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/

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

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

A guide on various common things in Linux Mint.
Might be ideal for beginners.

https://github.com/mikeroyal/Linux-Mint-Guide

Thanks to londoner of @mintCast

LMDE 5 is now released https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4287

Installing Linux Mint Debian Edition 5 using BTRFS filesystem with subvolumes, editing fstab, disabling password feedback and using ZRAM instead of disk swap.

https://youtu.be/AIlemFyHm3A

Monthly News – March 2022
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4293
LM 21 will be called Vanessa
LMDE 4 reaches EOL in August
Slow download speeds
Warpinator beta for iOS

Monthly News – April 2022
Mutter rebase for Cinnamon 5.4.
Work started on the Linux Mint 21 base.
The upgrade tool is passing a final test today and should be officially announced in LMDE tomorrow.
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4317

How to upgrade to LMDE 5
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4320

Monthly News – May 2022

https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4323

Linux Mint 21 Pre-Alpha Release

Mint Monthly News – June 2022
Linux Mint 21 is almost ready for BETA.
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4336

Improve font rendering on Linux

Font Settings
- Hinting: Enabled
- Hinting Method: Slight
- Antialiasing: Enabled
- Antialiasing Method: Subpixel (RGBA)
- RGBA Order: RGB

Enable thicker fonts on Linux (MacOS like)

Freetype Settings (GUI Method)
1. Backup .profile file in your home folder
2. Open .profile file with a text editor.
3. Add the following line at the end, save the file and reboot.
export FREETYPE_PROPERTIES="truetype:interpreter-version=40 cff:no-stem-darkening=0 autofitter:no-stem-darkening=0"

Freetype Settings (CLI Method)
$ cp -v ~/.profile ~/.profile.bak
$ echo -e '\n\nexport FREETYPE_PROPERTIES="truetype:interpreter-version=40 cff:no-stem-darkening=0 autofitter:no-stem-darkening=0"' >> ~/.profile

Track Linux Mint 21 Beta issues on GitHub

https://github.com/linuxmint/mint21-beta/issues

Linux Mint 21 codenamed Vanessa is now released!

Cinnamon Edition
https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_vanessa_cinnamon_whatsnew.php

MATE Edition
https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_vanessa_mate_whatsnew.php

XFCE Edition
https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_vanessa_xfce_whatsnew.php