Posted on 01/26/2008 4:27:43 AM PST by Halfmanhalfamazing
"The KDE desktop environment is going cross-platform with support for the Windows and Mac OS X operating systems. In addition to porting the core KDE libraries and applications, developers are also porting popular KDE-based software like the Amarok audio player and the KOffice productivity suite. New KDE binaries for Windows were released yesterday and are now available from KDE mirrors through an automated installer program. The Mac OS X port is made available via BitTorrent in universal binary format."
(Excerpt) Read more at apple.slashdot.org ...
From what I understand the initial KDE4 implementation on windows isn’t a full secondary user interface.
Yet.
That may be on the horizon, but for right now it’s just an additional framework to allow developers to mature their wares. So you install it, some things become KDE and others remain windows(like the start menu is still there) and you can now install your favorite KDE apps. Or tinker and learn.
I fully expect KDE 4 to be it’s own UI in windows, but I haven’t seen that announcement.
And as far as the multiple desktops thing goes, a good portion of that is X11 reliant, so you won’t get that either with the initial KDE 4 implementation.
If you read otherwise, feel free to correct.
So, there presently are KDE applications that run in Windows, then. I was wondering about that.
Yes.
As of a few days ago. :-P
And naturally, there’s more to come.
The one gigantic hurdle that remains for Windows users (like myself) who'd otherwise give Linux a real look, is the need to run sudo in a terminal window when making changes to system files, etc. First, you have to learn a whole new set of commands (something people in today's Windows environment are certainly NOT used to), and you have to go to what's effectively a DOS prompt to do it.
Until Linux overcomes the need (desire a/c security concerns?) for this dinosaur method, Windows users will give Linux, in whatever flavor, short shrift.
I have Ubuntu 7.04 on a small partition in addition to XP. I only use Ubuntu for browsing, and that's all I'll use it for. I have no intention of learning a typewritten command structure to get simple (or should be simple) jobs done. Getting my touchpad disabled on my laptop so the cursor wouldn't jump around like crazy when typing was a major, major operation until I learned a little of the command structure. Ridiculous!!
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