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'' Choosing GNOME and not X ''
= Spin Name =


I personally like GNOME and more so with GNOME 3. Yes, hate me if you want to!
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Cinnamon


== Summary ==


''Packages currently Shipped''
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A modern extensible desktop with a classic appearance.
== Owner(s) ==


I should point out here that my idea is to have a generic toolset made available. The number of tools currently available in different domains- Physics, Chemistry, Biology is just too many. Including them all in one big spin may not make a lot of users happy, simply because if I am a engineering researcher, the Biology tools are just useless to me.
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* Name: [[User:crokett| David Green]]
* email: crokett@gmail.com>


I haven't actively looked into applications which may not be available in the repository and is important to a spin such as this. Needless to say, I am going to take upon the responsibility of packaging such software, when I come across one, or its pointed to me.
== Detailed Description ==


If you come across a package which you want shipped, please add them here.
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The Cinnamon Spin pairs Fedora with the Cinnamon Desktop. Cinnamon is a modern, GTK-based desktop that retains the look and feel of the classic Gnome desktop while also allowing for an extensible and highly customizable desktop. 
== Benefit to Fedora ==


''Miscellaneous''
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Cinnamon Spin gives Fedora users another option for an out-of-the-box desktop environment other than Gnome or KDE.  It provides a Fedora-based alternative to other distributions such as Linux Mint that use Cinnamon as the default desktop. Cinnamon Spin also includes some  packages that the base Live CD does not include, such as LibreOffice and Gimp. This gives the user a more complete desktop experience with less initial configuration and installation of additional packages required.


Science wallpapers? (For example, see [http://wiki.debian.org/DebianScience/Wallpapers here])
== Kickstart File ==
 
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* https://fedoraproject.org/w/uploads/7/71/Fedora-livecd-cinnamon.ks
* https://fedoraproject.org/w/uploads/5/5a/Fedora-live-cinnamon.ks
* https://fedoraproject.org/w/uploads/9/9d/Fedora-cinnamon-packages.ks
 
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* ISO Name: "Fedora-20-x86_64-Cinnamon"
* FS-Label: "Fedora-20-x86_64-Cinnamon"
 
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no dependencies
== Scope / Testing ==
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* Packages included that are not on the default Live CD:
** Cinnamon Desktop Environment
** Firefox
** Filezilla
** Geany Text editor
** Gimp
** LibreOffice
** LibreOffice Base
** Putty
 
All applications are installed from the Fedora Repository with no changes.
 
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=== Slogan ===
 
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Cinnamon  - a modern and customizable desktop environment. 
 
=== Spin description ===
 
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Cinnamon desktop is a more traditional desktop than Gnome Shell. It is GTK=based but retains the panel and traditional menus most Linux users are used to. Most applications that will run in Gnome Shell will look similar in Cinnamon. Cinnamon also provides graphical configuration tools where Gnome Shell does not, and has a rich set of available extensions and downloadable themes.
 
=== Screenshot ===
 
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[[File:Cinnamonscreenshot.png]]
=== Download tab ===
 
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Latest revision as of 13:58, 17 March 2014

Spin Name

Cinnamon

Summary

A modern extensible desktop with a classic appearance.

Owner(s)

Detailed Description

The Cinnamon Spin pairs Fedora with the Cinnamon Desktop. Cinnamon is a modern, GTK-based desktop that retains the look and feel of the classic Gnome desktop while also allowing for an extensible and highly customizable desktop.

Benefit to Fedora

Cinnamon Spin gives Fedora users another option for an out-of-the-box desktop environment other than Gnome or KDE. It provides a Fedora-based alternative to other distributions such as Linux Mint that use Cinnamon as the default desktop. Cinnamon Spin also includes some packages that the base Live CD does not include, such as LibreOffice and Gimp. This gives the user a more complete desktop experience with less initial configuration and installation of additional packages required.

Kickstart File

ISO Name / FS Label

  • ISO Name: "Fedora-20-x86_64-Cinnamon"
  • FS-Label: "Fedora-20-x86_64-Cinnamon"

Dependencies

no dependencies

Scope / Testing

  • Packages included that are not on the default Live CD:
    • Cinnamon Desktop Environment
    • Firefox
    • Filezilla
    • Geany Text editor
    • Gimp
    • LibreOffice
    • LibreOffice Base
    • Putty

All applications are installed from the Fedora Repository with no changes.

Spins Page

Slogan

Cinnamon  - a modern and customizable desktop environment.

Spin description

Cinnamon desktop is a more traditional desktop than Gnome Shell. It is GTK=based but retains the panel and traditional menus most Linux users are used to. Most applications that will run in Gnome Shell will look similar in Cinnamon. Cinnamon also provides graphical configuration tools where Gnome Shell does not, and has a rich set of available extensions and downloadable themes.

Screenshot

Download tab

Support tab

Custom branding

Comments and Discussion



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