Mint Device Screensaver 0.10.7

• Added configurable animation intensity.

• Added animation intensity control to the GTK settings application.

• Animation intensity persists across settings changes and application restarts.

• Applied intensity control to particle and icon animations.

• Added protection against particle opacity errors at higher intensity values.

• Animation intensity ranges from 0.25 to 2.0.

• Full Changelog: v0.10.6...v0.10.7

Mint Device Screensaver 0.10.6

Mint Device Screensaver 0.10.6

This release adds three new Papirus-based icon sets, expanding the selectable icon themes available in the screensaver.

Added

• Papirus Energy icon set.
• Papirus Cool icon set.
• Papirus Eclectic icon set.
• Papirus icon theme as a Debian package dependency.
• Papirus icon set selection in the GTK settings application.
• Persistent icon set configuration.

Available icon sets

• Adwaita
• GNOME Colors
• Papirus Energy
• Papirus Cool
• Papirus Eclectic

Packaging

• Updated Debian package dependencies for papirus-icon-theme.
• Debian package builds successfully as mint-device-screensaver_0.10.6_all.deb.
• Package installation and Papirus icon loading verified successfully.

Installation

Download the .deb package below and install it with:

sudo apt install ./mint-device-screensaver_0.10.6_all.deb

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/chaslinux/mint-device-screensaver/compare/v0.10.5...v0.10.6

Mint Device Screensaver 0.10.5

• Added selectable Adwaita and GNOME Colors icon sets.
• Added icon set selection to the GTK settings application.
• Added icon scaling adjustments for different icon sets.
• Added GNOME Colors icon theme as a Debian package dependency.
• Updated documentation and development state for the release.

Full Changelog: v0.10.4...v0.10.5

Mint Device Screensaver v0.10.4

v0.10.4 - Customization Features

Added

• Added particle count configuration support
• Added particle style selection
• Added particle controls to the GTK settings application
• Added Cairo-rendered particle shapes
• Improved particle visibility and appearance

Configuration

Users can now customize:

• Number of particles
• Particle style (circle, square, star)

Settings

The Mint Device Screensaver Settings application now exposes particle customization options.

Notes

This release continues the screensaver customization work started in v0.10.3.

Full Changelog: v0.10.3...v0.10.4

Mint Device Screensaver 0.10.3

Highlights

• Added individual icon breathing variation for more natural animation.
• Refined icon depth, fade, and movement behaviour.
• Added a screensaver demonstration video.
• Improved README documentation and installation instructions.

Improvements

• Restored and refined visual depth effects.
• Improved overall animation polish.
• Updated project documentation with current screenshots and demo media.

Installation

Build from source:

git clone https://github.com/chaslinux/mint-device-screensaver.git
cd mint-device-screensaver
./install.sh

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/chaslinux/mint-device-screensaver/compare/v0.10.2...v0.10.3

Mint Device Screensaver 0.10.2 — Visual Polish Release

• Restored richer icon depth and fade animations
• Improved visual movement and breathing effects
• Updated screenshots/documentation
• Continued polishing the standalone Cinnamon screensaver experience

Full Changelog: v0.10.1...v0.10.2

Mint Device Screensaver 0.10.1 — Personalize Your Screensaver

• Added graphical settings application.
• Added user configuration controls.
• Added background colour customization.
• Added dynamic colour transitions.
• Added screenshots and documentation improvements.
• Improved Debian packaging.

Full Changelog: v0.10.0...v0.10.1

Mint Device Screensaver 0.10.0 — Customizable Settings & Improved Experience

Mint Device Screensaver 0.10.0

Highlights:

• Added graphical settings application.
• Added persistent user configuration.
• Added animation speed control.
• Added background colour selection.
• Added reset-to-default settings.
• Added configurable background transitions.
• Improved desktop user experience.
• Fixed Debian packaging for the settings application.

Full Changelog: v0.9.1...v0.10.0

Mint Device Screensaver 0.9.1

Fixes and Improvements

• Improved local Debian package installation workflow.
• Removed confusing apt sandbox warnings during installation.
• Updated installation documentation.
• Cleaned generated Debian package artifacts before building.

Installation

Download the Debian package below and install:

sudo dpkg -i ./mint-device-screensaver_0.9.1_all.deb
sudo apt install -f

Full Changelog: v0.9.0...v0.9.1

Mint Device Screensaver 0.9.0

Mint Device Screensaver 0.9.0

This release marks the first polished standalone distribution release of Mint Device Screensaver.

Highlights

• Standalone animated screensaver application for Linux Mint Cinnamon
• Fullscreen GTK and Clutter based rendering
• Animated SVG device icons
• Particle background effects
• Debian package support
• New source installation workflow with install.sh
• New removal workflow with uninstall.sh
• Improved README documentation and screenshots
• GPLv3 licensing documentation

Design

Mint Device Screensaver is a standalone visual screensaver application.

Cinnamon remains responsible for:

• Screen locking
• Password authentication
• Session security
• Unlock handling

The application does not replace the Cinnamon lock screen.

Installation

Most users should download the Debian package attached to this release:

sudo apt install ./mint-device-screensaver_0.9.0_all.deb

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/chaslinux/mint-device-screensaver/compare/v0.1.2...v0.9.0