From: ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com   
      
   On 2026-01-30, rbowman  wrote:   
   > On 30 Jan 2026 18:07:54 GMT, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   >   
   >> I'm thinking Mint. Ubuntu used to be the default choice for most people,   
   >> but most Linux users no longer see it as "the people's Linux" as much as   
   >> they do Mint. Zorin might also attract a few, especially since it's   
   >> rather easy to make it look like Windows.   
   >   
   > Mint works. I can live with anything but my favorite is KDE/Plasma which   
   > is not supported on Mint. That preference goes way back, probably to GNOME   
   > 1.  That was another side effect of Trolltech's arcane licensing of Qt.   
   >   
   > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_Desktop_Environment_1   
      
   It's easy to install the full KDE Plasma Desktop (and apps) in Linux Mint.   
   Just go to synaptic and install the kde-full meta package (about 1.5 GBs). I   
   just tested it on Live Linux Mint USB install. Everything is there, Kate,   
   Konsole, etc. You can choose the SSM (Plasma) login screen or the standard   
   lightdm (Cinnamon) login screen at the end of the installation. On my test I   
   kept the lightdm screen.   
      
   Here's what the standard KDE install looks like in Linux Mint after   
   installing it. (I did change the theme to dark from light.)   
      
   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PcJRMJFl7CnRSsKsMA8Xb0-EAtnEX1s   
   /view?usp=sharing   
      
   The File Manager in the panel defaulted to Nemo instead of Dolphin but (I   
   think) that could easily changed (in Cinnamon it's extremely easy, not sure   
   about KDE). Dolphin is definitely installed (as can be seen).   
      
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