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5 must-have Linux Mint desklets

Your Linux Mint desktop can do a lot more than just look pretty and collect icons.
I tried a highly-customized Hyprland desktop that's meant for Linux pros - and didn't hate it ...
Zena is built on top of Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS (“Noble Numbat”), bringing Mint’s traditional desktop approach together with Ubuntu’s well-tested foundation and extensive software repositories. It ships ...
BunsenLabs Carbon is a Debian-based distro and CrunchBang successor. The latest version, dubbed Carbon, is lightweight and highly customizable. You can download and ...