Ubuntu based Peppermint 9 Operating System Released and ready to download

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Peppermint team has realeased Peppermint 9. It is based on the Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (long term support) code base.

New Peppermint 9 highlights are

• lxrandr is replaced with xfce4-display-setttings for monitor settings.
• The Menulibre menu editor is now installed by default.
• Continuing the theme of improved menu and launchere management, there is now a right-click “Create new launcher here” desktop context menu item.
• Nemo file manager now has a right-click “Send by email” context menu item. (You should have a native email client such as Thunderbird).
• The Panel Reset function in the Peppermint Settings Panel no longer needs to log you out of your session to reset the panel
• Xfce Panel Switch utility is now installed by default, so user can now backup/restore any custom panel configurations and switch between them.
• System Notification Settings (in the settings panel) now has a “Do Not Disturb” function, or notifications can be enabled/disabled on a per application basis.
• Peppermint 9 now has both usual Mintinstall software manager and Gnome Software. Start Gnome Software at :- Menu > System > Software
• HTOP is installed by default.
• The graphical screenshot utility pyshot is replaced with xfce4-screenshooter.
• New Microsoft Office Online SSB’s .. Even though these are simply links to the free online ‘web app’ version of Office.
• New Skye Web Client SSB. This is mainly for 32bit users like me.
• The Kernel is now the 4.15 series (4.15.0-23 on the ISO)
• The Nemo file manager is now verion 3.6.5
• Peppermint 9 is now the 18.04 LTS code base, so has access to all the latest software.
• It comes in both 32 bit and 64 bit version.

All information taken from Peppermint OS website.

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How to move windows (close, minimize, maximize) buttons on left side on peppermint os

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Recently I have installed Peppermint OS 8 on my friends laptop. Her mind setting almost like me. Show also want to change the windows button position from right to left. Yes, the windows buttons are stayed at right after the windows title by default in Peppermint OS. But moving the windows buttons (Close, Maximize, Minimize) from right side to left side is very easy. How to do it? Just follow the instructions below:

1. Open ‘Terminal’
2. Type ‘xfwm4-settings’ and hit Enter
3. xfwm4 settings Window Manager will open. Be familiar with the image below.

4. Select ‘Style’ tab. This tab will be selected by default.
5. Look at the ‘Button Layout’ section.
6. Drug the 'close', 'maximize', 'minimize' buttons from right side to left side. I have changed the position. So the buttons are shown in the left side on picture.

You have done. Now close the ‘xfwm4-settings’ window now.

By the way the ‘xfwm4-settings’ manager have not any shortcut link in ‘Main Menu’ or ‘Panel Preferences’ in the 'Peppermint OS' by default. So, you could not add it in any panel creating a launcher. You have to create ‘new item’ and write the command by yourself.

How to do it? Ask me at the comment section. I shall provide you the right way.

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GL Screensavers for linux os

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I have published a post on "Screensavers in Linux Operating System". Today I am giving you some more screen saver which are called GL Screensaver.

XScreenSaver and GL(Mesa) xscreensavers are actually a modular screen saver and locker for X11, both are containing more than 200 screen savers.

XScreenSaver package contains a small selection of 3D (OpenGL) screen saver modules from the xscreensaver collection.

GL screensavers  package contains the rest of the 3D (OpenGL) screen saver modules from the xscreensaver collection. This package is used
by both xscreensaver and gnome-screensaver. And this package could be down-loadable in almost every linux distribution's software manager.

glmatrix

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Screen Saver in Linux

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We may not know that there is a huge collection of screen saver available for Linux. Most of them are colorful, attractive and aesthetically beautiful. It's name is 'xscreensaver'.

This jaigantic collection could be used in any Linux distribution. All Linux variants could download this bunch with their corresponding software or application download center.

Debian based Linux distributions like Ubuntu, Linuxmint, Peppermint, Bodhilinux, AntiX, LXLE etc. could download it via 'Synaptic Package Manager'. Other Linux users could found it in 'YaST Software Management' or their own 'Software Center' or 'Package installation Center'.

xscreen saver and its screensavers packages in synaptic package manager

What they have?

According to supplied information XScreenSaver is a modular screen saver and locker for X11 desktop. This package has capability to only blank and lock computer's screen. But this screen saver could contain more than 200 screen savers with some extra download.

Install 'xscreensaver-data' to get two non-GL screensavers 'Fiberlamp' and 'Fuzzyflakes'.

