If you update anything (you'll have to soon!) installed with this PPA - it's a good idea to delete it first from your system.
EXAMPLE
You want the newest coverflow extension - open Synaptic and uninstall the coverflow extension package ("cinnamon-extension-coverflow-alttab"), then download it via the Cinnamon Spices website and install it again manually.
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Introducing Cinnamon Extras, a PPA for Cinnamon themes, applets and extensions. The PPA is so you no longer have to download, extract and move folders around every time there is a new version of your theme/applet/extension, Cinnamon Extras takes care of that.
Currently in the PPA (click on package names to see their cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com profile):
Applets
cinnamon-applet-allinoneplaces
cinnamon-applet-betterplaces
cinnamon-applet-bettersettings
cinnamon-applet-capsnumlock
cinnamon-applet-classicmenu
cinnamon-applet-cpufreq
cinnamon-applet-forcequit
cinnamon-applet-gnomemenuapps
cinnamon-applet-gnomemenuplaces
cinnamon-applet-gnomemenusystem
cinnamon-applet-gpaste
cinnamon-applet-hwmonitor
cinnamon-applet-informativesound
cinnamon-applet-internetsearchbox
cinnamon-applet-lockscreen
cinnamon-applet-messagingmenu
cinnamon-applet-places
cinnamon-applet-quit
cinnamon-applet-restartcinnamon
cinnamon-applet-search
cinnamon-applet-screensaverinhibit
cinnamon-applet-screenshot
cinnamon-applet-screenshotandrecording
cinnamon-applet-separator
cinnamon-applet-shutdown
cinnamon-applet-simplermenu
cinnamon-applet-usermenu
cinnamon-applet-touchpadindicator
cinnamon-applet-utilitiesmenu
cinnamon-applet-win7menu
cinnamon-applet-windowiconlist
cinnamon-applet-windowlistpreview
Note: The Weather applet is a bit too complicated for this PPA rookie to package but mockturtl may create a separate PPA for it.
Extensions
cinnamon-extension-2bottompanels
cinnamon-extension-cinnadock
cinnamon-extension-coverflow-alttab
Themes (all added themes have Cinnamon 1.4 support)
cinnamon-theme-ambiance-elementary
cinnamon-theme-ambiance-mint
cinnamon-theme-ambiance-ubuntu
cinnamon-theme-android-ics
cinnamon-theme-baldr
cinnamon-theme-cinnamon-classic
cinnamon-theme-dark-glass
cinnamon-theme-eleganse
cinnamon-theme-elementaryos
cinnamon-theme-glass-shell
cinnamon-theme-gnome
cinnamon-theme-google+
cinnamon-theme-holo
cinnamon-theme-holo-edited
cinnamon-theme-holo-green
cinnamon-theme-loki
cinnamon-theme-nightlife-flax
cinnamon-theme-nightlife-graphite
cinnamon-theme-nightlife-honey
cinnamon-theme-nightlife-human
cinnamon-theme-nightlife-mint
cinnamon-theme-nightlife-rubine
cinnamon-theme-nightlife-violette
cinnamon-theme-nocturnal
cinnamon-theme-odin
cinnamon-theme-omg
cinnamon-theme-void
cinnamon-theme-white
cinnamon-theme-zukitwo
Note: Minty and Minty colours have their own PPA therefore not included in this, click the links for instructions.
How to add the PPA in Mint 12-13/Ubuntu 11.10-12.04
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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bimsebasse/cinnamonextras
sudo apt-get update
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echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/bimsebasse/cinnamonextras/ubuntu oneiric main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bimsebasse-cinnamonextras.list
echo "deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/bimsebasse/cinnamonextras/ubuntu oneiric main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bimsebasse-cinnamonextras.list
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 4FA9719D
sudo apt-get update
If you're a theme/applet/extension maker and want your work included, please pm me - also if I have added your work and you don't want it to be!
Thanks to Webupd8 Andrew and my favourite uruguayan esteban1uy with the help setting up the PPA.