Ubuntu Cinnamon Remix 20.04

I really enjoy 5:00 PM PDT every Saturday night by watching and sometimes participating in the Big Daddy Linux live YouTube stream every week.  In the past BDL would have a distro challenge and feature a Linux DE that would normally last 2 weeks but since the release of the new Ubuntu flavors they've changed it to a new DE every week to highlight all the Ubuntu releases.  Rocco, the host of BDL, does not make it mandatory to review a DE if you want to participate and the show also covers other topics that involves Linux.  I just want to say that the participants are normally very knowledgeable when it comes to Linux and most know the ins and outs of what makes a DE good.

This week the review is on Ubuntu Cinnamon 20.04 LTS, which I installed Sunday.  For me this release is probably the 3rd best release in the Focal Fossa releases, right up there with Ubuntu Mate and Ubuntu Budgie, but there are a three things that make Ubuntu Cinnamon stand out as a top notch release.  

First is that it is a really well done and put together version of the Cinnamon desktop environment.  The developers use version 4.4.8, which is a little behind the latest stable release of June 2020 which is 4.6.5 but expected by Ubuntu.  I don't think they change any of the DE's versions except on point releases. 

Second is the fact that this is not a recognized flavor or Ubuntu, meaning Ubuntu has not officially adopted Cinnamon but there a things that the developers have to prove out before this version will be one of the chosen flavors.  To me by the looks of this release they should not be far behind.

Third is that I am really impressed with Joshua Peisach, the lead developer of the project.  At this time he is still a teenager and seems to have real understanding of how a DE should look and feel.  With that said one person does not make a DE, it takes a community.

If you like Ubuntu and want a nice desktop like Cinnamon, then give it a try.  I know lots of people are down on Ubuntu but it works nicely.  Ubuntu Cinnamon is a nice move to people that like the Ubuntu side of Linux Mint, which is probably the most loved of all Linux DE's but always seem to keep themselves in the news.