Cinnamon guide (replacement for gnome-shell)

[dd_wizard]

Originally Posted by spacin

wait is cinnamon working with f17?

Yes...

$ cat /etc/fedora-release
Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle)

$ sudo yum repolist
...
repo id                           repo name                                               status
...
fedora-cinnamon                   Cinnamon provides core user interface functions for the     1

$ sudo yum list installed cinnamon
...
Installed Packages
cinnamon.x86_64                          1.4.0-3.fc17                           @fedora-cinnamon

Just install the repo, then the package as shown in post #1.

dd_wizard

[spacin]

shanks . . . .

[deanej]

I think I found a bug with the display settings. It crashes whenever I try to access that dialog with a projector attached without mirrored displays. I have to logout and go into Gnome to change the settings.

[seabird]

Originally Posted by leigh123linux

Ok, I would edit /var/lib/AccountsService/users/leigh to change session permanently

Installed cinnamon 1.4 and it is working lovely on my terminal. But when I connect remotely through VNC it will not. It will go to gnome3 fallback mode. Any workaround for this?

[dd_wizard]

Does gnome-shell run in fall back mode as well? If so, that's not cinnamon's problem.

dd_wizard

[seabird]

That may be the case. How to test this?

[dd_wizard]

If you use GDM, just pick gnome shell in the session drop down menu.

dd_wizard

[seabird]

Seems to be a issue between gnome 3(d) and vnc. Vnc will always send gnome into fallback. I don't care if it would be a ciinamon fallback mode. More about layout then fancy 3d graphics

Originally Posted by seabird

Seems to be a issue between gnome 3(d) and vnc. Vnc will always send gnome into fallback. I don't care if it would be a ciinamon fallback mode. More about layout then fancy 3d graphics

what 3D driver are you using? Nouveau or the blob

[seabird]

Both, 2 different servers. But it really doesn't matter since the card/driver is not used by vnc. From googleling gnome 3 vnc, it seems there is a general problem between the 2. No solution found yet.

[dd_wizard]

Seabird, you could try mate. IIRC, it's a fork of gnome 2, so it's locked into "fallback mode." I installed it per the thread in guides, and it worked fine. I prefer cinnamon, but that's not an option for vnc, it sounds like.

dd_wizard

[spacin]

Anyone get the weather applet to work in f17?


Oh nm I got it lol

[dashesy]

I am using Cinnamon now for a week (first tried Xfce but it did not click), Cinnamon is really what Linux desktop wanted all these years for success!
I have found two bugs, where can I file them?
1- It is 100% reproducible, open Eclipse CDT, go and change some environment variable, and hit apply, a dialog appears that seems Eclipse hangs, then try to close Eclipse, dialog shows message asking for confirmation, click OK, dialog background remains on screen in a transparent box that does not have any process attached to it.
2- In Nautilus when typing a name for quick search, the input box appears below the panel, making it hard to read as I type

What is the status on the review, that makes bug reporting easier, if nothing else.

[spacin]

finnally done with my F17_64 cinnamon Laptop........




now to wait till "stable" release for my main box.

[input]

Originally Posted by leigh123linux

Yes I believe so.

I installed it and it looks very nice. But can you also update Cinnamon ?

Thanks