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.

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In this tutorial you will learn:

Cinnamon Desktop on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa

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

Execute the following command to begin the Cinnamon desktop installation:
```
$ sudo apt install cinnamon-desktop-environment
```
Cinnamon Desktop installation command on Ubuntu 20.04

All done.