mike@mike-rog-strix-g731gt:~$ sudo apt install cinnamon cinnamon-core cinnamon-desktop-environment
[sudo] password for mike:
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cinnamon-core is already the newest version (4.5+really4.4.1).
cinnamon-core set to manually installed.
cinnamon-desktop-environment is already the newest version (4.5+really4.4.1).
cinnamon is already the newest version (4.4.8-4ubuntu0.2).
cinnamon set to manually installed.
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mike@mike-rog-strix-g731gt:~$
mike@mike-rog-strix-g731gt:~$ sudo apt install cinnamon cinnamon-core cinnamon-desktop-environment
[sudo] password for mike:
Sorry, try again.
[sudo] password for mike:
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cinnamon-core is already the newest version (4.5+really4.4.1).
cinnamon-desktop-environment is already the newest version (4.5+really4.4.1).
cinnamon is already the newest version (4.4.8-4ubuntu0.2).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
mike@mike-rog-strix-g731gt:~$ sudo apt install --reinstall cinnamon cinnamon-core cinnamon-desktop-environment
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mike@mike-rog-strix-g731gt:~$
I don't know ??? I'll wait until you answer before rebooting
Launch Software & Updates app from the App Menu.
On the first tab that opens in the Pop Up Window, you will see Download From: with a drop down menu. Ensure that is set to Main Server, not to a regional or local server.
You will hate me... but please re-run the reinstall command now that you are on Main Server.
I speak truth when I say that even though regional servers are supposed to host all of and exactly what is in the Main server - they often enough Do Not.
I have seen far too many cases of it. Earlier your terminal showed that Cinnamon was fully installed... Yet yesterday we clearly saw that something was wrong.
Please redo the reinstall command:
Even I gotta admit I am currently running on my countries server. But even I know, that the first sign of trouble that I go through in regarding to installing software or updating, I am going to switch to the Main Server. Cause even I know that can fix like what 50% of problems right there.
Why oh why would I hate you ... you are busting your buns to help me ... not a problem .... here is the results .... going to restart ...
mike@mike-rog-strix-g731gt:~$ sudo apt install --reinstall cinnamon cinnamon-core cinnamon-desktop-environment
[sudo] password for mike:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 3 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 301 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
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Get:2 Index of /ubuntu focal-updates/universe amd64 cinnamon amd64 4.4.8-4ubuntu0.2 [296 kB]
Get:3 Index of /ubuntu focal/universe amd64 cinnamon-desktop-environment all 4.5+really4.4.1 [2,316 B]
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Setting up cinnamon (4.4.8-4ubuntu0.2) ...
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mike@mike-rog-strix-g731gt:~$
Nope there is no joy in Mudville ... same thing ... by the way you can click on all the desktop icons even the weather one and they do open ... but to the left hand side of the screen and to close any of them you have to go to file/exit in the menu
OK here is all I could get because anytime you load anything it jumps to the upper left hand corner covering what ever is there ... no way that I have found to move or resize the screen ...
I have not seen it... But I think this is Fallback Mode
You may try logging into Zorin Desktop, then
sudo nano /etc/default/grub
adding noacpi and nomodeset to the grub parameters:
Change: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash noacpi nomodeset"
You might screenshot this to double check...
Then hit ctrl+x to exit, then the y key to say yes to save, then the enter key to save as current configuration.
Backspace three times to remove the Line drop and the y and the x
This looks like when you hit ctrl+x, the control button did not fully depress. So an x was typed.
Then you hit y as per the instructions.
But hit ctrl+x to exit and you will see a Prompt appear at the bottom of the terminal asking "Do you want to save the current configuration? y/n" and it is then that you can hit the y key.
