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2023
Linux Green 21.2 Cinnamon vs Linux Green 21.1 XFCE
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Linux Green 21.2 Cinnamon vs Linux Green 21.1 XFCE

29 September 2023 17:26

This article discusses the Linux Green 21.2.1 Cinnamon version.

Linux Green 21.2.0 released June 14, 2023, contains the Cinnamon desktop. Previous version 21.1 with XFCE desktop. As written in documentation XFCE consumes less resources. As practice has shown, RAM consumption with the Cinnamon shell is about 500 MB, and differs little from the XFCE version. Live DVD version 21.2 launches more slowly in Live mode from DVD (perhaps it works worse on a slow HDD). The performance of the Cinnamon operating system installed on the SSD disk has not changed compared to the XFCE version.

Download and Install

1) Download the ISO image of the operating system "Green Linux" 21.2.0 Cinnamon from the releases page https://greenlinux.ru/download/
2) Burn the OS to a USB flash drive or DVD
3) Boot from it
4) Install the OS on your hard drive by clicking on the “Install Green Linux” icon on the desktop

  • see installation documentation
    5) Download the script for migrating from version 21.2.0 to 21.2.1:
  • wget https://gitlab.linuxmint.su/greenlinux/green-update/-/raw/upgrade/upgrade.sh
    6) Run the script
  • sudo bash upgrade.sh
    7) Perform a version update:

  • sudo green-upgrade

    upgrade.png

Detailed documentation can be found on the resource https://docs.greenlinux.ru/ and in the telegram channel.

New Linux Green logo

A striking difference between version 21.2.1 and version 21.2.0 is the new Linux Green logo.
Starting with version 21.2.1, Linux Mint has a new trefoil logo.
green-new-logo

Green Linux version 21.2.1 Cinnamon

Distribution size:

  • 21.1 - greenlinux-21.1.0-xfce-64bitso.iso - 2.7 GB
  • 21.2 - linuxmint-21.2-cinnamon-64bit.iso - 2.8 GB

Requirements:

  • Intel/AMD x64 processor
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 13 GB hard drive.

Отличия versions of Linux Green 21.2.1 from 21.1:

  • updated Linux Mint base from 21.1 "Vera" to 21.2 "Victoria".
  • kernel 6.2 with the ability to upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.3. (Whereas 21.1 is based on the 5.xx kernel. (The new kernels contain support for new hardware and technologies, for example, modern file systems to replace ext4)).
  • Cinnamon desktop updated to version 5.8
  • Application Center replaced by Gnome Software
  • fixed errors with Yandex Browser repository certificates
  • lightweight video player Celluloid has been replaced with full-featured VLC
  • audio player Rhythmbox replaced with lightweight Audacious
  • Thunar file manager replaced with Nemo
  • added the ability to update the operating system using a single command sudo green-upgrade
  • The system logo has been changed.

This article will detail the changes in the composition of the programs.

Linux Green 21.2.1 desktop appearance and Start menu

Start Menu
Start Menu

Features of the Cinnamon desktop

Within the scope of this article, it is not possible to consider all the capabilities of the Cinnamon desktop.
The main difference is the Start menu.

Desklets - visual elements of the desktop

For example, you can add a clock to your desktop
Cinnamon desklets

System tray applets

Cinnamon's selection of micro-applications for the system tray is more diverse than in XFCE. There is a "Calendar" applet.
There is even an application for the Tor network.
Cinnamon applets for the system tray part 2

Appearance of folders. New color scheme

Instead of yellow folders, green is used. File manager Nemo.
Folder appearance

New Gnome-style application manager

The Application Manager (Program Manager) is only accessible through the Start side menu (the button with 9 white dots).
Application Manager button in the Start menu
Appearance of the "Application Manager" in Linux Green 21.2.1 Cinnamon:
Application Manager

For comparison, the program manager in Linux Mint 21.2 "Victoria" looks like this:
Linux Mint Application Manager

Comparison of installed programs Linux Green 21.1 XFCE and Linux Mint 21.2.1 Cinnamon (Pro)



Multimedia Audio and video

Program Linux Green 21.1 Xfce Linux Green 21.2.1 "Pro" Cinnamon
Video player Celluloid Yes No
VLC No Yes
Installing multimedia codecs No Yes
Audio player Rythmbox Yes No
Audacious No Yes
PulseAudio volume control Yes No
TV Hypnotix Yes Yes



Graphics

Program Linux Green 21.1 Xfce Linux Green 21.2.1 "Pro" Cinnamon
Document scanner Yes Yes
Drawing Yes Yes
Pix Yes Yes



Internet

Program Linux Green 21.1 Xfce Linux Green 21.2.1 "Pro" Cinnamon
QBittorrent client Yes Yes
Yandex browser Yes Yes



Office

Program Linux Green 21.1 Xfce Linux Green 21.2.1 "Pro" Cinnamon
Yes Yes
No Yes
Yes No
Yes Yes



Tools Standard

Program Linux Green 21.1 Xfce Linux Green 21.2.1 "Pro" Cinnamon
Virtual keyboard No Yes
Disks Yes Yes
Taskman Yes No
Logs Yes No
Notes Yes Yes
Saving an image to a USB drive Yes Yes
Calculator Yes Yes
Archive Manager Yes Yes
Passwords and keys Yes Yes
Bulk renaming Yes No
File renamer No Yes
Search applications Yes No
Catfish file search Yes No
Viewing documents Yes Yes
Viewing Images Yes Yes
Menu editor Yes No
Screenshot Yes Yes
Symbol table Yes Yes
Text editor Yes Yes
File manager Thunar Yes No
Files No Yes
Formatting a USB flash drive Yes Yes
Fonts Yes Yes
Redshift Yes Yes



Settings Options

Program Linux Green 21.1 Xfce Linux Green 21.2.1 "Pro" Cinnamon
Autoload No Yes
Applets No Yes
Font selection No Yes
Hot corners No Yes
Graphics tablet No Yes
Date and time No Yes
Desclets No Yes
Account Details No Yes
CompizConfig Settings Manager Yes No
Bluetooth adapters Yes No
Appearance Yes No
Discs Yes Yes
Settings Manager Yes No
Window Manager Yes No
Window Manager - Advanced Yes No
Display Yes No
Application sources Yes No
Sound No Yes
Keyboard Yes Yes
Privacy No Yes
Monitor No Yes
Driver Manager Yes No
Update Manager Yes No
Synaptic Package Manager Yes No
Nutrition Manager Yes No
Program Manager Yes No
Mouse and touchpad Yes Yes
Setting up a firewall Yes Yes
Light Locker Settings Yes No
QT5 Settings Yes Yes
Desktop Settings Yes No
About me Yes No
General No Yes
Login window Yes No
Windows No Yes
Windows (attachment) No Yes
About the system No Yes
Alerts Yes No
Panel Yes Yes
System parameters No Yes
Preferred Applications Yes Yes
Workspaces Yes Yes
Desk Yes Yes
Extensions No Yes
Advanced Network Configuration Yes Yes
PulseAudio volume control Yes No
Menu editor Yes No
Settings editor Yes No
MIME Type Editor Yes No
Backup Yes No
Sessions and launch Yes No
Network connections Yes No
Online accounts No Yes
Network No Yes
Accessibility Yes Yes
Input method Yes Yes
Removable devices and media Yes No
Topics No Yes
Notifications No Yes
Power management No Yes
Background pictures No Yes
Color No Yes
XFCE terminal Yes No
File manager - configure file manager Yes No
Color profiles Yes No
Screen saver No Yes
Welcome Screen No No
Effects No Yes
Languages Yes Yes
Bluetooth manager Yes Yes
Gestures No Yes




System- section deleted. See the Administration section.

**Administration**(new section)

Many programs have been moved from the section "System" to a new section "Administration".
The old "Application Manager" has been replaced with a new one Program Manager(mark in the P-MP table)
Settings from the "System" section have been moved to "Settings" - "System Settings"(mark in table P-PS).
See picture:
Start Menu - Application Manager (P-MP)

Program Linux Green 21.1 Xfce Linux Green 21.2.1 "Pro" Cinnamon
Oracle VM No No
Timeshift No Yes
Disk Usage Analyzer Yes Yes
Date and time Yes P-PS
Task Manager Yes Yes
(System Monitor)
Magazines Yes Yes
Application sources Yes Yes
,P-PS
Bulk renaming Yes No
Driver Manager Yes Yes
,P-PS
Update Manager Yes No
Synaptic Package Manager Yes Yes
Program Manager Yes Yes
, P-MP
Login window Yes Yes
,P-PS
System reports Yes No
P-PS
Users and groups Yes Yes
,P-PS
Printers Yes Yes
,P-PS
Backup Yes No
Network - configure network devices No No
Terminal Yes Yes
File manager Thunar Yes No

The "System Settings" section is the equivalent of the "Control Panel"

Section "System Settings" accessible from the start menu "Start":
System parameters

The system parameters window opens by clicking on the icon with the image of two switches:
Options button

In the section "System Settings" collected all system settings:

System parameters - 1
1)Appearance

  • Font selection
  • Themes
  • Background pictures
  • Effects

2)Options

  • Autoload
  • Applets
    *Hot corners
  • Date and time
  • Desclets
    *Account details
  • Gestures
  • Privacy
  • General (contains settings for the Cinnamon window manager, including limiting shell RAM usage)
  • Windows
  • Windows (attachment)
    *Panel
  • Preferred apps
  • Workspaces
  • Desktop
  • Extensions
  • Online accounts
  • Accessibility
    *Input method
  • Notifications
  • Screen saver
    *Languages
    System parameters - 2

3)Equipment
*Bluetooth

  • Graphic tablet
  • Discs
  • Sound
  • Keyboard
  • Mouse and touchpad
  • About the system
  • Printers
    System parameters - 3

4)Administration

  • Driver Manager
  • Application sources
  • Firewall
  • Login window
  • Users and groups

Updating programs in Linux Green 21.2.x

New versions of programs are downloaded from Russian servers.

Update commands: classic sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade, or the only one:

sudo green-upgrade



Other differences

Automatic discovery of networked MFPs

A nice feature of the Linux Green 21.2 "Cinnamon" version is the automatic detection and installation of network multifunction devices (printer, scanner, copier, fax) on a local area network. Drivers for the Kyocera 2540 MFP were not required.

Privacy

In the system settings section of Linux Green 21.2 Cinnamon "Privacy" provision is made for automatic deletion of temporary files and recent files after a specified period of time, which is a difference from version 21.1 of XFCE.



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