Board:   [DoveNet] Unix/Linux
Subject: KDE Plasma desktop vs. Ci
From:    Nightfox
Date:    Sat Jan 31, 2026 11:12

Subject: KDE Plasma desktop vs. Cinnamon (KUbuntu vs. Linux Mint)
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  Re: KDE Plasma desktop vs. Cinnamon (KUbuntu vs. Linux Mint)
  By: The Wanderer to Nightfox on Sat Jan 31 2026 09:22 am

 Ni>> Also, I've seen people say that although you technically can install KDE
 Ni>> in Linux Mint, people generally don't really recommend doing so because
 Ni>> KDE isn't officially supported by Linux Mint; and it's better to use a

 TW> Yes, I suppose if the distro doesn't treat certain packages as first-class
 TW> citizens, the experience could be shoddy. That's unfortunate, but I guess
 TW> expected. I'm not a huge fan of thosedistros that are only good at one
 TW> thing, but... that's their perogative.

I thought that was fairly common for distributions that include a specific desktop environment.  Are there distributions that would behave better if you decide to install a different desktop environment?

Nightfox

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