# Just switched to EOS from Mint - here's my experience

**URL:** <https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/just-switched-to-eos-from-mint-heres-my-experience/76749>\
**Category:** Newbie\
**Created:** [December 2, 2025, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/just-switched-to-eos-from-mint-heres-my-experience/76749 "2025-12-02T17:03:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![DenalB](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/denalb/32/121430_2.png) [@DenalB](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/DenalB)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 8:05am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/just-switched-to-eos-from-mint-heres-my-experience/76749/21 "2025-12-04T08:05:43Z")

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> [@UncleSpellbinder](#):
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> I’d use Apdatifier

But it only works with KDE Plasma. Arch-Update is usable on all desktop environments, that’s why I’m using it. Don’t want to be forced to a specific environment, although I’m using KDE since months … 😃

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**Author:** ![UncleSpellbinder](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/unclespellbinder/32/127055_2.png) [@UncleSpellbinder](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/UncleSpellbinder)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/just-switched-to-eos-from-mint-heres-my-experience/76749/22 "2025-12-04T08:11:09Z")

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> [@DenalB](#):
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> But it only works with KDE Plasma.

That’s what I use.

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**Author:** ![swh](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/swh/32/95303_2.png) [@swh](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/swh)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 8:38am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/just-switched-to-eos-from-mint-heres-my-experience/76749/23 "2025-12-04T08:38:14Z")

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When I first tried to use Apdatifier, I couldn’t log into Plasma after rebooting. I had to remove the package from tty and log into the Plasma GUI again. I don’t know what went wrong, but I don’t use the plugin anymore. It was probably just my setup 🤷

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**Author:** ![DenalB](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/denalb/32/121430_2.png) [@DenalB](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/DenalB)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 8:41am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/just-switched-to-eos-from-mint-heres-my-experience/76749/24 "2025-12-04T08:41:48Z")

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> [@UncleSpellbinder](#):
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> That’s what I use.

I know. 😉

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**Author:** ![Archie1](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/archie1/32/111095_2.png) [@Archie1](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Archie1)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2025, 11:05am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/just-switched-to-eos-from-mint-heres-my-experience/76749/25 "2025-12-05T11:05:26Z")

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Arch and its derivatives like EOS are rolling distros. So typically over a few days there would be updates in some or many packages. In such a scenario what is the point of having `Apdatifier` or its alternatives? These notifiers makes sense for Debian/Mint type of Distros.

Just wait for a week or fortnight or monthly and then update Arch/EOS.

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**Author:** ![DenalB](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/denalb/32/121430_2.png) [@DenalB](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/DenalB)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2025, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/just-switched-to-eos-from-mint-heres-my-experience/76749/26 "2025-12-05T12:55:52Z")

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> [@Archie1](#):
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> In such a scenario what is the point of having `Apdatifier` or its alternatives?

I need an app to watch out for Plasmoid updates. That’s why I want to take a look at `Apdatifier`. For Arch updates, I’m using Arch-Update.

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