How do I add themes to Cinnamon?
Change the look and feel of Cinnamon with themes! To install a theme: Download it and decompress it in ~/. themes. You can also download and install themes straight from within Cinnamon, using the “Themes” configuration tool in the “System Settings”.
Where are Cinnamon themes installed?
You can get them from Gnome-look.org, for example. These themes must be installed into the same path (/home/your_user/. themes). Then you can choose the GTK theme in Cinnamon using Cinnamon Settings too.
How do I install themes in Linux Mint?
To install themes in Linux Mint, click on the download icon in from of the configuration tool. Once downloaded, navigate to the themes section and update each of the options to the new theme.
How to Install icon themes in Linux Mint Cinnamon?
There are two ways to install icon themes in Linux Mint (and many other Linux distributions, if not all). If you download the icon theme in a zipped folder, you can extract it in ~/.icons directory. Usually, this directory does not exist. Feel free to create it.
How can I change the theme on my Cinnamon desktop?
First, open the Themes window, and find “Icons”. Click on the rectangle next to “Icons”, and choose a new icon theme. If none of the installed themes seem to work for you, check out our article on icon themes! The controls section is the second half of the GTK3 part of the Cinnamon desktop.
How do I add widgets to my Cinnamon desktop?
Downloaded themes can be instantly turned on in the “Installed themes” area. With Cinnamon, you can add some widgets to your desktop. To get started, right-click on the desktop to open the right-click menu. Then, select the “Desklets” option. This brings up the desklets menu. Add any number of widgets to your desktop by selecting them.
What are the buttons on the Cinnamon desktop?
Cinnamon breaks away from most modern Linux desktop environments, and breaks one theme into three separate ones. The first part of this theming setup is the “Window borders”, or windows buttons. These are the buttons you see when you close, minimize, and maximize windows.