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Ubuntu Cinnamon is a community-driven, free and open-source Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, using the Cinnamon desktop environment in place of Ubuntu's GNOME Shell. The first release was 19.10 'Eoan Ermine' on December 4, 2019, and is the first distribution to use Ubuntu with the Cinnamon desktop. Ubuntu Cinnamon Remix is also used synonymously to reference the project.

History
The Cinnamon environment was developed by the Linux Mint team in 2011 and was first used as the default desktop environment in Linux Mint 13. Ideas to combine Ubuntu and Cinnamon were not new, and had been floated around several times before the project. However, the idea was never developed significantly.

In 2019, user ItzSwirlz posted on Ubuntu Discourse requesting info on a Cinnamon Ubuntu Flavor. He stepped up to build the project, and the first release was released later that year on SourceForge.

Flavor Status
As early as 2020, Peisach expressed interest in attaining flavor status for Ubuntu Cinnamon Remix.

In 2022, Peisach sent an email to the Ubuntu Technical Board requesting official flavor status. In the Ubuntu Technical Board meeting over IRC on March 28, 2023, Ubuntu Cinnamon was officially deemed a flavor by Ubuntu. An official announcement is expected after the next Technical Board meeting on April 11, 2023, in time for the April release.

Release 19.10
19.10 "Eoan Ermine" was the first stable Ubuntu Cinnamon release, then referred to as Ubuntu Cinnamon Remix. It was released on December 4, 2019.

It features a Calamares Installer, with Kimmo themes.

In a review by Softpedia, Marius Nestor wrote, "Ubuntu Cinnamon Remix offers a beautiful Cinnamon experience with a gorgeous desktop theme that features red and dark grey colors".

Nitish S. of FOSS Linux stated, "Ubuntu Cinnamon Remix shapes itself up as the perfect distro for Ubuntu users who have always wanted to try Cinnamon but didn’t like Mint’s offering".

Jack M. Germain of Technewsworld commented, "This remix release could be a welcome gift for many Cinnamon desktop users who fancy the Ubuntu Linux family".

Release 20.04 LTS
20.04 "Focal Fossa" was the first stable Ubuntu Cinnamon LTS release.

In addition to bug fixes, it contained mostly graphical updates, with updates to animation, customization, and layout.

Dimitros of ItsFOSS wrote "Traditional yet elegant, customizable but simple, Ubuntu Cinnamon Remix is an interesting project with a promising future...".

Point release 20.04.1 was released on August 6, 2020.

The update featured a few more design and customization options, the most prominent being the artwork changes.

Point release 20.04.2 was released on February 4, 2021.

The update mainly featured bug fixes.

Point release 20.04.3 was released on August 26, 2021.

The update featured security patches in addition to regular bug fixes.

Point release 20.04.4 was released on February 25, 2022.

The update featured no updates specific to Ubuntu Cinnamon, and instead just reflected Ubuntu's updates.

Point release 20.04.5 was released on September 1, 2022.

Release 20.10
20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" was a standard release on October 22, 2020.

The version featured a replacement of Cinnamon sounds with Ubuntu sounds, and further design changes. Cinnamon was upgraded to version 4.6.6 in the update, which came with better monitor support as well as layout improvements.

In a blog, user Karmi wrote "Looks like Ubuntu Cinnamon Remix is still improving in all areas…a job well done!!!".

Release 21.04
21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" was a standard release on April 24, 2021.

This version mainly consisted of updates to the Nemo file manager and Cinnamon. They were updated to versions 4.8.5 and 4.8.6 respectively. According to developer Joshua Peisach, he quoted his "planning for the future of UCR" as a reason to the lack of major updates.

Release 21.10
21.10 "Impish Indiri" was a standard release on October 14, 2021.

The version contained updates for linux developers and a key kernel update. Linux Kernel was updated to version 5.13, adding support to newer graphics cards. Default Python, Ruby, PHP, Perl, and the GNU Compiler Collection was updated to newer versions.

Author Mike Turcotte-McCusker of ghacks.net stated "... I really was pleasantly surprised with how nice, smooth, and simple this entire release was, enough that I could highly recommend it for those who enjoy Ubuntu, enjoy GNOME, or simply are looking for another distribution to try out".

Release 22.04 LTS
22.04 "Jammy Jellyfish" was the second Ubuntu Cinnamon LTS release, on April 22, 2022.

This version updated the Cinnamon version to the 5.x series, going to version 5.2.7. Major updates were mostly contained within Ubuntu or Cinnamon and not Ubuntu Cinnamon Remix itself.

Author Mike Turcotte-McCusker of ghacks.net wrote "...with Ubuntu Cinnamon, I get a more personally preferred environment, and all the benefits of the latest Ubuntu release".

Point release 22.04.1 was released on August 14, 2022.

The update featured no major improvements and was mainly focused on system stability.

Release 22.10
22.10 "Kinetic Kudu" was a standard release on October 20, 2022.

The version updated the Cinnamon version to 5.4.12, which added many layout features as well as minor feature updates. Several Cinnamon packages were also updated. A major update was to Cinnamon's windows manager Muffin, which recieved a code rebase.

In addition to system updates, this update also featured the addition of Ubuntu Cinnamon created packages to the main Ubuntu archives.

In an article by Opensourcefeed, it commented "The Ubuntu Cinnamon Remix provides a solid desktop experience with Cinnamon Desktop on top of Ubuntu core system".

Release 23.04
23.04 "Lunar Lobster" is an upcoming release forecasted to be on April 20, 2023.