Linux Mint Cinnamon 2.6 (Romeo) on Linux Ubuntu. Install Cinnamon 2.6 Desktop Environment in Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04 and Derivatives.
Core improvements in the Cinnamon 2.6.x:
- Desktop freezes: Cinnamon now uses a newer “cogl” API. This change is known to prevent some of the causes of desktop freezes observed in earlier releases. In case of a freeze or if you need to restart Cinnamon for any reason, you can now do so via a keyboard shortcut. The default key combination is Ctrl+Alt+Escape.
- Responsiveness, load times and CPU usage: A huge amount of work was done to review the CPU usage in various parts of Cinnamon and many improvements were made.
- Multi-monitor and multi-panel support: Support for multiple monitors was improved. Better window list actions and new keybindings allow you to move windows to other monitors (Super+Shift with arrow keys by default). But the most significant improvement is that you can now have multiple panels and place them across multiple monitors.
- Panel improvements: Panels can now be added/removed/configured individually and moved to different positions across one or multiple monitors.
- Better settings: The “System Settings” were redesigned and reorganized using a beautiful new look, layout and transitions.
- Nemo improvements: Nemo features a brand new plugin manager.
Install Cinnamon 2.6 Desktop Environment in Ubuntu
Please note that if you have installed any Linux Mint applications, you will have to remove it to install Cinnamon 2.6. Run the following commands to do so:
sudo apt-get install ppa-purge
sudo ppa-purge ppa:noobslab/mint
To install Cinnamon 2.6 Desktop Environment in Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04 and other Ubuntu derivatives, run the following commands in the Terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gwendal-lebihan-dev/cinnamon-nightly
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install cinnamon
Since Cinnamon 2.6 Desktop Environment is nightly PPA, run the following commands to disable this PPA from the system.
sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:gwendal-lebihan-dev/cinnamon-nightly
If you wish to uninstall and remove Cinnamon 2.6 Desktop Environment, run the following commands:
sudo apt-get install ppa-purge
sudo ppa-purge ppa:gwendal-lebihan-dev/cinnamon-nightly
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