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Do I have to install MATE or Cinnamon after I install Linux Mint 12?
Does anyone know if during the installation process of Linux Mint 12 if I will be prompted to be able to delete one of the OS that I do have in order to make room for Mint 12 KDE ?
If you select "Something Else" as the type of installation, you will have options to manipulate all partitions by editing them, deleting them or selecting an already existing partition to install on. You should see a window which lists all your drives/partitions.
If you mean are MATE or Cinnamon compulsory, then the answer is evidently no. I just installed Mint KDE and I was up and running. I haven't had time to find out what MATE and Cinnamon are, or why I would want them.
Do I have to install MATE or Cinnamon after I install Linux Mint 12?
No, you don't have to. If you're installing the KDE version you won't get those, if you're installing the Cinnamon or MATE version it'll come preloaded.
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I haven't had time to find out what MATE and Cinnamon are, or why I would want them.
MATE is a fork of ye olde Gnome 2, started by the Mint team, so basically it's what you're used to from Linux Mint with the usual incremental update. Cinnamon uses components of Gnome 3 but puts them together in a more conventional interface. So yes, if you're using KDE you need neither of these. They are quite nice though.
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Does anyone know if during the installation process of Linux Mint 12 if I will be prompted to be able to delete one of the OS that I do have in order to make room for Mint 12 KDE ?
You'll get the option either to replace your existing OS, install alongside it, or do your own thing manually. All the options are quite easy to use.
Linux mint and ubuntu used to come as standard with gnome 2 which was excellent. The absolute peak of linux desktops.
Now ubuntu and mint come with gnome 3 which is buggy slow and unusable.
MATE was created as a branch to emulate gnome 2 and is marginlly better than gnome 3. Cinnamon is also an attempt to recreate the feel of gnome 2.
It is slow and unusable.
In my opinion stick to KDE, or install LXDE which is very lightwight and simple desktop.
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If you select "Something Else" as the type of installation, you will have options to manipulate all partitions by editing them, deleting them or selecting an already existing partition to install on. You should see a window which lists all your drives/partitions.
Yancek
I was not aware of those details and they are very important; Thank You
No, you don't have to. If you're installing the KDE version you won't get those, if you're installing the Cinnamon or MATE version it'll come preloaded.
MATE is a fork of ye olde Gnome 2, started by the Mint team, so basically it's what you're used to from Linux Mint with the usual incremental update. Cinnamon uses components of Gnome 3 but puts them together in a more conventional interface. So yes, if you're using KDE you need neither of these. They are quite nice though.
You'll get the option either to replace your existing OS, install alongside it, or do your own thing manually. All the options are quite easy to use.
I'm thinking it would not be wise for me to install Mint alongside with XP and Ubuntu 10.04 so I better be certain because if I delete Ubuntu I will not be able to communicate with you because the wireless connection associated with my Window XP partition is behaving like a bad tune on the frequency modulation-
Thank You for confirming that I don't need Cinnamon or MATE with KDE.....I didn't know until today.
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