Ubuntu Cinnamon is a community-driven, free and open-sourceLinux distribution based on Ubuntu, using the Cinnamon desktop environment in place of Ubuntu's GNOME Shell. The first release was 19.10 'Eoan Ermine' on December 4, 2019, and is the first official distribution to use Ubuntu with the Cinnamon desktop. Ubuntu Cinnamon Remix is also used synonymously to reference the project.[1]
History
The Cinnamon environment was developed by the Linux Mint team in 2011 and was first used as the default desktop environment in Linux Mint 13. Ideas to combine Ubuntu and Cinnamon were not new, and had been floated around several times before the project. However, the idea was never developed significantly.[2]
In 2019, user ItzSwirlz posted on Ubuntu Discourse requesting info on a Cinnamon Ubuntu Flavor. He stepped up to build the project, and the first release was released later that year on SourceForge.[3]
Flavor Status
As early as 2020, Peisach expressed interest in attaining flavor status for Ubuntu Cinnamon Remix.[4]
In 2022, Peisach emailed the Ubuntu Technical Board requesting official flavor status.[5] In the Ubuntu Technical Board meeting over IRC on March 28, 2023, Ubuntu Cinnamon was officially deemed a flavor by Ubuntu.[6]
Releases
Release 19.10
19.10 "Eoan Ermine" was the first stable Ubuntu Cinnamon release, then referred to as Ubuntu Cinnamon Remix. It was released on December 4, 2019. It featured a Calamares Installer, with Kimmo themes.
Release 20.04 LTS
20.04 "Focal Fossa" was the first stable Ubuntu Cinnamon LTS release. In addition to bug fixes, it contained mostly graphical updates, with updates to animation, customization, and layout.[7]
Point release 20.04.1 was released on August 6, 2020. The update featured a few more design and customization options, the most prominent being the artwork changes.[8]
Point release 20.04.2 was released on February 4, 2021. The update mainly featured bug fixes.
Point release 20.04.3 was released on August 26, 2021. The update featured security patches in addition to regular bug fixes.
Point release 20.04.4 was released on February 25, 2022. The update featured no updates specific to Ubuntu Cinnamon, and instead just reflected Ubuntu's updates.
Point release 20.04.5 was released on September 1, 2022.
Release 20.10
20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" was a standard release on October 22, 2020. The version featured a replacement of Cinnamon sounds with Ubuntu sounds, and further design changes. Cinnamon was upgraded to version 4.6.6 in the update, which came with better monitor support as well as layout improvements.[9]
Release 21.04
21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" was a standard release on April 24, 2021. This version mainly consisted of updates to the Nemo file manager and Cinnamon. They were updated to versions 4.8.5 and 4.8.6 respectively. Developer Joshua Peisach stated his "planning for the future of UCR" as a reason for the lack of major updates.[10]
Release 21.10
21.10 "Impish Indiri" was a standard release on October 14, 2021. The version contained updates for linux developers and a key kernel update. Linux Kernel was updated to version 5.13, adding support for newer graphics cards. Default Python, Ruby, PHP, Perl, and the GNU Compiler Collection were updated to newer versions.
Release 22.04 LTS
22.04 "Jammy Jellyfish" was the second Ubuntu Cinnamon LTS release, on April 22, 2022. This version updated the Cinnamon version to the 5.x series, going to version 5.2.7. Major updates were mostly contained within Ubuntu or Cinnamon and not Ubuntu Cinnamon Remix itself.[11]
Point release 22.04.1 was released on August 14, 2022. The update featured no major improvements and was mainly focused on system stability.[12]
Release 22.10
22.10 "Kinetic Kudu" was a standard release on October 20, 2022. The version updated the Cinnamon version to 5.4.12, which added many layout features as well as minor feature updates. Several Cinnamon packages were also updated. A major update was to Cinnamon's windows manager Muffin, which received a code rebase. Aside from operating system updates, this update also featured the addition of Ubuntu Cinnamon created packages to the main Ubuntu archives.[13]
Release 23.04
23.04 "Lunar Lobster" was a standard release on April 20, 2023. It is the first release of Ubuntu Cinnamon as an official Ubuntu flavor. This version updated the Cinnamon version to 5.6.7, adding more layout and UI features as well as bug fixes. The Nemo file manager was also updated to version 5.6.3, mainly featuring bug fixes. Muffin was updated to version 5.6.3, also featuring mostly bug fixes.[14]
This update was also the first update available to be downloaded from the actual Ubuntu host, rather than using SourceForge.[15]
Release 23.10
23.10 "Mantic Minotaur" was a standard release on October 12, 2023. This version updated the Cinnamon version to 5.8.4, which included UI updates and built-in support for touchscreen gestures. The release also updated Linux kernel version to 6.5, and introduced full disk encryption.[16][17]
Release 24.04 LTS
24.04 "Noble Numbat" was the first Ubuntu Cinnamon LTS release as a flavor on April 25, 2024.
Release 24.10
24.10 "Oracular Oriole" is an upcoming release forecasted to be in October 2024.
Table of Releases
Version
Code name
Release date
End of Support
Remarks
19.10
Eoan Ermine
December 4, 2019
July 2020
First release of Ubuntu Cinnamon
20.04 LTS
Focal Fossa
May 7, 2020
April 2023
Was a LTS version
20.10
Groovy Gorilla
October 22, 2020
July 2021
21.04
Hirsute Hippo
April 24, 2021
January 2022
21.10
Impish Indri
October 14, 2021
July 2022
22.04 LTS
Jammy Jellyfish
April 22, 2022
April 2025
LTS version
22.10
Kinetic Kudu
October 20, 2022
July 2023
23.04
Lunar Lobster
April 20, 2023
January 2024
First release as a flavor
23.10
Mantic Minotaur
October 12, 2023
July 2024
24.04 LTS
Noble Numbat
April 25, 2024
April 2027
Latest LTS version
24.10
Oracular Oriole
October 10, 2024
July 2025
Latest release
Old version, not maintained Old version, maintained Current version Future Release
