Hello,
is there a Cinnamon desktop I could install on my Raspberry PI 3 B+ ?
I found this link, but not sure what is means:
https://packages.debian.org/stretch/cinnamon
Is it possible to install Cinnamon using apt-get?
Thanks
Richard
Is there a Cinnamon desktop for Raspberry pi 3 b+ ?
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Is there a Cinnamon desktop for Raspberry pi 3 b+ ?
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Re: Is there a Cinnamon desktop for Raspberry pi 3 b+ ?
Whether that link is right depends on which Debian version you're running. If it's Jessie (the latest one) it'd be this one:
https://packages.debian.org/jessie/cinnamon
If you're running Debian you should be able to install it.
But should you? I don't have Cinnamon installed anymore (not my taste) but if I were to use it, it'd be on a fairly powerful modern computer. One with a good video card, preferably Nvidia, with at least 1Gb dedicated video RAM.
In other words, Cinnamon is a resource hog ... it uses as much RAM as Windows 7, 8 et al ... and I'm not so sure a Raspberry Pi is the right place for it.
https://packages.debian.org/jessie/cinnamon
If you're running Debian you should be able to install it.
But should you? I don't have Cinnamon installed anymore (not my taste) but if I were to use it, it'd be on a fairly powerful modern computer. One with a good video card, preferably Nvidia, with at least 1Gb dedicated video RAM.
In other words, Cinnamon is a resource hog ... it uses as much RAM as Windows 7, 8 et al ... and I'm not so sure a Raspberry Pi is the right place for it.
For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong - H. L. Mencken
Re: Is there a Cinnamon desktop for Raspberry pi 3 b+ ?
It can be done, apparently by adding Debian's ARM repositories. However, somebody who did it posted this remark, which is about what I expected:
I have Cinnamon running on Raspbian and to be honest the Pi 3 really can't handle it. Even a base install with just core components is basically un-usable.
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