How to Install KDE Plasma on Linux Mint 22
How to Install KDE Plasma on Linux Mint 22
Ready to revamp your Mint experience? Learn how to install KDE Plasma on Linux Mint 22 and embrace a whole new level of functionalities.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/18891730
While Cinnamon is great for many users, KDE Plasma provides a flexible and powerful alternative, particularly for those who desire a more dynamic and configurable desktop environment.
In this guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know to successfully install KDE Plasma on your Linux Mint 22 system.
Is this advisable? Linux Mint (AFAIK) doesn't do any special work on the Ubuntu KDE packages; I mean, at that point why not use Kubuntu or Debian itself?
AfaIk, Linux Mint delivers it's own version of apt, specifically some scripts interacting with apt, which does not default to Snap packages for e.g. Firefox, Kubuntu doesn't (can't). Basically, you could also install Kubuntu 24.04 and transform it to Mint 22 with KDE e.g. to have Mint-like behaviour of apt.
Mint has the reputation of being a beginner friendly distribution, Debian doesn't (not isn't).
If one uses Mint and does want to use another DE without reinstalling the OS, after all why not?AfaIk, Linux Mint delivers it's own version of apt, specifically some scripts interacting with apt, which does not default to Snap packages for e.g. Firefox, Kubuntu doesn't (can't). Basically, you could also install Kubuntu 24.04 and transform it to Mint 22 with KDE e.g. to have Mint-like behaviour of apt.
Yeah, the snap stuff is annoying. Still ... using a distro with packages it just so happens to inherit from its upstream distro, that it doesn't really maintain ... that's sketchy.
Mint has the reputation of being a beginner friendly distribution, Debian doesn't (not isn't). If one uses Mint and does want to use another DE without reinstalling the OS, after all why not?
Well, I wouldn't describe what's in that article as being more beginner friend than Debian 😅 Especially not the potential impacts on stability guarantees and upgrade quality.