Alexander Dymo writes: "KDE 4.2 is going to be the first "real" release targeted not only at KDE developers and enthusiasts, but at general public - all the people who eagerly waited for the next KDE desktop to arrive. With this review I'd like to let people know that the KDE 4 is ready and to once again celebrate the hard work of all the people who put tremendous effort creating this great desktop."
Read more »KDE 4.2 Review From Inside Out. Part 1: Oxygen, KWin, Plasma and KRunner
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How KDE and Kubuntu lost a devotee
Ever since the middle of 1998, i’ve been a KDE user (it was right before the 1.0 release, if i recall correctly). KDE was, at the time, light years ahead of other Unix window managers, and it still is to this day. Or *was*, until KDE 4.0 came out.
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Better Firefox in KDE4
Well I simply love KDE4 but one thing that really annoyed me was the way firefox looked in KDE4 and so after googling a bit I found some simple solutions to make firefox look more Kde4ish.
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Mandriva Linux 2009.0 Review : A Mixed Bag
Mandriva has gained huge reputation for delivering easy to use Linux distro with support for many multimedia and proprietary format. Earlier when Mandriva was known as Mandrake, it was the most popular GNU/Linux but some unavoidable circumstances turns the table towards Mandriva and after that Mandriva didn't stood up like it used to..
Read more »Limber up the wiki for Kubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex and KDE 4!
Due to the release of Kubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex and the change-over to KDE 4 the German speaking Kubuntu Community set up a competition for best KDE 4 and Intrepid related wiki-articles on http://www.kubuntu-de.org
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Krusader: one file manager to rule them all
I don't like KDE4. I don't like the Dolphin file manager either. There, I said it. I;m not trying to start a flame war. Really. But those dislikes are proportional to my concern about the future of Konqueror.
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KDE 4 Progress: New plasmoids, Akonadi, KRunner and more
A review of some features of the upcoming KDE 4.1, featuring Panel configuration, Gwenview, Marble, folder views and even Akonadi.
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Kubuntu KDE4 Remix: An Ubuntu User's View
A long time Ubuntu user tries Kubuntu Linux 8.04 live CD with KDE 4.0 desktop and shares his experience.
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Screencast Videos from the upcoming KDE 4.1
Jos Poortvliet has created a couple of cool sceencast videos showing what is coming in KDE 4.1, planned to be released this July. High quality videos are available via torrent, low quality ones from YouTube.
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KDE 4 rev 802150: Work in progress
The state of Plasma can be currently described as 'chaotic'. The reason for that is that its API is being refactored which in result makes it almost impossible to use for a regular human being. Most applets despite continuous development, still experience issues with adjusting to the new API. This results in instabilities and — in some cases — even problem with displaying properly on desktop.
Read more »KDE 4: Key Improvements and User Tips
This week, I'm listing the items, big and small, that impress me about the latest release of KDE 4, in the hopes of offering some starting points for others' exploration of the new desktop. I have left out long-established features, such as virtual desktops, to focus on the new ones.
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Interview: Tobias König about the development of Akonadi
Tobias König is a Computer Science student and one of the core developers of Akonadi, one of the innovative technologies that will be implemented in KDE4. Akonadi will be a platform independent innovative storage solution for personal data. In this interview, Tobias König shares his impressions about the integration into the KDE desktop environment and Akonadi's development and features.
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Click Here!KDE 4: Wow Factor Fully Engaged
Plasma, ZUI, Oxygen, Dolphin, Okular, and Phonon are terms that seem more at home in a science experiment than in a Window Manager. But this is one science experiment that didn't go bad.
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Can KDE Save a Dying Windows Platform?
Well, KDE4 was announced and there was much joy. Betas were released and there was much bitching. KDE4.0.0 was released and there again was much joy (and still a little bitching). More importantly an actual honest to goodness Windows port is released.
Here follows [the] report. I could hardly wait.
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KDE 4.1 Roadmap and Future Goals
KDE 4 is out, as you probably already know, and it comes with a lot of innovations for the Linux desktop. KDE 4 is the next generation of the popular K Desktop Environment, which seeks to fulfill the need for a powerful yet easy-to-use desktop, for both personal and enterprise computing. KDE project’s goal for the 4.0 release is to put the foundations in place for future innovations on the FREE desktop. But today, we will talk about the future versions of KDE 4 and what features they’ll bring. Let’s have a look first at the main goals for KDE 4.1, which will be released somewhere in July:
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