From: alan@invalid.com   
      
   On 8/27/25 4:27 PM, Mike Easter wrote:   
   > Dr. Noah Bodie wrote:   
   >> Alan K. wrote:   
   >>> Well, a few days ago I loaded Feren OS. It's an interesting KDE DE   
   >>> on the surface. Similar settings app like others. It's the   
   >>> updates, update manager, and file manager that threw me. Feren   
   >>> uses the same synaptic and update manager that Mint uses. Same   
   >>> front end to apt.   
   >>   
   >> I am trying it now and it does not look very impressive. Also I   
   >> can't find "Kalarm" in the repo and I use that app daily.   
   >   
   > Kalarm for Ub distro/s is in the Ub universe repo.  If that repo isn't   
   > enabled, you won't see it.   
   >   
   > I try a lot of live distro/s and I like various KDEs, but I've never   
   > tried Feren.  I'm reading an interesting bit in the DW entry for it:   
   >   
   >> Prior to November 2020, the distribution was based on Linux Mint and   
   >> included an edition with the Cinnamon desktop.   
   >   
   > LM last KDE release was in '17.   
   >   
   > Now I'm kinda curious what Feren has done w/ their KDE.   
   >   
   >   
   I like the minor twist with update-manager but some of the display stuff is   
   not what I   
   call pure KDE.   
      
   In Mint cinnamon I have a hand tweaked theme I like.  It's useless for KDE   
   except Feren.   
   When you set the 'applications' theme, whatever you pick, you can go in and   
   specify the   
   GTK theme.   From that drop down I can pick my Mint theme since it has a gtk2   
   3 &4   
   folders. (kinda covers the bases).  And sure enough my entire applications are   
   themed just   
   like Mint Cinnamon does.   Love it.   
      
   Only side effect is, if I want to learn how to theme KDE, this feature IIRC is   
   not there,   
   making my education a bit lame.   I like KDE in some ways and wanted to get   
   into themes.   
      
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        Alan K.   
      
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