By installing this package, everything is bundled together, making the process simple and fast. You get a consistent and pre-configured GNOME experience similar to what you would find on a fresh Ubuntu GNOME installation. It also ensures better integration of all GNOME components.
sudo apt install ubuntu-gnome-desktop
When you install ubuntu-gnome-desktop, you're installing a meta-package, which pulls in a complete and ready-to-use GNOME environment, including:
- GNOME Shell (the core GNOME interface)
- GNOME Session (manages the desktop session)
- GDM3 (the GNOME Display Manager for login screens)
- GNOME Terminal (terminal emulator)
- Nautilus (file manager)
- GNOME Settings (for configuring the desktop)
- GNOME Applications (such as Calendar, Music, Maps, etc.)
- Additional GNOME utilities, theming, and configuration tools
As first, install the core GNOME desktop components to replace Cinnamon.
During installation, if prompted, select GDM3 as the display manager.
sudo apt update
sudo apt install gnome-shell gnome-session gdm3 gnome-terminal
- gnome-shell: The core interface of GNOME.
- gnome-session: Manages GNOME sessions.
- gdm3: GNOME’s default display manager for logging in.
- gnome-terminal: The terminal emulator for GNOME.
Linux Mint uses Nemo by default, but GNOME uses Nautilus as its file manager.
sudo apt install nautilus
To remove previous manager:
sudo apt remove --purge nemo nemo-fileroller
Linux Mint uses Blueman by default. GNOME’s Bluetooth manager is gnome-bluetooth.
sudo apt install gnome-bluetooth
To remove previous manager:
sudo apt remove --purge blueman
Mint uses Cinnamon settings for sound, while GNOME uses gnome-control-center to manage sound.
sudo apt install gnome-control-center
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To remove previous manager:
sudo apt remove --purge cinnamon-settings-daemon
GNOME uses network-manager-gnome for handling network connections, which works with NetworkManager (the same backend Mint uses).
sudo apt install network-manager-gnome
GNOME uses its own display manager and settings, managed through gnome-control-center(which you have already installed #SoundManager)
sudo apt remove --purge cinnamon-settings-daemon
GNOME’s power management tool is gnome-power-manager.
sudo apt install gnome-power-manager
GNOME uses gnome-software for managing software installation, rather than Mint’s mintinstall.
sudo apt install gnome-software
To remove previous manager:
sudo apt remove --purge mintinstall
To remove any lingering Cinnamon or Mint-specific packages:
sudo apt remove --purge cinnamon* mintinstall* mintupdate*
sudo apt autoremove --purge
Your locally installed gnome Shell extensions, i.e., these that are installed for your user only, can be listed with the commmand:
ls ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/
You can find out which extensions are enables by querying a dconf setting:
gsettings get org.gnome.shell enabled-extensions
System wide installed gnome-shell extensions are listed with the command
ls /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/