How to Install and Uninstall cinnamon-core Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "cinnamon-core" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install cinnamon-core on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                cinnamon-core
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "cinnamon-core" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall cinnamon-core on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cinnamon-core
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cinnamon-core package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: cinnamon-core
Architecture: all
Version: 4.5+really4.4.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/metapackages
Source: cinnamon-desktop-environment
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Cinnamon Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 14
Depends: cinnamon (>= 4.4), cinnamon-control-center (>= 4.4), cinnamon-screensaver (>= 4.4), cinnamon-session (>= 4.4), cinnamon-settings-daemon (>= 4.4), desktop-base, muffin (>= 4.4), nemo (>= 4.4), dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend
Recommends: cinnamon-l10n (>= 4.4), gnome-themes-extra | gnome-themes-standard, gstreamer1.0-plugins-good, gvfs-fuse, lightdm | gdm3 | x-display-manager
Suggests: cinnamon-desktop-environment
Filename: pool/universe/c/cinnamon-desktop-environment/cinnamon-core_4.5+really4.4.1_all.deb
Size: 3304
MD5sum: 0c6b2487654b411f4892e87cf2cbc631
SHA1: e28849c3ad1836fbc8987c47bfc14a3eefce60aa
SHA256: a6172202077a0a708c047ce663cb63137b98b39b54d8fc0ed99550742d03ed92
Homepage: http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/
Description: Cinnamon desktop environment - essential components
Description-md5: 889baf0f76d6e61afe89c68c6ed55106