Ubuntu 20.04 Cinnamon Desktop installation

The objective of this tutorial is to install Cinnamon Desktop as an alternative desktop environment on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Desktop/Server Linux.

In this tutorial you will learn:

• How to install Cinnamon Desktop
• How to login to Cinnamon Desktop

Software Requirements and Conventions Used

Software Requirements and Linux Command Line Conventions

Category	Requirements, Conventions or Software Version Used
System	Installed Ubuntu 20.04 or upgraded Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa
Software	Cinnamon Desktop on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Desktop
Other	Privileged access to your Linux system as root or via the sudo command.
Conventions	# - requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of sudo command $ - requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user

Cinnamon Desktop on Ubuntu 20.04 installation step by step instructions

1. Execute the following command to begin the Cinnamon desktop installation:

   $ sudo apt install cinnamon-desktop-environment
   

   

   Cinnamon Desktop installation command on Ubuntu 20.04

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   Once the Cinnamon Desktop Installation is complete, restart your system.
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   Select Unity session and log in
All done.