Install GUI Cinnamon (Graphical User Interface) to a Fedora system
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).
Steps:
- Update the System
Open a terminal and make sure your system is fully updated before installing Cinnamon:
```bash sudo dnf update
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- **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.
```bash sudo dnf group list
- Install Cinnamon Desktop Environment
Install the Cinnamon desktop environment by running the following command:
```bash sudo dnf groupinstall “Cinnamon Desktop”
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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:
```bash sudo systemctl set-default graphical.target
- Start the GUI
Now, reboot the system to start Cinnamon:
bash sudo reboot
After reboot, your system should boot into the Cinnamon desktop environment.
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