Get TheLauncher

Source repository
Cinnamon Spices desklet on GitHub
Cinnamon Spices
Install from the official desklet store
Install instructions
Step-by-step setup guide

Install

Install TheLauncher on Ubuntu 26.04 with Cinnamon using install.sh or manual copy.

Requirements

  • Ubuntu 26.04 (or similar) with Cinnamon desktop
  • Desklets enabled in Cinnamon settings

Install from Cinnamon Spices

Install from the official desklet store:

Then add the desklet to your desktop from Cinnamon Settings.

If the Download tab is empty on Ubuntu 26.04, use manual install instead (cinnamon#13689).

Install from source (GitHub)

From the Cinnamon Spices desklet repository:

git clone https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-spices-desklets.git
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/cinnamon/desklets
cp -a cinnamon-spices-desklets/thelauncher@sin-apps.com/files/thelauncher@sin-apps.com \
  ~/.local/share/cinnamon/desklets/

This installs to:

~/.local/share/cinnamon/desklets/thelauncher@sin-apps.com/

Then open Cinnamon Settings → Desklets, enable TheLauncher, and add it to the desktop.

Manual install

If you already have the desklet folder (e.g. from a local development clone):

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/cinnamon/desklets
cp -a thelauncher@sin-apps.com ~/.local/share/cinnamon/desklets/

Then enable the desklet in Cinnamon Settings as above.

Uninstall

Remove the desklet from the desktop via Cinnamon Settings first, then:

rm -rf ~/.local/share/cinnamon/desklets/thelauncher@sin-apps.com

Your link files in ~/.local/share/thelauncher/ and settings in ~/.config/thelauncher/ are not removed automatically.