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they’re there, and so easy to install... I’m sure you know how it is.
Another nice addition to LMDE KDE is the Plymouth Manager which lets you tinker with the loading screen by choosing a resolution and relevant image from the lists provided. The desktop looks as you’d expect – default KDE with a Linux Mint wallpaper – so no surprises there.
Software The usual great suite of KDE applications (as well as LibreOffice) are installed; K3B, Amarok, digiKam, Gwenview, and, if you like to import/export to photo sharing/hosting sites, you can install the extras package which will let you natively use Facebook, Picasa, et al from within digiKam and Gwenview. One unusual change is the lack of Kmail, but with the addition of Thunderbird. Might not suit all, but suits me fine and dandy.
Updates Rather than having a dozen or
It’s still a youngster, but I’m definitely a fan of LMDE KDE. UP6 isn’t far off, and it’ll be interesting to see what its creator, Schoelje, will introduce.
more updates every day, LMDE KDE will use the same system as LMDE with update ‘packs’ which will mean fewer updates, but this is to ensure extra stability.
Conclusion Not having the Ubuntu repos/PPAs is a bit of a downer. I can’t deny it. KDE 4.10 is around the corner and LMDE KDE is using 4.8, which makes me a bit sad. But, having said that, since it shares features with Debian, it may skip 4.9 altogether and use 4.10 (as they did with 4.5). With regards to PPAs, not having them does stop me trying more experimental applications, which means that, in the long run, my system is far more stable than previously. Yes, I’m not forced to install those unstable packages in Kubuntu, but when full circle magazine #68
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UPDATE FROM SCHOELJE In one of Clem's recent blog posts (http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=223 7), he had this to say about LMDE KDE and LMDE Xfce:
releasedin two versions: MATE and Cinnamon. The decision was taken not to maintain a KDE version of LMDE andto stop maintaining the Xfce version. This was a painful decision to make considering the quality ofLMDE Xfce andunofficial LMDE KDE, but one that made sense for Linux Mint since LMDE Xfce representedonly 4% ofthe Linux Mint audience." Together with the unofficial LMDE KDE, I (Schoelje) have decided to also take up maintenance of the unofficial LMDE Xfce. I have now started an "unofficial LMDE Xfce thread" here: http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewt opic.php?f=61&t=118890
I am Schoelje (www.schoelje.nl), business consultant by trade, and I live in the south of Holland with my wife, two kids and two cats. I started my career in IT a few years after I finished at the art academy. In those years, I got my experience in developing business solutions in VB6, C# and ASP.NET. Yes, that one. In January 2012, I started using Linux for the first time in my life which has brought me here.
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