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Cinnamon

GTK 3-based desktop environment initially developed for Linux Mint
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Summary

Cinnamon is a desktop environment[1]. Cinnamon ranks in the top 8% of desktop_environment entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,566 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cinnamon's instance of is recorded as desktop environment[3].
  • Cinnamon's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[4].
  • Cinnamon's based on is recorded as GNOME Shell[5].
  • Cinnamon's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[6].
  • Cinnamon's programmed in is recorded as C[7].
  • Cinnamon's programmed in is recorded as JavaScript[8].
  • Cinnamon's programmed in is recorded as Python[9].
  • Cinnamon's operating system is recorded as Linux[10].
  • Cinnamon's operating system is recorded as FreeBSD[11].
  • Cinnamon's software version identifier is recorded as 2.8.6[12].
  • Cinnamon's software version identifier is recorded as 2.8.8[13].
  • Cinnamon's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.4[14].
  • Cinnamon's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.7[15].
  • Cinnamon's software version identifier is recorded as 3.2.7[16].
  • Cinnamon's software version identifier is recorded as 3.2.8[17].
  • Cinnamon's software version identifier is recorded as 3.4[18].
  • Cinnamon's software version identifier is recorded as 3.4.6[19].
  • Cinnamon's software version identifier is recorded as 3.6[20].
  • Cinnamon's software version identifier is recorded as 3.6.2[21].
  • Cinnamon's software version identifier is recorded as 3.6.6[22].
  • Cinnamon's software version identifier is recorded as 3.6.7[23].
  • Cinnamon's software version identifier is recorded as 3.8[24].
  • Cinnamon's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.5[25].
  • Cinnamon's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.6[26].
  • Cinnamon's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.7[27].

Why It Matters

Cinnamon ranks in the top 8% of desktop_environment entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,566 views/month).[2] Cinnamon has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Cinnamon is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Antergos Fedora Linux FreeBSD GNOME Shell Guadalinex JavaScript Linux Linux Mint Mageia Python Slackware Ubuntu Cinnamon Void Linux Winux

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . segfault.linuxmint.com. segfault.linuxmint.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Tom Morris · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['abstract', 'ar', 'az', 'bn', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'e
    Alpine linux package → cinnamon
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Alpine linux package: cinnamon, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/324935312|cinnamon (#324935312)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8507|Alpine Linux package"
  2. 4w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → GTK 3-based desktop environment initially developed for Linux Mint
    Software version identifier → 2.8.6, 2.8.8, 3.0.4 +230
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 9812, Add qualifier to Free Software Directory entry `Cinnamon`"
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