Linux Mint 12 KDE Review - Linux Distro Reviews

A review of the KDE release candidate edition of Linux Mint 12. Overall a solid and user-friendly KDE distribution that provides a valuable alternative that would appeal to Windows users in its familiar look and feel. The system performs well and is ready to go out of the box with all the apps and codecs needed for everyday computing life. Definitely recommended for the new user.

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[dubbac77]

Now I will disagree on one thing: being a person that works on Windows almost daily, Cinnamon Shell feels much more like Windows then KDE. Looks, yeah that goes to KDE but feel and how you work, Cinnamon gives you that familiar "XP" vibe. I run it flipped with a dock (Mac style) though.

[InfinitelyGalactic]

@dubbac77 I definitely agree with you. I've only just started playing around with Cinnamon, and it is just what the Win XP user would be looking for. KDE has more customization therefore shooting for more Windows power users...I'm guessing. Fair point for sure.

[sonicspeedstar]

Which one is faster KDE 4 or Gnome 3?

[InfinitelyGalactic]

@sonicspeedstar tough to say...maybe Gnome 3? Anybody else care to comment??

[madjunir]

kde is my 2nd fav ui. I used it for a year.

[ghostwalk1971]

Excellent review. I was wondering, did you use recordmydesktop for the vid? And what settings did you use? Thank you for your time.

[cooptruman41]

Installed this yesterday and it works great. What can I say I'm in love. This is the end of distrohopping. Wonder if there's something to do about the memory from the plasma desktop? Know that it would have much ram, but is there something to do?

[cc11rocks]

@JohnWesleyMethodism This is because of the DRM for the SilverLight plugin that is used in Windows (and probably Macintosh too). Linux does have SilverLight, but the stupid DRM is not supported (I hate DRM, not Linux).

[UnforgivableMen]

@JohnWesleyMethodism Will try that, thanks man

[JohnWesleyMethodism]

@tom60259 Netflix isn't supported on Linux. That's why I keep a dual-boot with Windows for those odd times that something doesn't work in Linux.

[JohnWesleyMethodism]

@UnforgivableMen The simple solution is to install "muon-installer" in Synaptic, for those who don't know.

[JohnWesleyMethodism]

At 7:37 Infinitely Galatic complains that he can't click on the desktop to close the panel configuration menu. With a Gnome perspective he treats this as a negative thing, but is it? Right now I am working on an application and typing this comment into Youtube with the Calendar open. In Gnome if I were to do that the Calendar would close and I would have to keep reopening the Calendar to check dates. KDE doesn't do everything the way Gnome does, and that's not always a negative thing.