cinnamon command not found

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

cinnamon: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: cinnamon: command not found

Solutions to cinnamon: command not found

How To Fix cinnamon: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu cinnamon is provided by cinnamon package.

cinnamon is:

Cinnamon is a desktop environment which provides advanced innovative features and a traditional user experience.

The desktop layout is similar to GNOME 2. The underlying technology is forked from gnome-shell. The emphasis is put on making users feel at home and providing them with an easy to use and comfortable desktop experience.

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install cinnamon

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install cinnamon.

sudo apt -y install cinnamon

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install cinnamon

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix cinnamon command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.