Comments on: KDE 4 – The Future of the Desktops? http://www.bitburners.com/articles/kde-4-the-future-of-the-desktops/4203/ We Burn a Bit! Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:11:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Justin Lawrence http://www.bitburners.com/articles/kde-4-the-future-of-the-desktops/4203/comment-page-1/#comment-12560 Justin Lawrence Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:11:08 +0000 http://www.bitburners.com/?p=4203#comment-12560 After a backport jaunty upgrade, I'm super impressed with how KDE4 is looking now. I'm on 4.2.90. I've pasted my /etc/apt/sources.list in case anyone else is interested: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty main universe restricted multiverse deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-security universe main multiverse restricted deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-updates universe main multiverse restricted #backports deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-proposed universe main multiverse restricted deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-backports universe main multiverse restricted #medibuntu # deb http://superman:9999/medibuntu/ jaunty free non-free #google chrome deb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ stable main #firefox 3.5 deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main #amarok nightly deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu jaunty main #skype # deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free # disabled on upgrade to jaunty After a backport jaunty upgrade, I’m super impressed with how KDE4 is looking now. I’m on 4.2.90.

I’ve pasted my /etc/apt/sources.list in case anyone else is interested:

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty main universe restricted multiverse
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-security universe main multiverse restricted
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-updates universe main multiverse restricted

#backports
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-proposed universe main multiverse restricted
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-backports universe main multiverse restricted

#medibuntu
# deb http://superman:9999/medibuntu/ jaunty free non-free

#google chrome
deb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ stable main

#firefox 3.5
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

#amarok nightly
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu jaunty main

#skype
# deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free # disabled on upgrade to jaunty

]]> By: The best Linux distributions of fall 2008 | BitBurners.com http://www.bitburners.com/articles/kde-4-the-future-of-the-desktops/4203/comment-page-1/#comment-12096 The best Linux distributions of fall 2008 | BitBurners.com Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:00:56 +0000 http://www.bitburners.com/?p=4203#comment-12096 [...] September our guest starring editor Siku raised concerns about the KDE4 desktop. The birth of KDE4 has been a lengthy process and even now, in December of 2008, we can’t say [...] [...] September our guest starring editor Siku raised concerns about the KDE4 desktop. The birth of KDE4 has been a lengthy process and even now, in December of 2008, we can’t say [...]

]]> By: Mandriva One 2009 fails to impress | BitBurners.com http://www.bitburners.com/articles/kde-4-the-future-of-the-desktops/4203/comment-page-1/#comment-11445 Mandriva One 2009 fails to impress | BitBurners.com Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:48:59 +0000 http://www.bitburners.com/?p=4203#comment-11445 [...] to my IBM Thinkpad. After all Mandriva was the first one of the major distributions that would use KDE4 as the primary desktop environment, introducing the ‘next generation of desktop [...] [...] to my IBM Thinkpad. After all Mandriva was the first one of the major distributions that would use KDE4 as the primary desktop environment, introducing the ‘next generation of desktop [...]

]]> By: Tsiolkovsky http://www.bitburners.com/articles/kde-4-the-future-of-the-desktops/4203/comment-page-1/#comment-10837 Tsiolkovsky Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:29:38 +0000 http://www.bitburners.com/?p=4203#comment-10837 I feel your pain. I also have one of the NVIDIA graphics cards which used to have decent drivers for Linux. But it looks like the KDE 4 series is pushing the limits of graphics and now some graphic vendors have to catch up with their drivers. Currently with NVIDIA's 177.70 beta drivers it is already a lot better and if they improve the situation once again as much as they did until now it will be back to normal. The funny thing is that I don't have almost no problem with my integrated ATI and especially with integrated Intel graphics in my laptops. Both using open source drivers. For me KDE 4 series is definitely the future. We only have to wait a little for some GPU vendors to also step into the future. After all we are in the future for only about half a year. I feel your pain. I also have one of the NVIDIA graphics cards which used to have decent drivers for Linux. But it looks like the KDE 4 series is pushing the limits of graphics and now some graphic vendors have to catch up with their drivers. Currently with NVIDIA’s 177.70 beta drivers it is already a lot better and if they improve the situation once again as much as they did until now it will be back to normal. The funny thing is that I don’t have almost no problem with my integrated ATI and especially with integrated Intel graphics in my laptops. Both using open source drivers. For me KDE 4 series is definitely the future. We only have to wait a little for some GPU vendors to also step into the future. After all we are in the future for only about half a year.

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