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Six Clicks: Linux Mint tips and tricks

Linux desktop distributions can vary wildly in their look and feel. Unlike Windows 8 before the recent Windows 8.1 update, where a one-size-fits-all interface was the order of the day, Linux gives you an almost endless number of primary desktops such as GNOME, KDE, and Enlightenment. Then you your choice of variations based on them. In GNOME’s case, for example, there’s Ubuntu’s Unity and MATE, and the interface I’ll be talking about today: Cinnamon.

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