While its downloading look at the overview of the new features and make sure to quickly go through the known issues. Jun 09, 2012 linux mint mate and linux mint cinnamon are the latest releases of the main line distribution of linux mint, the desktop centric distribution based on ubuntu desktop. The team is proud to announce the release of linux mint kde. Kde plasma is one of the widely used destkop environment for linux based operating system. Hi everyone, this post is about linux mint mate and xfce, specifically about which is faster and uses less ram. The end result is, lisa kde is not as good as it could easily be. The available editions are for cinnamon, xfce and mate desktop environments. Mate is under active development to add support for new technologies while preserving a traditional desktop experience. The mint implementation of xfce is a beautiful and functional desktop.
Just search on kde menu and you should be able to find it. Linux mint has multiple editions that are based on ubuntu, with various desktop environments available. This short guide explains how to install xfce on your linux mint 14 desktop. It provides an intuitive and attractive desktop environment using traditional metaphors for linux and other unixlike operating systems. The desktop is fairly standard for linux mint with xfce. Installing virtualbox guest additions in linux mint. Linux mint with kde plasma is the best choice for computer or laptop with the high specification. How do i uninstall the kde part and install the mate part. How to install kde desktop environment on linux mint 19. Sep 27, 2012 a quick look at the look and feel of the different user interfaces linux mint maya has to offer. I didnt know when i installed linux mint 15 olivia kde that i should have installed linux mint olivia mate. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. In our last article, we looked at the installation of deepin desktop environment on linux mint 19.
Mate has been one of the default desktop environments shipped with linux mint since version 12 lisa, lmde since 203, sabayon linux since release 10, a fedora spin since fedora 18, and as the desktop environment in ubuntu mate 14. Kde is the most customizable and flexible desktop environment available out there. He said, in continuation with whats been done in the past, linux mint 18. Burn the iso at low speed and enjoy linux mint 7 kde. Your personal preferences, how powerful your computer is, and what programs you hope to run. Linux mint is free of charge thanks to your donations and adverts on the website and we hope youll enjoy it. The team is proud to announce the release of linux mint rc maya. These 2 are the most popular choice as the desktop environment of linux mint. Version 5 is the latest version of the desktop environment and was released on 2014, it is developed by kde community.
This tutorial shows how you can set up a linux mint maya desktop kde version that is a fullfledged replacement for a windows desktop, i. Linux mint provides full outofthebox multimedia support by including some proprietary software, such as multimedia codecs, and comes bundled with a variety of free and opensource applications. As of linux mint , there are two main editions of linux mint developed by the core development team and using ubuntu as a base. But thanks to the kubuntu team, we now have a kde edition. How to install kde plasma desktop on linux mint 19. The linux mint 19 s graphical firewall program is also available as you can see from the screenshot below. There are three issues to consider when choosing your desktop environment. Linux mint 12 lisa with kde is a very nice product, but it lacks the usual polish and finetuning of the family. I have lm cinnamon on my desktop and lm mate on my netbook. I dont believe theyve released a download for the newer nadia 14 for xfce or kde, it usually takes them a number of months to come out with these. Having tried many distros from slackware, mandriva, suse, kubuntu and of course ubuntu i finally found linux mint. The mate desktop environment is the continuation of gnome 2. A quick look at the look and feel of the different user interfaces linux mint maya has to offer. Go here to see the post associated with that video.
However, i currently use mint kde on most of my machines because of its builtin window management for multiple monitors. For example, i want to enlarge the scroll bar so that i can easily locate it i am using a trackball which doesnt come with a scroll wheel, so i need to drag the scroll bar in windows. Linux mint is a communitydriven linux distribution based on ubuntu or debian that strives to be a modern, elegant and comfortable operating system which is both powerful and easy to use. For linux mint , the was an xfce edition in addition to the cinnamon and mate editions, but for linux mint 14, there isnt. Available in two editions, linux mint features the choice between a productive, stable and mature mate 1. Both new releases are part of the projects larger 18. Linux mint, ubuntu mate, fedora, manjaro linux, sabayon, and salix os include mate in their official repositories, and mate packages are available to be installed into arch linux, debian, slackware linux, opensuse, and ubuntu by adding. May 30, 2012 the very popular linux distribution, mint, has a new version linux mint , maya, and a new take on the gnome 3.
Also, linux mint will be my first suggestion to anyone wanting to jump off the microsoft mothership as i have. Kde, rather than being only a desktop environment, is actually a collection of applications, one of which is the desktop environment itself. The timeshift utility of linux mint 19 is running on kde plasma 5 desktop environment just fine. If you want to access their source code you can use the aptget source command.
