This page gathers information concerning Linux Mint. Specificities of Linux Mint.
Specific applications
- NetworkManager: /usr/bin/mate-network-admin
- Calculator: mate-calc
- Eye of Gnome is Eye of Mate: eom
- Nautilus: caja --no-desktop --browser
- Terminal: mate-terminal
- Screensaver: mate-screensaver-preferences
- Appearance: mate-appearance-properties
MDM
Mint does not use GDM, but MDM. To install,sudo apt-get install mdm mint-mdm-themes dmdc-mdm-html5-themesTo set up, run
sudo mdmsetupTo test a given theme, there is an emulator:
mdm-theme-emulatorand the themes are located in /usr/shared/mdm/html-themes. To get the tree of processes, use pstree:
├─mdm───mdm─┬─Xorg───2*[{Xorg}] │ └─fvwm2─┬─FvwmAnimate │ ├─FvwmButtons │ ├─FvwmEvent │ ├─FvwmPager │ ├─gpg-agent │ ├─mate-screensave───3*[{mate-screensave}] │ ├─ssh-agent │ ├─stalonetray │ ├─xeyes │ └─xterm───bashMate is launched as the X session manager: in /etc/alternatives:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 oct. 11 16:01 x-session-manager -> /usr/bin/mate-sessionIf MDM is lost (e.g after a bad upgrade), try checking these:
sudo apt-get install gnome-session-fallback
What version am I running?
lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: LinuxMint Description: Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca Release: 17.1 Codename: rebeccaTo know what this corresponds to for Ubuntu:
lsb_release -a -u No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Release: 14.04 Codename: trusty