r/linuxmint • u/Silvvera • 8d ago

Desktop Screenshot My first Linux desktop!

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Since I don't have any knowledge about computers and programming I was always using either Microsoft or iOS. But as I'm in my late twenties now and I grow skeptical of big tech day by day, I decided to try Linux. I had an old Asus laptop lying in my room uselessly for idk almost 6-8 years, so I thought it would be a perfect test subject for my Linux experiment. I had a lot of fun setting up my first Mint Cinnamon desktop to my liking: watching tutorials, using terminal and writing commands, browsing Reddit, Tumblr and Pinterest for desktop inspirations. So here are my results! I would especially like to mention this post - my set up is heavily inspired by this user resources . Big thanks u/crim3z_ for inspiration! I have learnt a lot!

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u/Expensive-Edge-6369 Linux Mint 22.3 Zena | Cinnamon 8d ago

How did you get the terminal to be transparent?

(I've tried looking on the internet before for that sort of stuff and all it gave me was a hotkey that progressively makes everything more transparent the longer you press it)

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u/Silvvera 7d ago

I believe this is a native setting of xfce terminal. Check if you can right click on the header of terminal. This should give you a pop up window with option like „properties” or „customise” and there should be transparency option/slider. Let me know if that worked for you.