So something annoying i've notice since upgrading to #nixos 25.05.. both in gnome AND cinnamon...
I think its daily, i get a notification that says "Updates are out of date".
And when you click on it, it takes you to gnome software center, which is up to date, but with an error that it couldn't hit flathub.
I have my flatpak updates automatic,.. if there a way to just turn off this weird notifcation?
@theDuesentrieb I asked for the highest-spec computer the company would buy me (which turned out to be an Apple MacBook M2). I then promptly installed a QEMU-based emulator and installed Debian Linux into the emulator. The emulated disk is fully encrypted. I allow the VM full use of all CPU cores and 100% of all memory and disk space.
If you do get a Apple computer, I highly recommend you buy UTM from the app store, it is by far the most cost-effective option, and works extremely well with Debian Aarch64. Once you install the qemu-guest-agent package onto Linux, the Linux screen resolution will automatically match the #MacBook, copy-paste works seamlessly between #Linux and #MacOS. Desktop environments like #Cinnamon, #Xfce, #Gnome, and #KDEPlasma all allow you to select #HiDPI scaling which allows Linux to take full advantage of the #Apple “retina” display (it looks beautiful). The one and only drawback is that #QEMU cannot use Apple’s hardware multimedia codecs, so it falls back to software codecs, and the CPU just can’t keep up with things like video conferencing, or often even ordinary 720p video playback. I use Mac OS for only multimedia applications and video conferencing. For everything else, I continue to use Linux.
I recommend the bridge networking adapter so you can have two-way network communications between Linux and MacOS, this allows for file transfer between Mac and Linux via rsync. The trade-off is that every time your Apple computer switches computers networks (e.g. between home and office), you must reset the networking services in Linux. If you choose the NAT network option Linux will always have network access directly via the MacOS interface, but you will not be able to easily transfer files between Mac and Linux.
The keyboard is the hardest thing to get used to, mostly that “super” and “alt” are swapped. Be sure to transpose those keys in the UTM configuration. It is easy to configure the Apple keyboard to (for example) make caps-lock another control key.
Installing #Vivaldi, #Evolution and #Simplenote on #Mint 22.1 #Cinnamon. I really like Evolution. #linux
This incredibly delicious tasting #Honey #Cinnamon #Sourdough #Bread was my first try at inclusion ingredients. The honey makes it a tad bit messy but, oh, so tasty.
The Sourdough #baking journey continues ...
@therealahall I like both #Gnome and #KDE. Gnome for it's simplicity, and KDE for its seemingly infinite customization options.
Which is probably why I tend to always go back to #Cinnamon after trying out new versions of Gnome and KDE. It seems to be the best fit for how I work on my computer.
Monkeying around with Linux Mint Debian Edition.
I really don't like the app panel paradigm as used in Cinnamon. I installed Plank for now just 'cuz I remember the name of it.
What else should I try? Other docks? An app launcher I can bind to the super key?
One of these decades I'll train my finger memory to remember that Cinnamon has 2 n's and 1 m. Ha.
Great fun I just had with Nixbook, a project by Mike @codemonkeymike , turning your computer in a Nix-powered Chromebook. Restarted 8 years ago with Linux Mint and have been on a great Linux journey since. and yes, I've done them all (except LFS and some other curiosa). Nice to be on Cinnamon again. Did Nix as well, and still had those configuration.nix files lying around. Don't really need them, all just works. Only switched a channel of course ;-) Check it out, it's a great one!
You can find it here: https://github.com/mkellyxp/nixbook
Estoy preparando mi vieja #Acer4739z para donarla y, dado que lo más probable es que llegue a manos de alguien acostumbrado a #Windows, he estado pensando en tres distros de #Linux para instalarle.
La primera, por supuesto, @linuxmint con #Cinnamon y ese Look muy de #Win7
Las otras dos usan @kde #Plasma como ambiente de escritorio.
Una es @fedora, la otra es @kubuntu (24.04 LTS, para más estabilidad).
¿Cuál puede ser un buen primer paso a un perfecto desconocido?
Los leo.
My current #linux desktop, as requested by a few people, to show what I did with #cinnamon on #linuxmint
I wanted it 'Mac-like' but not an exact copy. #desktop
From the Linux Update newsletter: @BruceByfield explores Linux-Assistant, an all-in-one Linux dashboard for setup and administrative tasks
https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Features/Linux-Assistant?utm_source=mlm
#Linux #OpenSource #Debian #Arch #RPM #Flatpack #GRUB #FOSS #security #GNOME #KDE #Cinnamon #Xfce
Cinnamon desktop from Linux Mint gets easier for other distros to package https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/cinnamon-desktop-from-linux-mint-gets-easier-for-other-distros-to-package/
Cinnamon desktop from Linux Mint gets easier for other distros to package
#Linux #LinuxMint #Cinnamon #OpenSource
Cinnamon desktop from Linux Mi...
@itsfoss IT is!
Either #Cinnamon, from @linuxmint or @kde if you come wrom Windows or @gnome if you come from MacOS or if you want something else.
Hmm, Linux #Mint scheint auf dem #MacBook nicht die beste Lösung zu sein.
Ich hatte jetzt schon mehrfache Crashes von #Cinnamon und auch die Netzwerkverbindung stirbt immer mal wieder und lässt sich wohl nur durch einen Neustart wiederbeleben.
Liegt das an Mint oder ist der #Debian-Unterbau das Problem?
Was habt ihr auf euren alten MacBooks (meins ist ein 2012er) so am laufen?
Good Morning. A couple of fun new food art pieces. Happy Monday!
https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/sunny-side-mornings-lisa-s-baker.html
https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/cinnamon-roll-sunrise-lisa-s-baker.html
I unfortunately couldn't bake the cinnamon rolls that day so I popped them in the freezer mid-rise. Took them out last night to thaw and finish rising, then baked in morning. Heaven, and perfect for a Sunday. #baking #brioche #sourdough #dessert #cinnamon
I only use Ceylon #cinnamon (C. verum) because I try to avoid #coumarin, which is poisonous. (You should, too.) In order to authenticate the cinnamon I buy, I am experimenting with ways to detect coumarin at home. This sample is C. burmannii and the fluorescence you see here should be coumarin. In addition, my C. cassia and an el cheapo cinnamon of unknown type (I presume cassia) showed this. My two C. verum samples had nothing.
My attempt was to get the coumarin out with methanol (or I guess you can use cheap moonshine), and drip it on NaOH (drain opener) soaked #Aeropress filters, then dry and illuminate with UV. Am I right here? Anyone? #homelab #chemistry
i used to overdose on #cinnamon too
until i found out it has coumarin in it, which can be toxic (you have to eat a *lot*, nothing to worry much about)
there was also lead contamination scare awhile back, but that's not natural (like lead and cadmium in chocolate)
and i found out that the coumarin content is species dependent
get your hands on ceylon cinnamon
it's coumarin content is dramatically lower than other varieties from china, indonesia, and vietnam
