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Linux Mint Essentials

You're reading from   Linux Mint Essentials A practical guide to Linux Mint for the novice to the professional

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2014
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781782168157
Length 324 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Meet Linux Mint FREE CHAPTER 2. Creating Boot Media and Installing Linux Mint 3. Getting Acquainted with Cinnamon 4. An Introduction to the Terminal 5. Utilizing Storage and Media 6. Installing and Removing Software 7. Enjoying Multimedia on Mint 8. Managing Users and Permissions 9. Connecting to Networks 10. Securing Linux Mint 11. Advanced Administration Techniques 12. Troubleshooting Linux Mint A. Reinstalling Mint while Retaining Data B. Using the MATE Edition of Linux Mint C. Using the KDE Edition of Linux Mint Index

Discovering Mint KDE's default applications

Quite a few of Mint's custom applications are present in the KDE edition as well. For example, Update Manager, Software Manager, and USB Image Writer are all present. However, there are some applications that are only present by default in the KDE edition.

One of the applications specific to the KDE edition is Kate, a powerful text editor. At first glance, Kate may appear to be a generic text editor, but it's actually one of the most popular text editors available for Linux. While it will suit generic purposes of creating text files just fine, its real power becomes apparent in the hands of a software developer. Featuring powerful syntax highlighting and developer tools, it's a great utility to have at your disposal. The following screenshot shows KDE's Kate text editor:

Discovering Mint KDE's default applications

Another application specific to the KDE edition is Amarok, a music player and playlist manager. Amarok is another KDE application that is very popular,...

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