Linux: The Ultimate Guide

System Settings.
There are various options available in the column, such as effects, 
appearance, font selection, and themes. Let’s take a look at these.
• Effects: The effects options are simple, self-explanatory, and straight-
forward. You can turn the effects of various desktop items on and off 
or change the window conversion by reversing the effects style. If you 

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want to change the speed of results, you can do it with the customiza-
tion tab.
Effects Setting.
• Font selection: In this section, you can customize the fonts you use 
for the whole system by size and type, and with the font settings, you 
can fine-tune the look.
Font Selection.

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• Themes and symbols: Users of Linux Mint do not need to go every-
where to change what they want. Window manager, icon, and custom-
ization panel are all in one place. You can change your panel to black 
or light color and window settings to suit your changes. The default 
Cinnamon settings look great on eyes, and they used the same when 
checking out the Ubuntu Cinnamon Remix but in orange color.
Themes and Icons.
• Customize what is on your desktop screen: The background is not 
the only desktop item you can change. You can find more options by 
right-clicking on the desktop and clicking “Customize.”
Customize Settings.

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Cinnamon Panel
The Cinnamon panel or toolbar comes with a very simple setup: the open 
application menu, system tray, and application selector. However, you 
can customize the panel and add new program launchers. To do this, go 
to the program menu, right-click on the program you want, and select 
“Add to panel.” Additionally, you can add launchers to the desktop or the 
“Favorites” bar. Cinnamon also allows you to set program launchers on 
the panel as you wish with “edit mode.”
Adding Panel.
Use of Multiple Workplaces
Like other Linux desktop environments, Cinnamon allows you to use 
only multiple desktops called “workspaces.” You select your workspaces 
on the Cinnamon panel, which displays a window frame throughout 
the workspace. A nice feature with Cinnamon in the workspace is mov-
ing apps between workspaces or assigning them to each workspace 
available.

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