blogspot.de/2011/11/how-to-disable-overlay-scrollbar-in.html