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Thanks, all, for the replies.

There are several threads that have discussed differences between versions, but there's an area I haven't seen covered yet. The different desktops have their own basic utilities (main menu, file browser, terminal, accessories, etc.). It isn't clear whether that's the only difference between versions...

I've been looking at Neptune. I haven't had any of the problems BubbaBlues reported, but I'll share some observations for anyone interested in looking at it. I'm testing it on an old USB external hard drive, so that limits speed a little. I've used the same drive to test many other distros. Neptune ...

I spoke too soon. Neptune is as bad as the others. I've given up and will switch to Mint xfce until Kubuntu decides to put something out that actually works. :roll: @BubbaBlues, I was happy to read your first post about Neptune. It looked promising, and I'm just starting to look at it. So far, it s...

Is there a way to install any of the Mint custom apps on Kubuntu? PPA? https://www.ubuntuupdates.org/ppa/mint_main Thanks, that's a great first step. Can I assume that the rest is trial and error to see what works? Assuming some of the apps need configuration, is there any documentation for that?

KDE Neon : The main risk with Neon stems from the cutting-edge, continuous upgrades. It increases the risk that the non-Neon stuff you install (which is almost everything but the kernel and the DE, which may come from Ubuntu repositories or elsewhere, may run into compatibility or dependency proble...

I have a question, but I'll start with some thoughts. A number of the better KDE distros have been suggested as alternatives. Some observations I didn't see mentioned: Debian Stable : The best distro I ever used was an experiment by a maintainer called Kwheezy. It was KDE on Debian Stable, fully loa...

The issue turned out to be an incompatibility between the Gnome icon theme and LibreOffice. This was not an issue in earlier versions of Mint. I replicated the problem in the current release of Manjaro KDE, as well (it also bundles the Gnome icon theme). Since LibreOffice is a standard package inclu...

I recently installed Mint 18.3 KDE, and am getting strange desktop icons that happen only on Mint 18.3 KDE (no other Mint desktop, no previous Mint KDE installation I've used, and no other distro's current KDE desktop). From the main menu, I right-click certain applications to add them to the deskto...

I wasn't aware that Mint was dropping KDE. I recently loaded the 18.3 KDE version. The images I posted above were actually from Mint 17.3. Yeah, each version and theme influences the appearance a little. Actually, I had tried Cinnamon years ago and didn't like many things about the UI at that time. ...

This is the KDE cascading menu I'm used to: https://i.stack.imgur.com/MbxO3.png This is an odd example, but it's 4 levels deep and you can still go directly to anywhere in the top menu. Another example: https://i.stack.imgur.com/CXE73.png Sometimes applications are characterized differently than I t...

The Cinnamon main menu is very counter-intuitive for me. For example: * The icon descriptions all appear in the lower right corner instead of local to the icon where you're looking. * Nested menu levels are harder to navigate than in a cascading menu; you can only see the immediate and parent levels...

Thanks, all, for the guidance. It was a little confusing that certain apps, like Firefox, are always updated by Mint, even in old versions, and others aren't.

I have various versions of Mint on different computers, ranging from 17.0 to 17.3. The newer versions are bundled with LibreOffice Version 5; the oldest has 4.x. LO V5 has been bundled with Mint for some months, but it hasn't found its way to the older version repositories. Is this migration planned...

Great. Thanks for getting back with the solution.

You uninstall them with the same tool you used to install them (each package management tool keeps a record of the packages it installed). If you right-clicked on the file, it probably suggested a tool for opening/installing the file, like the synaptic package manager. Rerun the same tool (you shoul...

The V370 is the replacement scanner (current model equivalent). The Linux drivers are somewhat generic. I would try the V370 drivers just to see if they work (that's what I loaded for my scanner, 64 bit drivers, and it works for mine). Interestingly, a few Epson scanners, including the V370, have th...

Try re-downloading the drivers from the Epson site: http://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/searc ... archModule

Couldn't really tell what I was looking at in the picture, but see if this helps: http://techchannel.radioshack.com/scan-photo-negatives-using-flatbed-scanner-1738.html Some key points: * the image needs to be backlit. If your scanner does not have a special attachment for film, the article tells ho...

If that appears not to work after you install it, reboot. If it still appears not to work, verify that you are a member of the scanner group.