Is there anyway to install Cinnamon from the MATE Live DVD?
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Is there anyway to install Cinnamon from the MATE Live DVD?
As the title suggests, I'm looking for a way to install Cinnamon from a MATE Live boot and vice-versa. I'm currently doing a lot of back and forth and trying to avoid unnecessary writes as all the machines I'm installing to use flash SSD's and I'm also trying to spare my aging USB flash drives. Thanks for any help in advance.
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Re: Is there anyway to install Cinnamon from the MATE Live D
jerm1027 wrote:As the title suggests, I'm looking for a way to install Cinnamon from a MATE Live boot and vice-versa. I'm currently doing a lot of back and forth and trying to avoid unnecessary writes as all the machines I'm installing to use flash SSD's and I'm also trying to spare my aging USB flash drives. Thanks for any help in advance.
You can just install Cinnamon after the Mate install. Look in Synaptic for "mint-meta-cinnamon-dvd" or in the opposite situation for "mate-desktop-environment".
Re: Is there anyway to install Cinnamon from the MATE Live D
I realize that's a post-installation solution, but I'm looking for something more efficient, like configuring the installer to get the cinnamon desktop and install that instead of the MATE from the MATE live boot. Something akin to minimal CD or alternate CD on Ubuntu for Mint would also be an acceptable solution.oboedad55 wrote:jerm1027 wrote:As the title suggests, I'm looking for a way to install Cinnamon from a MATE Live boot and vice-versa. I'm currently doing a lot of back and forth and trying to avoid unnecessary writes as all the machines I'm installing to use flash SSD's and I'm also trying to spare my aging USB flash drives. Thanks for any help in advance.
You can just install Cinnamon after the Mate install. Look in Synaptic for "mint-meta-cinnamon-dvd" or in the opposite situation for "mate-desktop-environment".
Re: Is there anyway to install Cinnamon from the MATE Live D
I understood what you wanted to do, but I don't believe Mint has a minimal install CD like Ubuntu. A net install would be nice too, but I don't see that anywhere. You could just use the CD instead of the DVD, which would cut down the size, but then you'd be installing codecs and so on that aren't on the CD.jerm1027 wrote:I realize that's a post-installation solution, but I'm looking for something more efficient, like configuring the installer to get the cinnamon desktop and install that instead of the MATE from the MATE live boot. Something akin to minimal CD or alternate CD on Ubuntu for Mint would also be an acceptable solution.oboedad55 wrote:jerm1027 wrote:As the title suggests, I'm looking for a way to install Cinnamon from a MATE Live boot and vice-versa. I'm currently doing a lot of back and forth and trying to avoid unnecessary writes as all the machines I'm installing to use flash SSD's and I'm also trying to spare my aging USB flash drives. Thanks for any help in advance.
You can just install Cinnamon after the Mate install. Look in Synaptic for "mint-meta-cinnamon-dvd" or in the opposite situation for "mate-desktop-environment".
Re: Is there anyway to install Cinnamon from the MATE Live D
I figured. I couldn't find anything either. And I take it there is no way to configure the installer prior to running it?oboedad55 wrote:I understood what you wanted to do, but I don't believe Mint has a minimal install CD like Ubuntu. A net install would be nice too, but I don't see that anywhere. You could just use the CD instead of the DVD, which would cut down the size, but then you'd be installing codecs and so on that aren't on the CD.