How to install alongside 4 DE editions of Linux Mint?

[TBK]

I installed Linux Mint Cinnamon 32bit and I want to install Mate, KDE, Xfce alongside Cinnamon. I have tried to install them:
+ Mate: "sudo-apt get install mint-meta-mate" ( in terminal )
+ KDE: KDE full ( in Softwave Manager)
+ Xfce: xfce4 ( in Softwave Manager)
After installing, I try to use them:
+ Mate: have some error
+ KDE plasma & Xfce session: they don't look like KDE & Xfce Linux Mint edition
I want to have KDE & Xfce like KDE & Xfce Linux Mint edition, please help me!

[TBK]

Should I remove all Xfce4 & KDE-full?

[Pierre]

the XFCE should be fine,
- maybe just remove the KDE component.

generally, you can add a lighter DE to an existing DE set-up,
but adding a heavy DE such as KDE or Cinnamon to an existing set-up - can be tricky.

[wayne128]

I hope you are awared that when you add a few DEs on the same installation, there will be a lot of duplicating programs...

For example, file manager, editor, etc ..


Take a look at my installation, this is Debian 6 RC2, with xfce+kde+lxde+xfce+openbox+mate

I am on xfce now and just capture 'Accessories' to show up how much are in there..



http://i62.tinypic.com/nodfnm.png

[TBK]

I have reinstall linux mint cinnamon 32bit, now I want to know what pacpage I need to select to install KDE, Mate, Xfce full edition of Linux Mint in "Pacpage Manage" and how to not add duplicate programs?

[thinkrorbot]

I managed to uninstall most of KDE's duplicate programs over Cinnamon and you should be able to safely uninstall almost all of the duplicate programs. I just kept bluedevil, konsole, kate and Dolphin. There probably will be unnecessary dependencies taking up space. I can't speak for other desktop environments but on KDE, you can't start mint software center via start menu and you have to use terminal.

[TBK]

What must I do to have what I want?

[chrisonmint]

What must I do to have what I want?

Well, the suggestion above was to install the art packages, this is what your xfce and other DE's are missing to look properly like the "MINT" version.

I went to Software Manager and did a search for "mint" and in the list are probably the things you are missing.

eg:
mint-artwork-gnome - "default artwork for linux mint"
mint-backgrounds-xfce - "desktop backgrounds for xfce"
mint-artwork-kde
mint-artwork-mate
mint-artwork-xfce
mint-artwork-kde-icons
mint-configuration-kde


and lots more. once installed, you might have to specifically select the icon sets on each DE, I guess. Have a play around and see how you get on.

[TBK]

I installed Linux Mint Mate 17.1 32 bit and also upgraded to 17.2. Now, I have installed Cinnamon, KDE, Xfce and Gnome.
Cinnamon and Xfce don't have problem, my default language is Vietnamese and Cinnamon & Xfce auto display this language but KDE display English. I install Gnome via Terminal (I have followed the tutorial in this page: http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1829):
"sudo apt-get install gnome-shell gnome-shell-extensions gnome-tweak-tool
sudo apt-get install gnome-contacts gnome-control-center"
but I don't install gdm and user-guide. After installation process, I log out and try to launch Gnome but it only display black screen with the cursor, I wait a few minutes but don't have any changes, I restart and try to login again with Gnome but it still the same. I don't now how to fix it.

[MtnDewManiac]

After installation process, I log out and try to launch Gnome but it only display black screen with the cursor, I wait a few minutes but don't have any changes, I restart and try to login again with Gnome but it still the same. I don't now how to fix it.

http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.p ... 7&t=176072

Regards,
MDM