Linux mint used to provide an iso file for kde edition with every new release but this stopped as from linux 19. Mate is a desktop environment forked from gnome 2, while cinnamon is a fork of gnome 3 shell. Where other desktop environments need extra tweak tools for. How to install kde desktop environment on linux mint 19 tara. Can we switch desktop gnome, kde, etc within linux. How to install kde plasma in ubuntu and linux mint. Currently, mate, along with cinnamon are the default desktop choices for linux mint beginning with version. So, in the end, i will always be thankful to the hardworking men and women who have built linux mint to what it is today. Jul 25, 2012 linux mint kde desktop if you leave the settings at default, this is the screen that will greet you whether you boot from external media or the hard drive after installation. Linux mint kde desktop if you leave the settings at default, this is the screen that will greet you whether you boot from external media or the hard drive after installation.
The projects new offerings include editions for the kde and xfce desktop environments. May 12, 2018 linux mint kde edition will soon be history. Let me deviate wildly into a different dimension of thought. Linux mint, the most popular linux distribution is recommended by almost all linux users for newbies. If were comparing cinnamon and mate, the last point is mostly moot because mos. News, discussion, and support for linux mint the linux mint subreddit. Linux mint releases last kde edition sylvia by sohail december, 2019 december, 2019 0 mint fans rejoice as the latest version of linux mint 18. Oct 10, 2018 this post is about linux mint mate and xfce, specifically about which is faster and uses less ram. It doesnt matter whatever desktop environment youre using, its always easy to shift to a new desktop environment. These two desktops are among the best available, theyre perfectly integrated within linux mint and represent great alternatives to gnome 2 users. Most likely, it all comes down to the recent upheaval in the community, with unity and gnome 3, and then mate and finally cinnamon. I think that may be a great help our opinions here.
Although the words from their site is promising, i found it lack some ways for configuration. Because that still the linux mint team has not decided which will be the main desktop in the next version lts. Featuring a emoji picker, a global edit mode, user feedback and much more. The very popular linux distribution, mint, has a new version linux mint, maya, and a new take on the gnome 3.
This will probably be a fairly short post, because most of the detail is in the video. The remaster was compiled using mintconstructor from the repositories. I do not issue any guarantee that this will work for you. My rating of des used by mint is xfce kde mate cinnamon. For linux mint, the was an xfce edition in addition to the cinnamon and mate editions, but for linux mint 14, there isnt. In this tutorial series, we will show you the simple method to install kde plasma in your linux based operating system. We can say that this desktop environment looks like windows 10, and for daily use we recommend you to use cinnamon version for modern computer. Some of the packages we distribute are under the gpl.
An argentine user of arch linux started the mate project to fork and continue gnome 2 in response to the negative reception of gnome 3, which had replaced its traditional taskbar gnome panel with gnome shell. Jul 23, 2012 the team is proud to announce the release of linux mint kde. Kde 32bit kde 64bit mate 32bit mate 64bit mate nocodecs 32bit mate nocodecs 64bit mate oem. The new beta offers the ability to see how long specific kernels will be supported in the update manager and multiple kernel versions can be installed or removed at once. The latest iteration of kde is called plasma, which comes in two variations plasma desktop and plasma netbook. Linux mint is still a great distribution for newbies and i hope that it will remain that way for years to come. If i start with linux mint mate 64bit which is based on gtk2 and then install the latest xfce 4.
Problems getting dual monitors working on ubuntu 12. The linux mint team has published a new development snapshot, linux mint 19. For example, i want to enlarge the scroll bar so that i can easily locate it i am using a trackball which doesnt come with a scroll wheel, so i. Linux mint ist eine linuxdistribution fur pc in zwei parallel verfugbaren ausgaben.
The plasma launcher lets you quickly and easily launch applications, but it can do much more convenient tasks like bookmarking applications, searching for. There is a panel on the bottom that oddly seems to be a little thicker than i am used to seeing. The kde and xfce editions of linux mint, codenamed kaya, have been released. Cinnamon is the original flavor of linux mint whereas mate is a desktop environment with legacy. Well, new users are probably wondering what all this kde thing is. I have been using linux mint maya mate for probably a year.
Although i wish i was kde, but many not, but fortunately it will not be gnome 3. Cinnamon, 32bit 64bit, an edition featuring the cinnamon desktop. The linux mint project head, clement lefebvre announced it in a blog post detailing the future plans of the project. Besides adding a custom desktop theme, a few useful applications have been installed, and a few bugs have been addressed. You get good looks, decent speed, the classic behavior, an invisible infusion of nostalgia, and then some.
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