KDE 4 Release Date Is Down To Single Digits
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Wash up those grubby paws and get ready to install KDE 4. JLP and his team participated in the Slovenian development of latest version of the K Desktop Environment, he talks about his efforts and why you need to get this next week or as soon as it’s ready for your disti.
I’m an unabashed Linux newb, i’ve talked before about installing Ubuntu (feisty fawn) w/GNOME in VMWare on Vista to learn a few things (ok, learn a lot).
But my question is whether there’s anything restricting a user like me from installing it just to check it out and compare the eye candy side by side with Vista, or if it really requires me to be a Linux power user to install on my existing configuration? JLP indicates KDE 4 may not be for the faint of heart, not for the passive user.
Hopefully it is possible and hopefully is encouraged. If it is difficult or discouraged then it’s simply playing into the trap that worries Steve and will further delay Linux’ adoption as a standard Client OS to compete with Windows.
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To be perfectly honest, Linux basically installs itself, little input required. Get a distribution that comes with KDE4 if you want it, and you’ll be able to check it out pretty easily. Only slightly more involved than installing Windows (though you can just keep the default settings for an easy install). If you have common hardware, most drivers will be included with the install. (Though I’ve never installed in a VM, so things might be a bit different.)
It’s when you want to do other, more complex things that you’ll hit a learning curve.
I know how to do about 5 things in Linux aside from web browsing and file browsing, all from following tutorials while setting up my file server. Beyond that, I hit a learning curve that I just didn’t have the time to get past.
Thanks for the info Graham. You should try out the VM products, they’re a godsend wrt being able to experiment with Windows on Linux or Linux on Windows without having to setup a separate machine. I already have 6 boxes in the house as it is and just gave up adding any more
I’m guessing that KDE and Gnome for instance could be consider optional packages that I could install on an existing runtime. But then again, now that I think about it, for the full eye candy effect, each distribution may be slightly optimized for new releases of desktop environments. So in that sense it would probably be best to sit tight until it’s integrated.
It’s like you guys write in English, I feel it, but I just can’t fathom what’s being said.
Isn’t Linux a sub-species of Antartic penguins and Gnomes a soon to be eradicated race in D&D?
Agreed. Wait until you can do a fresh install that will come with it. No need to fuss with things, then.
I’ve been considering installing Win98 in a VM under my Vista install, in order to run me some X-Com games.
And no, Linux isn’t a penguin/Gnome, it’s a character in Peanuts, friend of Charlie Brown. Duh!