Cinnamon in the official Ubuntu repos (Ubuntu 13.04)

[zerozero]

well the subject says it all
http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?suite=default&section=all&arch=any&searchon=names&keywords=cinnamon
cinnamon is available in the raring official repository.

[tdockery97]

They had to do something to slow the exodus from Ubuntu due to Unity.

[bimsebasse]

Party time! Excellent!

[xenopeek]

Package summary is "Innovative and comfortable desktop." I can live with that

[zerozero]

and they are keeping it fairly updated (1.6.2 in universe and 1.6.7 in proposed)

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zerozero@zerozero-at-nadia:~$ apt-cache policy cinnamon
cinnamon:
  Installed: 1.6.7-20121217050022-raring
  Candidate: 1.6.7-20121217050022-raring
  Version table:
 *** 1.6.7-20121217050022-raring 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/gwendal-lebihan-dev/cinnamon-nightly/ubuntu/ raring/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1.6.7-1 0
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring-proposed/universe i386 Packages
     1.6.2-1 0
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/universe i386 Packages
zerozero@zerozero-at-nadia:~$

They had to do something to slow the exodus from Ubuntu due to Unity.

well, the way ubuntu has tied its branding/recognition with unity we can *almost* say that using another DE is not using ubuntu (or not "having the full ubuntu experience")

[Catbuntu]

I don't understand why have Cinnamon on Ubuntu, having Mint. But well, if Ubuntu has Cinnamon on their repos, Mint should have Unity...

Catbuntu

[tdockery97]

I don't understand why have Cinnamon on Ubuntu, having Mint. But well, if Ubuntu has Cinnamon on their repos, Mint should have Unity...

Catbuntu

It does...check the package manager and you'll find Unity 6.10.

[Catbuntu]

I don't understand why have Cinnamon on Ubuntu, having Mint. But well, if Ubuntu has Cinnamon on their repos, Mint should have Unity...

Catbuntu

It does...check the package manager and you'll find Unity 6.10.

Oh I know, I meant a Unity spin, like "Uniminty"