can i install mate and cinnamon?

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Troyka

can i install mate and cinnamon?

Post by Troyka »

can i install mate and cinnamon?
i have mate installed on my old laptop this replaced xp.. but i kinda like cinnamon, can i install both or do i need to install the whole OS? i dont have a large HDD so cant really have 2 OS on the pc, but are desktops different and smaller? i want to try cinnamon it looks hot. :)
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nomko

Re: can i install mate and cinnamon?

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No, there's no need to install both Mint versions. You can install the MATE desktop beside the Cinnamon desktop. At the login screen you can choose whether you want MATE or Cinnamon.
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Troyka

Re: can i install mate and cinnamon?

Post by Troyka »

cool thanks for that, im guessing headding over to software manager and it will have instructions for that.. so i can download it.

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