How do I tell if I have Mint Mate or Cinnamon installed?
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How do I tell if I have Mint Mate or Cinnamon installed?
Hi All,
I'm a four hour old newbie to Linux and need help already (my own fault, put it down to excitement)
How do I tell if I have Mint Mate or Cinnamon installed?
Down loaded both 64 bit Versions to replace Win 7 (taken the plunge at last, and it's been so incredibly easy, I could shoot myself for having dilly dallied for years) So pleased after playing with the version,I first loaded, it's a revelation, I forgot to take note of which one I installed and I don't want to load the same one twice. Also, is it possible to load both and alternate between them.
Thanks in advanced, no doubt you will hear a lot more from me.
Cheers Bob
Have a look at the text editor: if it's called Pluma, then you've got Mate.
You can add the other one using the Synaptic package manager. Then there's somewhere on the log-in screen where you can click and choose which desktop to use in the session. Of course, that does clutter the menu: two text editors, two terminal editors, two file managers, two video players … you get the idea!
Suggestion: pick one (at random, or whichever one comes up first) and play with it for a while before examining the next. Find what works great and what seems frustrating about the one you chose, then look at the next. Don't worry, most people who use Linux try different desktops and even different distros endlessly. That's one of the best parts!
Also, is it possible to load both and alternate between them.
Thanks in advanced, no doubt you will hear a lot more from me.
Cheers Bob
Yes, not only possible, it's my prefered way to operate. I maintain two root directories, so that I can have one to use and one to play with (next version, whatever.) You will have to at least think about how your hard drive(s) is/are partitioned.
You are allowed 4 partitions per SATA drive. (If you are using SCSI, you get 7, but haven't seen a PC class machine with a SCSI boot drive yet.) You have to remember what you put where, and how you formatted it, but that's just a note. Sample configuration:
partition mount point size what is it used for
sda1 ...... / ......... 100Gb 1st Linux OS
sda2 ...... / ......... 100Gb 2nd Linux OS
sda3 ...... swap ...... 8Mb swap space
sda4 ...... /stuff .... whatever is left, general storage available to either OS. I often mount it to /home/toad/stuff for ease of access.
sda is your first physical hard drive, what would be C: in Windoze. 1 thru 4 are partitions, similar to Windoze equivalents.
Last edited by Toadbrooks; 12-08-2014 at 10:34 PM.
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