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How to Install KDE Plasma on Linux Mint 22 (linuxiac.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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While Cinnamon is great for many users, KDE Plasma provides a flexible and powerful alternative, particularly for those who desire a more dynamic and configurable desktop environment.

In this guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know to successfully install KDE Plasma on your Linux Mint 22 system.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Snaps.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Kubuntu comes with snap support but you can uninstall it and the default snaps, mark the snapd package as forbidden and that's pretty much it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

But then you could ask the same question again. Why install (K)ubuntu if you're gonna get rid of snaps anyway.

If you want Plasma with an Ubuntu-based OS without snaps, your best option is probably TuxedoOS (unlike Kubuntu they're already on Plasma 6 too).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Ubuntu and Kubuntu are nice distros, the problem with Ubuntu is that Canonical makes snaps mandatory. But on Kubuntu you can make them optional.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

But you don't get access to the Mint repos

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

KDE Neon does not come with snapd installed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Is that recent?