A desklet is a small applet that can be placed on top of the user’s desktop. Usually, they are clocks, calendars, and weather applets.
Here is how to install a calendar desklet that I like and recommend. Note, all clicks are left-clicked unless indicated otherwise.
Right-click on desktop, it will open a menu. Click on “add Desklet.”
It opens the Desklet menu. When it open it defaults to the “Manage” tab, switch to the “Download” tab.
In the search bar, search for “calendar.” Click the down arrow on “Calender desklet by kanchudeep”. That will download it.
But this does not add it to your desktop. To do that you have to go back to the “Manage” tab. Click once on the “Calendar desklet” so it is highlighted. Then click the plus button “+” on the bottom to add it to the desktop.
It is not added to your desktop. You can click and hold to move it to where you want it.
You will also want to customize it to your liking. You can right-click on your desklet to open a menu that will give you the option to configure or remove it, as well as an about file.
Personally, I leave most of the defaults alone. However, my preference is to not show time, since it is military time. I also make it completely transparent.
NOTE: If you get a crash installing a desklet, it will switch the whole Desktop into fallback mode and ask if you want to restart Cinnamon, just select “Yes”.
