Linux Mint to drop KDE

Discussion in 'all things UNIX' started by fblais, Oct 26, 2017.

  1. fblais

    fblais Registered Member

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    Excerpt from the Linux Mint blog:

     
    fblais, Oct 26, 2017
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  2. Kerodo

    Kerodo Registered Member

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    No loss there... But I've always wondered why there isn't a Mint Gnome edition...
     
    Kerodo, Oct 26, 2017
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  3. zapjb

    zapjb Registered Member

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    Agreed. KDE isn't needed.
     
    zapjb, Oct 26, 2017
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  4. summerheat

    summerheat Registered Member

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    I disagree. KDE is needed! If you meant that it isn't needed in Mint - yes, as there is, e.g., KDE Neon as an alternative.
     
    summerheat, Oct 27, 2017
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  5. Mrkvonic

    Mrkvonic Linux Systems Expert

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    It's a good decision. They might make a better product when they focus on a small set of features.
    It would be better if they had dropped Gnome for KDE, but hey.
    Mrk
     
    Mrkvonic, Oct 29, 2017
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  6. Beyonder

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    Sounds great. There are already waaaaaaay too many DE's these days. Quality over quantity.
     
    Beyonder, Oct 29, 2017
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  7. Mrkvonic

    Mrkvonic Linux Systems Expert

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    Except Plasma is superior to Gnome in 97.6% of all use cases, but hey.
    Mrk
     
    Mrkvonic, Oct 29, 2017
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  8. mattdocs12345

    mattdocs12345 Registered Member

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    Why would I want mint KDE over Ubuntu KDE?
     
    mattdocs12345, Oct 31, 2017
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