Install Cinnamon

This article will describe installing Cinnamon on latest Linux distribution in 2016/7.

1 Ubuntu 16.04

Install cinnamon-desktop-environment with apt.

$ sudo apt install -y cinnamon-desktop-environment

Select Cinnamon at the right icon of username.

0001_Ubuntu-16.04-login.png

Desktop is as below.

0002_Ubuntu-16.04-Cinnamon.png

2 Debian 8

This is the same as Ubuntu 16.04.

$ sudo apt install -y cinnamon-desktop-environment

Select Cinnamon at the upper right icon.

0003_Debian-8-login.png

Desktop is as below.

0004_Debian-8-Cinnamon.png

3 Fedora 24

Install "Cinnamon Desktop" group with dnf.

$ sudo dnf groupinstall -y "Cinnamon Desktop"

Select Cinnamon at the left icon of SignIn.

0005_Fedora-24-login.png

Desktop is as below.

0006_Fedora-24-Cinnamon.png

4 CentOS 7

Install cinnamon from EPEL repository.

$ sudo yum install -y epel-release
$ sudo yum install -y cinnamon

Select Cinnamon at the left icon of SignIn.

0007_CentOS-7-login.png

Desktop is as below.

0008_CentOS-7-Cinnamon.png