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Linux Mint Essentials

By : Jay LaCroix
Book Image

Linux Mint Essentials

By: Jay LaCroix

Overview of this book

A task-oriented look at Linux Mint, using actual real-world examples to stimulate learning. Each topic is presented in an easy-to-follow order, with hands-on activities to reinforce the content. If you are starting out with Linux from a different platform or are well versed with Linux Mint and want a guide that shows you how to exploit certain functionality, this book is for you. No previous Linux experience is assumed.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
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Index

Appendix C. Using the KDE Edition of Linux Mint

Until now, we've discussed some of the other editions of Linux Mint such as the MATE and Xfce editions, but we have yet to take a look at the KDE edition. If you've tried the other versions of Mint, you may have noticed that apart from the inherent differences relative to the various desktop environments, each is made to look and function mostly the same. The Mint developers have ported the Mint-X theme to the Xfce, MATE, and Debian editions, so each of them have a very close look and feel. However, the KDE edition is the most unique among the various spins of Mint and is certainly worth taking a look at.

In this appendix, we will discuss the following topics:

  • The KDE desktop
  • Using Dolphin–KDE's file manager
  • Adding Plasmoids to the desktop
  • Discovering Mint KDE's default applications
  • Utilizing Activities and Workspaces
  • Configuring network connections