Joyful Linux Mint

Over the past couple of weeks I have been experimenting with Linux Mint on two devices: a MacBook Pro and a Microsoft Surface Laptop. You don’t really notice the habits you develop over years of using macOS, so spending time with Mint in different hardware was a good opportunity to question which ones were worth keeping and also try out new experiences altogether. For future reference and because I believe sharing what we do fosters adoption, in this note I will jot down the tweaks and changes I made for a practical and joyful configuration. Touchpad Gestures Coming from macOS means being used to touchpad gestures. On Linux Mint, these are even better! Here is my configuration: 3 Finger Gestures These are pretty much the same ones as I use on macOS: Swipe left to switch to right workspace Swipe right to switch to left workspace Swipe up to show the window selector in Scale view (what Apple calls “Mission Control”) Swipe down to show the window selector in Expo view 4 Finger Gestures…