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The Latest Linux Mint- with KDE

I'm currently downloading the latest offering from Linux Mint 12, 64 bit with KDE.  Normally this wouldn't be that big of a deal news-wise but with the fiasco known as Gnome 3, everything has been turned upside down as Clem and the gang try to keep their loyal fan base from scattering to the four winds as the majority of Linux users have been suddenly left out in the cold.  Lefebvre shows his usual genius by creating a brand new desktop that has gotten rave reviews even in its beta form.  Other Linux users, such as myself, have suddenly been turning to other desktop environments in the wake of the chaos caused by Gnome's sudden and intense desire to copy Unity desktop which, outside of newbs, is useless for most end users.  Add to that the new Gnome project policy of "we don't care what our users want" and its no surprise that even the most loyal Gnome 2.x users are now looking at KDE in a more "how you doin'" kind of way.  In about an hour I wil