How to Install and Uninstall cinnamon-session Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "cinnamon-session" package

This is a short guide on how to install cinnamon-session on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install cinnamon-session

2. Uninstall "cinnamon-session" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall cinnamon-session on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):

$ sudo apt remove cinnamon-session $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the cinnamon-session package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: cinnamon-session
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.8.0-3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Cinnamon Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 441
Provides: x-session-manager
Depends: cinnamon-desktop-data (>= 4.8), cinnamon-session-common (= 4.8.0-3), default-dbus-session-bus | dbus-session-bus, upower (>= 0.9.0), dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, libc6 (>= 2.28), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libcanberra0 (>= 0.2), libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libgl1, libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.45.3), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.0.0), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libsm6, libsystemd0, libx11-6, libxapp1 (>= 1.0.4), libxau6 (>= 1:1.0.9), libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.4.5), libxext6, libxrender1, libxtst6
Recommends: cinnamon-l10n (>= 4.8)
Breaks: cinnamon (<< 4.8~), cinnamon-core (<< 4.8~), cinnamon-session-common (<< 2.2.2-5~)
Replaces: cinnamon-session-common (<< 2.2.2-5~)
Filename: pool/universe/c/cinnamon-session/cinnamon-session_4.8.0-3_amd64.deb
Size: 110076
MD5sum: 765931967236263848afc134a2c691e7
SHA1: 0c0643023a26d6048eb484cd0089f7f84890f4ec
SHA256: e97485c5f26408a0b7114ea2b49a9d211c3c7a148c05b225de2c2f450418a252
SHA512: b219f661cc5fd1341383c661db52d2cc96537e0553a2c480bd2c050c72621a2f83bc0b1ffbd9239ffa52d83fee05fe8113c21eb66224b70469b8dd8652d95a46
Homepage: http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com
Description-en: Cinnamon Session Manager - Minimal runtime
The Cinnamon Session Manager is in charge of starting the core components
of the Cinnamon desktop, and applications that should be launched at
login time. It also features a way to save and restore currently
running applications.
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This package contains the binaries for the Cinnamon Session Manager, but
no startup scripts. It is meant for those willing to start
cinnamon-session by hand with the components of their choice, and for
applications such as MDM that use cinnamon-session internally.
Description-md5: 0361118c974a1d7833385553aa7c1bab