March 22, 2013

[HOW TO] Install Cinnamon - Ubuntu/Fedora


To install the latest Cinnamon on your Linux Ubuntu/Fedora do the following:
  • Ubuntu
    • 12.04/12.10
Open the terminal and add the repository
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gwendal-lebihan-dev/cinnamon-stable
Update the database
sudo apt-get update
Install Cinnamon
sudo apt-get install cinnamon
After the installation is complete log out and choose cinnamon.
    • 11.04/11.10
Open the terminal and add the repository
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:merlwiz79/cinnamon-ppa
Update the database
sudo apt-get update
Install Cinnamon
sudo apt-get install cinnamon
After the installation is complete log out and choose cinnamon.
  • Fedora
Before the cinnamon installation check if your system is up-to-date
Open the terminal
Once inside the terminal login as root
su --login
Check for updates
yum updates
Install Cinnamon
yum install cinnamon
After the installation is complete log out and choose cinnamon by clicking Session.

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