Installing CINNAMON desktop Print

Installing Cinnamon Desktop Environment:

1. Install Cinnamon Desktop Environment on here.

   First Add the EPEL Repository (EPEL Repository which is provided from Fedora project.)
   Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL)

   • How to add EPEL Repository?

     # yum -y install epel-release
     
     # sed -i -e "s/\]$/\]\npriority=5/g" /etc/yum.repos.d/epel.repo # set [priority=5]
     # sed -i -e "s/enabled=1/enabled=0/g" /etc/yum.repos.d/epel.repo # for another way, change to [enabled=0] and use it only when needed
     # yum --enablerepo=epel install [Package] # if [enabled=0], input a command to use the repository
     

   • And now install the Cinnamon Desktop Environment from EPEL Repository:

     # yum --enablerepo=epel -y install cinnamon*
     

2. Input a command like below after finishing installation:

   # echo "exec /usr/bin/cinnamon-session" >> ~/.xinitrc
   # startx 
   

3. Cinnamon Desktop Environment will start. For first booting, initial setup runs and you have to configure it for first time.

   • Select System language first.
   • Select your keyboard type.
   • Add online accounts if you'd like to.
   • Finally click "Start using CentOS Linux".

4. Cinnamon Desktop Environment starts like follows.