How To Install cinnamon-common on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cinnamon-common on Ubuntu 20.04. cinnamon-common is Innovative and comfortable desktop (Common data files) Innovative and comfortable desktop (Common data files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cinnamon-common on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is cinnamon-common

cinnamon-common is:

Cinnamon is a desktop environment which provides advanced innovative features and a traditional user experience.

The desktop layout is similar to GNOME 2. The underlying technology is forked from gnome-shell. The emphasis is put on making users feel at home and providing them with an easy to use and comfortable desktop experience.

This package contains the data files needed by Cinnamon

Package: cinnamon-common Architecture: all Version: 4.4.8-4 Priority: optional Section: universe/x11 Source: cinnamon Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian Cinnamon Team [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 6737 Depends: gettext, gir1.2-cinnamondesktop-3.0 (>= 4.4), gir1.2-meta-muffin-0.0 (>= 4.4), libglib2.0-bin, python3-xapp, xdg-utils, dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, python3:any Breaks: cinnamon (« 3.6.7-1~) Replaces: cinnamon (« 3.6.7-1~) Filename: pool/universe/c/cinnamon/cinnamon-common_4.4.8-4_all.deb Size: 1316956 MD5sum: 60df45c3b0de11b2db3648c31c6e8e46 SHA1: 5772a80d024de610fd9c35364b1df8b3bbeafa5b SHA256: 8936fb5766b2d97b684bd28d2cd703747c6057a57bee829540916e8c43ad3588 Homepage: http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com Description-en: Innovative and comfortable desktop (Common data files) Cinnamon is a desktop environment which provides advanced innovative features and a traditional user experience.

The desktop layout is similar to GNOME 2. The underlying technology is forked from gnome-shell. The emphasis is put on making users feel at home and providing them with an easy to use and comfortable desktop experience.

This package contains the data files needed by Cinnamon

There are three methods to install cinnamon-common on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install cinnamon-common Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install cinnamon-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cinnamon-common

Install cinnamon-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cinnamon-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cinnamon-common

Install cinnamon-common Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install cinnamon-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cinnamon-common

How To Uninstall cinnamon-common on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the cinnamon-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cinnamon-common

Uninstall cinnamon-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cinnamon-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cinnamon-common

Remove cinnamon-common Configurations and Data

To remove cinnamon-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cinnamon-common

Remove cinnamon-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cinnamon-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cinnamon-common

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cinnamon-common package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.