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Applets.
Desktop Wallpaper
To change the desktop background on the Cinnamon desktop, right-click 
on the desktop and select “Change Desktop Background.” It will open an 
easy-to-use window, where the system folders are available on the left side, 
and in the mounting window, there is a preview of photos within each 
folder.
CINNAMON APPLICATIONS
Cinnamon introduces X-Apps based on GNOME Core Applications but 
modified to work across Cinnamon, MATE, and XFCE; they have a stan-
dard user interface.
• Xed (text editor)
• XviewerAUR (image viewer)
• (Document viewer) xreader
• XplayerAUR media player
• PixAUR image editor

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How Cinnamon Works
The first Cinnamon building puts a panel at the bottom of the screen. At 
the bottom left is a Menu button that opens the app launcher, similar to 
the Windows Start menu. Here you can open the software, access your 
files, and change the system settings. At the bottom right, there are sys-
tem indicators. At this point, you can have the option to switch users, 
connect to a network, view battery life, check the time, and check the 
calendar.
The rest of the panel shows all open windows on your desktop. Unlike 
GNOME and other Linux links, Cinnamon lets you place icons on the 
desktop without installing additional software or modifying hidden 
settings.
While auto-creation does not start new, it is very customizable. You can 
change themes and icons under Settings, and since it uses such an old-
fashioned method, it comes with a number of themes. Then there are the 
desklets. These are the widgets you can put on your desktop and perform 
simple tasks, such as showing you the weather, keeping a quick note, or 
monitoring your CPU usage.
INSTALLING CINNAMON ON UBUNTU
There are some steps that are slightly different for Ubuntu 20.04 and the 
older LTS version 18.04.
$ sudo apt install cinnamon
Or
$ sudo apt-get install cinnamon
When you run the above command in the terminal, you will see the 
following lines of code:
u serna me@us ernam e-vir tualb ox:~$ sudo apt-get install 
cinnamon
[sudo ] password for username:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:

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cinnamon- common cinnamon-control-center 
cinnamon-control-center-date
cinnamon- common-goa cinnamon-control-screensaver 
cinnamon-control-center
The Cinnamon package is available at the entire Ubuntu 18.04 reposi-
tory. However, it only uses the version of Cinnamon 3.6 as you see using the 
apt show command. There used to be an official PPA from the Cinnamon 
group of Ubuntu, but it no longer exists. Do not give up. There is an illegal 
PPA available, and it works perfectly.
This PPA contains a version of Cinnamon 4.2, which is not the latest but 
better than 3.6. Open the terminal and apply the following instructions:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa: embrosyn / cinnamon
$ sudo apt update && sudo apt to add cinnamon
It will download files up to 150 MB in size. This also provides you with 
Nemo (Nautilus fork) and Cinnamon Control Center. These bonus fea-
tures give a Linux Mint experience.
After installing, you will see your installed desktop environment as 
given below: