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Win10 Widgets runs using an open source program called Rainmeter. Weather, WiFi, battery, music, and more all available at a glance. Win10 Widgets launches your desktop into the future taking it from a collection of files and folders to a place where you can find all the information you need, when you need it. Over half a million downloads and counting!Ĭomputers in the future are awesome (we're looking at you, Iron Man and Minority Report), so why are desktops today so bland?

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What do you think? Is Cinnamon the future of Linux… or is it the future with a tight grip on the past? Tell us your take on Cinnamon in the discussion thread below.As seen on Lifehacker, Windows Central, /r/Rainmeter, /r/Windows10 & Imgur If you lean towards the bleeding edge of design and prefer a more modern look and feel, Cinnamon will most likely disappoint. So, if you’re okay with using a desktop that looks and feels a bit long in the tooth (but one that functions very, very well), Cinnamon is for you.

It doesn’t break rules, push envelopes, or have new tricks up its sleeve.Ĭinnamon is a fairly pedestrian desktop that takes the bits and pieces of what’s worked well over the years and cobbles them together into one, well-designed piece. This take on the desktop is all about functionality - on a standard level. Cinnamon doesn’t surprise you, it doesn’t trick you, but it also (in my opinion) doesn’t wow you. Cinnamon is a straight-forward desktop interface that pretty much anyone can use - from your IT staff to your grandmother. If you want a performance-centric desktop that doesn’t toss aside feature and customization, Cinnamon is for you. For anyone else wondering about Cinnamon, I’ll take this angle: For me, Unity and Linux Deepin are more inline with my tastes and needs. I’ve run the gamut of Linux desktops over the last 18 years and am glad to not have to deal with a desktop that looks as if it’s just a bit behind the curve. Although Cinnamon is a fine desktop, I think it’s a bit too old-school. The answerĭo I think Cinnamon is a worthy replacement for Unity? No. You can click on the Get more online tab ( Figure C) to locate others (in total, there are 17).įigure C Adding a Desklet to the desktop. By default, there are only three Desklets:

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The Desklets are comparable to Android widgets - they’re tiny applets that offer various types of functionality/information. Locate the application you want to add to the desktopįigure B Adding an app launcher to the desktop.A launcher is exactly what you’d expect - an icon that will launch an application. If you right-click the desktop, you’ll find a desk menu that allows you to add desktop launchers and Desklets. It offers a standard (if not aging) interface that includes a menu, quick launchers, and a notification/system tray area ( Figure A).įigure A The Cinnamon desktop installed on Ubuntu 14.04. If your desktop is nothing more than a launcher of applications, then Cinnamon is a great replacement. Is Cinnamon a worthy replacement for Unity? The answer to that question depends completely on how you use your desktop. When the desktop finally appears, congrats - you’ll be using Cinnamon. When the installation completes, log out of Unity, select Cinnamon from the desktop selector (to the right of the username in the login window), enter your password, and hit Enter.

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Sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gwendal-lebihan-dev/cinnamon-nightly sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install cinnamon To install Cinnamon, open up a terminal window and enter the following commands:

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I have successfully installed Cinnamon and retained full use of Unity. Note: This installation shouldn’t break Unity. With that said, let’s install Cinnamon on your Ubuntu 14.04 desktop and find out if it’s a worthy replacement for the metaphor defying Ubuntu Unity. Why? Because it has the user-friendliness of Ubuntu and a desktop that dares to harken back to nineties-era Linux - with a few modern touches. Cinnamon is one of the primary replacement contenders.Ĭinnamon is the default desktop for Linux Mint and, quite frankly, it’s one of the main reasons why Mint has gained so much popularity. Nearly every publication that offers any focus on the Linux desktop at some point posts a piece about getting rid of the default Ubuntu desktop.

From every corner, the haters and detractors abound. If there’s one area of Linux that gets more scrutiny than any other, it’s the desktop. Jack Wallen answers a question that a lot of open-source users are asking: Is Cinnamon a worthy replacement for Ubuntu Unity? Is Cinnamon a worthy replacement for Ubuntu Unity?

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