Install this version:
emerge -a =gnome-extra/cinnamon-session-6.6.4
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =gnome-extra/cinnamon-session-6.6.4
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =gnome-extra/cinnamon-session-6.6.4
# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{10..14} )
inherit meson gnome2-utils python-single-r1
DESCRIPTION="Cinnamon session manager"
HOMEPAGE="https://linuxmint-developer-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/cinnamon.html https://linuxmint.com/"
SRC_URI="https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-session/archive/${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
LICENSE="GPL-2+ LGPL-2+"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm64 ~loong ~ppc64 ~riscv ~x86"
IUSE="systemd"
REQUIRED_USE="${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}"
COMMON_DEPEND="
>=dev-libs/glib-2.37.3:2
>=gnome-extra/cinnamon-desktop-6.6:0=
media-libs/libcanberra[pulseaudio]
virtual/opengl
x11-libs/cairo
x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf:2
>=x11-libs/gtk+-3:3[introspection,X]
x11-libs/libICE
x11-libs/libSM
x11-libs/libX11
x11-libs/libXau
x11-libs/libXcomposite
x11-libs/libXext
x11-libs/libXrender
x11-libs/libXtst
x11-libs/pango[X]
>=x11-libs/xapp-3.2.2[introspection]
systemd? (
>=sys-apps/systemd-253
)
!systemd? (
sys-auth/elogind[policykit]
)
"
DEPEND="
${COMMON_DEPEND}
x11-libs/xtrans
"
RDEPEND="
${COMMON_DEPEND}
${PYTHON_DEPS}
>=dev-libs/gobject-introspection-1.82.0-r2
$(python_gen_cond_dep '
dev-python/pygobject:3[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
dev-python/setproctitle[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
')
x11-themes/xapp-symbolic-icon-theme
"
BDEPEND="
${PYTHON_DEPS}
>=dev-util/gdbus-codegen-2.80.5-r1
virtual/pkgconfig
"
PATCHES=(
# pkg-config variable systemduserunitdir belongs to package systemd.
# https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-session/commit/b7ac3041a00deec62c8d9f55ee33e139e8deb664
"${FILESDIR}/${PN}-${PV}-fix-systemd-dep.patch"
)
src_prepare() {
default
python_fix_shebang data cinnamon-session-quit
}
src_configure() {
local emesonargs=(
-Dipv6=true
-Dxtrans=true
$(meson_feature systemd)
)
meson_src_configure
}
pkg_postinst() {
xdg_icon_cache_update
gnome2_schemas_update
}
pkg_postrm() {
xdg_icon_cache_update
gnome2_schemas_update
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p gnome-extra/cinnamon-session |
euse -E <flag> -p gnome-extra/cinnamon-session |
euse -D <flag> -p gnome-extra/cinnamon-session
>=dev-libs/glib-2.37.3:2 >=gnome-extra/cinnamon-desktop-6.6:0= media-libs/libcanberra[pulseaudio] virtual/opengl x11-libs/cairo x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf:2 >=x11-libs/gtk+-3:3[introspection,X] x11-libs/libICE x11-libs/libSM x11-libs/libX11 x11-libs/libXau x11-libs/libXcomposite x11-libs/libXext x11-libs/libXrender x11-libs/libXtst x11-libs/pango[X] >=x11-libs/xapp-3.2.2[introspection] systemd? ( >=sys-apps/systemd-253 ) !systemd? ( sys-auth/elogind[policykit] ) x11-libs/xtrans
${COMMON_DEPEND}
${PYTHON_DEPS}
>=dev-libs/gobject-introspection-1.82.0-r2
$(python_gen_cond_dep '
dev-python/pygobject:3[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
dev-python/setproctitle[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
')
x11-themes/xapp-symbolic-icon-theme
>=dev-util/gdbus-codegen-2.80.5-r1 virtual/pkgconfig
| Type | File | Size | Source URLs |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIST | cinnamon-session-6.6.4.tar.gz | 168049 bytes | https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-session/archive/6.6.4.tar.gz |