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elementary is indeed not meant to be 'just a desktop environment like gnome / kde'. Installing it that way is not supported. It's a full operating system includ
by boredpudding 10y ago
elementary is indeed not meant to be 'just a desktop environment like gnome / kde'. Installing it that way is not supported. It's a full operating system including default apps, etc. all sorts of things you probably didn't install.
You should indeed install it fresh. I hope you didn't give your friends a bad expression.
- 72deluxe 10y agoBut as others have stated, as you have access to all the giant repos, installing any other software than the elementary-oriented stuff instantly feels disjointed, as toolkits etc. don't match. This isn't really a problem with Elementary OS itself, more the proliferation of toolkits available, but to pretend that it is a drop-in replacement for a Mac (with its unified Cocoa UI) isn't quite right. (Yes, I know you can run FLTK and X apps on Mac so it's ugly too).
- rocky1138 10y agoI didn't. I didn't tell them anything. I just don't have any interest in installing it full. Instead I went with KDE Neon.
- youdontknowtho 10y agoKDE Neon looks great too. I really respect their work.