Amidst all the drama stemming for Ubuntu’s announcement of the the Mir display server, their new secretive approach, and the increasing commercialization of the product, the easy thing to do is point a finger. And where do you point it first? You might point it at Mark Shuttleworth. You might point it at Jono Bacon. [...]
Two Major KDE Developers Weigh In On Mir, Wayland
To the average user, the announcement of Mir is simply news of something that’s going to ‘happen’. To the seasoned user, Mir raises a lot of questions. Those questions have been asked and speculated upon back & forth across the Internet for days now, and finally we’ve got some real meat from two KDE developers; [...]
[HOW TO] Install Oxygen Transparent In KDE 4.10
What’s Hotter Than Hot? KDE has never been a dog, but if there is one thing in life that is better than a beautiful woman, it’s one with no clothes. And that’s precisely what we’re going to do with KDE today. This guide will show you how to install and use the Oxygen-transparent theme for [...]
KDE 4.9.2 Released: Brings October’s Bugfixes And Features
For some, the 1st of the month is something to rejoice about, but unlike checks from the Department of Welfare, KDE brings nothing but good tidings and cheer with this latest series of updates, one day later. Highlights From KDE.org: Significant bugfixes include improvements to the Kontact Suite, bugfixes in Dolphin, Plasma and many more [...]
[How To] Install KDE 4.9, Available Immediately For Kubuntu
It’s Here! Hot on the heels of yesterday’s announcement of the availability of KDE 4.9, the software compilation has already been packaged by the hard working Kubuntu team over at Blue Systems. This should come as a surprise to no one, as the Kubuntu team has a healthy track record of bringing packages to backports [...]
Kubuntu Finds Sponsor, Lives On
Well of course it lives on! When Canonical cut the proverbial cord, it simply meant that Jonathon Riddell and the Kubuntu community would have to continue outside of business hours. Regardless of the time Riddell spent at Canonical, the community has still been able to carry to the torch. Kubuntu is now official supported by [...]
Kdenlive Surpasses Fundraising Goals, Might Actually Work With Kubuntu?
In a blog announcement last week, developer ttill announced he had started a fundraising campaign at IndieGoGo, a kickstarter-like crowd-funding hub designed to bring projects to life that would otherwise not have seen the light of day. Well, Kdenlive has already seen the light of day and has been kicking around the KDE project for [...]
The Kubuntu Commitment
The Best, Against The Wind Though the KDE desktop has a few obvious advantages over Unity, Kubuntu has always played second fiddle (maybe third) to Shuttleworth’s baby, Ubuntu. While the distro has received critcism and praise in equal parts, one thing has never change. Commitment. KDE, and to a similar degree, Kubuntu, have both been [...]
Install Faenza Icons In KDE 4.8
Go here if you want to install this in Unity Uh… Why? First, I should say that this guide is a guide for performing a very trivial task. There is nothing difficult here that would prevent an average user from installing the Faenza icon set in KDE. The only issue is that KDE does a [...]
Install Oxygen-transparent in KDE 4.8 (Kubuntu 11.10)
What’s Wrong With Being Beautiful? So, you want to make your desktop look like the screenshot above, huh? Mystified by the process? No more! This guide will show you how to install and use the Oxygen-transparent theme for KDE 4.8 in Kubuntu 11.10. What Is Oxygen-transparent? Oxygen-transparent is a spin on the default Oxygen theme [...]
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