How to Install KDE Plasma in Ubuntu, Debian and Mint: Because you have Choices

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 18:26:38 +0200

gadgeteer@hub.netzgemeinde.eu

KDE Plasma (KDE) is a well-known desktop environment for Unix-like systems designed for users who want to have a nice desktop environment for their machines, it is one of the most used desktop interfaces out there.

Linux distros usually ship with one main desktop environment, but you can install others without reinstalling the distro. I have Manjaro KDE as my distro, but I also have Gnome desktop installed on it as an alternative desktop, and I can switch between them from the login screen. This is because the underlying Linux kernel across all the distros is the same one. The distros just add their choice of desktop, theming and apps on top.

The key thing is to be sure you install all the dependencies it expects to find, and the linked article below will show how to do that.

See Install KDE Plasma Desktop in Ubuntu, Debian, and Linux Mint

KDE is a well-known desktop environment for Unix-like systems designed for users who want to have a nice desktop environment for their machines.

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Wed, 01 May 2024 07:51:02 +0200

hosh

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I have a couple of different desktop environments installed on my system too, and it is more or less OK. But when I was newer to Linux I found that the result of having more than one environment was to end up with a very confusing menu system and questions about what to use as default apps. I still have slight problems around the package manager and updates. In general I think that it is probably better to make one's choice of desktop environments using a live system, before the actual installation of the chosen distribution, as not every distro works equally well with every desktop environment, even though some, like Ubuntu, offer alternatives.