Testing Mandriva 2008.1 Cooker KDE
This week-end, I tested Mandriva Cooker 2008.1 KDE. The procedure was the same as last week: a default KDE network installation via my local FTP mirror (only main) in a Virtualbox virtual machine. Here...
View ArticleOne week of KDE
Last week, I swtiched back from GNOME to KDE for one week. I used KDE 3.5.9, not 4.0.2 because I think that one will very probably not be mature enough for my needs. What is nice in KDE, is that it is...
View ArticleQuick look at Kubuntu 8.04 KDE 4 Remix
A few weeks ago, a researcher at work received a new HP 6910p laptop. As he’s a Kubuntu Linux user, we decided to try the new Kubuntu 8.04 KDE 4 remix to get an idea of all the new features in KDE 4....
View ArticleTesting KDE 4.1 beta 1
During the past few days, I have been testing KDE 4.1 beta on Mandriva Cooker. Actually the version I tested is even a bit more recent than KDE 4.1 beta: Cooker currently includes the KDE 4.0.81...
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KDE 4.0.82 beta testing report
This week-end I upgraded my KDE 4 test installation to KDE 4.0.82, which is now included in Mandriva Cooker. Time to follow up on the bugs I reported last week and to take a deeper look at Plasma, the...
View ArticleKDE 4.1 beta 2 bug status
This week-end, I installed KDE 4.0.83 also known as 4.1 beta 2. Here’s a quick round-up of issues I reported: More accessible help for “Download the MSN picture” configuration: the option “Always” says...
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KDE 4′s artwork is really a giant leap forward on all fronts
kscd (KDE’s audio cd player) can be skinned in KDE 4. Unfortunately, all skins look similar to this…
View ArticleUpdating to Mandriva 2009.1 (Cooker)
Today, the server running this website was update from Mandriva 2009.0 to 2009.1 Cooker by running urpmi –auto-select –allow-suggests with the Cooker mandriva-release package installed. All in all, the...
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Making your mixed KDE and GNOME desktop look cool
Most people use a mix of QT/KDE and GTK+/GNOME applications on their Linux system. Because both QT and GTK+ use their own widgets (which are all GUI elements, like buttons, toolbars, menus, checkboxes,...
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