# New Install on Mint Cinnamon: OS doesn't recognize Projucer

**URL:** <https://forum.juce.com/t/new-install-on-mint-cinnamon-os-doesnt-recognize-projucer/39163>\
**Category:** Linux\
**Created:** [May 3, 2020, 2:51am UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/new-install-on-mint-cinnamon-os-doesnt-recognize-projucer/39163 "2020-05-03T02:51:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 3, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/new-install-on-mint-cinnamon-os-doesnt-recognize-projucer/39163/4 "2020-05-03T20:21:07Z")

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If you can define a single, catch-all process for “installing a program to linux” then I’m sure the JUCE devs would be happy to provide a mechanism for that. Unfortunately, you’ll find that such a thing does not exist and different distros and desktop environments have their own idiosyncracies.

If you search this forum you will find a few very helpful threads for getting everything set up on Linux (like [this one](https://forum.juce.com/t/list-of-juce-dependencies-under-linux/15121/43)). Same thing regarding your other post about the Code::Blocks exporter (short answer: ‘Open in IDE’ doesn’t work for Code::Blocks, you just open the project manually from your Builds folder).

Adding ‘site:forum.juce.com’ to your search engine queries will go a long way towards solving any setup issues you may experience.

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