Linux Mint team released latest Cinnamon version , Cinnamon 1.6 with Nemo 1 .They add a number of new features along with Nemo. Nemo is a fork of Nautilus 3.4.2 , beautiful and efficient than latest Nautilus 3.5.x . Home and other Libraries are shifted up from down and Disk partitions are moved down.
Workspace are customizable and can add upto any number. Besides this we can name each Workspace. Move your Mouse to any corner to get Workspace selector
Other changes is made in audio/sound/Music player applet section. Now we can see Album cover in Sound/Music player applet. Notification button also included in the task bar.
Other new features:
Edge Flip
Grid View in Expo
Configurable panel heights
Panel auto-hide delay options
Expo and Scale applets
Brightness applet
Mouse scroll to switch windows in window list applet
“Close all” and “Close other” in window list applet
Cinnamon 2D (A new session which uses software rendering, to help people troubleshoot compatibility problems with Cinnamon)
Workspaces and Menu pages in Cinnamon Settings
Faster menu filtering
Menu activation on hover
Settings applet is now part of the panel context menu
New widgets (for Applet developers): radio buttons and checkboxes
Nemo 1
Nemo 1 is a fork of Nautilus 3.4.2 , as the new nautilus has become a victim to a lot of controversies, a new file browser was made.
Nemo 1 File Browser - Fork of Nautilus 3.4.2
Cinnamon Menu
This Interface is better than Unity. Easy to get apps and settings.
Workspace
Unlike Unity or other Interface Cinnamon can add Infinite number of workspace.Each workspace can named.
Work space in Cinnamon 1.6
We can use Plus button to add new Work Space. Each work space can be deleted by clicking Close button.
Music player and Sound Applet
Sound/Music player indicator now show album cover while playing.
Music player shortcut/task bar button shows album while playing.
Window Quick List
This will help you to find How many Windows are opened in a current Work space.It will show Name of Work space and opened Windows.
To know more details watch this video.
How to Install Cinnamon 1.6 in Ubuntu
Open terminal and Enter these codes one by one and follow instructions after each code. Enter your password when ask.
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