Fiberlamp xscreen saver

Fuzzyflakes screensaver

Install "xscreensaver-data-extra" to get more screen savers. This package include a set of non-GL screensavers ant, anemone, anemotaxis, apollonian, apple2, attraction, barcode, blaster, blitspin, bouboule, boxfit, braid, bsod, bubbles, bumps, ccurve, celtic, cloudlife, compass, coral, critical, crystal, cynosure, deco, decayscreen, deluxe, demon, discrete, distort, drift, epicycle, eruption, euler2d, fadeplot, fireworkx, flag, flame, flow, fluidballs, fontglide, forest, galaxy, goop, grav, greynetic, halftone, halo, helix, hopalong, hyperball, hypercube, ifs, imsmap, interaggregate, interference, intermomentary, jigsqw, juggle, julia, memscroller, metaballs, mismunch, moire, moire2, mountain, munch, nerverot, noseguy, pacman, pedal, penrose, penetrate, petry, phosphor, piecewise, polyominoes, pong, pyro, qiz, rd-bomb, rocks, rorschach, rotor, rotzoomer, ripples, shadebobs, slidescreen, sonar, sierpinski, slip, speedmine, sphere, spiral, spotlight, squiral, starfish, strange, substrate, swirl, t3d, thornbird, triangle, truchet, twang, vermiculate, vidwhacker, vines, wander, whirlwindwarp, whirlygig, worm, wormhole, xanalogtv, xflame, xjack, xmatrix, xrayswarm, xspirograph and zoom.

I am going to show some of them with this xscreensaver image/photo/screenshot gallery below.

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Check md5sum of ISO on Linux

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After downloading a Linux ISO file it is wise to check it's md5 value. The result will show you that the file is not corrupted and it is safe to use. The MD5 calculation gives a checksum result should be equal with the supplied number. It confirm both file integrity and authenticity. I am writing a simple method to check MD5 (Message Digest algorithm 5) using Ubuntu. This method is same in most linux operating system.

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Blinking on bottom window list area on Peppermint One 01042011

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Mozila Firefox always blinking in bottom window list area. I don't know why it is blinking. I thought Firefox is not in-front of other window. I select some text on a website, scrolling dragging by mouse. That little space for Firefox at bottom window list area is still blinking. (Blinking= goes bright and dark continuously.) I am going to post it in PeppermintOS forum very soon.

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Can't copy paste to usb pendrive on peppermint one 010411

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The latest version of Peppermint One OS released 4th january 2011. I installed it in two computer. I like to recommend it on more computer. I recommend it to many place like my friend, colleague, shop etc. I am going to install it to three more computer. But before that, I am facing a problem on both computer. I can't copy anything to my regular usb pendrive. I think it is permission peoblem. I tried it in sudo mode, result is same. Can't copy paste anything to that usb device. Is this normal?

After searching through peppermint os forum I found a topic titled error copying files [SOLVED]. That thread said that it is PCManFM issue. So, you should try other 'File Manager' to manage files and folder.Forum members suggested to use emelFM and dolphin. I checked wikipedia and read the page 'File Manager'. But I have not taste any of them yet.

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Bottom Panel Deleted on Peppermint One 010411 [Solved]

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I download Peppermint One 010411 last month. I install it in my other harddisk and testing various thing. Really faster. After several startup (I can't remember) I found that the bottom panel (menu bar) has gone. I don't know how did it deleted from there. I am sure I did not destroyed it.

I change background wallpaper, add an another panel at top, add some link/ applet, install some application. Suddenly I found that the bottom panel/ menu bar has vanished. After searching at preference, I took help of Google and found a topic at Peppermint OS Forum. At that forum a user asked that Where did the menu bar go? (Noob) (MIA). I learned that I need to reconfigure dpkg.

Codes are written below according to the Peppermint Forum.

Code:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure peppermint-default-settings

or

Code:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure peppermint-ice-default-settings

alternatively the (hidden) ./config skeleton folder to restore is held at /etc/skel; copy its contents to ~./config folder

Code:
cp -r /etc/skel/.config/* ~/.config

and then some other things installed to /usr/share:

Code:
cp -r /usr/share/lxpanel/profile/Peppermint/* ~/.config/lxpanel/Peppermint
cp /usr/share/peppermint/openbox/* ~/.config/openbox
cp /usr/share/peppermint/pcmanfm/* ~/.config/pcmanfm

Famous Peppermint moderator Rich Roast wish that it will solve the preblem. If this kind of issue rise in Peppermint Ice then addresses will change. He also said that "the above is a guide only"

I applied that suggestion and solve the problem.

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