Cinnamon

Last updated: 2024, Mon Jun 10th at 09:39 CDT

Cinnamon is originally based on GNOME 3 but follows traditional desktop metaphor conventions. It is widely considered the most “user-friendly” desktop because of its Windows-like interface and its cohesive design elements. Since it was based on GNOME, it is GTK based. It is developed by the Linux Mint team.

Official Site

To Install: #

Preferred method

In most cases, the preferred method is to install Cinnamon during the distro setup.

sudo pacman -Su cinnamon

sudo apt install task-cinnamon-desktop

sudo apt install cinnamon

sudo dnf group install "Cinnamon Desktop"

sudo zypper in cinnamon cinnamon-screensaver

sudo zypper ar -qry http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/X11:/Cinnamon:/Current/openSUSE_Leap_15.1/X11:Cinnamon:Current.repo
sudo zypper ref && zypper in -t pattern cinnamon

Additional install information

Most of the installs are very barebone, it is suggested that you install a terminal with cinnamon.

Essentials #

If you don’t have a display manager, LightDM or gdm is suggested.

Software #

Available #

• Nemo File Manager
• Nemo extensions File Manager Extensions
• Spices Desktop Customizations

There are more apps and projects, by the Linux Mint team that can be found on their website.