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ArisVer

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Cinnamon and MATE. What are their differences? And are they compatible with UEFI and GPT?

Looking for dual boot with Windows 8/10 and I don't know if that is possible. Also I might end up transferring the installation on an SDHC card or install straight on the card.
 
ArisVer said:
Cinnamon and MATE. What are their differences? And are they compatible with UEFI and GPT?
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Huh? Those are GUIs (desktop environment), nothing to do with GPT partitions and UEFI BIOS.
As for their specific differences, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfNHnmX3GNY
Suffice to say, some people like Mate, and others like cinnamon.

Looking for dual boot with Windows 8/10 and I don't know if that is possible. Also I might end up transferring the installation on an SDHC card or install straight on the card.
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Sure it is possible.
Install windows first, then linux.
 
Thanks for the answer. Sorry I was not clear enough, but you answered my question on the second part (which was if they could be installed with Windows on a UEFI system). And the link will clarify my first question though I am leaning towards Cinnamon.

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Another question came to my mind while watching the video on youtube.
Is it possible to install both desktops? I was a Debian 6 user for almost two years and you could install as many as you liked with Debian. I had Gnome, KDE and XFCE on the same installation at the time. Only needed to log off and choose the other desktop environment.
 
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ArisVer said:
Edit.
Another question came to my mind while watching the video on youtube.
Is it possible to install both desktops? I was a Debian 6 user for almost two years and you could install as many as you liked with Debian. I had Gnome, KDE and XFCE on the same installation at the time. Only needed to log off and choose the other desktop environment.
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Yes, that's typical of every distro. What it ships with is the maintainer's "vision", but you can change, or add to it as you see fit.
 
ArisVer said:
Thanks for the answer. Sorry I was not clear enough, but you answered my question on the second part (which was if they could be installed with Windows on a UEFI system). And the link will clarify my first question though I am leaning towards Cinnamon.

Edit.
Another question came to my mind while watching the video on youtube.
Is it possible to install both desktops? I was a Debian 6 user for almost two years and you could install as many as you liked with Debian. I had Gnome, KDE and XFCE on the same installation at the time. Only needed to log off and choose the other desktop environment.
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Linux Mint is a (compatible) derivative of Ubuntu, while Ubuntu is a (mostly package incompatible) derivative of Debian. There is also a Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE). Anything that you can do on Debian, should work on it's derivatives, but some packages may be different or unique to certain derivatives.
 
Thanks, I already know that and I am going for Betsy. Having the world of Debian packages at your fingertips means a lot to me.
 
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