cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/18891730
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.
I think it’s a bit more frankensystem than you’re realizing. Mint does have additional repos (to facilitate distribution of cinnamon, its dependencies, and additional custom software) and package management tools (namely their updater).
http://packages.linuxmint.com/list.php?release=virginia
When you start adding major things outside of their expectations (like a completely different desktop that they don’t support) you’re asking for trouble. Especially if you outright start removing GTK based stuff because Mint’s software is based on GTK.
Mint even used to offer KDE but they stopped doing that to focus on other stuff (presumably to focus on GTK).
Anything GTK GUI related is not necessary anymore once you have installed KDE, as you then typically use e.g. Discover for software managing instead of the mint software center.
I assume they stopped having a KDE version, as they then would have to completely rewrite their apps (those for the Mint look and feel) in Qt and supporting two such elementary different versions is to much for one team. Now, as they are delivering a Mate, Cinnamon and XFCE flavour, they can take advantage of them being all GTK2 or GTK3 based.