🌿 Arch → Linux Mint Cinnamon Replica Installer 🖥️

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🖥️ Transform your Arch Linux into a Linux Mint Cinnamon look‑alike with one script.

🎨 Installs Mint themes & icons
⚙️ Configures Cinnamon extensions
📁 Sets Nemo defaults
⌨️ Applies Mint keybindings

🌿 Enjoy the full Mint Cinnamon desktop experience on Arch.

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✨ Features

• 🎨 Mint themes & icons: Mint‑Y, Mint‑X, wallpapers
• 🖥️ Cinnamon desktop with Mint panel layout
• 🔑 LightDM Slick Greeter for login
• 📦 Mint default apps: Xed, Pix, Xplayer, Hypnotix, Mintstick, Mintupdate
• 🔤 Fonts: Mint’s default font set
• ⚙️ Cinnamon extensions: Mint Menu, Weather, CPU Monitor
• 📁 Nemo defaults: single‑click, icon view, hidden files visible, toolbar enabled
• ⌨️ Keybindings: Super + arrows, Alt+F4, workspace shortcuts

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📦 Installation

Clone the repo and run the installer:

git clone https://github.com/samzahu/ArchMintCinnamonInstaller.git
cd ArchMintCinnamonInstaller
chmod +x install.sh
./install.sh

🛠️ Usage

After running the installer, your Arch system will be transformed into a Mint Cinnamon desktop. Here’s what you can do right away:

• 🎨 Switch Themes
  Go to System Settings → Themes and choose Mint‑Y or Mint‑X.

• 📁 Use Nemo File Manager
  Open Nemo (nemo) to enjoy Mint defaults: single‑click navigation, icon view, and toolbar enabled.

• 🖥️ Explore Cinnamon Extensions
  Right‑click the panel → Add Applets to Panel → enable Mint Menu, Weather, and CPU Monitor.

• ⌨️ Try Mint Keybindings

  • Super + Arrow Keys → move windows between workspaces
  • Alt + F4 → close window
  • Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Keys → switch workspaces

• 🔑 Login Screen
  On reboot, you’ll see LightDM Slick Greeter styled like Linux Mint.

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📸 Example Screenshots

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🛠️ Troubleshooting

⚠️ Common Issues & Fixes

• 🧩 AUR packages not found
  Make sure you have an AUR helper installed (e.g., yay or paru).

  sudo pacman -S yay

  Then rerun the installer.

• 🖥️ Cinnamon desktop doesn’t start
  Ensure you’ve selected Cinnamon as your session in your login manager (LightDM).
  If Cinnamon is missing, install manually:

  sudo pacman -S cinnamon

• 🔑 LightDM Slick Greeter not showing
  Verify LightDM is enabled and Slick Greeter is set:

  sudo systemctl enable lightdm.service --force
  sudo systemctl start lightdm.service

  Check /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf for greeter-session=lightdm-slick-greeter.

• 🎨 Themes or icons not applied
  Open System Settings → Themes and manually select Mint-Y or Mint-X.
  Sometimes Cinnamon defaults back to Adwaita — just reapply Mint themes.

• 📁 Nemo not using Mint defaults
  Run Nemo once, then go to Edit → Preferences and confirm defaults (single‑click, icon view, toolbar).
  The installer sets these, but they may reset if configs already exist.

• ⌨️ Keybindings not working
  Go to System Settings → Keyboard → Shortcuts and check Mint defaults.
  If conflicts exist, reset to defaults and reapply.

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💡 Tips

• Always update your system before running the installer:

  sudo pacman -Syu

• Reboot after installation to apply all changes.
• If something breaks, check logs with:

  journalctl -xe

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome!

• Fork the repo
• Create a feature branch
• Submit a pull request

Please open an issue before any contribution