Mint

Nemo

The "accels" file for Nemo when installed with the method linked to above is located at: ~/.gnome2/accels/nemo. The two files, ~/.config/nautilus/accels and ~/.gnome2/accels/nemo are very close to the same.

The reason why I desperately wanted to find how to edit keyboard-shortcuts was cause I HATE the default for focusing on the location-bar which is Ctrl + L. Practically every other application you can think of (e.g. Windows Explorer, Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox... list goes on) that has an "address bar" places focus there using the Alt+D combination.

Editing the following line in either of the "accel" files did the trick for me (make sure you remove the semi-colon, too):

From:

(gtk_accel_path "<Actions>/ShellActions/Edit Location" "<Primary>L")

To:

(gtk_accel_path "<Actions>/ShellActions/Edit Location" "<Alt>d")

mkdir ~/accels
vi ~/accels/nemo
(gtk_accel_path "<Actions>/ShellActions/Edit Location" "<Alt>d")

Restart X

Power settings

See [Power saving for laptops]

Screen saver and lock

apt-get install xscreensaver

satrt -> startup applications -> add

Name: Screensaver
command: xscreensaver -nosplash
Comment: start xscreensaver
Startup delay: 0

start -> keyboard -> shortcuts -> Custom shortcuts -> add custom shortcut

Name: Xscreenscaver Lock
Command: xscreensaver-command --lock
Keyboard bindings: ctrl+alt+L

disable cinnamon screensaver

cinnamon-settings screensaver

In settings tab set delay to never, lock the computer to off. Maybe check startup items to see if the screensaver is in that too.,

set up xscreensaver

xscreensaver-demo

Set mode to Random, select screensavers (nb the following don't work for me: BSOD, Fliptext, GLMatrix, GLSlideshow, Sonar, TestX11, Unicode, VidWhacker, WebCollage

Blank after: 5 minutes
Cycle after: 10 minutes
Lock screen after 0 minutes on

Advanced

Power management enabled
Display power management enabled
Standby after 10 mins
Suspend after: 30 mins
Off after: 30 mins
Quick power off in blank only mode on

Window effects

Run effects and turn everything on

Turn off background

right click desktop -> Change Desktop Background -> Settings (tab) -> Picture Aspect dropdown: choose No Picture.

Editing the menu

nnamon-settings applets

click on menu, click configure, click on tab menu, open the menu editor

Terminal keyboard shortcut

start -> keyboard -> shortcuts -> add custom shortcut

name: terminal
command: gnome-terminal
keys: alt-t

Change Cinnamon settings

apt-get install dconf-tools

Getting rid of old kernels

apt-get install byobu
purge-old-kernels