KDE is Making its Own Distro, and So is GNOME
KDE’s distro won’t be the same as their KDE Neon (which is Ubuntu based) but it is uncertain whether the new one will replace KDE Neon (I think not because of the differences). What is […]
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How to Install KDE Plasma in Ubuntu, Debian and Mint: Because you have Choices
KDE Plasma (KDE) is a well-known desktop environment for Unix-like systems designed for users who want to have a nice desktop environment for their machines, it is one of the most used desktop interfaces out […]
KDE Plasma 6 to Ship with Floating Panel and Wayland enabled by default
I’d actually missed that there was a floating panel, and it works quite nicely if you allow apps to appear below it. Wayland will be interesting as I heard it was all ready for KDE […]
After many months, I seem to have solved my very long boot up times on Manjaro KDE
The last many months I’ve been struggling with having a boot up time of a good 10 – 15 minutes with Manjaro KDE. As this is a rolling distro, my configs are many years old […]
KDE Plasma: Full Featured Linux Desktop That’s Surprisingly Easy on Resources
KDE’s Plasma desktop environment, once considered something of a resource hog, has more features than ever and is Linux’s most configurable desktop, yet it’s as easy on resources as relatively lightweight desktops such as Xfce. […]
KDE Plasma 5.26 Beta Released With New “Plasma Bigscreen” Interface For TVs
Plasma 5.26 introduces “Plasma Bigscreen” as a user-interface optimized for TV usage or other large format displays. Plasma Bigscreen has the Aura Browser optimized for large displays, the Plank Player for playing multimedia content nicely […]
10 Best Linux KDE Apps for Everyone in 2022
Maybe this should be titled the best lesser known KDE apps as all of them are actually excellent apps, but the best known are likely to be DigiKam, Kdenlive, Amarok, Krita, Marble, etc which are […]
Put sticky notes on your Linux KDE desktop, with alarms
KDE Plasma Desktop has digital sticky notes, and in many ways they’re even more useful than the physical ones. The application is called KNotes, and if you have random ideas that you feel like jotting […]
KDE vs GNOME: What’s the ‘Ultimate’ Linux Desktop Choice? Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder…
When it comes to Linux, the desktop environment is a big deal. A desktop environment makes up the graphical user interface (GUI) along with a set of applications that you get on your Linux distribution. […]
Use Existing Desktop Compositor Effects For Screencast Recordings
I show how Linux’s KDE Compositor, that is already included with the OS, can be used to show such effects as screen magnification, screen drawing, mouse cursor tracking and clicking, without the need for additional […]