Quite Impressed With Kubuntu 9.04

Elevon · 30 Aug 2009 at 20:53

Having used Ubuntu and not really liking the layout etc... thought I would try Kubuntu (KDE version of Ubuntu) ,I have to say it looks 10x better IMHO,I think Linux Mint,Kubuntu are my top 2,Open Suse 11.1 is not bad but I had a few weird issues with that.

Kubuntu installed with no issues,only thing I had to do was install a few important things like Firefox and enter my security key for wireless and I was off and running.
Download and info link below.

http://www.kubuntu.org/

dangerstat · 31 Aug 2009 at 13:02

KDE is horrid, I can't understand how anyone would prefer it over gnome to be honest - ah well each to their own

Smit · 31 Aug 2009 at 13:50

dangerstat said:
KDE is horrid, I can't understand how anyone would prefer it over gnome to be honest - ah well each to their own

Yep I prefer KDE to Gnome too

Kubuntu has always been my 2nd favourite Linux Distro behind Open Suse

.walls · 31 Aug 2009 at 14:36

dangerstat said:
KDE is horrid, I can't understand how anyone would prefer it over gnome to be honest - ah well each to their own

Take cover... incoming flame-war!!!

Also - I much prefer KDE to Gnome, but I use Openbox as my WM.

Elevon · 31 Aug 2009 at 15:32

Hehe well Ubuntu gnome looks crap IMHO,I think its more for noobs,anyway I installed the latest 4.3 KDE package on Kubuntu and its even better now,I like the way KDE keeps improving and looking better.

End of the day I realize its personal preference thing but here is to KDE

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I believe the 9.10 Kubuntu official version with KDE 4.3 is due in Oct for release.

Elevon · 31 Aug 2009 at 15:36

Smit said:
Yep I prefer KDE to Gnome too

Kubuntu has always been my 2nd favourite Linux Distro behind Open Suse

Open Suse I tried but as I said had a few weird quirks like it not remembering res setting for my desktop,annoying I had to keep resetting it to 1920x1080 after each reboot.

dangerstat · 31 Aug 2009 at 15:42

I just think KDE looks a bit childish, a bit like a it was designed for those with special needs in mind. Gnome feels more professional, more aimed at people who want to do something useful rather than just having a lot of fluff on their desktop

Elevon · 31 Aug 2009 at 15:56

dangerstat said:
I just think KDE looks a bit childish, a bit like a it was designed for those with special needs in mind. Gnome feels more professional, more aimed at people who want to do something useful rather than just having a lot of fluff on their desktop

KDE 4.3 looks neat and professional to me,take a look here http://www.kde.org/announcements/4.3/index.php

dangerstat · 31 Aug 2009 at 16:04

Elevon said:
KDE 4.3 looks neat and professional to me,take a look here http://www.kde.org/announcements/4.3/index.php

nah sorry still looks childish to me, and it's never deployed in a cool colour scheme like that, normally it's so orange it looks like someone has split a can of tango on your monitor

Elevon · 31 Aug 2009 at 16:07

dangerstat said:
nah sorry still looks childish to me, and it's never deployed in a cool colour scheme like that, normally it's so orange it looks like someone has split a can of tango on your monitor

It beats ubuntu's default brown ,which reminds me of the toilet

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LizardKing · 31 Aug 2009 at 16:42

Gnome has evolved a lot more over the years, KDE looks pretty much how it did when they released KDE2
Ubuntu does Gnome no justice

They both have there good and bad points though but to me Gnome > KDE
And fluxbox > all. when i'm not needing a complete gui

PermaBanned · 31 Aug 2009 at 16:53

For Ubuntu i definitely prefer KDE, but if it's done well Gnome is good too. Like in Mint.

.walls · 31 Aug 2009 at 16:57

LizardKing said:
KDE looks pretty much how it did when they released KDE2

I see where you're coming from there...

fluxbox > all. when i'm not needing a complete gui

Fluxbox has the laziest devs. Try Openbox - unlike Flux, it's been updated in the last two years (other than changing the default theme, Flux's last update was in 07)

EDIT: Actually - what do you mean "not need a complete gui"? Flux is complete... :confused:

LizardKing · 31 Aug 2009 at 17:16

Fluxbox is a simple desktop manager, it has no file manager etc

Can't say ive tried Openbox in a long time, guess i've just got use to using flux

Other than a few polished icons, the difference's between KDE2 and 4 are pretty minimal at best.

PermaBanned · 31 Aug 2009 at 17:23

As are the differences between KDE and Gnome...

zinc · 31 Aug 2009 at 19:49

Never liked KDE, it looks like vista with a mixture of mac blue thrown in. Never liked the default icons either

Superewza said:
For Ubuntu i definitely prefer KDE, but if it's done well Gnome is good too. Like in Mint.

Have to agree, gnome is quite nice if you get the right icons and get rid of the default GDM. I use gnome-colors for icons and arc-colors for the GDM on ubuntu, which is the same as Mint uses.

Elevon · 2 Sep 2009 at 01:23

KDE 4.3 demo video clip http://blip.tv/file/2428228 ,also updated 4.3.1 version now available.

fishfishfish · 2 Sep 2009 at 06:41

I used to use KDE back in the KDE 1-3 days, but now much prefer Gnome. It's a bit too bling now. Gnome seems classier and more sophisticated, and the usability is actually quite decent.