Spotify also has a desktop application that works on Linux Mint. To install it, open a terminal window and enter the following:$ curl -sS https://download.spotify.com/debian/pubkey_0D811D58.gpg | sudo apt-key add - <enter>$ echo "deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/spotify.list <enter> $ sudo apt-get update <enter>$ sudo apt-get install spotify-client <enter>
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How to install Signal on the Linux Mint 20.1 or Ubuntu
After the WhatsApp privacy changes, many folks have installed the Signal app on their Android devices. Signal also has a desktop client, where Signal can be installed and used on a computer. To install the Linux version, open a terminal window and enter the following commands: Set up the repository$ wget -O- https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt/keys.asc | sudo … Continue reading How to install Signal on the Linux Mint 20.1 or Ubuntu
Enable login sound in Linux Mint on the XFCE desktop environment
It is strange that Linux Mint has such great sound effects in Cinnamon and they can all be heard, but they do not work on the Linux Mint XFCE desktop. Fret not. The effects are there, but the sounds have to be enabled. This applies to the XFCE desktop in any Linux distribution. To enable … Continue reading Enable login sound in Linux Mint on the XFCE desktop environment
How to get back missing Dropbox icon in the Ubuntu panel
I noticed that my dropbox icon went missing due to a bug in Dropbox. To restore it, I came across this post, and at the command line, had to issue following commands after opening a terminal window: First, install libappindicator1 once by: $ sudo apt-get install libappindicator1 <enter> Now, each time, the below commands need … Continue reading How to get back missing Dropbox icon in the Ubuntu panel
How to install Dropbox on Linux desktop
Setup a free Dropbox account for yourself at https://www.dropbox.com/login Download the deb file for your distribution from https://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx and install, if you use Ubuntu, using: $ sudo dpkg -i dropbox* <enter> Start it from Applications Menu->Internet->Dropbox. Next up, will be a screen as follows. Click on the Start button displayed within the Dropbox Information Window. … Continue reading How to install Dropbox on Linux desktop
Install Numix theme in Xubuntu 13.04
Follow below steps to install the Numix theme into Xubuntu 13.04. In Xubuntu 13.10, this theme appears by default. Open a terminal window and: $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:numix/ppa <enter> $ sudo apt-get update <enter> $ sudo apt-get install numix-gtk-theme <enter>
Remove Cinnamon desktop from ubuntu
To remove Cinnamon desktop from Ubuntu after you have installed it, open a terminal window and enter following commands: $ sudo apt-get purge cinnamon <enter> $ sudo apt-get autoremove <enter>
Cinnamon desktop on Ubuntu
If you are not comfortable with the Ubuntu Unity desktop, you can try out Cinnamon desktop for a change. To do so, type the following commands in a terminal window: $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gwendal-lebihan-dev/cinnamon-stable <enter> $ sudo apt-get update <enter> $ sudo apt-get install cinnamon <enter> Bonus you also get gnome 2 classic with it. … Continue reading Cinnamon desktop on Ubuntu
Install Gnome Shell as alternative to Unity on Ubuntu
If you do not want to use Unity, the default Ubuntu desktop, you can install Gnome Shell using the following command in a terminal window: $ sudo apt-get install gnome-shell <enter>
Install MyUnity for finer control over Unity desktop
You can control the Unity desktop more finely, by installing the MyUnity package. MyUnity allows you to change more settings than the default allowed by Ubuntu. You can install MyUnity using the following command: $ sudo apt-get install myunity <enter>
