KDE 4.9 already available for Ubuntu

http://www.thepowerbase.com/2012/08/how-to-install-kde-4-9-available-immediately-for-kubuntu/

by lordpenguin • 14 years ago

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udp• 14 years ago

It's funny - GNOME 3 looks great but doesn't do what you want it to do, while KDE 4.x looks god awful yet is the most full featured of any of the desktops.

I wonder when they'll realize that those intrusive glow effects are just not cool and come up with a sensible default configuration.

jonathansizz• 14 years ago

I agree that the default theme and the glow effect are unpleasant, but once I've switched from Air to Oxygen (Workspace Appearance -> Desktop Theme -> Oxygen) and removed the glow (Workspace Appearance -> Window Decorations -> Configure Decoration -> Shadows tab -> uncheck 'Active Window Glow' box), things suddenly look a lot nicer.

emilsedgh• 14 years ago

KDE, even using default configuration and themes, looks much better than the screenshot in the announcement. The screenshot is taken with compositing turned off and a bad resolution.

Disclaimer: Im a KDE contributor.

sho_hn• 14 years ago

Sorry Emil, but that shot does have compositing enabled.

mhd• 14 years ago

I'd say it's not the compositing/effects, it's the spacing and general layout. KDE apps tend to look quite cluttered and claustrophobic, at least when I compare them to e.g. OS X and some better GNOME apps. A bit more whitespace wouldn't hurt, you can't fix that with gradients and transparency.

KDE 4.9 already available for Ubuntu

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