Tutorial on installing Cinnamon desktop from Linux Mint into Ubuntu using embrosyn repository for Cinnamon stable.
(Or you could use Debian or Linux Mint instead for a simplier install)

Instructions:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:embrosyn/cinnamon
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install cinnamon cinnamon-desktop-environment blueberry lightdm
$ sudo reboot

Reboot again if desktop fails to start

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