Install GUI Cinnamon (Graphical User Interface) to a Fedora system

To add the Cinnamon GUI (Graphical User Interface) to a Fedora system, you can follow these steps. This assumes you are starting from a Fedora installation without a desktop environment (e.g., Fedora Server or a minimal installation).

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Steps:

  • Update the System
    Open a terminal and make sure your system is fully updated before installing Cinnamon:
   sudo dnf update
  • List the available Desktop Environment
    In order to know what are the available Graphical User Interface available in the system you can run the below command.
   sudo dnf group list
  • Install Cinnamon Desktop Environment
    Install the Cinnamon desktop environment by running the following command:
   sudo dnf groupinstall "Cinnamon Desktop"

This will install the full Cinnamon environment along with related packages.

  • Set Cinnamon as the Default Environment
    After installation, you need to set Cinnamon as the default desktop environment. You can do this by running:
   sudo systemctl set-default graphical.target
  • Start the GUI
    Now, reboot the system to start Cinnamon:
   sudo reboot

After reboot, your system should boot into the Cinnamon desktop environment.


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