My OperaSome issues with KDE
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 5:56:37 PM
As I had said I would, I have made the move to KDE.
I would like to point out that there is no "perfect" Desktop Environment, they simply do the best they can.
I started out with KDE years ago when I first came into the Linux scene. I heard it was a good way to get a Windows user used to Linux, so I gave it a shot. Well, after using it for a couple weeks and trying out Window Managers and Desktop Environments, I finally settled with Gnome. I used that for the majority of time, then I moved to XFCE, LXDE, and finally ended on a Fusion Standalone installment.
The issue with running just a Window Manager rather than a full Desktop Environment is that there are a lot of loose ends that the end user is left cleaning up, like automounting disks, a graphical browser for network shares, etc.
KDE 4.3 has had some rather rough reviews in the past, but I'm never one to read a review and take it to heart. Youtube and Google Videos had some incredible screencasts of KDE 4.3 and I had fallen in love. The new, unstable version 4.4 looks to be a huge improvement, but I will wait until it's a wee bit more stable before I make that switch.
Anyways, the issue I'm currently having with KDE is that you have to hack it to get the screensaver to stop from inturrupting your videos. This hack isn't very clean, but it does work, and it also allows user modification.
This forum post outlines the hack and how to do it (search for #Disable kde to quickly locate the hack).
This isn't the all expansive, in detail guide of how to set up the perfect KDE desktop, but that is still coming together as I am still installing and removing applications, and doing some final testing.
Happy Hacking
PiklesOnFire
I would like to point out that there is no "perfect" Desktop Environment, they simply do the best they can.
I started out with KDE years ago when I first came into the Linux scene. I heard it was a good way to get a Windows user used to Linux, so I gave it a shot. Well, after using it for a couple weeks and trying out Window Managers and Desktop Environments, I finally settled with Gnome. I used that for the majority of time, then I moved to XFCE, LXDE, and finally ended on a Fusion Standalone installment.
The issue with running just a Window Manager rather than a full Desktop Environment is that there are a lot of loose ends that the end user is left cleaning up, like automounting disks, a graphical browser for network shares, etc.
KDE 4.3 has had some rather rough reviews in the past, but I'm never one to read a review and take it to heart. Youtube and Google Videos had some incredible screencasts of KDE 4.3 and I had fallen in love. The new, unstable version 4.4 looks to be a huge improvement, but I will wait until it's a wee bit more stable before I make that switch.
Anyways, the issue I'm currently having with KDE is that you have to hack it to get the screensaver to stop from inturrupting your videos. This hack isn't very clean, but it does work, and it also allows user modification.
This forum post outlines the hack and how to do it (search for #Disable kde to quickly locate the hack).
This isn't the all expansive, in detail guide of how to set up the perfect KDE desktop, but that is still coming together as I am still installing and removing applications, and doing some final testing.
Happy Hacking
PiklesOnFire
