Chapter 3. Getting Acquainted with Cinnamon
By now, you should have a fully functional installation of Linux Mint ready to do your bidding. Whether you have already installed the distribution or you are running it from live media, Linux Mint is at your command. Right out of the box, you can browse the web, create and manage files, listen to music, watch movies, and even connect to and administer other machines. In the default installation, Mint includes everything you need to be productive. In this chapter, we'll explore the most popular Mint desktop environment (Cinnamon) and how to use and customize it.
In this chapter, we will discuss the following topics:
- What is Cinnamon?
- Logging in to Cinnamon
- Launching programs
- Task management
- Workspaces
- Notifications
- Creating launchers
- Bundled applications
- File management with Nemo
- Configuring Cinnamon settings
- Changing the default search engine in Firefox
- Changing the themes of the desktop
