Comments on: How to Install Cinnamon Desktop On Ubuntu 24.04

By: Bob Gardner

Bob Gardner — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 21:47:20 +0000

Why not simply install Ubuntu Cinnamon, an official distro: https://ubuntucinnamon.org/

By: Almo

Almo — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 14:42:25 +0000

Thank you for the enlightening article, James! What if I do not see the “gear icon” on my login screen though?

By: Bob Gardner

Bob Gardner — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 03:34:49 +0000

In reply to James.

Thank you, James. I use Ubuntu Cinnamon 24.04 everyday, it’s great!

By: Bob Gardner

Bob Gardner — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 03:29:37 +0000

In reply to Ravi Saive.

Ubuntu Cinnamon is now an official distro:
https://ubuntucinnamon.org/

By: Ravi Saive

Ravi Saive — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 08:57:06 +0000

In reply to Carsten.

@Carsten,

I’m sorry to hear you’re having trouble with the installation. It sounds like the system might be having compatibility issues with the Cinnamon desktop or some configurations might not have been set up correctly.

Try reinstalling Cinnamon to fix any corrupted files.

sudo apt install --reinstall cinnamon

You might need to switch to a different display manager (like LightDM) if the default one is causing problems.

sudo apt install lightdm
sudo dpkg-reconfigure lightdm

If you continue to have issues, reinstalling Ubuntu might be the best option, but make sure to back up any important data before doing so.