diff --git a/community/cinnamon/desktop-overlay/etc/profile.d/libreoffice-gtk2.csh b/community/cinnamon/desktop-overlay/etc/profile.d/libreoffice-gtk2.csh
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+# to force a certain look'n feel
+
+#setenv SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN gen
+#setenv SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN kde4
+setenv SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN gtk
+#setenv SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN gtk3 # currently broken and not available
diff --git a/community/cinnamon/desktop-overlay/etc/profile.d/libreoffice-gtk2.sh b/community/cinnamon/desktop-overlay/etc/profile.d/libreoffice-gtk2.sh
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+# to force a certain look'n feel
+
+#export SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=gen
+#export SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=kde4
+export SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=gtk
+#export SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=gtk3 # currently broken and not available