Why did Linux Mint drop KDE?
Another reason for dropping KDE is that Mint team works hard on developing features for tools like Xed, Mintlocale, Blueberry, Slick Greeter but they only work with MATE, Xfce and Cinnamon and not KDE. Suggestions were also made KDE users could also try Arch Linux “to follow upstream KDE more closely”.
Does Linux Mint use KDE?
KDE Plasma is one of the most popular Desktop Environments for Linux Desktop. Linux Mint used to provide an ISO file for KDE edition with every new release but this stopped as from Linux 19. The available editions are for Cinnamon, Xfce and MATE Desktop Environments.
Is there going to be a KDE edition of Linux Mint?
Brief: The KDE version of Linux Mint 18.3 that will be released soon will be the last to feature a KDE Plasma Edition. Which means Linux Mint 19 and above will not have KDE edition. Linux Mint KDE Edition will soon be history. The Linux Mint Project head, Clement Lefebvre announced it in a blog post detailing the future plans of the project.
Which is better Linux Mint or Ubuntu derivative?
While Ubuntu is based on Debian, Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu. Question is why to use an Ubuntu derivative or a Debian derivative instead of using the source itself. The answer to the question is derivative is better.
What are the editions of Linux Mint 19?
This means Linux Mint 19 will be available only in Cinnamon, Xfce and MATE editions. According to Clement, KDE apps, ecosystem and QT toolkit have “very little in common” with their present project.
Do you need a codec for Linux Mint?
Linux Mint doesn’t come with codecs installed anymore. But if you search for codecs, at least it provides you the correct options. codecs are missing in Ubuntu Software Center. In addition to that, Mint also comes with plenty of applications such as GIMP, VLC etc that you need to install separately in Ubuntu.