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Linux Mint Essentials

You're reading from Linux Mint Essentials A practical guide to Linux Mint for the novice to the professional

Product type Paperback

Published in May 2014

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781782168157

Length 324 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Linux Mint

Concepts

System Administration

Author (1):

Jay LaCroix

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Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Preface

1. Meet Linux Mint FREE CHAPTER

2. Creating Boot Media and Installing Linux Mint

3. Getting Acquainted with Cinnamon

4. An Introduction to the Terminal

5. Utilizing Storage and Media

6. Installing and Removing Software

7. Enjoying Multimedia on Mint

8. Managing Users and Permissions

9. Connecting to Networks

10. Securing Linux Mint

11. Advanced Administration Techniques

12. Troubleshooting Linux Mint

A. Reinstalling Mint while Retaining Data

B. Using the MATE Edition of Linux Mint

C. Using the KDE Edition of Linux Mint

Index

Customizing MATE

Customizing your MATE experience is easy and rewarding. Using the components that the MATE edition includes, you can customize pretty much every portion of the desktop. Listed in this section are some of the highlights.

Desktop background

Just like the Cinnamon edition, the MATE edition contains a slew of backgrounds you can use for your desktop. If you don't prefer any of those that are installed by default, you can click on Add… and browse to find a picture of your own to use. The following screenshot shows how to select a desktop background:

Desktop background

Screensaver

Also located in the Control Center is a section where you can change the screensaver that appears during a period of inactivity. In this section, you can choose your favorite screensaver, the length of time until it appears, or disable the screensaver altogether. By default, there are only a few screensavers installed, so this aspect of MATE may be a bit underwhelming.

Panel applets

The panel (the bar along the...

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Authors (1)

Jay LaCroix

Jay LaCroix

Jeremy "Jay" LaCroix is a technologist and open-source enthusiast, specializing in Linux. He has a net field experience of 20 years across different firms as a Solutions Architect and holds a master's degree in Information Systems Technology Management from Capella University. In addition, Jay also has an active Linux-focused YouTube channel with over 250K followers and over 20M views, available at LearnLinuxTV, where he posts instructional tutorial videos and other Linux-related content. He has also written Linux Mint Essentials and Mastering Linux Network Administration, published by Packt Publishing.

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