Installing KDE Plasma

There’s no official Linux Mint KDE edition these days, but that doesn’t mean Mint users should miss out on the wonderful experience that is KDE Plasma. It’s modern, but still has a traditional applications menu. It’s incredibly polished, but is nowhere near the resource hog it used to be. Oh, and its Dolphin file manager is a joy to work with, especially if you’re finding Nemo a little too simplistic (like that attempt at Pixar humour – Ed). Be that as it may, installing a new desktop environment comes with consequences, and it’s good to be aware of these before you blame us for ruining your system.