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