How To Install cinnamon on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cinnamon on Ubuntu.

What is `cinnamon`

cinnamon is:

Cinnamon is a desktop environment which provides advanced innovative features and a traditional user experience.

The desktop layout is similar to GNOME 2. The underlying technology is forked from gnome-shell. The emphasis is put on making users feel at home and providing them with an easy to use and comfortable desktop experience.

There are three methods to install cinnamon on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install cinnamon Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install cinnamon using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cinnamon

Install cinnamon Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cinnamon using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cinnamon

Install cinnamon Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install cinnamon using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cinnamon

How To Uninstall cinnamon on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the cinnamon package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cinnamon

Uninstall cinnamon And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cinnamon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cinnamon

Remove cinnamon Configurations and Data

To remove cinnamon configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cinnamon

Remove cinnamon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cinnamon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cinnamon

Dependencies

cinnamon have the following dependencies:

References

cinnamon website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cinnamon package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.