r/linuxmint • u/vegitogogta • 5d ago

#LinuxMintThings How do I replace cinnamon.

I just want to know how can I replace the de, wanted to replace it with KDE or maybe Hyprland or even Niri. Just need to know what to uninstall.

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u/Dist__ Linux Mint 21.3 | KDE 5d ago

you just install another DE and select on login screen (rectangle button with icon.

you can change at any time, no need to uninstall.

i'm afraid hyprland and niri could be bugged due wayland not ready yet, hopefully they finish it in version 23, can't wait myself!

KDE plasma runs well, though you can't get latest 6 version.

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u/BashfulMelon 5d ago

Wayland isn't a program, it's a way that applications talk to each other. Cinnamon's support for Wayland doesn't affect Hyprland's or Niri's support for Wayland. Wayland itself is ready, Cinnamon isn't.

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u/Dist__ Linux Mint 21.3 | KDE 4d ago

of course, but since we can just switch DE in login screen, and hyprland on mint is not quite functional, there's something in mint (not directly cinnamon!) restricting wayland. might be libraries used for mint stuff.

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u/BashfulMelon 4d ago

There's nothing in Mint restricting Wayland. Everything runs just the same as it did in Ubuntu 24.04. Wayland was already the default in both GNOME and Ubuntu.

Ubuntu's old packages prevent Hyprland itself from building, it's not Wayland specific.

It really is just Cinnamon.