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Linux Mint 20.3 Cinnamon 'Una' Testing Branch. Stable ISO to be released somewhere around Christmas 2021.

Changes
- Cinnamon Desktop 5.2.0
- New Mint Y App Theme
- New Mint Y Icon Theme
- Rounded Corners
- Larger Window Buttons
- Some default apps have dark mode by default
- Light/Dark mode is configurable on per-app basis for default apps
Mint Monthly News November
Planning to release Mint 20.3 Beta early this December, with Cinnamon 5.2 and MATE 1.26. Events you create in your calendars will appear in your calendar applet. There will also be a mystery brand new app.
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4198

Thanks to https://news.1rj.ru/str/mintCast
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How to upgrade to Linux Mint 20.3

https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4216
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Useful bash functions for faster command line usage in a terminal

cmd-copy() { "${@}" | xclip -sel clip ; }
Syntax: $ cmd-copy <command>
Example: $ cmd-copy sudo apt-get update
This will copy the output of sudo apt-get command in your clipboard

cmd-help() { curl cheat.sh/"${1}" ; }
Syntax: $ cmd-help <command>
Example: $ cmd-help tar
This will show you the usage of tar command

cmd-upload() { "${@}" | curl -F 'f:1=<-' ix.io ; }
Syntax: $ cmd-upload <command>
Example: $ cmd-upload neofetch --stdout
This will upload the output of neofetch command to a pastebin service
Do you have a Framework laptop or know anyone that does? Here is a detailed guide to install Linux Mint 20.3 on the Framework laptop

https://guides.frame.work/Guide/Mint+20.3+Installation+on+the+Framework+Laptop/110
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Installing Materia GTK Theme from source on any Linux distro.

# Install dependencies (names might differ on distros using dnf and pacman)
sudo apt install -y git meson sassc gnome-themes-extra gtk2-engines-murrine

# Get theme source
git clone https://github.com/nana-4/materia-theme

# Move into theme folder
cd materia-theme

# Compile and install theme
meson _build
meson install -C _build

# To remove the installed theme files, delete all folders named Materia from:
/usr/share/themes/
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Mint Monthly News – January 2022
LMDE5 progress - BETA this month.
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4276
Linux Crash Course for Beginners by freecodecamp.org

https://youtu.be/ROjZy1WbCIA
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Monthly News – February 2022
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4285