How to install Cinnamon desktop on Fedora Linux?

Cinnamon is a free and open-source desktop environment developed by Linux Mint. It is the fork of GNOME 2 and the default desktop environment of the Linux Mint distribution.

Cinnamon offers an easy-to-use, intuitive graphical user interface that feels like Windows operating system.

Today in this article I will discuss how to install the Cinnamon desktop environment on Fedora Linux.

Prerequisites

To follow this guide you should have the following.

• A system running Fedora Linux
• Access to a user account with sudo privilege

How to install Cinnamon desktop on Fedora

The Cinnamon desktop on Fedora can be installed by using groupinstall or dnf command in your terminal.

Before installing any package make sure your Fedora system is up to date –

sudo dnf update -y

Next use the following command to install Cinnamon on Fedora –

sudo dnf groupinstall "Cinnamon Desktop"

OR use the following command to install Cinnamon on Fedora –

sudo dnf install @cinnamon-desktop

Press y and then enter when it asks for your confirmation.

Based on your internet speed it can take some time, once it gets downloaded and installed on your system use the following command and reboot your system.

reboot

On the login screen click on the Settings icon which is given at the bottom right corner of the screen here click on Cinnamon.

Now enter your password and log in to your system. Now you will see the Cinnamon desktop as you can see in the image below.

On the Fedora server, use the given command to set the Cinnamon session –

echo "exec /usr/bin/cinnamon-session" >> ~/.xinitrc

And use the following command to start the Cinnamon GUI –

startx

How to remove Cinnamon desktop from Fedora

Now for any reason, if you want to remove the Cinnamon desktop from your system then use the given command in your terminal –

sudo dnf groupremove -y "Cinnamon Desktop"

OR use the following command to remove it –

sudo dnf remove @cinnamon-desktop -y

Remove any unused dependencies by using –

sudo dnf autoremove

Conclusion

You have successfully installed the Cinnamon desktop environment on Fedora Linux. Now if you want to say something on this topic then write us in the comments below.