Tutorial on how to install Cinnamon Desktop environment into Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin. Cinnamon is a good replacement to Gnome 2.x Classic Desktop but comes with Mint menu instead of the Gnome 2.x styled Application menu. Its ideal if you prefer a more traditional styled desktop instead of Unity. There are a selection of applets for Cinnamon available from Linux Mint website. A link to the applet page can be found within the settings on Cinnamon. Installation Instructions Terminal Method: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gwendal-lebihan-dev/cinnamon-stable sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install cinnamon muffin For GUI Method take a note of repository ppa:gwendal-lebihan-dev/cinnamon-stable And watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YUnpPEppTA Then install cinnamon and muffin via Ubuntu Software Centre Cinnamon Website: http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/ Wallpaper: http://imgur.com/GYg0O Original Image: http://www.danielveazey.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ubuntu-logo-water-1920x1080.png