Sunday, March 10, 2024

Cinnamon: first thing you may want to install when switched from Windows to Linux

If you worked in Windows and then switched to Linux it may be painful in beginning since user experience is a bit different (and here we are talking about graphical UX in Linux, not command line). E.g. this is how RHEL8 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) with default GNOME desktop environment looks like:

Yes, there are windows also but no minimize/maximize icons nor taskbar. The good news is that there is more Windows-like desktop environment available called Cinnamon. Here you may find instructions how to install it on RHEL (you may find more complete list also here). After installation and reboot you will be able to select Cinnamon from available desktop environments list on login screen:


And system will look more familiar for those who worked with Windows:


There will be minimize/maximize icons, taskbar and other familiar things. Hopefully with them transition from Windows to Linux will go smoother.

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