After installing these scripts you will arrive at a different kind of Linux Mint.
You can run any of these scripts by downloading the zip file from github. Go to the download folder and right-click to Extract here. Go inside the folder and right-click in a blank space to go to the terminal. Now your terminal is opened in this extracted folder.
Or you can use the terminal and the git command
sudo apt install git
git clone https://github.com/erikdubois/Ultimate-Linux-Mint-18.3-Cinnamon
First update/upgrade your system with mintupdate icon at bottom right.
We start the installation scripts of all the needed software via the terminal.
1-install-core-software-vx.sh
2-install-extra-software-vx.sh
3-install-themes-icons-cursors-conky-plank-vx.sh
4-install-distro-specific-software.sh
Do not forget to type "./" in front of the name.
These three scripts will point to some of the other scripts in the folder. So keep them together.
The best of them
Spotify
Sublime Text
Variety
Inkscape
Plank
Screenfetch
Numix Icons
Google Chrome
...
There are other scripts for applications I sometimes need but will not be installed as of yet.
Using the scripts at https://github.com/erikdubois/Arc-Theme-Colora we can change the standard blue colour from Arc to any colour we like.
Check first at https://github.com/erikdubois/Arc-Theme-Colora-Collection if your colour has been created already.
We can install all the created themes with this script
theme-arc-colora-collection-3.6-vx.sh
The version of cinnamon is important to have a nice theme or not. Linux Mint 18.3 = cinnamon version 3.6.6
cinnamon --version
Using the scripts at https://github.com/erikdubois/Mint-Y-Colora-Theme we can change the standard green colour from Mint-Y to any colour we like.
Check first at https://github.com/erikdubois/Mint-Y-Colora-Theme-Collection if your colour has been created already.
We can install all the created themes with this script
theme-mint-y-colora-collection-3.6-vx.sh
The version of cinnamon is important to have a nice theme or not. Linux Mint 18.3 = cinnamon version 3.6.6
cinnamon --version
Sardi icon collection can be downloaded at sourceforge.
20 icon themes in one.
6 different application icons and 11 kinds of folders
http://sourceforge.net/projects/sardi/
For ease of installation I use the script
- icons-sardi-vx.sh
Follow the collection on google+ : https://plus.google.com/u/0/collection/YFP-LB
The most recent pictures can be found there.
Sardi is meant to be changed by the users. You can use scripts to change the hexadecimal colour code in about 3 seconds.
Sardi Colora has such a colouring script.
Sardi Flat Colora has such a colouring script.
Sardi Flexible has such a colouring script.
Sardi Ghost Flexible has such a colouring script.
Sardi Mono Colora has such a colouring script.
Sardi Mono Numix Colora has such a colouring script.
Colour codes can be figured out locally with gpick or online via http://www.colorpicker.com/.
103 Sardi Extra icons July 2017.
There is also a collection of Sardi Extra icons at
https://github.com/erikdubois/Sardi-Extra
Easy installation with this script
icons-sardi-extra-vx.sh
More documentation on http://erikdubois.be/category/sardi-icons/
17 different icons at July 2017.
For ease of installation I use the script
- icons-surfn-vx.sh
More info can be found here : https://github.com/erikdubois/Surfn
20 conky's at July 2017.
This is an exercise in writing conky configurations in lua syntax.
Easy installation can be done with this script :
conky-aureola-vx.sh
Some older examples.
More information can be found here : http://erikdubois.be/category/linux/aureola/
I like the breeze snow cursors.
install-breeze-snow-cursor-theme-v1
100+ plank themes
Plank is installed through this script
1-install-core-software-vx.sh
Find plank in the menu and start it. CTRL + Right-click on the plank and choose preferences and put in on top. Standard you will have only 3 themes.
If you want to install 100+ plank themes, you need to run this script :
plank-themes-vx.sh
Surfn icons and all plank themes
Sardi icons and all plank themes
Read more on plank e.g. how to autostart plank on boot : http://erikdubois.be/category/linux/plank/
I like bash but I prefer zsh with lots of different themes from oh-my-zsh to spice things up. So let us install that via this script.
./install-zsh-vx.sh
Remember to type this in the terminal
sudo chsh yourname -s /bin/zsh
Log off or reboot.
This is the playlist on youtube for Linux Mint 18.2 cinnamon
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlloYVGq5pS6Di4p2KpN9ckmyq3YFvMg1
Content Playlist of 100+ short movies to make your desktop eye-candy. Sardi icon collection playing its part.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlloYVGq5pS43s05ltH9xh7paFteoT7UB
About 100+ short movies to completely change your desktop experience for linux. They are made on Linux Mint 18 and still apply on 18.1. Updating, kernel installation, applications installation, variety settings, firefox and google search, lastpass and xmarks, sardi icon theme, fixing icons that never change, theme installation of vertex and arc, applets, dropbox, zsh, printer, aureola conky, surfn icons, plank, personal settings of cinnamon, gimp scripts added, dropbox fix, keyboard fix for music, ...
Check out the movies by clicking here
They are about an older version of Linux Mint. You will see many things have stayed the same. No need to make them again in 18.2.
Sardi icons
http://erikdubois.be/category/sardi-icons/
https://sourceforge.net/projects/sardi/files/
Surfn icons
https://github.com/erikdubois/Surfn
Aureola conky
http://erikdubois.be/category/linux/aureola/
https://github.com/erikdubois/Aureola
Arc Colora
http://erikdubois.be/category/themes/arc-based-themes/
https://github.com/erikdubois/Arc-Theme-Colora
Mint-Y Colora
https://github.com/erikdubois/Mint-Y-Colora-Theme
https://github.com/erikdubois/Mint-Y-Colora-Theme-Collection
Plank and 100+ Plank Themes
http://erikdubois.be/category/linux/plank/
https://github.com/erikdubois/Plank-Themes.
#What can you do if the script does not execute?
Since I sometimes forget to make the script executable, I include here what you can do to solve that.
A script can only run when it is marked as an executable.
ls -al
Above code will reveal if a script has an "x". X meaning executable. Google "chmod" and "execute" and you will find more info.
For now if this happens, you should apply this code in the terminal and add the file name.
chmod +x typeyourfilename
Then you can execute it by typing
./typeyourfilename
Or you can follow these steps
#But that is the fun in Linux.
You can do whatever Y O U want.